Broadhurst Theatre
Opened April 7, 2026
CATS: The Jellicle Ball Musicians
William Waldrop
Conductor
Rebekah Bruce
Keyboard 2/Associate Conductor
Sujin Kim-Ramsey
Keyboard 1
Lindsay Noel Miller
Keyboard 3
Justin Vance
Reed 1 - Flute/Clarinet/Tenor Sax
Amy Griffiths
Reed 2 - Clarinet/Soprano Sax/
Bari Sax
Kyle Hoyt
French Horn
John Chudoba
Trumpet/Piccolo Trumpet/
Flugelhorn
Clayton Craddock
Drums/Percussion
Andrew Zinsmeister
Acoustic Guitars/Electric Guitar/
Banjo
Calvin Jones
Electric Bass
Wayne Smith
Cello
Music Team
William Waldrop
Musical Supervisor/Musical Director
Rebekah Bruce
Associate Musical Director
Sujin Kim-Ramsey
Assistant Musical Director
Caitlyn Primous
Music Production Assistant
Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Wilson
Orchestrators
Emily Grishman Music Preparation, Adriana Grace, Timothy Hanson, and Alden Terry
Music Preparation
David Lai
Musical Coordinator
Doug Schadt
Music Producer
Trevor Holder
Beats Arranger/Producer
Musician Bios
Kyle Hoyt
French Horn
Kyle Hoyt is a New York City based French hornist whose career spans international solo appearances, major orchestras, Broadway productions, and commercial recording. He has appeared as soloist with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Israel Chamber Orchestra, and the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra.
Kyle performs regularly with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, American Symphony Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony, and New Haven Symphony Orchestra. He previously served as Associate Principal Horn of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra and has also performed with the New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the Galilee Chamber Orchestra.
An active chamber musician, he is a member of the Montclair Wind Quintet and has been featured at the Bard Music Festival and as guest artist at the Taconic Music Festival. On Broadway, he performs in the orchestra of CATS: The Jellicle Ball. Recording credits include Joker, tick, tick... BOOM!, and projects with Yo-Yo Ma and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. He serves on the faculty of Montclair State University.
Clayton Craddock
Drums / Percussion
Born in Hartford and raised in Manchester, Connecticut, Clayton Craddock grew up surrounded by Barry White, Parliament-Funkadelic, KISS, Prince, Rush, and Earth, Wind & Fire — absorbing everything from soul and funk to rock, hip-hop, jazz, and fusion. Drums were his calling. He attended Howard University, where he lived in the School of Fine Arts and became section leader of Thunder Machine, Howard's legendary drum section. After graduating he made his way to New York City in 1993, building his career across every genre until a 2000 offer to play Footloose in Las Vegas launched his career in musical theater.
Currently the drummer for Cats: The Jellicle Ball on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre, Clayton's Broadway credits include Memphis: The Musical, winner of the 2010 Tony Award for Best Musical, Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill (with Audra McDonald), Altar Boyz, and tick, tick…BOOM! His out-of-town credits include The Last Goodbye at The Old Globe in San Diego and The Hippest Trip: The Soul Train Musical in San Francisco. He has subbed on productions including Motown, Evita,
Cats, Avenue Q, The Color Purple, Rent, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical, and Hadestown (Tour).
His television credits include The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Good Morning America, The View, The Today Show, and the Tony Awards. Beyond the stage, he has performed alongside soul and R&B legends The Stylistics, The Delfonics, Ben E. King, and Deniece Williams, blues icon Hubert Sumlin, and rock and roll pioneer Chuck Berry, as well as Laura Benanti, Kristin Chenoweth, Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis, Christian Borle, Kerry Butler, and Mario Cantone.
He is the author of Broadway Bound and Beyond: A Musician's Guide to Building a Theater Career — a comprehensive, experience-driven guide covering every stage of a theater career, from developing the Broadway mindset and building relationships to managing your finances, navigating the pit, mastering the art of subbing, landing your own show, and knowing what to do when the curtain comes down for the last time.
He is also the founder of Broadway Drumming 101, an educational platform, podcast, and mentorship resource built to demystify what it actually takes to succeed in professional theater. Through in-depth interviews with Broadway musicians, touring musicians, conductors, and contractors, it has become the go-to resource for anyone serious about making a career on Broadway.
After years of experiencing the ups and downs of a life in professional theater, Clayton made a deliberate decision to stop relying on the next gig and build something he owned outright — C.R.A.D. Global Ventures — Comprehensive Resources for Artistic Development — an umbrella firm built around ownership over participation. Under C.R.A.D. sits Cincopated Publishing, home to Broadway Bound and Beyond, 100 Top Tens, and the children's series John the Lion, alongside Signature Brandworks, a merchandise and branding platform for artists who want their brand to stand for something.