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BIO

Lehrer's recent credits New York include Carousel; Hello, Dolly!; Illyria; The Front Page; The Gabriels; Shuffle Along…; Fiddler on the Roof; Dames at Sea; The King and I (also London); Living on Love; Honeymoon in Vegas; Edward Albee’s A Delicate Balance; Love Letters; A Raisin in the Sun; Betrayal; Lucky Guy; South Pacific (first Tony Award for Sound Design); Death of a Salesman; The Apple Family Plays: Scenes from Life in the Country; and over 60 City Center Encores! productions including Chicago.


Recordings include An American in Paris (Grammy Award nomination), Loudon Wainwright’s High Wide and Handsome (Grammy Award), and Meredith Monk’s mercy.
A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, he currently teaches at Hunter College and was on the faculty of Bennington College from 2002-2013.

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Productions

GhostsGhosts
 
[Off-Broadway, 2025]
Sound Designer
GypsyGypsy
 
[Broadway, 2024]
Sound Designer
Plaza SuitePlaza Suite
 
[West End, 2024]
Sound Design
Into the WoodsInto the Woods
 
[US Tour, 2023]
Sound Desgin
Pictures From HomePictures From Home
 
[Broadway, 2023]
Sound Design
The Piano LessonThe Piano Lesson
 
[Broadway, 2022]
Sound Designer
Chicago (Non-Equity)Chicago (Non-Equity)
 
[US Tour, 2022]
Sound Design
Into the WoodsInto the Woods
 
[Broadway, 2022]
Sound Designer
To Kill a MockingbirdTo Kill a Mockingbird
 
[West End, 2022]
Sound Designer
Plaza SuitePlaza Suite
 
[Broadway, 2022]
Sound Design
The Music ManThe Music Man
 
[Broadway, 2022]
Sound Designer
To Kill A MockingbirdTo Kill A Mockingbird
 
[Broadway, 2021]
Sound Designer
To Kill A MockingbirdTo Kill A Mockingbird
 
[West End, 2020]
SOUND DESIGN
Fiddler on the Roof (Non-Equity)Fiddler on the Roof (Non-Equity)
 
[US Tour, 2019]
Sound Designer
King LearKing Lear
 
[Broadway, 2019]
Sound Designer
Hello, Dolly!Hello, Dolly!
 
[US Tour, 2018]
Sound Designer
The King and IThe King and I
 
[West End, 2018]
Sound Designer
My Fair LadyMy Fair Lady
 
[Broadway, 2018]
Sound Design
CarouselCarousel
 
[Broadway, 2018]
Sound Design
IllyriaIllyria
 
[Off-Broadway, 2017]
Sound Design
Monsoon WeddingMonsoon Wedding
 
[Regional (US), 2017]
Sound Design
Hello, Dolly!Hello, Dolly!
 
[Broadway, 2017]
Sound Designer
Women Of a Certain AgeWomen Of a Certain Age
 
[Off-Broadway, 2016]
Sound Design
The King and IThe King and I
 
[US Tour, 2016]
Sound
The Front PageThe Front Page
 
[Broadway, 2016]
Sound Designer
HungryHungry
 
[Off-Broadway, 2016]
Sound Design
Fiddler on the RoofFiddler on the Roof
 
[Broadway, 2015]
Sound Design
Dames at SeaDames at Sea
 
[Broadway, 2015]
Sound Design
Living on LoveLiving on Love
 
[Broadway, 2015]
Sound Design
The King and IThe King and I
 
[Broadway, 2015]
Sound Design
Honeymoon in VegasHoneymoon in Vegas
 
[Broadway, 2014]
Sound Design
An American in Paris
 
[Paris, 2014]
Sound Design
Love LettersLove Letters
 
[Broadway, 2014]
Sound Design
BetrayalBetrayal
 
[Broadway, 2013]
Sound Designer
Lucky GuyLucky Guy
 
[Broadway, 2013]
Sound Designer
Funny GirlFunny Girl
 
[Broadway, 2012] Cancelled
Sound Designer
ChaplinChaplin
 
[Broadway, 2012]
Sound Designer
Death of a SalesmanDeath of a Salesman
 
[Broadway, 2012]
Sound Designer
South PacificSouth Pacific
 
[West End, 2011]
Sound Designer
That Championship SeasonThat Championship Season
 
[Broadway, 2011]
Sound Designer
Women On The Verge Of A Nervous BreakdownWomen On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
 
[Broadway, 2010]
Sound Designer
A View From The BridgeA View From The Bridge
 
[Broadway, 2010]
Sound Designer
Finian's RainbowFinian's Rainbow
 
[Broadway, 2009]
Sound Designer
Joe Turner's Come and GoneJoe Turner's Come and Gone
 
