Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Episode 37: Orchestrator Charlie Rosen, on Be More Chill and his Broadway Big Band

On this episode of STAGE GROK, I talk with Charlie Rosen, composer, performer, and orchestrator, about Charlie Rosen's Broadway Big Band, his 8-Bit Big Band, and his work as music supervisor and orchestrator for Be More Chill. Charlie has also orchestrated and played in quite a few Broadway and off Broadway shows.

Here are two videos we discuss in the podcast, Charlie's Broadway Big Band playing his arrangement of the Candide overture, and also Super Mario Bros. Live with George Salazar and Charlie's 8-Bit Big Band.




Click Here for the Stage Grok interview with Be More Chill songwriter Joe Iconis.

Click Here for the Stage Grok interview with actor Katlyn Carlson about being in Be More Chill.

Click here for the Stage Grok interview with Be More Chill producer Jennifer Ashley Tepper.


STAGE GROK host Scott Miller is the artistic director of New Line Theatre in St. Louis, and the author of six books on musical theatre, nine musicals, and the musical theatre blog The Bad Boy of Musical Theatre. Opening and closing theme music: Overture from Cry-Baby the Musical by Adam Schlessinger and David Javerbaum, from New Line Theatre's 2012 production. Used by permission. Logo designed by Matt Reedy. Stage Grok is available on iTunes.