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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.

— Jerome Lawrence

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

To be honest, I'm not really prepared to do a musical, simply because I think I have a pretty atrocious voice.

— Leonardo DiCaprio

We all sing about the things we're thinking; musicals are about expressing those emotions that you can't talk about. It works a real treat.

— Anthony Head

I wasn't planning on doing musicals, but that's how I started.

— Cory Michael Smith

I know how to make it a great musical. I've got to. It's like I've got to see it on stage.

— Mel Brooks

The thing I thought about doing it was it's Comic Relief and you've got to be funny. So although I did try to sing properly it obviously has hilarious results when you can't sing.

— Jo Brand

I can't sing, so... I don't know if I will be doing any musicals.

— Chris Massoglia

The thing about making a musical is that you can and will be replaceable really quickly.

— Megan Hilty

Doing a musical is like having a kid. It's out there alive somewhere. It's not like a movie or a TV show where what we intended is what everyone will see. The kid can act out. The kid's going to do what it wants to do.

— Trey Parker

Do I want to write a musical? No. I like to do musicals.

— Laura Benanti

I mean, I sing. But I don't think I'm a good enough singer to do any kind of musical.

— Christina Ricci

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