In this episode, we discuss:

* The reasons why he feels subbing can be so stressful.

* What he looks for when hiring subs.

* How he prepares his subs to play his shows.

* What advice he would give to anyone interested in playing Broadway musicals.

* What kind of drums, cymbals, and sticks he uses on his shows.

* The story of Tony William’s ride cymbal.

Rich Rosenzweig is a veteran of 11 Broadway shows and played on many cast recordings. 

Rich has been the orchestra's drummer for the Kennedy Center Honors for over a decade. He's also played in numerous national and international tours and has been the regular drummer for the Encores! series at New York's City Center.

Over the years has also recorded and performed in several progressive jazz ensembles, including his own, the East Down Septet. He teaches privately and has also written four feature screenplays, two of which he is actively shopping.

Screenwriting: https://richrosenzweig.weebly.com

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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 new broadway-bound musical called BLISS!

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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