Fiction vs. Reality
by Adam Ben-David
SMILES AND STRUMMING: Ugandan children experience the joy of playing music.
This is a story of how fiction met reality. I have spent my
entire adult life – starting when I was 22 – working in the theatres of
Broadway as a rehearsal pianist, keyboard player, conductor and music
director. I have worked on shows that have run 10 days before closing,
and some that are still running to this day. In 2011, I had the chance
to become part of a new show written by Trey Parker, Bobby Lopez and
Matt Stone, called “The Book of Mormon.” My parents couldn’t help but
point out that the title of the show alone would fate it to be one of
the shorter runs of which I had been a part. To everyone’s surprise,
including myself, the little foul-mouthed show I had jumped aboard
become a smash hit with sold-out houses every night. I consider myself
lucky indeed.
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