| Wednesday ~ June 27th |
11:00 am Commuter Drop Off- Ripley Grier Studios, 520 8th Avenue (between 36th St. and 37th St.)
Commuting students and parents of commuting students: Kindly plan to drop off students on the 17th floor of the Ripley Grier Studios! Please do not arrive more than 10-15 minutes early. BAA reps will be available to guide you from the lobby area to the 17th floor on Day One in order to help you get familiar with the building. Every other day, students should report directly to the 17th floor. |
| 10:30am - 10:45am |
Participants staying at BAA chaperoned hotels meet in the Hotel Lobby for a brief 10 to 15 minute Chaperone check in process and hotel orientation
(It is recommended to attend the Parent Orientation at Ripley Grier Studios as well.)
Hotel based participants check in with BAA escorts to depart for Ripley Grier Studios.
Don't be late! We will leave promptly! |
11:00am - 11:30am
* FOR PARENTS * |
Optional Parent Orientation with Michelle R. Lehrman (Assistant Director) & Ashleigh Junio (Admissions Director)
Parents of hotel based and commuting students can get your program and schedule related questions answered in this brief informational meeting |
| 11:00am - 11:55am |
Student Orientation/Registration/Introductions/Theatre Games with Jennifer Johns (Artistic Director, Founder) |
| 12:00pm - 1:10pm |
DANCE MASTER CLASS/DANCE ELECTIVE – Learn Broadway Dance Repertoire
(Select from the following. Indicate 1st and 2nd choices of the options listed below)
1st Choice:
2nd Choice: |
Broadway Theatre Dance - Levels 1 & 2
Broadway Repertoire (Beginning-Intermediate) |
Andi Hopkins
National and International Tours of Singin’ in the Rain, Joesph... Dreamcoat, Dreamgirls (Effie u/s), West Side Story, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Radio City, etc. |
Broadway Theatre Dance - Levels 2 & 3
Musical Theatre Combination (Intermediate-Advanced) |
Tyrick Wiltez Jones
Broadway’s Finian’s Rainbow, Hairspray; National Tours: Miss Saigon, Seussical, Fosse, Showboat; TV: Nickelodeon, Film: Joyful Noise; NY and Regional award winning Director/Choreographer, etc. |
Broadway Tap Dance – Intermediate/Advanced Tappers
Musical Theatre Tap Combination
(Tap shoes strongly recommended) |
Jennifer Johns
BAA’s Artistic Director; Performer: Radio City; Tours: 42nd Street, Grease, Joseph... Dreamcoat, Evita, Red Hot and Cole; USO Tour; Regional: White Christmas, Christmas Story, Anything Goes; TV/Film; Regional Director; Pace University and NYU Faculty, etc. |
| 12:45 pm - Mock Broadway Dance Audition (ALL performers!) |
Choose ONE of the TWO combinations you learned to audition with! |
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| 1:15pm - 2:10pm |
Catered Lunch, Meet with Advisors |
| 2:15pm - 3:55pm |
PLACEMENT AUDITIONS
(Select ONE of the following, based on your strength as a performer! Indicate 1st choice of options listed below)
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1st Choice: |
| Voice Majors |
16-32 Bars and/or 1-2 minute Monologues
Please prepare ONE or TWO contrasting 16-32 bar pieces (e.g. Up-tempo/ballad, legit/belt) Be sure to bring your sheet music in the proper key! (In addition, singers may prepare one optional 1-2 minute monologue) |
| Acting Majors |
1-2 Monologues and 16 bars
Please prepare ONE or TWO brief contrasting monologues and a short song.
Your selections should be approximately one - two minutes each. (In addition, actors may prepare an optional 16-32 bar song) If you only have one monologue, we may give you a new monologue or commercial to “Cold Read” |
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| 4:00pm - 5:30pm |
Ensemble Vocal Rehearsal for Final Showcase
with top Music Directors Tyler Knauf & Kevin Wallace
Learn a Fun “Mash-up” from Group Production Number for the Final Showcase from Frozen or You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown |
5:30pm
SIGN OUT |
Sign Out
Hotel Based Participants meet to be escorted back to Hotel by BAA Staff
Commuting Students should be picked up and signed out from Ripley Grier Studios
(Parents of local/commuting students, we will NOT release your student without a qualified guardian signing them out on the 17th floor, or to a designated chaperone according to your completed “online forms” paperwork) |
| Thursday ~ June 28th |
| 10:30 AM Commuter Drop Off- Ripley Grier Studios, 520 Eighth Avenue, 17th Floor |
| 10:15am |
Hotel based participants check in with BAA escorts to depart for Ripley Grier Studios.