[Broadway, 2009]
Sound Designer
HappinessHappiness
 
[Off-Broadway, 2009]
Sound Designer
Happiness
 
[Off-Broadway, 2009]
Sound Designer
Prayer for My Enemy
 
[Off-Broadway, 2008]
Sound Designer
South PacificSouth Pacific
 
[Broadway, 2008]
Sound Designer
Face the Music
 
[Off-Broadway, 2007]
Sound Designer
Our Leading Lady
 
[Off-Broadway, 2007]
Sound Designer
Chita Rivera: The Dancer's LifeChita Rivera: The Dancer's Life
 
[Broadway, 2005]
Sound Designer
Dessa Rose
 
[Off-Broadway, 2005]
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
Regina
 
[Washington, DC (Regional), 2005]
Sound Designer
Rodney's Wife
 
[Off-Broadway, 2004]
Sound Designer
The FrogsThe Frogs
 
[Broadway, 2004]
Sound Designer
Pardon My English
 
[Off-Broadway, 2004]
Sound Designer
Can-Can
 
[Off-Broadway, 2004]
Sound Designer
The CaretakerThe Caretaker
 
[Broadway, 2003]
Sound Designer
No Strings
 
[Off-Broadway, 2003]
Sound Designer
The New Moon
 
[Off-Broadway, 2003]
Sound Designer
My Life With Albertine
 
[Off-Broadway, 2003]
Sound Designer
Little Fish
 
[Off-Broadway, 2003]
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
The General From America
 
[Off-Broadway, 2002]
Sound Designer
A Man of No Importance
 
[Off-Broadway, 2002]
Sound Designer
Frankie And Johnny In The Clair De Lune
 
[Broadway, 2002]
Sound Designer
The Pajama Game
 
[Off-Broadway, 2002]
Sound Designer
Franny's Way
 
[Off-Broadway, 2002]
Sound Designer
Carnival!
 
[Off-Broadway, 2002]
Sound Designer
Thou Shalt Not
 
[Broadway, 2001]
Sound Designer
Hair
 
[Off-Broadway, 2001]
Sound Designer
The Invention Of Love
 
[Broadway, 2001]
Sound Designer
Bloomer Girl
 
[Off-Broadway, 2001]
Sound Designer
A Connecticut Yankee
 
[Off-Broadway, 2001]
Sound Designer
James Joyce's The Dead
 
[Regional (US), 2000]
Sound Designer
Wonderful Town
 
[Off-Broadway, 2000]
Sound Designer
Tenderloin
 
[Off-Broadway, 2000]
Sound Designer
Saturday Night
 
[Off-Broadway, 2000]
Sound Designer
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
 
[Off-Broadway, 2000]
Sound Designer
James Joyce's The Dead
 
[Broadway, 2000]
Sound Designer
Abby's Song
 
[Off-Broadway, 1999]
Sound Designer
James Joyce's The Dead
 
[Off-Broadway, 1999]
Sound Designer
Ziegfeld Follies of 1936
 
[Off-Broadway, 1999]
Sound Designer
Babes in Arms
 
[Off-Broadway, 1999]
Sound Designer
St. Louis Woman
 
[Off-Broadway, 1998]
Sound Designer
Li'l Abner
 
[Off-Broadway, 1998]
Sound Designer
Ah, Wilderness!
 
[Broadway, 1998]
Sound Designer
ChicagoChicago
 
[West End, 1997]
Sound Designer
An American Daughter
 
[Broadway, 1997]
Sound Designer
ChicagoChicago
 
[Broadway, 1996]
Sound Designer
Chicago
 
[Off-Broadway, 1996]
Sound Designer
One Touch of Venus
 
[Off-Broadway, 1996]
Sound Designer
One Touch of Venus
 
[Off-Broadway, 1996]
Sound Designer
A Fair Country
 
[Off-Broadway, 1996]
Sound Designer
Du Barry Was A Lady
 
[Off-Broadway, 1996]
Sound Designer
Pal Joey
 
[Off-Broadway, 1995]
Sound Designer
Out of this World
 
[Off-Broadway, 1995]
Sound Designer
Call Me Madam
 
[Off-Broadway, 1995]
Sound Designer
Hapgood
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Sound Designer
Lady in the Dark
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Sound Designer
Fiorello!
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Sound Designer
Angels in America: Perestroika
 
