Alvin Hough's guest appearances

Alvin Hough

Why I‘ll Never Make It

Be The Good with Kate

Chris Coyne

Caitlin Kinnunen

Kathryn Allison

Kelvin Moon Loh

Bret Shuford

Gabrielle Ruiz

Mara Davi

Damian Thompson

Rebecca Luker

Jerry Mitchell

Carmen Cusack

Ellie Brigida

Leigh Holmes Foster

David Dean Bottrell

Joey Fatone

OwlTail

Get your Masters in meteorology and then go to Broadway.  Maybe not the most common path, but when you have multiple passions, work hard, and take leaps of faith, the most wonderful things can happen.  Today’s guest, Alvin Hough Jr., graduated grad school, then through an inspiring chain of events, is now associate music director at Tina: The Tina Turner Musical on Broadway, as well as a husband and father of two.  Additionally, he is one of the founding members of MUSE: Musicians United for Social Equity.  An organization in its infancy already helping others and affecting change in the musical theater community and beyond, “MUSE is committed to creating diversity within the music departments of the theatre industry by providing access, internships, mentorships, and support to historically marginalized people of color.” (from their website, link below).Alvin has a contagious enthusiasm for making the theater a more inclusive place and extending opportunities to those with limited resources.His resume is filled, and it got that way because of his dedication and hard work to his craft, as well as always showing respect to those around him.  He emphasizes always doing your best--you never know who is watching.  And that very thing led to him getting the call to be music director of Once on This Island on Broadway.Alvin’s chat is quotable, inspiring, and invigorating.  Such a story of following your passions, embracing the adventure of the journey, and looking beyond yourself to help others.  Alvin mentions multiple times the importance of sharing your knowledge and story-- being open-minded, connecting, and lifting up others.I am so excited for you to hear from Alvin.  Afterward, be sure to check out MUSE and the strides they are making already-- from workshops to networking events to an online directory of artists and more.  Thank you for what you do to bring goodness to the world, Alvin!Follow Alvin:alvinhoughjr.com@alivinhoughpianoMUSE:museonline.org@museonline_orgWe need all the good news we can get.This brings me to Some (More) Good News, featuring mini interviews with people following their passions, even if that means leaving behind a potentially more comfortable career path, and making people feel better along the way.   S(M)GN episodes released each Friday.  Follow @positively_kate for more. And please share if you enjoyed this episode!Have stories of good news you know should be shared?  Send me a message!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast.  https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bethegoodwithkate/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bethegoodwithkate/support

Get your Masters in meteorology and then go to Broadway.  Maybe not the most common path, but when you have multiple passions, work hard, and take leaps of faith, the most wonderful things can happen.  Today’s guest, Alvin Hough Jr., graduated grad school, then through an inspiring chain of events, is now associate music director at Tina: The Tina Turner Musical on Broadway, as well as a husband and father of two.  Additionally, he is one of the founding members of MUSE: Musicians United for Social Equity.   An organization in its infancy already helping others and affecting change in the musical theater community and beyond, “MUSE is committed to creating diversity within the music departments of the theatre industry by providing access, internships, mentorships, and support to historically marginalized people of color.” (from their website, link below). Alvin has a contagious enthusiasm for making the theater a more inclusive place and extending opportunities to those with limited resources. His resume is filled, and it got that way because of his dedication and hard work to his craft, as well as always showing respect to those around him.  He emphasizes always doing your best--you never know who is watching.  And that very thing led to him getting the call to be music director of Once on This Island on Broadway. Alvin’s chat is quotable, inspiring, and invigorating.  Such a story of following your passions, embracing the adventure of the journey, and looking beyond yourself to help others.  Alvin mentions multiple times the importance of sharing your knowledge and story-- being open-minded, connecting, and lifting up others. I am so excited for you to hear from Alvin.  Afterward, be sure to check out MUSE and the strides they are making already-- from workshops to networking events to an online directory of artists and more.   Thank you for what you do to bring goodness to the world, Alvin! Follow Alvin: <a href="http://alvinhoughjr.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">alvinhoughjr.com</a> @alivinhoughpiano MUSE: <a href="http://museonline.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">museonline.org</a> @museonline_org We need all the good news we can get. This brings me to Some (More) Good News, featuring mini interviews with people following their passions, even if that means leaving behind a potentially more comfortable career path, and making people feel better along the way.    S(M)GN episodes released each Friday.  Follow @positively_kate for more.  And please share if you enjoyed this episode! Have stories of good news you know should be shared?  Send me a message! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/app</a> --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/bethegoodwithkate/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/bethegoodwithkate/message</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/bethegoodwithkate/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/bethegoodwithkate/support</a>

Ep. 10: Alvin Hough Jr., Broadway Music Director, Co-founder MUSE

We chose to make our first Bonus Episode in honor of the Tony Awards! To celebrate those truly making it on Broadway we invited Alvin Hough, music director and conductor for ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, to chat about the glorious music and amazing cast that make this Broadway revival so magical. He gives insight into the making and staging of this uplifting musical and its eight Tony nominations! Learn more about Alvin as well as ONCE ON THIS ISLAND. ----- The time and expense needed to bring these guests and conversations to you each week is both sometimes challenging but always rewarding. Please consider buying me a coffee to support this work that goes into each episode.   Join the WINMI community by following on Instagram or Twitter as well as reaching out to Patrick with any questions or comments: contact.winmipodcast.com   "Hot Swing" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We chose to make our first Bonus Episode in honor of the Tony Awards! To celebrate those truly making it on Broadway we invited Alvin Hough, music director and conductor for ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, to chat about the glorious music and amazing cast that make this Broadway revival so magical. He gives insight into the making and staging of this uplifting musical and its eight Tony nominations! Learn more about <a href="http://www.alvinhoughjr.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alvin</a> as well as <a href="https://www.onceonthisisland.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ONCE ON THIS ISLAND</a>. ----- The time and expense needed to bring these guests and conversations to you each week is both sometimes challenging but always rewarding. Please consider <a href="https://ko-fi.com/winmipodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">buying me a coffee</a> to support this work that goes into each episode.   Join the WINMI community by following on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/winmipodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> or <a href="https://www.twitter.com/winmipodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> as well as reaching out to Patrick with any questions or comments: <a href="https://www.pojones.com/contact-winmi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">contact.winmipodcast.com</a> "Hot Swing" by Kevin MacLeod (<a href="http://incompetech.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">incompetech.com</a>) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Tony Awards - ONCE ON THIS ISLAND with Musical Director Alvin Hough, Jr.