Erin Reifler went to college as an accomplished trombonist with a focus on cognitive science, but quickly shifted gears, realizing her true calling was in musical theatre. After graduating and then obtaining a Masters in Musical Theatre Writing, Erin sent out dozens of emails looking to learn from those she admired. One of those responses would change her life. As composer and music director Jason Howland's right hand, Erin has worked on celebrated Broadway titles like Shucked and The ...
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Erin Reifler went to college as an accomplished trombonist with a focus on cognitive science, but quickly shifted gears, realizing her true calling was in musical theatre. After graduating and then obtaining a Masters in Musical Theatre Writing, Erin sent out dozens of emails looking to learn from those she admired. One of those responses would change her life. As composer and music director Jason Howland's right hand, Erin has worked on celebrated Broadway titles like Shucked and The ...
Ari Brand never imagined he would one day write a play and have it performed on stage, but that's exactly what happened when he put pen to paper (so to speak) and told his father's story in Scenes from Childhood. His father Natan was a concert pianist who died from AIDS at the height of the epidemic at just 46 years old, raising a family but also living a secret life. In this conversation, Ari raises the curtain on his creative process, giving us an inside look at how a play goes from an id...
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Erin Reifler went to college as an accomplished trombonist with a focus on cognitive science, but quickly shifted gears, realizing her true calling was in musical theatre. After graduating and then obtaining a Masters in Musical Theatre Writing, Erin sent out dozens of emails looking to learn from those she admired. One of those responses would change her life. As composer and music director Jason Howland's right hand, Erin has worked on celebrated Broadway titles like Shucked and The ...