Don't be late! We will leave promptly! |
| 10:30am - 11:10am |
Welcome/Sign-In/Vocal Warm Up/Morning Announcements
Individual Coaching Sessions - One on One work on your audition material
(Students will be pulled individually throughout the day for showcase song and monologue coachings) |
| 11:15am - 1:00pm |
ELECTIVE MASTER CLASS
(Select from the following. Indicate 1st and 2nd choices of the options listed below)
1st Choice:
2nd Choice: |
Broadway Dance Repertoire: Hamilton
(Dance Levels 2-3)
Work on Dance Skills while Learning the Original Broadway Choreography |
Thayne Jasperson
Broadway’s Hamilton (original cast, Farmer Refuted, u/s King George), Matilda, Newsies; National Tours: West Side Story, Oz (Scarecrow); Film: High School Musical, HSM 2; TV: MTV’s American Mall, SYTYCD (Season 4 Finalist), NBC's Smash |
Movement for Actors
(Dance Levels 1-2)
Finding character through movement |
Andi Hopkins
National and International Tours of Singin’ in the Rain, Joesph... Dreamcoat, Dreamgirls (Effie u/s), West Side Story, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Radio City, etc. |
CLASS FULL
Scene Study and Character Development
(Acting)
Utilizing Scenes from Wicked, Matilda, Christmas Story, & Tuck Everlasting |
Tyrick Wiltez Jones
Broadway’s Finian’s Rainbow, Hairspray; National Tours: Miss Saigon, Seussical, Fosse, Showboat; TV: Nickelodeon, Film: Joyful Noise; NY and Regional award winning Director/Choreographer, etc. |
Song Interpretation: Telling a Story Through Song
(Voice) |
Jennifer Johns
BAA’s Artistic Director; Performer: Radio City; Tours: 42nd Street, Grease, Joseph... Dreamcoat, Evita, Red Hot and Cole; USO Tour; Regional: White Christmas, Christmas Story, Anything Goes; TV/Film; Regional Director; Pace University and NYU Faculty, etc. |
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| 1:05pm - 1:40pm |
Catered Lunch, Meet with your Advisor |
| 1:45pm - 3:55pm |
DESIGNATED MASTER CLASS
(You MUST select the Master Class designated by your Group)
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1st Choice: |
VOICE
GROUP A |
Song Interpretation: Telling a Story Through Song
(Voice) |
Megan McGinnis
Broadway's Les Misérables (Eponine), Side Show (Violet, Daisy u/s), Little Women (Beth, original cast), Beauty and the Beast (Belle), Thoroughly Modern Millie, Parade, etc.; off-Broadway's Daddy Long Legs (Jerusha), Goldstein |
VOICE
GROUP B |
Making it on Broadway: Song Interpretation
(Voice) |
Thayne Jasperson
Broadway’s Hamilton (original cast, Farmer Refuted, u/s King George), Matilda, Newsies; National Tours: West Side Story, Oz (Scarecrow); Film: High School Musical, HSM 2; TV: MTV’s American Mall, SYTYCD (Season 4 Finalist), NBC's Smash |
ACTING
GROUP A |
Scene Study and Character Development
(Acting)
Utilizing Scenes from Wicked, Matilda, Christmas Story, & Tuck Everlasting |
Tyrick Wiltez Jones
Broadway’s Finian’s Rainbow, Hairspray; National Tours: Miss Saigon, Seussical, Fosse, Showboat; TV: Nickelodeon, Film: Joyful Noise; NY and Regional award winning Director/Choreographer, etc. |
ACTING
GROUP B |
Broadway Song and Dance Repertoire (Levels 1-3)
Learn a Production Number from Broadway’s Tuck Everlasting |
Heather Parcells
Broadway’s Tuck Everlasting, A Chorus Line, Finding Neverland, Soul Doctor, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Wonderland, etc.; National Tours: Thoroughly Modern Millie, Some Like It Hot, Chicago; Film/TV, Commercials |
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| 4:00pm - 5:25pm |
Final Showcase Music & Dance Rehearsal and Review/Solo Auditions/Wrap-Up |
| 5:30pm |
T-Shirt Distribution - All students pick up their BAA t-shirts to wear to the Broadway show |
| 5:30pm - 6:15pm |
Dinner/Pizza Party! Dinner provided for all students in between rehearsal and the evening event!
