Monday ~ July 8th
AGES 10-14 11:00 am
AGES 15-21 12:00 pm
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.
AGES 10-1410:20am - 10:40am
AGES 15-2111:30am - 11:40am
Participants staying at BAA chaperoned hotels meet in the hotel lobby for a brief 10 to 15 minute 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!
AGES 10-14 11:00am - 11:30am * FOR PARENTS *
AGES 15-21 12:00pm - 12:30pm * FOR PARENTS *
Optional Parent Orientation with Michelle R. Lehrman (Assistant Director) & Ashleigh Junio (Director of Education)
Parents of hotel based and commuting students can get any program and schedule related questions answered in this brief informational meeting
AGES 10-14 11:00am - 12:25pm
AGES 15-21 12:00pm - 12:25pm
Orientation/Registration/Introductions/Theatre Games
12:30pm - 2:10pm
DANCE PLACEMENT AUDITIONS Prepare for the Mock Audition for a Broadway Show
(Select 2 of the combinations listed below. You will learn both combinations at the audition, and choose one to perform for the Audition Panel.)* Please note: in order to register for any level 2 or 3 dance class, you must attempt a level 2 or 3 dance placement audition respectively
(click here for an explanation of the levels)
1st Combination:
Broadway Theatre Dance - Level 1 Placement ~ Clay Thomson
Broadway Theatre Dance - Level 2 Placement ~ Tyrick Wiltez Jones
Broadway Theatre Dance - Level 3 Placement ~ Andi Hopkins
Broadway Tap Dance - Level 1 Placement ~ Jessica Hondel
Broadway Tap Dance - Levels 2-3 Placement ~ Jennifer Johns
2nd Combination:
Broadway Theatre Dance - Level 1 Placement ~ Clay Thomson
Broadway Theatre Dance - Level 2 Placement ~ Tyrick Wiltez Jones
Broadway Theatre Dance - Level 3 Placement ~ Andi Hopkins
Broadway Tap Dance - Level 1 Placement ~ Jessica Hondel
Broadway Tap Dance - Levels 2-3 Placement ~ Jennifer Johns
Broadway Theatre Dance - Level 1 (Beginning/Advanced Beginning)
Clay Thomson BAA's Dance Director and BAA Alumnus! Broadway’s King Kong, Matilda (Michael Wormwood), Newsies (Spot Conlon); National Tours: Wicked (Chistery), West Side Story (A-rab); Carnegie Hall; NYC Center Encores; Paper Mill Playhouse; MUNY
Broadway Theatre Dance - Level 2 (Intermediate)
Tyrick Wiltez Jones Broadway’s Finian’s Rainbow, Hairspray; National Tours: Bat Out of Hell, Miss Saigon, Seussical, Fosse, Showboat; TV: Nickelodeon, Film: Joyful Noise; NY and Regional award winning Director/Choreographer, etc.
Broadway Theatre Dance - Level 3 Musical Theatre Combo (Advanced)
Andi Hopkins National and International Tours of Singin’ in the Rain, Joseph... Dreamcoat, Dreamgirls (Effie u/s), West Side Story, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Radio City, etc.
Broadway Tap Dance - Level 1 (Beginning/Intermediate Tappers)
Jessica Hondel BAA Alumna! BAA Dance Staff; NYC Tap Teacher and Private Coach; Peggy Sawyer in 42nd Street , Universal Studios Grinchmas, etc.
Classic Tap Dance Styles - Levels 2-3 (Advanced Tappers)
Jennifer Johns BAA’s Artistic Director/Founder; 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.
2:15pm - 2:55pm
Catered Lunch
3:00pm - 6:25pm
Placement Auditions (16 Bars and Monologues)
Voice Majors
Please prepare TWO contrasting 16 bar pieces (e.g. up-tempo/ballad, legit/belt) Be sure to bring your sheet music! (In addition, singers may prepare one optional 1 minute monologue)
Acting Majors
Please prepare TWO brief contrasting monologues. Your selections should be approximately one minute each. (In addition, actors may prepare an optional 16-32 bar song)
Dance Majors
In addition to the group Dance Placement Auditions, Dance majors must also choose to audition with ONE song and/or ONE monologue (or both)
GENERAL NOTE: Be prepared to announce the title and author of your audition selections.
