Alvin Hough Jr, who’s currently the associate music director of The Lion King on Broadway, talks about career finances and a few things about musical theatre musicians.

Topics:

⭐️ Dollar pizza

⭐️ Being a saver, not a spender

⭐️ Living off per diem while touring

⭐️ Rehearsal call versus a performance call

⭐️ Rates of pay for different numbers of instruments

⭐️ The differences between the piano and the keyboard

⭐️ Working a double, in musician speak, and what that means for your pay scale.

⭐️ The importance of family and Alvin investing early on, on the advice from an aunt

Video Version

https://youtu.be/J9Gjb5o_h7E

Artistic Finance

https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance

Alvin Hough Jr

www.alvinhoughjr.com

https://www.instagram.com/alvinhoughpiano/

https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/alvin-hough-493607#broadway

Believe NYC

https://believe-nyc.com/

Arts for Autism

https://www.artsforautism.net/

Randy Cohen - Keyboard Programmer

https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/randy-cohen-454486

NYMF

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Musical_Theatre_Festival

The Lion King on Broadway

https://lionking.com/

Avioms - In Ear Mixing

https://www.aviom.com/AviomProducts/

ALVIN HOUGH, JR. Alvin is a pianist, conductor and arranger in New York City. He is currently the Associate Music Director of Disney’s The Lion King on Broadway and was the Associate Music Supervisor of Merrily We Roll Along, featuring Daniel Radcliffe, which closed this past July aEer winning the Tony for Best Revival. Alvin is the Music Supervisor of the current 2nd NaHonal Tour of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, and he has also worked on numerous films and TV series, from “Schmigadoon 2” and “Spirited” to “Annie Live!” and the South Park 25th anniversary commercials. Classically trained by a private teacher from the age of 5, Alvin has had the privilege of performing at the Kennedy Center, the Capitol and the White House while growing up in Washington, DC. One of the more important things Alvin likes to share is that there is no special formula to end up on Broadway. As proof, even though he's currently not using them, Alvin has a Bachelor’s from Harvard College in Earth and Planetary Sciences and a Master’s in Meteorology from the Georgia InsHtute of Technology. He sends love to his wife, Rebecca, and their two young children, Samuel (7) and Camille (6). www.alvinhoughjr.com

Instagram Handles

@alvinhoughpiano

@ethansteimel

@nicolevsteimel

Technical director Tab Birt discusses his journey through live entertainment, financial lessons learned along the way, and his dream of trading the stage for a glass artist’s studio in Norway.

Topics

⭐️ Glass blowing

⭐️ Not selling yourself short

⭐️ Getting on a stagehands union call list

⭐️ Burning out, being cynical, and the joy of theatre

⭐️ The secret investment vehicle called a ROTH IRA

Video Version

https://youtu.be/Kh9TP0Gls0s

Artistic Finance

https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance

Tab Birt

https://www.tbirtdesign.com/

https://www.instagram.com/tbirtdesign/

Saints Peter & Paul - Homeless Shelter

https://www.stspeterandpaulstl.org/homeless-shelter

Third Degree Glass Factory

https://www.thirddegreeglassfactory.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoonESXmz4AvOFvGWqiziSPkJy_kBTC66ol4q9J4rvcuYxhm7cfN

Here’s What I Don’t Get

https://hereswhatidontget.com/podcast

Bullsh*t Jobs - David Graeber

https://bookshop.org/a/86693/9781501143335

Debt: The First 5,000 Years - David Graeber

https://bookshop.org/a/86693/9781612194196

David Graeber Lecture

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kikzjTfos0s

ROTH IRA

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/rothira.asp

Design Action - Minimum Rate Calculator

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KpsHWVKvc0FYfDftayTh1Dh2befS-oPM6_rwQ6waoVk/edit?gid=691329339#gid=691329339

The Lighting Archive

https://thelightingarchive.org/

Tab Birt hails from the Land of Praying Hands, Tulsa Oklahoma. He received his BFA in Lighting and Sound Design from the University of Oklahoma, and currently resides in in St Louis as the Technical Director for Edison Theatre. He’s worked in live entertainment for 17 years around the country, and when not in production you can find him in the hot shop pursuing his interest in glass, or at home sipping a fine whiskey, grilling steaks, or smoking a rich cigar. He dreams of one day retiring from theatre and becoming a glass artist in Norway.

Instagram Handles

@tbirtdesign

@thirddegreeglass

@ethansteimel

@nicolevsteimel