This is a video of a discussion I helped put together with members of the cast and musicians of The Tony Award® Winning Broadway Musical AIN’T TOO PROUD. It was produced in partnership with The Hansberry Project with support from CNR Studio, Allied Global Marketing, Broadway at the Paramount & The Seattle Theatre Group. It was moderated…
Read moreMost of the time when people come backstage, they are associated with musical theater or television. Maybe once a month I see a music industry related legend grace the backstage area. I barely know the non-musician types and often need to look them up on Wikipedia before I greet them to know what they’ve done. …
Read more* 2019 * A year of ups and downs. I am playing drums for hit broadway show, a just got a new stick endorsement, I finally had am article in Modern Drummer, I’m performing on the Tony Awards for the second time this June…and my mom passed away a few weeks ago. It was a…
Read moreOne of the great things about my job is being able to help others. Whether it is having other drummers become substitutes for me when I cannot make a show or need to take off, or having drummers who are new to the business come in to watch what I do for a living. I…
Read moreOne of the many signs outside of the Imperial Theatre on 45th street in Times Square. My new musical, “Ain’t Too Proud – The Life And Times Of The Temptations” opens here in March 21st, 2019. I canr wait to get started!
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Number three: This lovely lady. This is our last airport selfie. We started taking these selfies when I went away to work on musicals for a show’s “out-of town-tryout.” The first one I did was in 2013. That was when I discovered the beauty of California. I went to cold-ass Chicago in January of 2015…
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We had a great first preview last night. The energy of the LA crowd was fantastic. This cast is something special. Come check us out in Los Angles at the Ahmanson Theatre until Sept 30. We have one more stop in Toronto for 5 weeks before we open on broadway next year! Angela Bassett, Courtney…
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