A Quote by George C. Wolfe

A musical is what happens when text collides with motion collides with song collides with spectacle. And spectacle can be the human heart; it doesn't necessarily have to be a helicopter crashing.

George C. Wolfe

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Crashing Happens Heart Helicopter Human Human Heart Motion Musical Necessarily Song Spectacle Text

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George C. Wolfe
American - Playwright
Born: September 23, 1954

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