6:30pm - 7:00pm
Meet with your Advisor
ALL AGES 7:00pm
Sign Out Hotel based participants meet to be escorted back to their 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!)
Tuesday ~ July 9th
ALL AGES 10:00 am
Commuter Drop Off- Ripley Grier Studios, 520 8th Avenue, 17th Floor
ALL AGES9:40am
Hotel based participants check in with BAA chaperones to depart for Ripley Grier Studios.
Don't be late! We will leave promptly!
ALL AGES10:00am - 10:55am
Vocal Warm up and Final Showcase Music Rehearsal, Morning Announcements
Work with top music directors and vocal coaches on Broadway repertoire
11:00am - 1:25pm
ELECTIVE CLASS -- All Majors mixed
(Select from the following. Indicate 1st , 2nd , and 3rd choices of the options listed below)
1st Choice:
Broadway Song and Dance: Beetlejuice ~ Gilbert L. Bailey II
Broadway Dance Styles: Hamilton ~ Thayne Jasperson
Broadway Dance Styles: Fosse ~ Celia Mei Rubin
Cold Readings for Stage and Screen ~ Michelle Federer
Scene Study and Character Development ~ Joe Langworth
Improvisation and Character Development ~ Arbender Robinson
Making It on Broadway ~ Michael Cassara
Acting for the Camera ~ Heather Parcells
Song Interpretation: Acting Through Song ~ Randy Graff
Blasting Through the Door with Confidence ~ Wesley Taylor
2nd Choice:
Broadway Song and Dance: Beetlejuice ~ Gilbert L. Bailey II
Broadway Dance Styles: Hamilton ~ Thayne Jasperson
Broadway Dance Styles: Fosse ~ Celia Mei Rubin
Cold Readings for Stage and Screen ~ Michelle Federer
Scene Study and Character Development ~ Joe Langworth
Improvisation and Character Development ~ Arbender Robinson
Making It on Broadway ~ Michael Cassara
Acting for the Camera ~ Heather Parcells
Song Interpretation: Acting Through Song ~ Randy Graff
Blasting Through the Door with Confidence ~ Wesley Taylor
3rd Choice:
Broadway Song and Dance: Beetlejuice ~ Gilbert L. Bailey II
Broadway Dance Styles: Hamilton ~ Thayne Jasperson
Broadway Dance Styles: Fosse ~ Celia Mei Rubin
Cold Readings for Stage and Screen ~ Michelle Federer
Scene Study and Character Development ~ Joe Langworth
Improvisation and Character Development ~ Arbender Robinson
Making It on Broadway ~ Michael Cassara
Acting for the Camera ~ Heather Parcells
Song Interpretation: Acting Through Song ~ Randy Graff
Blasting Through the Door with Confidence ~ Wesley Taylor
Broadway Song and Dance: Beetlejuice (Levels 1-3 )
Learn original choreography from Broadway’s current hit Beetlejuice while you go through the paces of a Singer/Actor who “moves well” Broadway dance call
Gilbert L. Bailey II Broadway’s Beetlejuice, A Bronx Tale, The Book of Mormon; off Broadway: Clueless the Musical (Murray)
Broadway Dance Styles: Hamilton (Levels 1-3)
Pop and Hip Hop is Everywhere on Broadway and TV! Let's learn some Pop/Hip Hop choreography - Hamilton STYLE!
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
Broadway Dance Styles: Fosse (Levels 2-3 )
Focus on the style and choreography of the 8 time Tony® Award winning dance legend whose style infuses ballet and joy into musical comedy.
The class will follow guidelines of a typical NYC dance call to help learn what an audition experience for Broadway might feel like!
