Live music is an integral part of the performance experience. The uplifting power of a pit orchestra plays a crucial role in giving Broadway musicals a polished, perfected feel. Rich melodies and ...

Summer Stage Wooster will present Disney’s"The Little Mermaid," directed by Todd Patterson, with choreography by Stephanie Musselman and music direction by Toni Arnold Shreve. "The Little ...

While the lights are dim for the pit orchestra beneath the stage, the sound is why it’s called a musical, making it of the utmost importance for the unit to be top-notch. The Santa Monica High ...

“Usually, it precedes the first dress rehearsal and follows an orchestra or pit rehearsal, which is a read-through of the score with the full orchestra and conductor.” Prior to the ...

This was no ordinary orchestra concert. Sure, there was a seated audience in the usual place, in front of the performers, but on this sunny, breezy afternoon, there were patrons also behind the ...

With its current production of John Cranko's Onegin, the Houston Ballet is breaking in the newly renovated orchestra pit in the Wortham Theater Center's Brown Theater. (The final performance is at ...