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re: Recorded music at community theatre

Posted by:	Teacher64 10:50 pm EST 11/03/15
In reply to:	Recorded music at community theatre - vegas 10:24 pm EST 11/03/15

As someone who is trying to put together a production of a major musical with my local theater group, I can tell you that the expense of musicians is sometimes prohibitive. My Music Director alone gets anywhere from $1500 to $1800. The musicians get $65 per event. With three rehearsals and three performances that comes to $390 times 5 musicians. For a total of $1,950. At that expense, pre-recorded music is always in the back of one's mind. So far, I have managed to not use it, but it is always tempting.

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re: Recorded music at community theatre

Posted by:	Michael_Portantiere 11:02 pm EST 11/03/15
In reply to:	re: Recorded music at community theatre - Teacher64 10:50 pm EST 11/03/15

In my opinion, even the smallest live orchestra or combo is better than recorded music for any musical, and if you don't agree or can't understand why, you should probably not be producing and/or directing musicals.

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