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Beetlejuice - Broadway - Joshua Mark Samuels
Joshua Mark Samuels' percussion setup for the Broadway production of Beetlejuice at the Winter Garden Theatre.
Read/See more...“Kris (Orchestrator/Music Director) wrote some really challenging and non-stop percussion parts, which included fun toys like a waterphone, boxing bell, and flexatone, just to name a few.”
Guys and Dolls - Regional - Kory Andry
Kory Andry's setup for Guys and Dolls at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Read/See more..."Using Regal Tip Conga Sticks allows for movement from conga/bongos/djembe to timbales and crash cymbal."
The Little Mermaid - Regional - Rex Lycan
Rex Lycan’s percussion setup for The Little Mermaid at the Howard Brubeck Theatre in San Marcos, California.
Read/See more..."There was quite a bit of Latin bongo playing in this show, as well as plenty of orchestral numbers."
Romeo & Bernadette - Off Broadway - Jon Berger
Jon Berger’s setup for the 2020 Off-Broadway Premier of Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn at A.R.T./New York Theatres in New York City.
Read/See more..."The score combines small snippets of Medieval music, some Big Band Swing, 2-Beat, Classical, a bit of 60's Rock, and R&B."
Austen's Pride - Regional - Dennis J. Arcano
Dennis J Arcano's setup for Austen's Pride, a new musical of Pride and Prejudice at ACT in Ridgefield, Connecticut.
Read/See more..."This setup also included six foot pedals: two on the timpani, a kick drum pedal, a hi-hat pedal..."
A Christmas Story - Tour - Laura Hamel
Laura Hamel's percussion setup for the National Tour of A Christmas Story at the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert, California.
Read/See more..."A new challenge presents itself with the many pedals I have to keep track of. Between the substantial amount of timpani tuning, 128 patch changes and riding a sustain pedal, you end up tap dancing your way through the show."
Matilda - Regional - Alec Wilmart
Alec Wilmart's setup for Matilda at the Village Theatre in Issaquah, Washington.
Read/See more..."One of the coolest things about this book is the role of the Bass Drum. I can’t stress enough how important having a concert bass drum is for this show. The lower, the better."
Waitress - Tour - Noah Hadland
Noah Hadland's setup for the 2nd National Tour of Waitress at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Read/See more..."While having all the cymbals and drums to hit in a 360 setup is always fun, it's been an awesome experience to try to get the most out of this smaller setup."
Wicked - Tour - Tim Mulligan
Tim Mulligan's drum set setup for the National Tour of Wicked at the Paramount Theater in Seattle, Washington.
At this performance, Chris Jago was subbing for Tim.
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Into The Woods - Regional - Rex Lycan
Rex Lycan’s setup for Into The Woods at the Old Town Temecula Theater in Temecula, California.
Read/See more..."At the end of the second act and at the end of 'Maybe They're Magic' there are tons of quick switches between snare drum and bells/xylophone. In order to achieve these difficult changes…"
Miss Saigon - Tour - Russ Nyberg
Russ Nyberg's combined book setup for the 2018-2019 National Tour of Miss Saigon at the Providence Performing Arts Center in Providence, Rhode Island.
Read/See more..."I remember the learning curve being a lot steeper verses other shows because there was a bit of choreography and memorization involved. I ran the show down every day to prep as a sub and it certainly benefitted me once I played my first show."
Spamalot - International - Petter Nilsen
Petter Nilsen’s combined book setup for Spamalot at Romerike Folkehøgskole, in Jessheim, Norway.
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Curtains - International - Rob Holinaty
Rob Holinaty’s combined book setup for Curtains at the Drury Lane Theatre in Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
Read/See more..."I am running a microKORG as a MIDI controller through my MacBook Pro into MainStage..."
Peter and the Starcatcher - Regional - Brad Wetmore
Brad Wetmore's setup for South Bay Musical Theater's production of Peter and the Starcatcher.
Read/See more..."Between the Music Director/Piano player and myself, we covered just over 60 instruments."
Peter and the Starcatcher - Off Broadway - Deane Prouty
Deane Prouty's setup for the Off-Broadway production of Peter And The Starcatcher at New World Stages, in New York City.
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Miss Saigon - Broadway - Chihiro Shibayama
Chihiro Shibayama's percussion setup for the 2017-2018 Broadway revival of Miss Saigon at the Broadway Theatre.
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Seussical - Regional - Scot Sexton
Scot Sexton’s combined book setup for Seussical with Broadway Bound in Seattle, Washington.
Read/See more...“…I knew I would be juggling sticks, page turns, shakers, and beaters so as I was combining the books I was also working on my layout and choreography.”
Between The Lines - Regional - Sam Wisman
Sam Wisman’s setup for the world premiere and regional tryout of Between The Lines at the Kansas City Repertory Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri.
Read/See more...“The styles and sounds required range from classic Broadway to swing, vaudeville, orchestral, rock, and disco.”
In The Heights - Regional - Angel Williams
Angel Williams’ percussion setup for In The Heights at the Judge Memorial High School in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Groundhog Day - Broadway - Howard Joines
Howard Joines’ setup for the Broadway production of Groundhog Day at the August Wilson Theatre.
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Kiss Me Kate - Regional - Scot Sexton
Scot Sexton’s combined book setup for the Seattle Musical Theaters production of Kiss Me Kate in Seattle, Washington.
