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Sep 2019
31m 43s

Best of Billboard on Broadway: Alex Laca...

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The very busy music director/supervisor/orchestrator/arranger just won an Emmy for Fosse/Verdon; Rebecca revisits their deep conversation about his many roles and high-profile theater projects.

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