Posted: 10/14/16 at 8:31pm
Congrats to Madeline! It also seems very deserved. She went Harvard! http://www.playbill.com/article/24-year-old-conductor-makes-history-at-broadways-waitress-tonight
Posted: 10/14/16 at 8:32pm
Was so great to see this was happening! I love how much of a supportive environment "Waitress" continues to be.
Posted: 10/14/16 at 10:04pm
My sister went to Harvard and who cares?
Posted: 10/14/16 at 10:26pm
You just never expect musical prodigies to be coming out of Harvard!
Posted: 10/14/16 at 10:30pm
She didn't make history by going to Harvard, though. She made history by reportedly being the youngest female conductor on Broadway.
Posted: 10/14/16 at 11:03pm
I was saying it seemed like she deserved to be the youngest pit conductor on Broadway, because she went to Harvard. I'm well aware other conductors may have attended Harvard.
Posted: 10/14/16 at 11:36pm
She has worked her way to where she is; her resume is quite impressive. The fact that she went to Harvard doesn't mean she "deserves" anything, but it does indicate that she is intelligent and has a strong work ethic.
Posted: 10/15/16 at 11:36am
Is she the youngest conductor ever? Or just the youngest female conductor?
Posted: 10/15/16 at 12:29pm
From the article:
"At age 24 she is believed to be the youngest woman to conduct in a Broadway pit."
Posted: 10/15/16 at 12:36pm
I find it strange that they refer to Waitress as having a "pit" when the band is onstage for the entire duration of the show. Where does she stand anyway, since the band is onstage? I understand the band being on stage looks like an act performing at the diner, but surely having a visible conductor spoils the immersion?!?
Posted: 10/15/16 at 12:58pm
The woman playing the piano on stage is the conductor. "Pit" is the slang used to refer to the band regardless of their position in the theater.
Posted: 10/15/16 at 1:24pm
I know, but is she the youngest conductor ever? Are there younger men who've conducted?
Posted: 10/15/16 at 1:35pm
Yes. Off the top of my head, just this past season Sean Grandillo conducted Spring Awakening at ages 22-23.
Posted: 10/15/16 at 2:23pm
Alex Kulak2 said: "I know, but is she the youngest conductor ever? Are there younger men who've conducted?
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The article states she's the youngest female conductor.
Posted: 10/15/16 at 2:51pm
this thread is a hot mess, but it's also a poorly written article.
Posted: 10/15/16 at 10:47pm
trpguyy said: "The woman playing the piano on stage is the conductor. "Pit" is the slang used to refer to the band regardless of their position in the theater.
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thanks for the info.
Posted: 10/16/16 at 8:47am
If buzzfeed had a cute female conductor article to go along with the male one, she'd be on it, am I right?
