Prince
Prince
A prince is a male ruler, monarch, or member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. Prince is also a hereditary title in the nobility of some European states. The feminine equivalent is a princess. The English word derives, via the French word prince, from the Latin noun princeps, from primus+ capio, meaning "the chief, most distinguished, ruler, prince"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionR&B Singer
Date of Birth7 June 1958
CityMinneapolis, MN
CountryUnited States of America
The perfect expression of receiving a lifetime award is to be working when they're handing it out.
I'm always glad to see somebody rethink something rather than reproduce something I did.
When I was a producer, the fun of the show was waking up with a hit and enjoying the period after the show opens. The fun of a director stops the day it opens. No matter if it's a success or a failure, it's not a whole lot of fun anymore.
I wouldn't want to be just pigeonholed as an extravagant director.
I was nine. I saw Orson Welles in 'Julius Caesar.' It was involving, emotional, imaginative. I've never forgotten it.
Nothing is staged exactly as it was, because I can't remember - and I consider that an advantage.
I got successful awfully quick, and I wanted it... But I do think there is responsibility to move the musical theater form forward. I think you always have to be aware of the work that came before and build on that.
A star may guarantee business, but the tradeoff is a very short run.
I don't look back. I look forward and plan new shows. That's really feeding the most important part of working in the theater.
I have a terrible memory because I'm not interested in the past. It's done, it's done.
It's a terrible shame if you're born the brightest guy in your class. If you're not, then you have to hustle-and that's good.
You think, 'Musicals, they must always be romantic' - You'd be surprised how few of them historically have ever been romantic.
The musical has always been in jeopardy - until - or was in jeopardy until it was realised that it is probably the safest living theatre art form.
Usually I like playing other people. I like finding myself through other characters. But when you do cabaret, you are yourself. I think it's the most fun, and I tell you, if somebody had told me that, I would have done it fifteen years earlier than I did.