Why won't I star in a play?

Amanda Riddell
Apr 14, 2025
1 min read

Because it's a bit like cheating. The challenge of composing is to write for voices other than one's own. Yes, I'm a decent singer who phrases well, but Barbara and Hannah and Phillip turned my songs into magic.

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