The idea is to work and to experiment. Some things will be creatively successful, some things will succeed at the box office, and some things will only - which is the biggest only - teach you things that see the future. And they're probably as valuable as any of your successes. Harold Prince bigboxcreatively share on social
I'm crazy about Dublin. If you went back 3,000 years in my ancestry you wouldn't find a drop of Irish blood in the veins, but I love the place. Harold Prince 000ancestryback Change image and share on social
Everything can't be a postage-stamp-sized project. Everything can't be a chamber piece. Musicals aren't even meant to be that, or identified with it... It's none of it simple. Harold Prince chamberidentifymean Change image and share on social
I don't know why the guys with the big money don't find five terrific young producers and give each of them enough to commission a musical and to live on for a year. You'd be likely to get at least one project with a future. Harold Prince bigcommissionfind share on social
The truth is, for some absurd reason, no one is willing to admit that the interests of the producers and the theater owners are not the same. Harold Prince absurdadmitinterest Change image and share on social
A star may guarantee business, but the tradeoff is a very short run. Harold Prince businessguaranteerun Change image and share on social
Lyrics can't do what they do - or should do - when you're creating a musical with rock lyrics. There's plenty of room for rock musicals, just not all rock musicals. Harold Prince createlyricmusical Change image and share on social
I saw 'On The Town' about nine times. I discovered it. I loved it. I was in college. Harold Prince collegediscoverlove Change image and share on social
Throwing money at something doesn't really create - forgive me that onerous word - art. Harold Prince artcreateforgive Change image and share on social
I would like to see more new productions of new material by new composers/lyricists/book writers. I would like to see people take more chances. I think because everything costs so much they're not taking the chances they used to. Harold Prince bookchancecomposer share on social