I sang opera, I sang show tunes. I got into a rock band for a while. I’ve sung a lot of different things.

I have no experience performing that music live in front of an audience. So that remains to be seen. I’m very excited to see what that’s going to be like.

As I’ve gone along, I felt like I was discovering an aspect of my voice that I didn’t know was there: an ability to interpret a song in a way that makes it more accessible.

When you’re doing the traditional musicals, singing songs that are 40 and 50 years old, you realize there’s a reason why those musicals are hits. These are amazing songs!

I’m facing upstage, with my back to the audience, and the spotlight comes up on my back as I start singing.

I’ve made it clear to my agents that I want more interesting stuff.

With Schubert, a lot of the melodies are very simple, but he’s in this groove. He’s in touch with his heart.

I think now I’m being taken a little more seriously. That’s pure conjecture on my part.

It’s amazing to hear, as a voice matures and then starts to decline, what kind of emotion is still conveyed by a really good vocalist.

You could make a case that he's one of the least hypocritical people in the show, ... He basically comes out and admits he does what he does for money. Everyone else in the show talks about this and that, but he says he doesn't do what he does out of the goodness of his heart or anything. He does what he does to make a living, and he's good at it.