Kevin McCollum Quotations

Film is much more of a brand business, whereas on Broadway, you can do complete unknowns and have hits.

I love creating opportunities for people. I think it's my orphan mentality.

Theater is about surprises and things that you haven't seen before on stage.

Make something new, and define territory that's never been. I fall in love with shows because I've never see that before. I fall in love with new vocabularies.

We all tell our own stories the way we live our lives. My story is: Life is too short to not believe in fresh voices. I don't have Hollywood stars. I have great American artists.

Whether it's New York or somewhere else, the metaphor of 'Avenue Q,' which is the place you live when you can't afford to live anywhere else - and we've all been through that in our journey. As I always say, at any moment I could be back on Avenue Q if I pick the wrong show.

Vegas is a viable market. The audiences who have seen our show are enthusiastic about it." ()

Word of mouth is very important for a unique show like Avenue Q , and that's something that we can achieve in Las Vegas much easier than we would going into the roadhouses." ()

Musical theater is a broad, big tent of an art form," ()

I don't have the answer until we look at it in a rehearsal room. But we're not going to do anything that will hurt us." ()

We are not closing because it is a financial disaster. We're making money.

Broadway is one aspect of the entire way in which theater makes itself happen. It used to be Broadway was the only element. I don't see it that way anymore." ()

People's attention spans are so much shorter in Las Vegas. The idea there is to see and do as much as possible in an evening - so the shows must tie in with the restaurants, clubs, bars and spas." ()

Now I can talk to the world about my show, and that's an exciting place to be. In a couple of days we will officially open a company in London." ()

Nowhere else but in Las Vegas can they build custom-made theaters for specific shows," ()

Audiences and critics love Avenue Q. We look forward to sharing it with theatre audiences around the world." ()

As we were looking for a title, we realized 50 percent thought it was a great title, 50 percent thought, what is that ?" ()

It's a completely new musical comedy that plays with form. As a result, you don't have any source material, except the invention of how you can create magic in the theater." ()

It's a completely new musical comedy that plays with form.

I had something Wynn wanted (the theater), and he had something I wanted - I wanted my exclusivity back.

If we think it works, in the future we might implement it." ()

I am on day-one of my journey of what's going to happen to 'Avenue Q' next. I know, like the show, it will be delightful and surprise people." ()