always just a little acoustic song until we added some drums to it . In the studio , we were able to add some strings . A song like “ Lucky ” normally lives in the acoustic world until we get into this new realm performing with the Pops . They ’ ve helped us uplift songs like “ Lucky ” or “ I ’ m Yours ,” which is a great example of a little happy , hippie song . It never had orchestration , and now it will have the addition of brass and orchestral energies . It ' s really lovely . Most of the show is going to feature the Pops . There might be one or two songs that are acoustic , and I leave those in as a surprise so that the show is not the same every night . Songs like “ The Remedy ,” which is now more than 20 years old , was an acoustic rock and Hip-Hop song . It never had orchestration until now . I think we ’ re going to surprise the audience with the set list , because it will have recognizable songs being heard in a new light .
Sherman : Four days after your performance on July 2 , Tanglewood is going to be hosting an evening paying tribute to modern Broadway musicals , Broadway Today !: Broadway ’ s Modern Masters . As someone who got their start as a singer performing in musicals , how do you think your early background in musical theater has shaped your identity as a musician ?
Mraz : Musical theater was the portal that I first stepped through . It connected me to the stage and it connected me to song . I always loved sitting on my mom ' s piano and banging out songs as a little kid . I would try to play the songs I heard from The Muppet Movie by ear or play along with the radio . When I was introduced to musical theater , I realized that I could take all this interest I had in music and put it towards telling stories on stage . It was my first step towards becoming a performance artist . Growing up , we had chorus and drama in our school merged together to give us musical theater performances as early as eighth grade . I knew from seven years old that I was going to be in the entertainment industry and
that I was going to be a performer . Musicals gave me that opportunity , and they were my training . When I was 18 , I went to New York City to pursue musical theater , and I got a big dose of reality while auditioning . I did well in my small pond , but when I moved to New York , I thought , “ Oh , my gosh — I could spend my entire life auditioning before I ' m the perfect person for this role , even if I could sing and dance .” I started playing guitar in the park , to my college roommates , and on the sidewalk . I saw that I could capture an audience like that , and I took a step aside from musical theater and started pursuing my own original songs , only to then finally come back to musical theater in the last couple of years . I took a 20-year detour to get back to musical theater , but I also grew up as a fan of it . I always catch a show when I go to New York or when one comes to San Diego , where I live . I try to pop in and see what ' s current and how people are reimagining the old musicals and delivering us exciting new ones .
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