The 'Carousel' overture has always been one of my all-time favorite pieces of music.
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The first Broadway show I ever heard was the recording of Carousel, and it was a very vivid experience.
'Rigoletto' has long been one of my favorite operas, and it was on my short list way back when I first talked to Peter Gelb. I started thinking about what I could bring to this masterpiece, which has been seen all over the world for so many years.
With 'Carousel' I had an idea and it all came out quickly.
I love musicals; I love the ballet, opera, the circus. It's all performance to me.
That was my first love growing up - classical orchestral music, especially Impressionism.
I've loved musicals ever since I saw 'The Lion King' on Broadway.
My absolute favorite pieces are 'Rhapsody in Blue' and 'Begin the Beguine.' I play these when I am working.
I know, for me, 'Grease' was one of the first musicals that I can really remember watching as a kid, and I kind of fell in love that that genre.
The idea of doing a production of 'Carousel' that doesn't feel like it's stuck in the 1950s really intrigues me.
'The Sound of Music' is one of my favourite old musical films.