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I grew up at the piano, and I longed to write musicals.

I also loved musicals because I was a dancer.

I did a lot of musicals when I first started my career, so I can carry a tune well.

I started out doing musicals.

My father was always playing the piano. He played all kinds of music - Gershwin, all kinds of stuff.

With a musical, you kind of have to do a mind-meld with the book-writer, the lyricist, the composer, the director - sometimes the producer. I think that's a reason why musicals are the hardest form.

When I was growing up, there were so many musicals you could watch. I like the fantasy of musicals and I love music.

As far as songwriters, I've always been a fan of Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and George Gershwin; those guys mean a lot to me.

I've always wanted to make music like people write plays, so I was inspired by writers as much as musicians.

I've done a lot of Broadway plays, and I'm fortunate they've all been so successful.