Tom Kitt Quotes

I wanted to work with Michael Mayer because I'd seen 'Thoroughly Modern Millie' six times.

In the back of my mind, when we were developing 'Next to Normal,' I always heard Alice Ripley.

I'm convinced whenever something opens on Broadway, it's a miracle. It's a miracle that people survived.

If there is a Busta Rhymes of musical theater, it probably is Mandy Patinkin.

When I was little, I saw the play 'Les Miserables' on Broadway, I thought it was the most amazing thing I have ever seen.

'Showboat' is the quintessential family show.

Jerry Orbach is just phenomenal. He is genius, so present.

In London, 'Equus' caused a sensation because it displayed cruelty to horses; in New York, because it allegedly displayed cruelty to psychiatrists.

Getting to perform at the Carlyle, following in the footsteps of women like Elaine Stritch, Barbara Cook, Christine Ebersole, Kelli O'Hara, and so many others, is nothing short of a dream come true.

I know for a fact that a lot of actors are desperate and unhappy if their careers are not progressing at what they think is the correct rate. They just go crazy if they're not working. I don't feel I'd be that way. You can always get a few people together and put on a play. Maybe not in New York or L.A., but in a lot of other towns, you can.

You have to realize that when I started to work on 'Aladdin', Disney Theatrical wasn't in existence. I suppose I had always hoped that 'Aladdin' would be somewhere on the runway.

I think one of my favorite productions ever was Sondheim's 'Assassins' at the Roundabout in 2004. Beyond brilliant.

I couldn't possibly write 'Next to Normal,' but God, I can weep and watch 'Next to Normal' five times.

I don't feel guilty about the music I love. If you feel guilty about something you dig, then you should stop feeling guilty about it. One of my favorite albums to this day is the 10th anniversary ensemble cast of 'Les Miserables,' the ultimate cast recording, and it is still something I love listening to top to bottom.

One night last summer, all the killers in my head assembled on a stage in Massachusetts to sing show tunes.

I was thrilled to win a Tony in 2005 for 'Spamalot'.

My father was Abe Burrows, who was a Broadway legend. 'Guys and Dolls,' 'How to Succeed,' 'Cactus Flower,' '40 Karats,' 'Can-Can,' 'Happy Hunting,' 'Reclining Figure,' it goes on. He was a legend, and when I was growing up, I was Abe Burrows' kid. That was my self-esteem.

I understood very little about the significance of the Tony before, but I've learned that it makes a huge significance to whether or not your show is going to run.

I loved doing 'Rock of Ages' in N.Y. and that, but its such a large scale, and so many things go into it.

In 2011, I earned a Tony nomination for my role in 'The Book of Mormon.'

'The Phantom of the Opera' is the biggest thing I've ever done, bigger even than 'Cats' which, in itself, I never thought we'd top.

Doing a play in New York is ticking off a major, major bucket list thing for me.

When I was 20 years old, I got cast in 'Spring Awakening' and got swept up in this experience where it was kind of tunnel vision. We were working - it was nonstop.

I feel so honored to be reprising the role of Janet Weiss and stepping into Susan Sarandon's shoes.

I was very aware of the fact we were so out of fashion when I shot 'Chicago.' And I was trepidatious as to whether it would be seen or embraced by anybody, but I've never stopped believing in the genre. There's nothing like it. It's American-born.