Our musical artistry and leadership of people need to work together to create an environment that welcomes participation instead of causing disengagement.
Piano was - well, all musical instruments were taught in this very rigid, formal, classical method when I was young.
And the night shall be filled with music, And the cares, that infest the day, Shall fold their tents like the Arabs, and silently steal away.
I've always loved musical films; I find them really thrilling and exciting; it was part of what made me want to be an actress, that feeling of being really transported.
While human nature largely determines how we hear the notes, it is nurture that lets us hear the music.
One reason I left local news was that I was tired of the constant musical chairs among news directors.
I’ll read my books and I’ll drink coffee and I’ll listen to music, and I’ll bolt the door." ( : CCXVII, March 31, 1945)
God is a sound frequency, and we can all tune in if we just listen. Some find The Rhythm through different melodies, but it's all music.
On the grounds of prestigious musical organizations that come and go, New York has the edge.
When I was 17, I worked at a bagel shop - I ate so many! I was also in all the school musicals, which we rehearsed for during the afternoons.
Yeah, well I've always played comedy. My background is musical comedy theatre and that's really where my training is. As an actor, that's my training.
I think that what we were doing with the live musical version of 'Shrek' was taking the ideas and the structure of the movie and not necessarily reinventing it but reimagining it. It is a very different medium to perform.
I think that the major message in 'Shrek: The Musical' is be who you want to be. I think that it is about being your true self in this world.
I've always, especially through old Hollywood musicals, loved just to watch tap dancing; I adore it. I think it's fantastic.
It was only through getting interested in more out-there and avant-garde forms that the musical suddenly seemed like such a wonderful genre to me.
That’s one of the great things about music. You can sing a song to 85,000 people and they’ll sing it back for 85,000 different reasons.
In the soul of a lover, it is always spring where flowers of ecstasy are always blooming. Music of love is always playing.
I've learned a lot from being a chameleon, sort of adopting the musical personalities of who I was playing with.
Good film, television, or music keeps you awake, anxious for the next movement or act, and wanting more when it is finished.
I'm not really a big musical fan. I enjoyed 'West Side Story' when it came out, but it gets a bit tired in the end.
If you're going to make a musical, don't cartoon it from the play. Make it better than the play. Have a reason for making it sing.