Celia Mei Rubin Broadway’s Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, Matilda; West End/British credits: Parade (Dance Captain), Joseph...Dreamcoat (Narrator), Guys and Dolls, West Side Story (Anita)
Cold Readings for Stage and Screen
Utilizing scenes from Broadway’s Frozen, Wicked, and more
(Acting)
Michelle Federer Broadway’s Wicked (Nessarose, original cast), Three Days of Rain; off-Broadway: A Man of No Importance; TV: Blue Bloods, Elementary, Smash, The Defenders, New Amsterdam
Scene Study and Character Development
Utilizing scenes from Broadway’s School of Rock, Wicked, Legally Blonde, and Finding Neverland
(Acting)
Joe Langworth Associate Director/Choreographer Broadway’s South Pacific, Next Fall; Performer Broadway’s Ragtime, Follies, A Chorus Line (original cast); National Tours: South Pacific (Associate Choreographer/Dance Captain), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Dance Captain), On the Town, West Side Story
Improvisation and Character Development
(Acting)
Arbender Robinson Broadway’s In Transit, Shuffle Along, Les Misérables, Beautiful, The Lion King, Book of Mormon, Hair, Ragtime, The Little Mermaid, Hairspray; TV: Nurse Jackie, Tony® Awards, Good Morning America, The Today Show, CBS Sunday Morning
Making It on Broadway
You are sized up the moment you walk in the room. Learn how to handle yourself professionally with musical theatre audition technique and tricks of the trade from a top NYC Casting Director!
(Business and Acting)
Michael Cassara Casting Director – Michael Cassara Casting; Resident Casting Director for the New York Musical Theatre Festival and NAMT Festival of New Musicals; other projects include Forbidden Broadway, Fat Camp, etc.
Acting for the Camera
(Acting)
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
Song Interpretation: Acting Through Song
Explore the art of storytelling through song. This is what musical theatre is all about! Using acting techniques, we will discover how to personally connect to a lyric, and make your song come alive as if it is happening for the first time.
(Voice)
Randy Graff Tony® Award winner for Broadway's City of Angels; Broadway's Les Misérables (Fantine, original cast), A Class Act (Tony® Award nomination), Fiddler on the Roof, High Society, Moon Over Buffalo, Falsettos, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Grease
Blasting Through the Door With Confidence
Your 16-32 Bar Audition Cut
(Voice)
Wesley Taylor Currently in Broadway's SpongeBob SquarePants (Plankton); Broadway’s The Addams Family (Lucas), Rock of Ages (Franz); off-Broadway’s Little Miss Sunshine, etc.; TV’s Smash (Bobby)
11:15am - 1:15pm * FOR PARENTS * of students ages 10-14
SPECIAL "Let's Talk Shop: The Business of Show" Master Class for PARENTS of students ages 10-14
with Jennifer Johns, Artistic Director/Founder
Get your questions answered regarding the New York industry, a realistic career outlook for young performers including navigating New York auditions, the unions, marketing, mailings, pictures and résumés, working well with an agent or manager, entertainment taxes, casting director submissions, transitioning from kids in the biz to young adult careers, finding the right training and professional opportunities, etc.
** This class is optional and open to all participants' parents and guardians **
1:30pm - 1:55pm
Catered Lunch
2:00pm - 4:25pm
ADVANCED MASTER CLASS
(You MUST select the Master Class designated by your Major and Group)
Select your Major & Group class from the following:
Voice Group A ~ Making Your Audition Song Count ~ Q. Smith
Voice Group B ~ Making Your Audition Song Count ~ Gilbert L. Bailey II
Voice Group C ~ Making Your Audition Song Count ~ Jackie Burns
Voice Group D ~ Making Your Audition Song Count ~ Kyle Taylor Parker
Voice Group E ~ Making Your Audition Song Count ~ Adam Kantor
Voice Group F ~ Acting Through Song ~ Randy Graff
Voice Group G ~ Making Your Audition Song Count ~ Max Von Essen
Acting Group A ~ Improvisation and Character Development ~ Arbender Robinson
Acting Group B ~ Creating a Great First Impression ~ Wesley Taylor
Acting Group C ~ Improvisation and Character Development ~ Joe Langworth
Dance Group A ~ Broadway Dance Repertoire: Final Showcase Number ~ Clay Thomson
Voice MajorsGroup A
Making Your Audition Song Count: Make an Impression with 16 bars
Q Smith Broadway's Come From Away (Hannah & others), Mary Poppins, Les Misérables
Voice MajorsGroup B
Making Your Audition Song Count: Make an Impression with 16 bars
Gilbert L. Bailey II Broadway’s Beetlejuice, A Bronx Tale, The Book of Mormon; off Broadway: Clueless the Musical (Murray)
Voice MajorsGroup C
Making Your Audition Song Count: Make an Impression with 16 bars
Jackie Burns Broadway’s Wicked (Elphaba), If/Then (Elizabeth), Hair (u/s Sheila, Jeanie); National Tours: Wicked (Elphaba), If/Then (Elizabeth)
Voice MajorsGroup D
Making Your Audition Song Count: Make an Impression with 16 bars
Kyle Taylor Parker BAA Alumnus! Broadway’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Kinky Boots (Lola, original Angel); off-Broadway: Smokey Joe's Cafe; National Tours: Kinky Boots (Lola), In the Heights; TV: NBC's Jesus Christ Superstar: Live in Concert
Voice MajorsGroup E
Making Your Audition Song Count: Make an Impression with 16 bars
Adam Kantor Broadway’s The Band's Visit (Telephone Guy), Fiddler on the Roof (Motel), Rent (Mark, final Broadway cast), Next to Normal (Henry); off-Broadway’s The Last Five Years, Avenue Q, etc.
