"Any successful lyricist has to be part playwright and has to be able to put himself into the minds and the hearts and the souls of the characters," Sheldon Harnick tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross.
Originally broadcast April 30.
Copyright 2020 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air. 9(MDA5MTc0MDI0MDEzMzE4MjI4ODdlOTk4MA004))