There are very few large orchestras on broadway. The largest may be "Beauty & the Beast" (25 players), which is closing next month. It will be replaced with a show having an orchestra with a maximum of 18 players. Sad. It is nice that they still use a big band for the "Tony's". Hopefully it will stay that way.
Yes, Johnny is still at "Chicago". He's an incredible trumpet player with tons of stories of the old days. A fun guy to have around!
The trumpets:
