This list of part of a 5-part series on becoming a Broadway musician. For the full story, visit the series home page:
Jobs
- Jobs Board for Music Directors – We host a job board for regional theatre companies seeking music directors and other related jobs. If you are interested in these kinds of jobs you should bookmark that page, visit often and subscribe to it’s RSS feed. *
- Career Links Page – Visit our links page for other jobs and career-related links, including the job boards at Backstage.com, BackstageJobs.com and Playbill.com
- Looking for a Broadway tour gig? Follow this thread in the forums.
Music Director Community
- Theatre Music Director Yahoo Group – A private email list exclusively for professional music directors in the theatre industry. Discuss topics with colleagues and post jobs openings. Note: If you would like to join this group, please include a brief summary of your experience as a professional music director with your application. *
- Theatre Music Director Facebook Group – Find and post articles, videos and job listings. Leave the group a wall post including something about yourself – where you’ve worked, where you live, etc. *
- @MusicTheatreMD on Twitter – A fun way to network with other music directors online. Send a tweet and say hello. *
Theatre Musician Community
- Theatre Musicians Association – Lobby and support group for American Federation of Musicians members who play in and tour with Musical theater pits.
- Broadway Musicians Facebook Group – Join the largest Facebook group dedicated to live music on Broadway.
Associations
- American Federation of Musicians – The musicians’ union for all of North America.
- Local 802 – The NYC chapter of the American Federation of Musicians, which negotiates and enforces all union Broadway contracts. All Broadway musicians are members of the Local 802 AFM.
Further Reading
- Read other Broadway-themed articles here on MusicianWages.com.
- Allegro recently published a thorough article on Broadway jobs, soliciting career advice from an impressive list of Broadway veterans.
- Visit the website of Broadway contractor John Miller and click on “Contracting” and read it top to bottom
- Visit Geraldine in a Bottle, an excellent website for musicians, with many theatre-related articles
- Consider subscribing to this site through email or RSS to have new articles delivered directly to you
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* Moderated by music director and blogger Geraldine Boyer-Cussac.
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David J. Hahn
David J. Hahn is a Broadway conductor and keyboard player. He co-founded MusicianWages.com with Cameron Mizell in 2008. Visit his new project, Songwriter.fm and sign up for his songwriting newsletter.
