Famous Quotes & Sayings

Audra McDonald

The only thing I've ever wanted to do in my entire life is to be on Broadway.

Laura Osnes

'Bonnie and Clyde' was the first show and the first role that I got to originate. Being part of that from the ground up and investing three years of my life into seeing that show come to Broadway was really rigorous but also so exciting.

Taye Diggs

Live theater is my favorite of all the mediums that I have worked in, so I have every intention on coming back to Broadway.

Terry Hands

Our contention has always been that Shakespeare is our greatest living author. If he can survive a season on Broadway, he must be.

Max von Essen

My passion was to be on Broadway and to be part of this community because I saw what it was like from the outside as the young kid in and around New York, and I would see things like the 'Easter Bonnet' or 'Broadway Bares,' things I would sneak into.

We don't get to do a lot of straight plays or Broadway shows here, and this is a true classic. We don't know how long (Holbrook) will continue to perform the show, so we're really fortunate to have him here.

John Schultz

It doesn't have to be on 42nd Street, a neighborhood for Off Broadway theaters. You took theaters out and you should put theaters back.

You can count the number of Latino shows that have been on Broadway on one hand,

Mitch Leigh

If I do what I really want to do, I'm not going to do a typical commercial Broadway show, so I'm going to write what I want to write.

Jordin Sparks

In school, when we lived in New Jersey, we went to Broadway a lot, so I saw a lot of Broadway plays, and I just loved being able to see people play a different character and, you know, be able to be themselves at the end of the night. So, I've always wanted to do it.

James Thurber

Surely no other American institution is so bound around and tightened up by rules, strictures, adages, and superstitions as the Broadway theatre.

David Steinberg

I starred in a Broadway play that was Sidney Poitier's first directing job and the cast was Lou Gossett, Cicely Tyson, Diana Ladd and I played a Jewish kid who offered himself as a slave to two Columbia University students as reparations.

We all know that on Broadway you need to have stars to do a play.

Nikki Blonsky

I remember seeing 'Hairspray' when I was 15, and it is such a luxury to be able to see a Broadway show, and it is so hard to do if you don't live in New York - plus, it can be expensive to go to the theatre all the time, too.

Vinny Guadagnino

I made my drama teacher cry. I only took drama to get out of writing papers in English and the teacher was this thespian Broadway geek and here I was this Italian guy from Staten Island and I would put her in tears.

Oriana Fallaci

What are the symbols of American strength, wealth, power and modernity? Certainly not jazz and rock and roll, not chewing-gum or hamburgers, Broadway or Hollywood. It's their skyscrapers. Their Pentagon. Their science. Their technology.

Patrick Macnee

I take great pride in recalling that I could open in a play on Broadway or in London's West End and fill a theatre on the strength of my name - Steed's name.

Experience tells us that creating new musicals for Broadway is not an easy thing to do, ... and it requires a serious focus and a substantial commitment of time and resources. We've created Elephant Eye to provide creative leadership and financial support throughout the entire process.

Emily Kinney

It's definitely one of those things when you decide to be an actor that it would be really cool to be in a Broadway show or a series regular on a hit show.

Rita Rudner

I did six Broadway shows, and I noticed there weren't many female comedians. When I went to a dancing audition, there were 1,000 girls. And there were three jobs. So I said I'll just try comedy. And I loved it.

Chris Rock

I realized with Broadway everything written for black people is usually written in the past, and I'm kind of a contemporary guy. I don't think you want to see me in 'Raisin in the Sun'.