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This Man Has To Be Ready To Play Any One Of 14 Roles Any A Given Night

THEATRE Posted: May 30, 2019 10:01 am

“As what’s known in Broadway parlance as a ‘swing,’ [Angelo] Soriano is paid to master a head-spinning 14 roles, though he is never certain he will go onstage in any of them. With … [injuries,] vacations, and the flu, and the complexities of running a multimillion-dollar Disney show, you need agile replacements who can sing, dance and not trip over one another while brandishing scimitars in one scene, nailing an exuberant nine-minute tap-heavy number the next.” – The New York Times Magazine

THEATRE Published: 05.30.19

Read the story in New York Times Magazine Published: 05.30.19

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