Famous Quotes & Sayings

Rosie O'Donnell

It's 'Hairspray' meets 'Rent,' ... There's nothing discussed or seen on stage that you haven't seen on Broadway before. So don't let the word 'Taboo' scare you. This is not 'Oh, Calcutta!'

Jessica Lowndes

I wanna do Broadway one day in New York. That would be an ultimate dream of mine.

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.

Steven Page

In a certain way, better than world-class. I've seen a zillion west-end and Broadway musicals and been very disappointed with the production values. They're very, very high here.

Chad Kimball

I had a great time in college, and I did some really fantastic stuff. After that, I did Sweeny Todd and I played Tobias. Love that role! We also did the first off Broadway or outside of New York premiere of Side Show (after it had closed on Broadway) and I played Buddy.

I realized I had this incredibly rich legacy of Broadway and Hollywood memorabilia and I had to do something with it. My mother was not a household name but everybody she knew and worked with was one.

Laura Osnes

Cinderella is making her Broadway debut. It's an honor to step into that position and, in that way, I am creating a role because it's never been done on Broadway. I feel so honored.

Jack Kerouac

I'd rather be thin than famous but I'm fat paste that in your broadway show

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.

Pedro Almodovar

Broadway musicals, where you sing the whole time, I really don't like; I like alternating dialogue and music.

Christian Slater

Broadway is wonderful and exciting, and I love that as well, but this was the first time I'd been in the West End. It was a great honour.

Broadway is still greatly successful. Visitation increases each year, as do sales.

Henry Wotton

Broadway is a place where people spend money they haven't earned to buy things they don't need to impress people they don't like

Broadway has never been hospitable to country music, so it will be interesting to see if the Johnny Cash show can survive.

Broadway has had a long tradition of performing even during the most difficult circumstances, and we look forward to continuing in that tradition during this transit work stoppage.

Bob Mackie

Broadway has been truly hurting since September 11, and this was my way of doing something.

Gordon and I are prepared to do this. Broadway is the plan.

Laura Osnes

'Grease' was my Broadway debut. That was eye-opening. At the same time, it was very familiar. It was a Broadway show, but it's kind of the same as doing a show in Minnesota. It's the same type of rehearsal process. You are doing 8 shows a week, but I worked at a theatre in Minnesota that did 11 shows a week.

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.

Sammy Davis, Jr.

There's nothing that can match Broadway for stature and dignity.

Tom Stoppard

It was a different planet in 1967, the Broadway theatre. It had a little ashtray clamped to the back of every seat and the author got 10% of the gross.

Debbie Gibson

And I always had people telling me, 'You can't do this. You're from Long Island, how do you expect to be on Broadway? You can't go into the city and be on Broadway.' What do you mean? It's an hour away! Of course I can be on Broadway someday.'

Dan Jenkins

The greatly anticipated 2009 Masters was like going to a Broadway hit and finding out that the star, Sir Tiger Woods, was off that night, and his replacement was the cab driver who dropped you off at the theater.

Oprah Winfrey

The Color Purple' has long been a part of my life, from the first time I read it over 20 years ago until now, I've always wanted as many people as possible to experience this story, ... To present this Broadway production is a dream come true and a full circle moment for me.

Bill Evans

The lesson of The Odd Couple is that there are still genuine Broadway stars. And it was an opportunity for those who might have missed (Lane and Broderick) in The Producers , which has also been great for Broadway.

James Thurber

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

Olesya Rulin

Ive been to London twice. I saw the Broadway show Billy Elliot there - phenomenal. I was crying through the entire thing.

Emily Blunt

I would love to be on Broadway!

Toni Trucks

I thought that I'd always just do Broadway, my original plan, but that was derailed.

Laura Benanti

Being in front of a live audience again. I get that in my concerts but there's nothing like being on Broadway.

You could be forgiven for walking down Broadway and thinking you're in the West End.

Julie Andrews

I thought it was all a flash in the pan. It wasn't until Broadway came along that I felt I had really made it.

Elaine Paige

I received the most fantastic welcome to the Broadway Theatre community. I walked on stage to tremendous applause and a long standing ovation, wondering when I was ever going to be able to say my first line!