Trey Parker Quotes

My two favorite musicals growing up in were 'Annie' and 'Sweeney Todd,' and my best friend and I would sing all the songs when I was a kid.

I've loved musicals ever since I saw 'The Lion King' on Broadway.

All I listened to until age 18 growing up was musical theater. I liked the escapism of it.

I grew up watching the films of 'Carousel' and 'Oklahoma' and 'The Music Man' and 'My Fair Lady' - all the classic musicals of that golden era, The sort of more modern musical theater, or what was modern when I was at a ripe teenage age, I wasn't really listening to that stuff. I was really more raised on the classics.

I love musicals and I love Broadway.

I love Broadway shows.

I don't go to that many Broadway shows, so I can't really say anything.

I've been blessed by doing classic plays on Broadway, which was one of my great dreams forever.

When I was on Broadway when I was little, I remember always driving through Times Square with my dad to the theater. Now when I go back, you can't even drive on Broadway in the 40s. New Times Square is too touristy to me.

The truth is I love musical theater and always have.

I used to watch a lot of musicals as a kid. Musical movies, not so much musical theater.

But I can't wait to watch the Tonys this Sunday. I'm really glad Broadway is doing so well this year, especially with its straight plays. It's been a wonderful year.

I'm a devotee of Stephen Sondheim. I think he's a genius.

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

I did a lot of musical theater when I was younger, and I really hope to get back there someday. I miss singing a lot. I listen to Broadway show tunes in my car and sing along to them.

I was lucky enough to have the songs in my first show written by George and Ira Gershwin. Then Cole Porter wrote five shows for me.

I did see 'Les Miz' and I thought it was just incredible. Totally incredible. I love 'Chicago,' too.

We didn't have a lot of live theater in Oklahoma. I didn't visit New York when I was growing up. I watched movie musicals, and I believed in an idealistic, idyllic version of Broadway.

I was one of those people who watched and videotaped the Tonys every year and kept a highlight reel every year. I saw every Broadway show as a kid.

Musicals are my favorite. I'm a musical theater buff.

I love musicals. I grew up on musicals.

I grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, watching the Tony Awards on TV. Not just 'watching' the Tony Awards on TV - I would record them on a VHS tape and bring them in to school and show them to the other kids.

I would love to do a musical. Something old-fashioned, probably.

We got to see Sondheim shows, 'Phantom of the Opera,' 'Cats' and all sorts of stuff. When you're 10 or 11 years old, it's just magnificent. The story-telling, the music - it lifts you out of your seat.

I grew up loving musicals. My mom had records of original cast recordings, and one of them was 'She Loves Me.' I wore that thing out singing along to Barbara Cook when I was eight years old.