Voice MajorsGroup F
Acting Through Song
Explore the art of storytelling through song
Randy Graff Tony® Award winner for Broadway's City of Angels; Broadway's Les Misérables (Fantine, original cast), A Class Act (Tony® Award nomination), Fiddler on the Roof, High Society, Moon Over Buffalo, Falsettos, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Grease
Voice MajorsGroup G
Making Your Audition Song Count: Make an Impression with 16 bars
Max von Essen Broadway's Anastasia (Gleb), An American In Paris, (Henri, Tony® Award nomination), Les Misérables (Enjolras, Marius u/s), Evita (Che), Dance of the Vampires (Fred), Jesus Christ Superstar (u/s Jesus); National Tour: Falsettos (Marvin)
Acting MajorsGroup A
Improvisation and Character Development
Arbender Robinson Broadway’s In Transit, Shuffle Along, Les Misérables, Beautiful, The Lion King, Book of Mormon, Hair, Ragtime, The Little Mermaid, Hairspray; TV: Nurse Jackie, Tony® Awards, Good Morning America, The Today Show, CBS Sunday Morning
Acting MajorsGroup B
Creating a Great First Impression: Musical Theatre Cold Reading Audition Technique
Utilizing scenes from Broadway’s Spongebob, Addams Family , & more
Wesley Taylor Broadway's SpongeBob SquarePants (Plankton), The Addams Family (Lucas), Rock of Ages (Franz); off-Broadway’s Alice By Heart, Little Miss Sunshine, etc.; TV’s Smash (Bobby)
Acting MajorsGroup C
Improvisation and Character Development
Joe Langworth Associate Director/Choreographer Broadway’s South Pacific, Next Fall; Performer Broadway’s Ragtime, Follies, A Chorus Line (original cast); National Tours: South Pacific (Associate Choreographer/Dance Captain), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Dance Captain), On the Town, West Side Story
Dance MajorsGroup A
Broadway Dance Repertoire: Final Showcase Number
Clay Thomson BAA's Dance Director and BAA Alumnus! Broadway’s Matilda (Michael Wormwood), Newsies (Spot Conlon); National Tours: Wicked (Chistery), West Side Story (A-rab); Carnegie Hall; NYC Center Encores; Paper Mill Playhouse; MUNY
4:30pm - 5:25pm
Final Showcase Music & Dance Rehearsal and Review
Work with Top Music Directors and Vocal Coaches on Ensemble Broadway Repertoire
Dance Rehearsal- Dance Majors work on final showcase material
Individual Coaching Sessions- One on One work on your audition material
(We will schedule coaching sessions for you throughout the day)
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 show tickets to the same show should meet us at the theater’s lobby.
BROADWAY SHOW 7:00pm (select which show you would prefer to attend)
**Please note: show choices are on a first come, first serve basis. While we will do our best to accommodate your request, we cannot guarantee that you will receive your first choice show. If there is only one show available, the other show choice(s) are full.**
After the Show
Chaperones escort BAA hotel participants back to BAA chaperoned hotels
Commuter sign out/pick up at the Imperial Theatre (Ain’t Too Proud)
249 West 45th Street (between Broadway & 8th Avenue)
Commuter sign out/pick up at the Schoenfeld Theatre (Come From Away)
236 West 45th Street (between Broadway & 8th Avenue)
(Show running times are listed on their respective websites, estimate a 10:00pm pick up, allowing time for a possible cast talk back)
With the exception of BAA Hotel Students being chaperoned back by the Hotel Chaperone and those who have designated “unescorted,” all parents or an adult designated on the Sign Out paperwork MUST sign out their students at the theater with a BAA Staff Member
11:00pm
Lights out! (Rest up and prepare yourself for another busy day!)
