Famous Broadway Music Directors Discuss Music Directing
The following video was film in 2009 at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Assembled at the table are 4 of the most successful and influential music directors in the history of musical theatre – Paul Gemignani (Into the Woods, Crazy for You), Donald Pippin (Mame, A Chorus Line), Larry Blank (Drowsy Chaperone, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas), Bruce Pomahac (State Fair, White Christmas). The panel discusses the role of the music director on Broadway and contains a great collection stories about working on some of the most famous Broadway shows ever.
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LTB says: Obviously still a “white boys” game. They don’t call it “The Great White Way” for nothing. Think i’m playing the “race card”? Well, please name me just three black male music directors of major broadway shows during the last 30 years besides Luther Henderson of “Ain’t Misbehavin’”!
(Oh, and Carl MaultsBY doesn’t count… I said “major broadway musical productions”!!)
That’s why i decided “___-__” and moved to Florida.
Obviously still a “white boys” game. They don’t call it “The Great White Way” for nothing. Think i’m playing the “race card”? Well, please name me just three black male music directors of major broadway shows during the last 30 years besides Luther Henderson of “Ain’t Misbehavin’”!
(Oh, and Carl MaultsBY doesn’t count… I said “major broadway musical productions”!!)
That’s why i decided “___-__” and moved to Florida.