I always had an eye toward the stage for the story of Hamilton's life, but I began with the idea of a concept album, the way Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Evita' and 'Jesus Christ Superstar' were albums before they were musicals.
Love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love cannot be killed or swept aside.
[BURR] I am the one thing in life I can control.
[HAMILTON] I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory
I couldn't possibly write 'Next to Normal,' but God, I can weep and watch 'Next to Normal' five times.
In the best works of fiction, there's no mustache-twirling villain. I try to write shows where even the bad guy's got his reasons.