Wednesday ~ July 10th
ALL AGES 10:00 am
Commuter Drop Off- Ripley Grier Studios, 520 8th Avenue, 17th Floor
ALL AGES9:40am
Hotel based participants check in with BAA chaperones to depart for Ripley Grier Studios.
Don't be late! We will leave promptly!
ALL AGES10:00am - 10:55am
Vocal Warm up and Final Showcase Music Rehearsal, Morning Announcements
Work with top music directors and vocal coaches on Broadway repertoire
11:00am - 1:25pm
ELECTIVE CLASS -- All Majors mixed
(Select from the following. Indicate 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice of the options listed below)
1st Choice:
Broadway Dance Skills: Intermediate/Advanced Tap ~ Gavin Lee
Dance Audition Skills for Singers and Actors ~ Adam Cates
Broadway Dance Skills: How to Nail Your Next Broadway Dance Audition ~ Clay Thomson
Telling a Story through Dance ~ Andi Hopkins
Booking the Role: Cold Reading Audition Technique ~ Joe Langworth
Improvisation and Character Development ~ Arbender Robinson
Musical Theatre and TV/Film Cold Reading Audition Technique ~ Paul Schaefer
Scene Study and Character Development ~ Jackie Burns
Rock Your Audition! Auditioning for Contemporary Musical Theatre ~ Drew Gasparini
Making It on Broadway: Musical Theatre Audition Technique ~ Alice Ripley
Healthy Belt: Technique and The Singers Wisdom ~ Celeste Simone
2nd Choice:
Broadway Dance Skills: Intermediate/Advanced Tap ~ Gavin Lee
Dance Audition Skills for Singers and Actors ~ Adam Cates
Broadway Dance Skills: How to Nail Your Next Broadway Dance Audition ~ Clay Thomson
Telling a Story through Dance ~ Andi Hopkins
Booking the Role: Cold Reading Audition Technique ~ Joe Langworth
Improvisation and Character Development ~ Arbender Robinson
Musical Theatre and TV/Film Cold Reading Audition Technique ~ Paul Schaefer
Scene Study and Character Development ~ Jackie Burns
Rock Your Audition! Auditioning for Contemporary Musical Theatre ~ Drew Gasparini
Making It on Broadway: Musical Theatre Audition Technique ~ Alice Ripley
Healthy Belt: Technique and The Singers Wisdom ~ Celeste Simone
3rd Choice:
Broadway Dance Skills: Intermediate/Advanced Tap ~ Gavin Lee
Dance Audition Skills for Singers and Actors ~ Adam Cates
Broadway Dance Skills: How to Nail Your Next Broadway Dance Audition ~ Clay Thomson
Telling a Story through Dance ~ Andi Hopkins
Booking the Role: Cold Reading Audition Technique ~ Joe Langworth
Improvisation and Character Development ~ Arbender Robinson
Musical Theatre and TV/Film Cold Reading Audition Technique ~ Paul Schaefer
Scene Study and Character Development ~ Jackie Burns
Rock Your Audition! Auditioning for Contemporary Musical Theatre ~ Drew Gasparini
Making It on Broadway: Musical Theatre Audition Technique ~ Alice Ripley
Healthy Belt: Technique and The Singers Wisdom ~ Celeste Simone
Broadway Dance Skills (Tap Levels 2-3)
Intermediate/Advanced Tap
Hone your tap skills and learn classic musical theater choreography
Gavin Lee Broadway’s Spongebob Squarepants (Squidward, Tony® nomination, Drama Desk Award), Les Misérables (Thenardier), Mary Poppins (Bert, Tony® nomination, Drama Desk Award); West End & National Tours: Mary Poppins; TV: Law & Order: SVU, The Good Wife, etc.
