Musicals are plays, but the last collaborator is your audience, so you've got to wait 'til the last collaborator comes in before you can complete the collaboration. Stephen Sondheim audiencecollaborationcollaborator Change image and share on social
I don't listen to recordings of my songs. I don't avoid it, I just don't go out of my way to do it. Stephen Sondheim avoidlistenrecording Change image and share on social
When I'm writing a song, I try to be the character. Stephen Sondheim charactersongwrite Change image and share on social
I think 'lunch' is one of the funniest words in the world. Stephen Sondheim funnylunchword Change image and share on social
When you know your cast well and their strengths and weaknesses, you can start writing for them, just the way Shakespeare wrote for his actors. Stephen Sondheim actorcastshakespeare Change image and share on social
Musical comedies aren't written, they are rewritten. Stephen Sondheim comedymusicalrewrite Change image and share on social
The fact is popular art dates. It grows quaint. How many people feel strongly about Gilbert and Sullivan today compared to those who felt strongly in 1890? Stephen Sondheim artcomparedate Change image and share on social
One difference between poetry and lyrics is that lyrics sort of fade into the background. They fade on the page and live on the stage when set to music. Stephen Sondheim backgrounddifferencefade Change image and share on social
I played the organ when I went to military school, when I was 10. They had a huge organ, the second-largest pipe organ in New York State. I loved all the buttons and the gadgets. I've always been a gadget man. Stephen Sondheim buttongadgethave share on social
So many good songs get written fast, because you know exactly what has to work. Stephen Sondheim fastgoodsong Change image and share on social
