Ups And Downs
* 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 moreModern Drummer
I have been following Modern Drummer since I was a young man just learning how to play the drums. At one point in time, I owned just about every issue from 1979-1999. I kept them all in a trunk in my parents’ basement. I passed them on when I moved into my new place here…
Read moreThe Black Box
Photo: Geoff Tischman Greetings from the black box! Yes, the drum booth for the Broadway production Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations isn’t in the orchestra pit. It’s a soundproof drum booth that is painted black and tucked away next to rolling racks of costumes backstage at the Imperial Theatre. After a two-year…
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Ain’t Too Proud Road to Broadway – #ainttooproud
Riding Together
We’ve been together for over two years. Literally…riding in a van to get back and forth to rehearsal in Berkeley, CA, then traveling to Bloomington Indiana for tech rehearsal, six week stays in, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and finally in Toronto. It’s been a long journey and we finally made it to BROADWAY. These are…
Read moreThe Imperial Theater Marquee
I can’t wait to get in to start the final week of rehearsals and tech! Ain’t Too Proud…GET READY!
Read moreThe Broadway Temptations
In less than two weeks, you’ll get to see these five men do their thing on Broadway! First preview is February 28th.
Read moreIt feels good to get started on the broadway production of this show. It’s been a long journey, but I feel it’s worth it. We started with a workshop in January of 2017, then we traveled to Berkeley, CA to mount a full production at the Berkeley Rep. We took time off due to no…
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