Mitch Leigh (born Irwin Michnick; January 30, 1928 – March 16, 2014) was an American musical theatre composer and theatrical producer best known for the musical Man of La Mancha. (wikipedia)
I'll write anything; I don't want to judge its form.
It's still word of mouth that is going to make or break a show, and while critics can't help a show, they can hurt it.
When you think of Mitch Leigh as a businessman, remember he's also a composer. And when you think of Mitch Leigh as a composer, remember he's also a businessman.
My advice to singers is always the same: 'Don't sing the song, sing the lyric.'
There's more musical freedom on Madison Avenue than anywhere else. It's an Eden for a composer.
You can't make money on advertising; you just have to seed the clouds. What you're after is word of mouth.
'La Mancha' was a gift from me to me. I never thought for a minute it was going to be a hit.
One doesn't go on television for the Manhattan crowd. You buy the sides of buses for that.
If you're not a nice person, don't call.
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.