From Under the Stage
A musician's perspective of musical theatre.
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This is a fun book to play, and a rascally show worth checking out. I’m not sure if I would have ever come across this show if not for my friend Tom (Musical Director) asking me to play trumpet for it. The story is in the title – we follow a bunch of con-artists trying…
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This is one of a very select number of shows that everyone should see – and I hesitate to call it just a “show”. Full of heart, laughter, truth, and music, Come From Away is a tale of a town called Gander, and a recount of the people who found themselves there during the event…
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Oh, my heart. This is a stellar show. I’ve seen it three different times, and the CentreStage production I was part of was incredible. I was privileged enough to be the Musical Director for this show, part of the fabric from the first rehearsals when the cast were learning parts, down to selecting the most…
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My most recent musical venture was playing the trumpet 1 book for “Sister Act: The Musical“. This is in no way a review for this particular production, but it is the catalyst for this blog altogether. Sometimes as a “receiver” (i.e. audience member) we forget what it takes to pull off a production at any scale, but particularly…
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Welcome to my blog about musical theatre from the musicians’ side of things. Here I’ll be talking about the music and production of music theatre and little-to-none of the on stage craft…because I almost never get to see it! You see, a theatre musician is very often underneath the action, in a dark void of sound…
From Under the Stage 