Elena Bonomo Is A graduate of Berklee College of Music, where she holds a Bachelors's Degree in Performance.

She’s toured across the United States as the drummer for the 1st National Tour of the hit Broadway musical, Waitress, originated the drum chairs for two Off-Broadway shows, including The Hello Girls and A Strange Loop,

Elena has performed throughout the Caribbean, South America, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe while working as a bandleader for Holland America Cruise Lines. She has toured nationally with Boston-based Americana/Folk group, The Novel Ideas, with whom she also recorded a full-length album.

Elena currently holds the drum chair for Broadway's newest hit musical, SIX and is a proud endorser of Yamaha drums, Sabian cymbals, Remo drum heads, and Vic Firth drum sticks.

In this episode, we discuss:

* Her path to landing the drum chair for SIX, The Musical.

* What she did to network with musicians in New York City.

* The things she looks for when hiring subs.

* Why it’s important to leave the drums the same way you found them if you are subbing.

* What advice she would give to someone who wants to play drums on Broadway.

https://www.elenabonomo.com

Clayton Craddock hosts the Broadway Drumming 101 Podcast and Newsletter. He has held the drum chair in several hit broadway and off-broadway musicals, including Tick, tick…BOOM!, Altar Boyz, Memphis The Musical, Lady Day At Emerson's Bar and Grill and Ain’t Too Proud. He is currently working on an ENCORES! production of a revival of The Tap Dance Kid and a few new Broadway-bound musicals.

Clayton began his career in musicals on a bus-and-truck tour of Footloose and has been a sub drummer on Motown, The Color Purple, Rent, Little Shop of Horrors, Spongebob Squarepants, The Musical, Evita, Cats, and Avenue Q.

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