My Life Be Like...
My Life Be Like...
Matthew Smedal - Associate Music Director on Broadway
Have you ever been to a show on Broadway or watched live musicals in the theater? Curious to know about what the life is like of someone who lives that life!?
Matthew Smedal grew up wanting to be an astronaut, but that quickly changed as he veered his life away from space and into the music scene!
He graduated from West Virginia Wesleyan College with her BA in Music, got her MA in and all but his PhD Dissertation in Piano Performance/Music from West Virginia University.
He stepped away from school to work and what a decision that turned out to be. From WV to Los Angeles to Broadway... Matt has worked for some of the biggest theater productions in the last decade+.
Currently (pre-pandemic, of course), Matt is the Associate Music Director for Mrs. Doubtfire which will open on Broadway in Manhattan as soon as the restrictions are lifted!
Listen to Matt talk about life on the road, life behind the scenes of major productions, the business of Broadway, balancing home/work life, contract negotiation, and so much more!
If you're a fan of musicals, Broadway, theater, or anything creative... you need to here this episode!