* Parents please note that all students must remain at Ripley Grier Studios. BAA Staff will escort students directly to the evening's Broadway Show. Parents holding Broadway show tickets to the same show should meet us at the theater's lobby. |
BROADWAY SHOW
7:00pm |
| Broadway Show: Anastasia
This dazzling new musical transports the audience from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past while finding a place for herself in the rapidly changing world of a new century.. Pursued by a ruthless Soviet officer determined to silence her, Anya enlists the aid of a dashing conman and a lovable ex-aristocrat. Together, they embark on an epic adventure to help her find home, love, and family.
The stage adaptation of the beloved 1997 animated film arrives on Broadway featuring a score by Tony® Award winners Lynn Ahrens (lyrics) and Stephen Flaherty (music), book written by Tony® Award winner Terrence McNally, and directed by Tony® Award winner Darko Tresnjak. |
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| After the show |
Chaperones escort BAA hotel participants back to BAA chaperoned hotels
Commuter sign out/pick up at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street, between Broadway & 8th Avenue)
(Show running time is listed on the respective show website, estimate a 10:00pm pickup, allowing time for a possible cast talk back)
With the exception of BAA Hotel Students being chaperoned back by the Hotel Chaperone, all parents or an adult designated on the Sign Out paperwork MUST sign out their students at the theater with a BAA Staff Member.
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| 11:00pm |
Lights out! (Rest up and prepare yourself for another busy day!) |
| Friday ~ June 29th |
| 10:30 AM Commuter Drop Off- Ripley Grier Studios, 520 Eighth Avenue, 17th Floor |
| 10:15am |
Hotel based participants check in with BAA escorts to depart for Ripley Grier Studios.
Don't be late! We will leave promptly! |
| 10:30am - 11:25am |
Vocal Warm up and Morning Announcements
Final Showcase Music Rehearsal - Solos distributed
Individual Coaching Sessions - One on One work on your audition material
(Students will be pulled individually throughout the day for showcase song and monologue coachings) |
11:15am - 1:15pm
* FOR PARENTS * |
SPECIAL "Let's Talk Shop: The Business of Show" Master Class for PARENTS
with Jennifer Johns, Artistic Director and Founder
Get your questions answered regarding New York auditions, the unions, marketing, mailings, pictures and résumés, working well with an agent or manager, casting director submissions, entertainment taxes, tutoring and schooling, looking ahead to college auditions, transitioning from kids in the biz to young adult careers, maintaining positive and supportive parental guidance, etc.
** This class is optional and open to all parents and participant guardians ** |
| 11:00am - 1:25pm |
ELECTIVE MASTER CLASS
(Select from the following. Indicate 1st and 2nd choices of the options listed below)
1st Choice:
2nd Choice: |
Telling a Story Through Dance/Finding Character Through Movement
(Acting/Movement)
Work on Song and Dance Skills while learning the music and original Broadway choreography to Cinderella and Hello Dolly |
Rachelle Rak
Broadway’s Catch Me if You Can, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Oklahoma, Fosse, etc.; Judge on TV’s Abby Lee’s Ultimate Dance Competition |
Broadway Song and Dance Repertoire: Broadway Rocks!
(Dance Levels 1-2)
Work on Dance Skills while Learning Repertoire from Broadway Shows such as School of Rock! |
Andi Hopkins
National and International Tours of Singin’ in the Rain, Joesph... Dreamcoat, Dreamgirls (Effie u/s), West Side Story, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Radio City, etc. |
CLASS FULL
WHOMP-CALL! Acting For the Camera
On-Camera Audition Technique using fun scenes!
(Acting) |
Paul Schaefer
Broadway’s The Phantom of the Opera (Phantom, Raoul us); National Tour: Thoroughly Modern Millie; off-Broadway: My Life With Albertine; TV: Guiding Light, Law and Order |
Top Broadway Auditions
16-32 Bar Audition Technique
(Voice) |
Kyle Dean Massey
Broadway’s Pippin (Pippin), The Boys in the Band, Wicked (Fiyero), Next to Normal (Gabe), Xanadu; National Tour: 42nd Street (Billy); Film: Sex and the City 2, The Contest; TV: ABC's Nashville |
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| 1:30pm - 2:10pm |
Catered Lunch |
| 2:15pm - 3:55pm |
DESIGNATED MASTER CLASS
(You MUST select the Master Class designated by your Group)
|
1st Choice: |
VOICE
GROUPS
A & B |
Making it on Broadway: Musical Theater Audition Technique
(Voice) |
Christopher Sieber
2-time Tony® Award winner (Shrek the Musical, Spamalot); Broadway's The Prom (upcoming), Matilda the Musical, Pippin, La Cage aux Folles, Chicago, Beauty and the Beast; TV: Two of a Kind |
ACTING
GROUP B |
Making it on Broadway: Cold Reading Audition Technique
(Acting) |
Paul Schaefer
Broadway’s The Phantom of the Opera (Phantom, Raoul us); National Tour: Thoroughly Modern Millie; off-Broadway: My Life With Albertine; TV: Guiding Light, Law and Order |
ACTING
GROUP A |
Movement for Actors (Dance Levels 1-2)
Utilizing Music and Scenes from Wicked, Matilda, Christmas Story, & Tuck Everlasting |
Andi Hopkins
National and International Tours of Singin’ in the Rain, Joesph... Dreamcoat, Dreamgirls (Effie u/s), West Side Story, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Radio City, etc. |
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| 4:00pm - 4:55pm |
Special Guest Speaker – Q&A Session and Master Class with Special Guest Instructor - Christy Altomare!
