I Was Raised To Be Charming, Not

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.

By The Time I Get Through Writing A Score, I Know The Book Better Than The Book Writer Does, Because I've Examined Every Word, And Questioned The Book Writer On Every Word.

I Like Songs That Are Part Of A Dramatic Texture, And Therefore I Like The Scenes To Be Active. I Wanna Follow The Story And That Means You Lean On The Actors.

For Anyone Approaching Any One Of The Cast Albums, If They Don't Like What They Hear, It's Not The Performer's Fault.

A Close-up On Screen Can Say All A Song Can.