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This podcast is devoted to the lives and experiences of instrumental musicians who play for musical theatre. Listeners can hear the stories of what goes on in "the pit" and aspiring musician...
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Back in 2021, we chatted with Joe LaRocca while he was playing on the 50th anniversary tour of Jesus Christ Superstar. Since then he has fou...
In 2021, John Eldridge and I had a 2-part episode series on keyboard programming in musical theatre, and I felt it was time to check in for...
CORRECTED: Original post was missing the interview, and has been updated. Sachio Nang chatted with Life in the Pit in 2021 talking about his...
Sachio Nang was recently a high school graduate in the Chicago area in 2021, and has since been part of 3 national tours since we originally...
Life in the Pit had reached its end as a podcast a few months ago, but I resisted making it official. This episode was recorded and released...
"& Juliet" is a musical reimagining of Romeo and Juliet with a different fate for Juliet, all told with music from the legendary song writer...
This is a brief follow-up to Episode 77 with Jason Loffredo, where we talked about the conflict of the new show, Here Lies Love, wanting to...
After a longer than intended hiatus, Life in the Pit is back for a couple of episodes this month. This was an impromptu meant to address an...
LIFE IN THE PIT listeners, here is the trailer for David Lane's new podcast. If you'd like to add this to your podcasts, you can find all av...
Life in the Pit is still temporarily on hiatus, but David Lane wanted to come on to thank all of you for listening, talk a little about the...
Whether you're in the pit or any kind of musician who has to perform to an expected standard, you may often or even occasionally struggle wi...
Marci Shegogue is a music director and keyboardist who has been active for decades in the Maryland/DC area. In 2018, she started the Free Th...
Life in the Pit is going to go on a hiatus, hopefully a short one. For more details, listen to this episode as David Lane talks about what's...
Dennis J. Arcano has played for several dozen shows including the national tour of Tick, Tick,...Boom! as drummer and assistant music direct...
Episode 71 begins with David Lane reporting on his very fun first-time experience at NAMM 2022 in Anaheim . Then he brings up a topic that m...
This is a follow up to Episode 70 with Angela McCuiston , where we chatted about strength and injury prevention for musicians, but we never...
We might not be discussing performance on Episode 70, but don't skip this week, because a reported 90% of musicians will go through some kin...
If you're a musician in any field, your network is paramount! If you're a music director who works a local market and are responsible for fi...
Jeff Saver took over music directing sometime around 1988 during the original Broadway run of Into The Woods. He talks about his experiences...
A lot of talented musicians sit around waiting for work, or struggle with plateauing. Whether you're just getting started or you've been a p...
Arnold "Arnie" Gross began his professional career as a pianist, and that included working on shows such as Company and Cabaret. For over 5...
This is the first listener-generated episode, where David Lane answers two questions: The first question is asking about the pros and cons o...
Rob Rokicki is a composer, lyricist, and orchestrator - including the musical adaptation of The Lightning Thief which had a short Broadway r...
Many musicians are their own employers, to a small extent if not entirely, making a significant of their portion from freelance gigs. While...
This is a brief follow-up to Episode 64 with Jose Simbulan where we talked about being an audition accompanist. Host David Lane has been doi...
Jose Simbulan has had a long successful career as a pianist, keyboardist, and music director, including a stint on Broadway. He has also acc...
Very very few pit musicians can make the pit their only source of income. A significant number rely at least a little if not a lot on teachi...
Making connections, moving to a new community, studying music in a doctoral program, continuing to play for theatre productions: All of thes...
Happy New Year, everyone! Life In the Pit isn't going anywhere in 2022, but the format is changing to add different perspectives that branch...
Like so many theatre musicians, Joe LaRocca's path to his first Equity national tour, the currently-traveling 50th anniversary tour of Jesus...
LIFE IN THE PIT is full of success stories from musicians around the world! Today's episode, however, is a story of failure. It's a personal...
Paul Baron has had a career in both theatre and in commercial recordings, including the first national tours of Evita, Cats, The Full Monty,...
This is an improvised, random mini-episode with David Lane giving some thoughts on the 20th anniversary 9/11 and some personal thoughts base...
Just as Broadway productions and Broadway tours represent a small percentage of American theatre productions, the same is true for pit music...
This is a short, sparsely edited episode that offers a sneak peek into community theatre tech week. Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance has been...
Tish Diaz has had a full career, more than you might think for someone still young and full of energy, one that includes theatre work in San...
Alex Tirrell is a music director and keyboardist in Rhode Island. He also is one of the sound designers at https://stage-sounds.com/ , the f...
Laura Sherman is currently a lecturer for the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. Prior to that, she lived in NYC and played o...
Host David Lane celebrates 1 year of LIFE IN THE PIT as he reflects on the experience of creating the podcast, and describes some of the cha...
Paul Perfetti was the principal trumpet for the 1st and 3rd national tours of Les Misérables between 1987 and 2006. He also played trumpet f...
Jennifer Wharton loves playing low brass (her website tag is indeed, "I play low notes"), and has enjoyed doing so on Broadway in shows such...
Matthew Croft has either music directed or played keyboard, or both, for theaters all over Michigan, Ohio, and New York. He has also played...
For the 2nd time, LIFE IN THE PIT goes outside North America to explore theatre from musician's perspectives in other parts of the world. An...
5 years ago, the host of this podcast, David Lane, was invited to be the arranger and later the musical director for The Collins Boy . Worki...
LIFE IN THE PIT does its first episode on a book. The book is "Strategies for Success in Musical Theatre: A Guide for Music Directors in Sch...
Rochelle Collins lives in Las Vegas, NV where she has been a performer for Cirque Du Soleil for 19 years, first for the show MYSTERE, and cu...
Steven Zumbrun has been everywhere because of theatre, and has so many stories to tell! He's played for shows based in the Springer Opera Ho...
Trevor Landreth is a percussionist and educator in the Greater Wichita area. In addition to playing in the pit, he teaches high schoolers an...
Mary Ann McSweeney has played enough shows on Broadway to be really close to having played in every physical theatre on Broadway. She's the...
Brady Aldrich lives in Wenatchee, Washington, and has music directed and played shows on keyboard, trumpet, drum set, and percussion. He has...
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