Musicals are, by nature, theatrical, meaning poetic, meaning having to move the audience's imagination and create a suspension of disbelief, by which I mean there's no fourth wall. Stephen Sondheim audiencecreatedisbelief Change image and share on social
On stage, generally speaking, the story is stopped or held back by songs, because that's the convention. Audiences enjoy the song and the singer, that's the point. Stephen Sondheim audiencebackconvention Change image and share on social
When the audience comes in, it changes the temperature of what you've written. Stephen Sondheim audiencehavetemperature Change image and share on social
Everybody faces a blank piece of paper, no matter what they've written or painted or composed before. I can't imagine approaching every single new project with-without doubt. Stephen Sondheim approachblankcompose Change image and share on social
I really don't want to write a score until the whole show is cast and staged. Stephen Sondheim castscoreshow Change image and share on social
The movie adaptations of stage musicals that I've seen, without exception, in my opinion don't work. A lot of people would disagree with me. Stephen Sondheim adaptationdisagreeexception Change image and share on social
Math and music are intimately related. Not necessarily on a conscious level, but sure. Stephen Sondheim consciousintimatelylevel Change image and share on social
If you force yourself to write away from the piano, you come up with more inventive things. If you're too good a piano player, as some composers are, the music may become flavorless and glib. And if you're not a very good pianist, you're limited to the same patterns. Stephen Sondheim composerflavorlessforce share on social
