Broadway Quotes

• I remember the first time I saw a Broadway show and how excited I was. That really fuels me and for some, it's the first time they have seen Aladdin.

  

  Adam Jacobs
  • Excited
  • Broadway
  • Fuels

• You know, things kind of happen organically and, you know, Broadway sort of happened out of a career in performing and - which happened out of practicing piano when I was a kid.

  

  Harry Connick, Jr.
  • Kids
  • Kind
  • Careers

• Broadway producers are happy to have a big Hollywood name they can post on the marquee, but most of them assume that television and film stars really can't handle stage work. Too often, they're right.

  

  Rue McClanahan
  • Film
  • Bigs
  • Producers

• Christopher Walken was probably the most experienced dancing partner I've had in movies, because he has the same background as I do. He's from theatre, Broadway and off-Broadway, and we both shared that.

  

  John Travolta
  • Theatre
  • Partner
  • Dancing

• It might be odd for people to hear this, but honestly, you know, when you're on stage, I don't think people realize how grueling eight shows a week is. And as far as jobs go, being a Broadway actor, it's hard. It's fun, but it's hard.

  

  Will Chase
  • People
  • Jobs
  • Hard

• The only reason to do a 'SpongeBob' on Broadway is if it's gonna bring something new to the brand, something new to 'SpongeBob,' and also something innovative to theater and to Broadway.

  

  Ethan Slater
  • Reason
  • Theater
  • Sponge Bob

• I've never done regional theater, and I'm getting to make my Broadway debut as a principal, playing a pretty cool part, so there are probably people keeping an eye on me to see if I'll trip up.

  

  Josh Segarra
  • Playing
  • Broadway
  • Debut

• Everyone would like to be on Broadway, cause if a show works, you make a great deal of money and it allows you to write other shows.

  

  Stephen Sondheim
  • Writing
  • Shows
  • Causes

• Vincent Price did Oscar Wilde on Broadway, and I think he probably did it because he was almost like an Oscar Wilde. He had that brilliant humor.

  

  Cassandra Peterson
  • Humor
  • Oscar Wilde
  • Vincent Price

• I love Broadway musicals, but there's a lot that I want to do.

  

  Ethan Slater
  • I Love
  • Broadway
  • Musicals

• I went to the Paradise Restaurant on 49th Street and Broadway which was where they were playing, and I sat in.

  

  Ray Conniff
  • Paradise
  • Where
  • Restaurant

• My plan has always been to return to Broadway every 50 years.

  

  William Shatner
  • Years
  • Plans
  • Return

• To be honest, it was a little bit of a surprise to me that my Broadway debut was a musical.

  

  Ethan Slater
  • Surprise
  • Broadway
  • Debut

• What fuels me is that there are a lot of people coming to Broadway and to the show Aladdin for the first time. Lots of kids and lots of adults and it's usually the kids were it's a special moment for them.

  

  Adam Jacobs
  • Moment
  • First
  • Broadway

• I think Broadway is good for sharpening your skills. It's the best for really reaching the zenith of your talent. You go so far and reach the peak of it and you say, "Maybe this is the best performance I can do."

  

  Michael Jackson
  • Skills
  • Broadway
  • Sharpening

• The first generation from the '50s that were in 1650 Broadway were pretty much all crooks, I mean just out and out crooks. And the next generation had a little more finesse. But I mean those first wave of people, you know, definitely would take all your money, no doubt about it.

  

  Al Kooper
  • Generation
  • Broadway
  • Crooks

• Over the years, I've had to learn to play. For example, when 'Lennon' was on Broadway, I learned my way around the guitar chords because originally we were all going to play the instruments without a band.

  

  Will Chase
  • Play
  • Years
  • Guitar

• I'm definitely nervous and excited. I feel like I've been playing off-Broadway, not to say that Boston doesn't have a great theatre district or great theatre, but it's not going to Broadway; it's just a different city.

  

  Todd English
  • Different
  • Feels
  • Cities

• I would really have liked to have gone to Broadway with 'A Streetcar Named Desire.' I was proud of that.

  

  Cate Blanchett
  • Proud
  • Gone
  • Liked

• I don't think there's any clever way for the establishment to take Donald Trump down. It's very simple. Another candidate is going to have to find a way either to out-maneuver him, or to just frankly beat him in the argument.

  

  Dalia Mogahed
  • Way
  • Broadway
  • Establishment

• My interest in acting came from seeing Broadway shows on summer trips to New York as a child. It was the original production of 'A Chorus Line' in an easy tie with the first 10 -15 minutes of Dustin Hoffman in 'Tootsie' that hooked me on the romantic idea that the impossible, difficult life of a struggling actor was for me.

  

  John Lloyd Young
  • Child
  • Acting
  • Broadway

• I hate this expression, but - "thinking outside the box," in terms of how to market and put a Broadway show out into the - allow it to reach the target audience, who can't necessarily spend $120 to come see it.

  

  Katherine Shindle
  • Expression
  • Reach
  • Market

• The only reason anyone goes to Broadway is because they can't get work in the movies.

  

  Bette Davis
  • Movies
  • Reasons
  • Broadway

• The dumbing down of the country reflects itself on Broadway. The shows get dumber, and the public gets used to them.

  

  Stephen Sondheim
  • Country
  • Shows
  • Used

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