Dance Audition Skills for Singers and Actors (Levels 1-2)
Learn how to boost your confidence and pick up choreography at your next callback
Adam Cates Associate Choreographer for Broadway's Anastasia, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Anything Goes; National Tours: Doctor Doolittle, Wizard of Oz; award winning choreography for Juilliard and Lincoln Center
Broadway Dance Skills: How to Nail Your Next Broadway Dance Audition! (Levels 1-3)
Utilizing real Broadway audition combos from Newsies, Wicked, and Matilda
Clay Thomson BAA's Dance Director and BAA Alumnus! Broadway’s King Kong, Matilda (Michael Wormwood), Newsies (Spot Conlon); National Tours: Wicked (Chistery), West Side Story (A-rab); Carnegie Hall; NYC Center Encores; Paper Mill Playhouse; MUNY
Telling a Story Through Dance (Levels 1-3)
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.
Booking the Role: Cold Reading Audition Technique
(Acting)
Joe Langworth Associate Director/Choreographer Broadway’s South Pacific, Next Fall; Performer Broadway’s Ragtime, Follies, A Chorus Line (original cast); National Tours: South Pacific (Associate Choreographer/Dance Captain), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Dance Captain), On the Town, West Side Story
Improvisation and Character Development
Utilizing scenes from In the Heights, On Your Feet, Next to Normal, and Wicked
(Acting)
Arbender Robinson Broadway’s In Transit, Shuffle Along, Les Misérables, Beautiful, The Lion King, Book of Mormon, Hair, Ragtime, The Little Mermaid, Hairspray; TV: Nurse Jackie, Tony® Awards, Good Morning America, The Today Show, CBS Sunday Morning
Musical Theatre and TV/Film Cold Reading Audition Technique
Make bold choices and learn to book the role on the spot with scenes from both Broadway and TV/Film favorites!
(Acting)
Paul Schaefer Broadway’s The Phantom of the Opera (Marksman, Phantom, Raoul); National Tour: Thoroughly Modern Millie; off-Broadway: My Life With Albertine; TV: Guiding Light, Law & Order
Scene Study and Character Development
(Acting)
Jackie Burns Broadway’s Wicked (Elphaba), If/Then (Elizabeth), Hair (u/s Sheila, Jeanie); National Tours: Wicked (Elphaba), If/Then (Elizabeth)
Rock Your Audition!
Auditioning for Contemporary Musical Theatre
(Voice)
Drew Gasparini Composer/Lyricist for theatre and TV; composer of Crazy Just Like Me, The Whipping Boy, Make Me Bad, etc.; named one of Playbill.com's "Contemporary Musical Theatre Songwriters You Should Know"; member of the band Saint Adeline
Making It on Broadway: Musical Theatre Audition Technique
(Voice)
Alice Ripley Broadway's Next to Normal (Diana, Tony® Award winner), American Psycho, The Rocky Horror Show (Janet), Side Show (Violet Hilton, Tony® and Drama Desk nominations), Sunset Boulevard (Betty Schaefer), Les Misérables (Fantine), The Who’s Tommy
The Healthy Belt: Technique & The Singer’s Wisdom
(Voice)
Celeste Simone Top NYC Vocal Coach to the Stars; her students have performed on Broadway in such hits as The Lion King, Wicked, Tarzan, The Color Purple, West Side Story, Next to Normal, and Billy Elliot
11:15am - 1:15pm * FOR PARENTS * of students ages 15-21
SPECIAL "Let's Talk Shop: The Business of Show" Master Class for PARENTS of students ages 15-21
with Jennifer Johns, Artistic Director/Founder
Focus on College Audition Preparation and Strategies, while also addressing your questions regarding New York auditions, the unions, marketing, mailings, pictures and resumés, finding and working well with an agent or manager, casting director submissions, entertainment taxes, choosing the right college, conservatory, or training program for you, transitioning from kids in the biz to young adult careers, realistic expectations, tips and tricks for finding professional performance opportunities, and more.