[Broadway, 1993]
Sound Designer
A Perfect Ganesh
 
[Off-Broadway, 1993]
Sound Designer
Angels in America: Millennium Approaches
 
[Broadway, 1993]
Sound Designer
Putting It Together
 
[Off-Broadway, 1993]
Sound Designer
Three Hotels
 
[Off-Broadway, 1993]
Sound Designer
The Last Yankee
 
[Off-Broadway, 1993]
Sound Designer
My Favorite Year
 
[Broadway, 1992]
Sound Designer
The Extra Man
 
[Off-Broadway, 1992]
Sound Designer
A Streetcar Named Desire
 
[Broadway, 1992]
Sound Designer
The Substance of Fire
 
[Off-Broadway, 1992]
Sound Designer
Babylon Gardens
 
[Off-Broadway, 1991]
Sound Designer
Selling Off
 
[Off-Broadway, 1991]
Sound Designer
Walking the Dead
 
[Off-Broadway, 1991]
Sound Designer
I Hate Hamlet
 
[Broadway, 1991]
Sound Designer
The Substance of Fire
 
[Off-Broadway, 1991]
Sound Designer
Assassins
 
[Off-Broadway, 1990]
Sound Designer
Love Diatribe
 
[Off-Broadway, 1990]
Sound Designer
Once On This Island
 
[Broadway, 1990]
Sound Designer
Once on This Island
 
[Off-Broadway, 1990]
Sound Designer
Prelude to a Kiss
 
[Broadway, 1990]
Sound Designer
Prelude to a Kiss
 
[Off-Broadway, 1990]
Sound Designer
Hyde in Hollywood
 
[Off-Broadway, 1989]
Sound Designer
The Heidi Chronicles
 
[Broadway, 1989]
Sound Designer
Emily
 
[Off-Broadway, 1988]
Sound Designer
The Lucky Spot
 
[Off-Broadway, 1987]
Sound Designer
Bloody Poetry
 
[Off-Broadway, 1987]
Sound Designer
Highest Standard of Living
 
[Off-Broadway, 1986]
Sound Designer
The Nice and the Nasty
 
[Off-Broadway, 1986]
Sound Designer
Principia Scriptoriae
 
[Off-Broadway, 1986]
Sound Designer
Little Footsteps
 
[Off-Broadway, 1986]
Sound Designer
Anteroom
 
[Off-Broadway, 1985]
Sound Designer
Raw Youth
 
[Off-Broadway, 1985]
Sound Designer
Fighting International Fat
 
[Off-Broadway, 1985]
Sound Designer
Young Playwrights Festival (1985)
 
[Off-Broadway, 1985]
Sound Designer
Romance Language
 
[Off-Broadway, 1984]
Sound Designer
Isn't It Romantic
 
[Off-Broadway, 1984]
Sound Designer
Terra Nova
 
[Off-Broadway, 1984]
Sound Designer
Isn't it Romantic
 
[Off-Broadway, 1983]
Sound Designer
Sunday in the Park with George
 
[Off-Broadway, 1983]
Sound Designer
Extremities
 
[Off-Broadway, 1982]
Sound Designer
Geniuses
 
[Off-Broadway, 1982]
Sound Designer
Guests of the Nation
 
[Off-Broadway, 1980]
Sound Designer

Awards and Nominations


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2023 - Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical

Scott Lehrer, Into the Woods

Tony Awards - 2023 - Best Sound Design of a Musical

Scott Lehrer, Into the Woods

Tony Awards - 2019 - Best Sound Design of a Play

Scott Lehrer, To Kill a Mockingbird

Drama Desk Awards - 2018 - Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical

Scott Lehrer, Carousel

Tony Awards - 2018 - Best Sound Design of a Musical

Scott Lehrer, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel

Drama Desk Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical

Scott Lehrer, Hello, Dolly!

Drama Desk Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical

Scott Lehrer, Shuffle Along Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed

Drama Desk Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical

Scott Lehrer, The King and I

Drama Desk Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical

Scott Lehrer, Honeymoon in Vegas

Drama Desk Awards - 2013 - Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical

Scott Lehrer, Chaplin: The Musical

Tony Awards - 2012 - Best Sound Design of a Play

Scott Lehrer, Death of a Salesman

Tony Awards - 2010 - Best Sound Design of a Play

Scott Lehrer, A View from the Bridge

Drama Desk Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical

Scott Lehrer, Finian's Rainbow

Tony Awards - 2009 - Best Sound Design of a Play

Scott Lehrer, Joe Turner's Come and Gone


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2008 - Outstanding Sound Design

