Lori Ann Ferreri, Michael James Scott and Ephraim Sykes Featured on Latest Episode of THE ENSEMBLIST

Mo Brady and Nikka Graff Lanzarone announce the release of The Ensemblist's 32nd episode: "I'm. In. Tech!"

HOLD, PLEASE! On this latest episode of The Ensemblist, Nikka and Mo interview three Broadway stars who have been able to experience opening a new Broadway production. Lori Ann Ferreri, Michael James Scott, and Ephraim M. Sykes explain how rewarding and tiring it is to get all of the technical elements in place for a spectacular opening night on Broadway.

Previous episodes of The Ensemblist have clued listeners in to the long process a Broadway production endures to go from an idea to the final days in the rehearsal studio; that's when the technical rehearsals begin. Technical rehearsals, often termed "tech," allow members of the creative team to physicalize the lighting, sound, scenic, costume, and orchestral plans for the Broadway production while also incorporating them into the performances of the cast, which can sometimes take up to several weeks. The guests on this episode have learned some of the tricks of the trade when it comes to surviving the long hours of tech.

Ferreri (On The Town, Wicked) most recently completed tech for the highly-anticipated revival of On The Town, and she explains how revivals of classic productions are not exempt from an extensive technical period, especially if updates have been made to the original material. Scott (Aladdin, The Book of Mormon, Elf, Hair, The Pirate Queen, Tarzan, All Shook Up, Mamma Mia!) reveals how just one tech heavy musical number can take multiple days to solidify all the technical elements, as he experienced with Aladdin and The Book of Mormon. Sykes (Motown the Musical, Newsies the Musical, Memphis, The Little Mermaid) conveys the joys of stepping on the stage for the first time before tech starts and the sense of family that develops throughout a show's run.

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