Getting plenty of sleep is always great. It really is. I have a girlfriend who's sending me a slant board..

I've been fortunate in my career to have performed in revivals of great musicals and to have originated roles in musicals that have in turn been revi….

It Might As Well Be Spring... I used to sing that as a young girl in my voice lessons. Then I picked it up again and it spoke to me in a whole new wa….

Animals speak with pure affection. It's important to me to get something going in NY so we can get to be a no-kill city, and give the animals homes a….

I know Mama Rose is a great role and I love having a chance to do it..

No One Is Alone by Stephen Sondheim is all about thinking for yourself and being your own person..

When there's a terrible illness like AIDS sweeping through, you help people..

Stephen Sondheim told me that Oscar Hammerstein believed everything that he wrote. So there's great truth in the songs, and that's what was so wonder….

The first big lead that I had on Broadway was in a show called La Strada..

It was like being high when you reach those high notes..

I love pasta with the homemade marinara sauce I had as a kid..

When I grew up in the '60s, your hair had to be straight and you had to be skinny and have no boobs, and it was like not my era..

We've been listening to Wagner, which is so great..

"Into the Woods" was... a lot of running around in the woods! I can't wait to see the show again. People didn't realize it back then, but kids still ….

You'd look out and there'd be little babies watching the show, and boys and girls. They loved the cowboys, and they loved Annie. There were young peo….

I lost a very dear friend who lived with AIDS for about 17 years. Rejecting early treatments that were iffy, he thought he saved himself. I really mi….

I feel strongly for gay marriage to be accepted..

It was one of the most exciting, perfect evenings of my life, my solo debut at Carnegie Hall. And knowing we were all there to raise money for Gay Me….

I don't smoke, I don't drink much, I don't eat red meat. I stay out of the sun..

The first Broadway show I ever heard was the recording of 'Carousel', and it was a very vivid experience..

Working on behalf of companion animals is so important. We start to realize how healing they are..