46. REBROADCAST JASON LOFFREDO - Music Director of KINKY BOOTS

08/18/21 • 51 min

Beyond the Lights: A Conversation with Theater Professionals

Hi everyone! I am still on a bit of a break, but I promise, I'll be back with NEW episodes in two weeks. Until then, I am rebroadcasting my episode with Music Director Jason Loffredo. Now, Jason and I recorded this in August of 2020 so any "upcoming" projects have long since passed. Nonetheless, this episode remains one of my favorites, enjoy!
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Today’s guest is Jason Loffredo a music director in New York City. We discuss how an invite to play on a softball team led to becoming a substitute musician in a Broadway pit and ultimately to becoming the music director for off-Broadway's ALTAR BOYZ and Broadway's KINKY BOOTS. Jason also breaks down the ins and outs of working as a substitute musician on Broadway, what a music director actually does, and how he's kept busy while Broadway is suspended. If you have a musician in your life, THIS is the episode to share with them.
For a full transcript of today's episode please visit beyondthelightspodcast.com
Links Mentioned During this Episode
[00:39:30] Finale Tutorials
[00:42:12] Kate Rockwell's BACK TO MY ROOTS
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45. REBROADCAST KAT WEST - Stage Manager of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF in Yiddish

This is week in re-broadcasts, I am proud to present the second episode I ever recorded with my friend Kat West stage manager, extraordinaire of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish. Enjoy!
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Today's episode features Kat West, a freelance stage manager working in New York City. We discuss her work with Prospect Theater Company, how she became involved with Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish (directed by Joel Grey), what it's like working on a show when your son is 3 months old, becoming a better advocate in the room, and what a "typical" middle-of-the-process day looks like in the life of a stage manager. For a full transcript of today's episode visit beyondthelightspodcast.com.
Mentioned in this Episode
[00:02:57] Prospect Theater Company
[00:10:00] Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish
[00:10:07] Museum of Jewish Heritage
[00:11:26] National Yiddish Theatre
[00:15:33] Steven Skybell as Teyve
[00:26:15] Teyve the Dairy Man
[00:55:12] The FerrymanFollow Kat West
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47. REBROADCAST ERICA HEMMINGER - Associate Set Designer of MOULIN ROUGE

I'm so excited for you to listen to (or revisit) my conversation with Erica Hemminger, associate set designer of Moulin Rouge. A lot has happened since we recorded this a year ago, but my fascination with the elephant continues. Please enjoy this rebroadcast of episode four of Beyond the Lights.
Please note, the next new episode will premiere on Tuesday, September 7th, and then alternate Mondays moving forward.
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This week we have Erica Hemminger an associate set designer on Broadway. If you’ve been to a Broadway show within the last 10 years you’ve probably seen something she’s worked on, including but not limited to Anything Goes, Beautiful, American Son, and the biggest one to date Moulin Rouge. We discuss how she got started in set design, why we should all be discussing our salaries more, and just how many elephants are on the Moulin Rouge set. For a full transcript of today's episode visit beyondthelightspodcast.com.
Mentioned in this Episode
[00:01:02] Derek McLane
[00:03:17] Carnegie Mellon
[00:03:22] DePaul University
[00:10:17] I Am My Own Wife[00:17:46] Moulin Rouge! The Musical[00:28:52] The Elephant of the Moulin Rouge
[00:31:13] Catherine Martin
[00:35:14] The Wiz Live
[00:35:20] Hairspray Live[00:36:22] Kenny Leon
[00:36:25] Harvey Fierstein
[00:44:40] Anything Goes[00:45:45] Buffy the Vampire Slayer Musical Episode
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