Part one of my interview with Warren Odze on the Broadway Drumming 101 Podcast comes out on September 8th!
Warren is a Broadway veteran. He’s performed in Broadway shows such as:
The Life
Civil War
Kat and the Kings
Seussical
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Lennon
Come Fly Away
The Wedding Singer
Priscilla
Rocky
An American In Paris
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
King Kong
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Clayton Craddock, the drummer of the hit broadway musical Ain't Too Proud. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Howard University's School of Business and is a 28 year veteran of the fast-paced New York City music scene.
He has played drums in several hit broadway and off-broadway musicals, including "Tick, tick…BOOM!, Altar Boyz, Memphis The Musical, and Lady Day At Emerson's Bar and Grill. Also, Clayton has worked on: Footloose, Motown, The Color Purple, Rent, Little Shop of Horrors, Spongebob Squarepants, The Musical, Evita, Cats, and Avenue Q.
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