Podcast: When a 16-year-old Stephen Ferri saved 'Aida,' and his theater career since episode artwork

EPISODE · Apr 26, 2026 · 44 MIN

Podcast: When a 16-year-old Stephen Ferri saved 'Aida,' and his theater career since

from Lights Up: The High School Theater Podcast · host Pete Kramer

I was so happy to welcome Stephen Ferri, executive producer of White Plains Performing Arts Center, to the “Lights Up: High School Theater Podcast” this week to talk about Broadway, studying at Purchase College, running a regional theater and the time when he was a sophomore in high school and saved "Aida" by stepping in to conduct the all-pro orchestra. At age 16. Get full access to Pete Kramer at petekramer.substack.com/subscribe

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