Currently starring as Anya in Broadway’s Anastasia (Anastasia, 2017 Drama Desk Award nominee), previously Broadway's Mamma Mia! (Sophie); National Tour: Spring Awakening (Wendla); off-Broadway: Carrie (Sue) |
| 5:00pm - 5:30pm |
Showcase Music and Staging Rehearsal/Exit Announcements |
| 5:30pm |
Students Dismissed
SIGN OUT
Hotel Based Participants meet to be escorted back to Hotel by BAA Staff
Commuting Students should be picked up and signed out from Ripley Grier Studios |
| 11:00pm |
Lights out! (Rest up and prepare yourself for another busy day!) |
| Saturday ~ June 30th |
| 10:30 AM Commuter Drop Off- Ripley Grier Studios, 520 Eighth Avenue, 17th Floor |
| 10:15am |
Hotel based participants check in with BAA escorts to depart for Ripley Grier Studios.
Don't be late! We will leave promptly! |
| 11:00am - 12:55pm |
Warm up and Showcase Dress Rehearsal
Work with Top Music Directors and Vocal Coaches on Broadway Repertoire
Cue to Cue: 16 Bars or Monologue (Individual Performances) |
| 1:00pm - 1:25pm |
Catered Lunch |
| 1:30pm - 1:55pm |
Final Showcase Half Hour Call |
| 2:00pm - 5:15pm |
FINAL INDUSTRY MINI-PANEL
Showcase your coached and prepared material for direct industry feedback!
Past Industry guests have included:
Abrams Artists
Adrienne Stern Casting
Bercy Talent Management
BLOC NYC
Bohemia Entertainment
Nora Brennan Casting
Calleri Casting
Calli Company
Jim Carnahan Casting
Carson Adler Agency
CESD Talent Agency
Cindy Tolan Casting
Michael Cassara Casting
Bob Cline Casting
Creative Artists
Dale Brown Casting
Don Buchwald & Associates
Joy Dewing Casting
DDO Artists Agency
DGRW, Inc. Talent Agency
Antoinette Dipietropolo, Choreographer
Frontier Booking International
Gersh Agency
Generation TV
Shirley Grant Management
Holly-Anne Ruggiero, Director
Hardin-Curtis Agency
Herman and Lipson Casting
Innovative Agency
Jason Styres Casting
Joy Dewing Casting
Kolker Organization
Liz Lewis Casting
Michael Cassara Casting
The Mine
MSA Agency
Nani-Saperstein Management
NETworks Tours Casting
Nickelodeon Talent and Casting
Nora Brennan Casting
Paradigm Talent Agency
Parkside Talent
RKS Management
Tara Rubin Casting
TheatreWorks Casting
Sinclair Management
Station Three Entertainment
Stewart Whitley Casting
SW Artists
Take 3 Talent
Telsey + Company Casting
Theatreworks Casting
Wojcik/Seay Casting
Zoom Talent
(The final Industry list is subject to change based on casting schedules and availability. No less than 5 Industry guests will be present for the Panel and Final Showcase!)
(Sorry, no parents or guests: Industry only!) |
4:15pm - 5:15pm
* FOR PARENTS * |
**PARENTS** SPECIAL Broadway Dance Master Class for PARENTS**
Parents learn to Broadway Boogie with Broadway’s Tyrick Wiltez Jones
Featuring Broadway Choreography and excerpts from shows like Hairspray, On the Town, Matilda
All levels welcome! ** This complimentary class is optional and open to all parents and participant guardians ** |
| 5:15pm - 5:30pm |
Wrap-up, Farewells! |
| 5:00pm |
SIGN OUT Parents, please do not arrive to pick up your students before 5:15pm, Students will be released at 5:30pm (Waiting area is limited)
All Students (including hotel students) should be picked up and signed out from Ripley Grier Studios |