Scott Lehrer, South Pacific


winner
Tony Awards - 2008 - Best Sound Design of a Musical

Scott Lehrer, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific

The Lortels - 2005 - Outstanding Sound Design

Scott Lehrer, Dessa Rose


winner
The Lortels - 2002 - Outstanding Sound Design

Scott LehrerFranny’s Way

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Video: Watch Kate Baldwin, Brian Stokes Mitchell & More Rehearse For LOVE LIFE at Enc Photo
Video: Watch Kate Baldwin, Brian Stokes Mitchell & More Rehearse For LOVE LIFE at Encores!
by Michael Major - Mar 18, 2025

Step inside the rehearsal room for Love Life at New York City Center Encores! Watch videos of Kate Baldwin, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and the cast of the Victoria Clark-directed production perform 'I Remember It Well' and 'Women's Club Blues.'
Video: LOVE LIFE In Rehearsal At New York City Center Photo
Video: LOVE LIFE In Rehearsal At New York City Center
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 18, 2025

Step behind the scenes of Love Life at New York City Center, as Kim Kowalke, President & CEO of the Kurt Weill Foundation, dives into the story behind the iconic 'Love Song' and get an exclusive first listen to the song, performed by John Edwards. Watch the video!
Photos: GHOSTS Opening Night at Lincoln Center Theater Photo
Photos: GHOSTS Opening Night at Lincoln Center Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 14, 2025

On Monday, March 10, Lincoln Center Theater celebrated the opening night of its production of Ibsen’s GHOSTS, featuring a new version by Mark O’Rowe and directed by Jack O’Brien. See photos from the evening here!
Video: Kate Baldwin Sings 'Mister Right' from LOVE LIFE Photo
Video: Kate Baldwin Sings 'Mister Right' from LOVE LIFE
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 13, 2025

Up next at New York City Center Encores! is Love Life, directed by Tony winner Victoria Clark with Guest Music Director Rob Berman and choreography by Joann Hunter. Watch in this video as Clark explains what audiences can expect from the production and Kate Baldwin sings “Mr. Right.” 
Ashley Graham Will Make Her Broadway Debut as 'Roxie Hart' in CHICAGO Photo
Ashley Graham Will Make Her Broadway Debut as 'Roxie Hart' in CHICAGO
by Stephi Wild - Mar 13, 2025

Chicago will welcome supermodel, author, and entrepreneur Ashley Graham, making her Broadway debut in the role of “Roxie Hart” beginning next month. Learn more here!
CHICAGO Comes to the Wharton Center Photo
CHICAGO Comes to the Wharton Center
by Stephi Wild - Mar 12, 2025

CHICAGO is coming to East Lansing. Enjoy CHICAGO on Wharton Center's Cobb Great Hall stage next month. Learn more about the show and find out how to get tickets here!
Review Roundup: GHOSTS at Lincoln Center Theater Photo
Review Roundup: GHOSTS at Lincoln Center Theater
by Stephi Wild - Mar 11, 2025

Lincoln Center Theater celebrated the opening night of Ibsen’s Ghosts, featuring a new version by Mark O’Rowe and direction by Jack O’Brien, at the Mitzi E. Newhouse. Find out what the critics are saying!
CHICAGO Comes to the Washington Pavilion This Month Photo
CHICAGO Comes to the Washington Pavilion This Month
by Stephi Wild - Mar 11, 2025

CHICAGO will arrive at the Washington Pavilion this month. Tickets are on sale now for four performances from March 27–29.  Learn more about the show here!
Video: Billy Crudup, Ella Beatty and More in GHOSTS at LCT Photo
Video: Billy Crudup, Ella Beatty and More in GHOSTS at LCT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 10, 2025

Tonight, Monday, March 10, Lincoln Center Theater will celebrate the opening night of Ibsen’s GHOSTS, featuring a new version by Mark O’Rowe and direction by Jack O’Brien, at the Mitzi E. Newhouse. Get a first look at footage here! 
GHOSTS Extended at Lincoln Center Theater Through Late April Photo
GHOSTS Extended at Lincoln Center Theater Through Late April
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 5, 2025

Lincoln Center Theater has extended the run of Henrik Ibsen’s GHOSTS. The cast features Billy Crudup, Lily Rabe and more. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
Video: Hear the Encores! Orchestra Rehearse LOVE LIFE at New York City Center Photo
Video: Hear the Encores! Orchestra Rehearse LOVE LIFE at New York City Center
by Michael Major - Mar 4, 2025

Get a first listen to the Encores! Orchestra rehearsing the music of Kurt Weill’s Love Life, which has not been heard in New York for over 75 years. Love Life’s original Broadway production never recorded a cast recording. See the video!
Watch: Billy Crudup Shares Onstage Panic Attack Experience During HARRY CLARKE Perfor Photo
Watch: Billy Crudup Shares Onstage Panic Attack Experience During HARRY CLARKE Performance
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 4, 2025

