🎧 Here’s a clip from the upcoming Broadway Drumming 101 podcast episode dropping this Saturday, June 7th! This week’s guest is Frank Zambrano, the drummer currently touring with Kimberly Akimbo. Frank shares the high-stakes moment when things went sideways subbing his very first Broadway show, and how one mistake nearly ended it all.

This is going to be a powerful and inspiring episode. Hit that subscribe button wherever you get your podcasts so you don’t miss it.

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Coming up Monday:“10 Real-World Lessons Every Working Musician Should Know”These are the habits, skills, and mindsets that turn gigs into careers — and they’re not taught in school.Read it here: https://open.substack.com/pub/broadwaydrumming101/p/10-real-world-lessons-every-working

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Clayton Craddock founded Broadway Drumming 101, an in-depth online platform offering specialized mentorship and a carefully curated collection of resources tailored for aspiring and professional musicians.

Clayton’s Broadway and Off-Broadway credits include tick, tick…BOOM!, Altar Boyz, Memphis The Musical, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, and The Hippest Trip: The Soul Train Musical. As a skilled sub, he’s contributed his talents to Motown, Evita, Cats, Avenue Q, The Color Purple, Rent, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical, Hadestown (tour), and many more. He has also appeared on major shows, including The View, Good Morning America, Jimmy Fallon, The Today Show, and the TONY Awards, and performed with legends like The Stylistics, The Delfonics, Mario Cantone, Laura Benanti, Kristin Chenoweth, Kerry Butler, Christian Borle, Norm Lewis, Deniece Williams, Chuck Berry, and Ben E. King.

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Learn more about Clayton Craddock here: www.claytoncraddock.com