Broadway has changed tremendously from the early days when the shows were referred to as musical comedies.
BETTY BUCKLEYBroadway has changed tremendously from the early days when the shows were referred to as musical comedies.
BETTY BUCKLEYIt’s just a little ranch. Thirty-five acres. In Texas, if it’s not a thousand acres, it’s considered a ranchette.
BETTY BUCKLEYThe word, and the concept of feminism, was a gift because it gave me a sense of identity and a way of defining how I wished to live my life.
BETTY BUCKLEYThere’s a lot of maintenance that goes into being a professional singer.
BETTY BUCKLEYI had no words for these feelings. And then people started using the word Ms. Suddenly, there was this handle with which I could identify myself and understand why I felt so out of whack with the culture around me.
BETTY BUCKLEYThe pure connecting factor is that those of us who describe ourselves as feminists want equal rights for all people.
BETTY BUCKLEYIt was critical to finding a way out. I had assumed young women knew the history of feminism and must have felt gratitude to the movement for the opportunities that the work we have done has afforded them.
BETTY BUCKLEYIf we’re for one another, we’re feminists. The rest is semantics.
BETTY BUCKLEYThe more I listened, the more I felt the need to express my passion about my identity as a feminist.
BETTY BUCKLEYI love Mary Chapin Carpenter songs. I love her songs ‘Come On, Come On’ and ‘I Am A Town’, they’re two of my favorite songs.
BETTY BUCKLEYMusical Theater is now a more expanded art form. Back then, singer/actors were not the norm. From the 60’s to now, it is necessary to do it all to be a consummate Broadway performer.
BETTY BUCKLEYEverything good that I know was taught to me by great teachers and I feel like giving back and sharing the technique is the thing to do.
BETTY BUCKLEYOur stories are different; our pain is the same.
BETTY BUCKLEYMy two great loves are music and horses.
BETTY BUCKLEYThe work that must be done for each woman to reconnect with her psyche and to give herself a chance to live her own life is essentially the same. The realization of the equality of all races, the equality of all beings is essential.
BETTY BUCKLEYWhen there’s an opportunity to do more, we must.
BETTY BUCKLEY