Arnie has been directing and conducting Musical Theater for over 50 years. He has a BS in Communications for Radio and Television Production from Temple University. As a Theater Minor, Arnie was privileged to work under Pop Randall. Arnie was Station Manager of WRTI, did news editing at WFIL for Gunnar Back and John Roberts, and did a stint as film editor there. His Musical training started when, at 8 years of age he studied percussion under Benjamin Podemsky, the head of the percussion section of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Since directing and conducting his first show at 17 (Finian’s Rainbow) Arnie has done close to 100 Music Theater productions. He and his lovely wife of 52 years, Lorri, teach Music Theater at Life Long Learn for Temple University.