On a recent visit to Live with Kelly and Mark, Billy Crudup recalled a time during one of the first performances of his one-man show Harry Clarke when he had a panic attack and forgot his lines onstage. Watch him talk about the experience here.
Brian Stokes Mitchell Joins the Cast of LOVE LIFE at City Center Encores! Photo
Brian Stokes Mitchell Joins the Cast of LOVE LIFE at City Center Encores!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 3, 2025

Directed by Tony winner Victoria Clark, Love Life has not been seen in New York in over 75 years. Learn more about who is starring in the City Center Encores! production and learn how to purchase tickets.
Top Off-Broadway Shows for March 2025 Photo
Top Off-Broadway Shows for March 2025
by Sidney Paterra - Mar 1, 2025

What's happening off-Broadway? BroadwayWorld is here to guide you through the top picks for theatre in the month of March, including world premiere plays, starry revivals, and more.
CHICAGO Begins In March At Fox Performing Arts Center Photo
CHICAGO Begins In March At Fox Performing Arts Center
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 28, 2025

Broadway's favorite razzle-dazzle smash hit musical, CHICAGO will be presented as part of the 24–25 BROADWAY AT THE FOX IN RIVERSIDE Series and will take the Fox Performing Arts Center stage March 18–19, 2025.
Interview: Celia Berk Spotlights Her New EP in FOR THE RECORD at 54 Below Photo
Interview: Celia Berk Spotlights Her New EP in FOR THE RECORD at 54 Below
by Rebecca Kaplan - Feb 27, 2025

Award-winning singer and recording artist Celia Berk’s Four Seasons of Songs launches on February 28 with a four-song EP titled, Spring. In May at 54 Below, she'll share songs from her new albums and revisit some of her most popular recordings.
Video: Jimmy Fallon Presents Billy Crudup with Sardi's Portrait on THE TONIGHT SHOW Photo
Video: Jimmy Fallon Presents Billy Crudup with Sardi's Portrait on THE TONIGHT SHOW
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 25, 2025

On a recent visit to The Tonight Show, Billy Crudup talked about Ibsen's Ghosts and why the material is still timely hundreds of years after it was first written. Also on the show, Fallon surprised the performer with his long-awaited Sardi's portrait. Watch the video!
Photos: Ella Beatty, Lily Rabe, Billy Crudup and More in GHOSTS at Lincoln Center The Photo
Photos: Ella Beatty, Lily Rabe, Billy Crudup and More in GHOSTS at Lincoln Center Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 24, 2025

Discover breathtaking photos from Lincoln Center Theater's GHOSTS, featuring a stellar cast including Ella Beatty and Billy Crudup. Experience this gripping new adaptation by Mark O'Rowe, directed by Jack O'Brien.
Exclusive: Celia Berk to Release New EP; Listen to the First Song Now Photo
Exclusive: Celia Berk to Release New EP; Listen to the First Song Now
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 24, 2025

Ahead of Celia Berk's new EP, BroadwayWorld is excited to premiere a new recording from the collection, 'They Say It's Spring.' Listen to the track here!
Photos: Erika Jayne and Sophie Carmen-Jones in CHICAGO on Broadway Photo
Photos: Erika Jayne and Sophie Carmen-Jones in CHICAGO on Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 14, 2025

You can now get a first look at production photos of Sophie Carmen-Jones as 'Velma Kelly' & Erika Jayne as 'Roxie Hart' in Chicago on Broadway! Learn more about the production
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Scott Lehrer been nominated for?

Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Into the Woods, Best Sound Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Into the Woods, Best Sound Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for To Kill a Mockingbird, Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Carousel, Best Sound Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel, Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Hello, Dolly!, Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Shuffle Along Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed, Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for The King and I, Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Honeymoon in Vegas, Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Chaplin: The Musical, Best Sound Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for Death of a Salesman, Best Sound Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for A View from the Bridge, Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Finian's Rainbow, Best Sound Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Outstanding Sound Design (Drama Desk Awards) for South Pacific, Best Sound Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific, Outstanding Sound Design (The Lortels) for Dessa Rose and Outstanding Sound Design (The Lortels) for Franny’s Way.

What awards has Scott Lehrer won?

Scott Lehrer has won several awards for his work in sound design, including Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for Into the Woods, Outstanding Sound Design at the Drama Desk Awards for South Pacific, Best Sound Design of a Musical at the Tony Awards for Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific, and Outstanding Sound Design at The Lortels for Franny’s Way.

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