“Because for every Lin Miranda performance, there's some young person out there s…” — Christopher Jackson

Our understanding of history goes awry when we only tell one part of the story.

If you look back throughout the history of Broadway, there's always been periods where writers and producers have delivered the kind of things that people want to see, while at the same time pushing the form along.

Tupac was the first artist that I really related to.

Jazz is all about being in the moment. Whatever the music is making you feel, jazz gives you the freedom. That's the same genesis as hip-hop.