Interview with Keith Levenson, December 23, 2020
Project: Gig Economy Workers in the Arts During the COVID-19 Era Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Composer, conductor, arranger, and advocate Keith Levenson talks about his work as musical director and conductor for "The Who's Tommy" the musical when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the world. He talks at length about how he became an advocate for musicians and tech crews in the ensuing months, including significant advocacy for the second pandemic relief package from the U.S. government, particularly the Save Our Stages portion of the bill. He also talks about his career overall and how he thinks the music and Broadway industries may emerge from the pandemic.Interview Accession
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The Who (Artist) Orchestra Broadway Touring musical productions Paul Schaffer (Artist) The Magic Show (Musical) Keyboards Conductors Tommy the Musical The Who's Tommy (Musical) Advocacy Musical directors MusiCares Roger Daltrey (Artist) Pete Townsend (Artist) New York State Department of Labor CARES Act Unemployment Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemics fustercluckmusic.com 1099 workers W-2 workers Rolling Stone (Magazine) Save Our Stages Zoom fatigue Zoom (Video teleconferencing software)Interview Rights
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Levenson, Keith Interview by Kopana Terry. 23 Dec. 2020. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Levenson, K. (2020, December 23). Interview by K. Terry. Gig Economy Workers in the Arts During the COVID-19 Era Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Levenson, Keith, interview by Kopana Terry. December 23, 2020, Gig Economy Workers in the Arts During the COVID-19 Era Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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