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Cats - Broadway - Bill Lanham
Bill Lanham’s drum set setup for the 2016-2017 Broadway Revival of Cats at the Neil Simon Theatre.
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Finding Neverland - Tour - Greg Germann
Greg Germann’s combined book setup for the National Tour of the Broadway show Finding Neverland at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, Washington.
Read/See more...“The orchestra read was really fun because Elliott Kennedy, the composer and Simon Hale, the orchestrator, were open to letting me try out a few new things.”
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - International - Rob Holinaty
Rob Holinaty’s setup for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at the Drury Lane Theatre in Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
Read/See more...“Incorporating the electronics has saved me a lot of space without sacrificing parts of the score.”
Urinetown - Regional - Chris Roberts
Chris Roberts’ setup for Urinetown at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.
Read/See more...“…This was when I was told the pit was literally a pit (no stairs, or elevators) and the only access were two ladders (one on either side)”
Seussical - Regional - Chris Roberts
Chris Roberts’ combined book for the Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School production of Seussical in South Hamilton, Massachusetts.
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The Little Mermaid - Regional - Ethan Deppe
Ethan Deppe’s setup for The Little Mermaid at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
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Little Shop of Horrors - Regional - Skyler Fortgang
Skyler Fortgang’s percussion setup for Little Shop of Horrors at The Livingston Theater Company at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
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Bring it On - Regional - Angel Williams
Angel Williams’ percussion setup for Bring It On at the University of Utah, Musical Theater Department in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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The Producers - International - Lindsay Kaul
Lindsay Kaul’s percussion setup for The Producers at The Players Theater in Port Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia.
Read/See more...“Due to a lack of players in a small theatre community in Regional NSW, Australia, I took up the parts of keyboard, harp, oboe and percussion.”
Mary Poppins - International - Nick Apivor
Nick Apivor's combined set up for Mary Poppins at the Western Canada Theatre in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.
Read/See more..."As I was the only percussionist I needed to cover both percussion 1 and 2 books."
Finding Neverland - Broadway - Joe Choroszewski
Joe Choroszewski’s drum set setup for the Broadway production of Finding Neverland at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
Read/See more..."The Roland pad is mostly integrated with the acoustic kit playing sampled sounds such as concert bass drum, metal pots and pans, and power toms with reverb."
Tarzan - Regional - Rob Fedson
Rob Fedson's setup for Tarzan at the Palace Theatre in Georgetown, Texas (Austin area).
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Allegiance - Broadway - Joe Mowatt
Joe Mowatt's setup for the Broadway production of Allegiance at the Longacre Theatre.
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Tarzan - Regional - Rob Guilford
Rob Guilford's percussion setup for Tarzan at the White Plains Performing Arts Center in White Plains, New York.
Read/See more..."Space was very tight in the theater, so having the malletKAT for all of the mallet and timpani parts was a lifesaver."
In The Heights - Regional - Brett Beiersdorfer
Brett Beiersdorfer's setup for In the Heights at the CM Performing Arts Center in Oakdale, New York.
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Radio City Christmas Spectacular - Mario DeCiutiis, Dave Roth, Matt Beaumont
Mario DeCiutiis, Dave Roth, and Matt Beaumont’s percussion setup for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular in New York City.
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Beauty and the Beast - Tour - Kevin McNaughton
Kevin McNaughton's combined setup for the touring production of Beauty and the Beast.
Read/See more..."We all have our ways of getting the exact sounds we want out of our instruments; here are some little adjustments I’ve made."
Beauty and the Beast - Tour - Jaren Angud
Jaren Angud's combined book setup for the International Tour of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.
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Lion King - Broadway - Carter McLean
Carter McLean's drum set setup for the Broadway production of Lion King currently running at the Minskoff Theatre.
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Kinky Boots - Broadway - Sammy Merendino
Sammy Merendino's setup for the Broadway production of Kinky Boots at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.
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Peter and the Starcatcher - Broadway - Deane Prouty
Deane Prouty's setup for the Broadway production of Peter And The Starcatcher at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.
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The Book of Mormon - Broadway - Sean McDaniel
Sean McDaniel's setup for the Broadway production of The Book of Mormon at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
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Mamma Mia - Broadway - Ray Marchica
Ray Marchica's drum set setup for the Broadway production of Mamma Mia at the Broadhurst Theatre.
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Les Miserables - Regional - Don Sanderson
Don Sanderson's setup for The Orlando Shakespeare Theater production of Les Miserables in Orlando Florida.
Read/See more..."The book also calls for a scrape across a wind gong and because I don't own one I used my 20” Zildjian K Flat Ride. I tipped it sideways like a hanging gong and it works fine."
Crazy For You - Regional - Ryan McCausland
Ryan McCausland's drum set setup for Crazy for You at the Hammonton Youth Theatre in Hammonton, New JerseyRead/See more...
Les Miserables - Regional - Guy Gauthreaux
Guy Gauthreaux's setup for Les Miserables at the Theatre Baton Rouge in Baton Rogue, Louisiana.
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Nobody Loves You - Off Broadway - Jay Mack
Jay Mack’s setup for the Off Broadway production of Nobody Loves You at the Second Stage Theatre in New York City.
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Bunty Berman Presents - Off Broadway - Adam Wolfe
Adam Wolfe's setup for the Off Broadway production of Bunty Berman Presents at The Acorn Theatre in New York City.
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