Quotes from Bartlett Sher

That's the best thing that classic can do, is it can return to us from our own past to give us lessons about the future, and it can give us a sense of both who we were and who we could become.

Whenever you do a new interpretation of a great, previous text of any kind, you always look for some kind of immediate significance right now.

We get a lot of raps as Americans for being small-minded, but in fact, when you really drill down to the core of the culture, there's an enormous amount of compassion and forgiveness and support.

What's great about [Guettel] is his very distinct voice as a composer. And that distinct voice is something worth cherishing and expressing so we just didn't want to screw that up.

When you make new musicals, you have the great freedom and the great burden that it can be changed.