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When I looked at the skeleton of 'Damn Yankees,' I saw an indestructible story, absolutely original characters, one of the freshest, sassiest American scores of the century, and some outmoded equipment.

~Jack O'Brien

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The single most important thing that I feel responsible for is that the company cherishes the work.

~Jack O'Brien

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When you realize that the uncut 'Porgy and Bess' started me off, that I'd have the opportunity to do a ton of 'Stoppard,' 'Hairspray,' that I'm able to do 'Il Trittico' at the Met - how do I top that?

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I have a company attitude about my work. I don't like to do just one thing; I like to do a lot of things.

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I did an 'Our Town' in San Diego in the seventies with amateurs that I can tear up just thinking about.

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Meeting Mike Nichols was a sort of lifetime occupation.

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Out of nowhere, I became a fairly well-known director with a penchant for opera, which I did for 10 years. Then I realized I was taking myself out the theater channel, and so I re-focused on theater.

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It just so happens that my oldest and best friend is Bob James, the Grammy-winning great jazz pianist!

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You never get the Shakespeares right. It's not possible.

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People are so familiar with the show that I think they're perfectly happy to let it go by without asking any questions. There's a passivity to how we experience 'The Sound of Music.'

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: June 18th, 1939

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