Two pieces of advice for young composers: Go away during technical rehearsals. And do not have a back operation.

I wonder what would have happened if automation and computers had existed when 'Oklahoma!' was having its out-of-town try-out, and three days before closing in Boston, when it was still called 'Away We Go,' they added a new song called 'Oklahoma!' I don't think that could happen today. It's almost impossible to change musicals on the go now.

A couple of back operations didn't cure anything, but instead, things got worse and worse and worse.

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