"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
Looking forward to finally understanding what all the fuss re: Arthur Laurents was about and more about Sondheim as a person (as opposed to just his work).
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.