#88 Broadway Music Director Brad Haak on Collaboration as a Creative Superpower

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I’m giddy about today’s guest on the podcast: Broadway Music Director BRAD HAAK. Why???</span></p> <ol> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Original Music Director for Broadway shows like Mary Poppins, An American in Paris, and Lestat… He continues to create world-class musical theatre through arranging & conducting.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">He’s my best-est friend. We met at Northwestern (I’ve known him for 28 years) so you know I get him to spill allllllll the tea on the famous peeps he works with, including... Beyoncé, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Stephen Sondheim, and Audra McDonald... just to name a few! They’ve been awarded a total of 62 Grammys, 15 Tonys, and 4 Academy Awards – not bad company to keep! </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">We shared a 500 sq foot apartment in NYC on the corner of 29th Street & 10th Avenue for 7 years ← BEFORE The High Line, and BEFORE it was cool to live there. 🐁</span></li> </ol> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Of course I'm really proud of my bestie Brad for those accomplishments. But his ability to balance the ups and downs of a freelance career with his dogged passion for creating incredibly affecting, Broadway-caliber musical storytelling is why I knew he'd be a great guest for the pod.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen to learn how Brad mastered the ability to be an artist in his own right while collaborating with some of the biggest names in the bizniz.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">HERE’S THE TUNE YOU’LL SING AFTER YOU LISTEN:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Best Practices for Being “in the room where it happens” with the Fanciest of People </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Attention Must Be Paid (!!!) to Your Passion → listen for why!</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The #1 (& Easiest) W