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

Lights Up: The High School Theater Podcast · Apr 26, 2026 · 44m

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.

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