** This class is optional and open to all participants' parents and guardians **
1:30pm - 1:55pm
Catered Lunch
2:00pm - 4:25pm
ADVANCED MASTER CLASS
(You MUST select the Master Class designated by your Major and Group)
Select your Major & Group class from the following:
Voice Group A ~ Vocal Styles Phrasing & Interpretation ~ Kyle Taylor Parker
Voice Group B ~ Vocal Styles Phrasing & Interpretation ~ Clay Thomson
Voice Group C ~ Healthy Belt: Technique and The Singers Wisdom ~ Celeste Simone
Voice Group D ~ Vocal Empowerment ~ Joseph Michael Falduti
Voice Group E ~ Vocalise with Vocal Ease: Sing Happy (and Healthy!) ~ Ashleigh Junio
Voice Group F ~ Vocal Styles Phrasing & Interpretation ~ Michael Ricciardone
Voice Group G ~ Vocal Styles Phrasing & Interpretation ~ Drew Gasparini
Acting Group A ~ Scene Study and Character Development ~ Joe Langworth
Acting Group B ~ Scene Study and Character Development ~ Arbender Robinson
Acting Group C ~ Scene Study and Character Development ~ Tina Marie Casamento Libby
Dance Group A ~ How to Land Your Next Broadway Dance Audition! ~ Adam Cates
Voice MajorsGroup A
Vocal Styles, Phrasing, & Interpretation
Kyle Taylor Parker BAA Alumnus! Broadway’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Kinky Boots (Lola, original Angel); off-Broadway: Smokey Joe's Cafe; National Tours: Kinky Boots (Lola), In the Heights; TV: NBC's Jesus Christ Superstar: Live in Concert
Voice MajorsGroup B
Vocal Styles, Phrasing, & Interpretation
Clay Thomson BAA's Dance Director and BAA Alumnus! Broadway’s King Kong, Matilda (Michael Wormwood), Newsies (Spot Conlon); National Tours: Wicked (Chistery), West Side Story (A-rab); Carnegie Hall; NYC Center Encores; Paper Mill Playhouse; MUNY
Voice MajorsGroup C
Healthy Belt: Technique and The Singer's Wisdom
Celeste Simone Top NYC Vocal Coach to the Stars; her students have performed on Broadway in such hits as The Lion King, Wicked, Tarzan, The Color Purple, West Side Story, Next to Normal, and Billy Elliot
Voice MajorsGroup D
Vocal Empowerment
Knowledge is Power! Gain a greater understanding of your instrument and how to apply it to your songs!
Joseph Michael Falduti NYC Private Voice Instructor, Coach, and Vocologist; Voice Instructor at Molloy College/CAP21, AMDA, previously at NYU Steinhardt
Voice MajorsGroup E
Vocalise with Vocal Ease: Sing Happy (and Healthy!)
Ashleigh Junio BAA's Director of Education; National Tours: Elf, Tikki Tikki Tembo; NY/Regional: The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Godspell, Parade, Grease, Twelfth Night, The Children's Hour; Cap 21/Molloy Voice Faculty, AMDA Voice Faculty, NYU Voice Faculty
Voice MajorsGroup F
Vocal Styles, Phrasing, & Interpretation
Michael Ricciardone Conducting credits: Broadway's My Fair Lady and Camelot, Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Greater Miami Opera; Performance credits: National Tour of Sunset Boulevard, International Tour of The Phantom of the Opera; NYU Voice Faculty
Voice MajorsGroup G
Vocal Styles, Phrasing, & Interpretation
Drew Gasparini Composer/Lyricist for theatre and TV; composer of Crazy Just Like Me, The Whipping Boy, Make Me Bad, etc.; named one of Playbill.com's "Contemporary Musical Theatre Songwriters You Should Know"; member of the band Saint Adeline
Acting MajorsGroup A
Scene Study & Character Development
Joe Langworth Associate Director/Choreographer Broadway’s South Pacific, Next Fall; Performer Broadway’s Ragtime, Follies, A Chorus Line (original cast); National Tours: South Pacific (Associate Choreographer/Dance Captain), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Dance Captain), On the Town, West Side Story
Acting MajorsGroup B
Scene Study & Character Development
Arbender Robinson Broadway’s In Transit, Shuffle Along, Les Misérables, Beautiful, The Lion King, Book of Mormon, Hair, Ragtime, The Little Mermaid, Hairspray; TV: Nurse Jackie, Tony® Awards, Good Morning America, The Today Show, CBS Sunday Morning
Acting MajorsGroup C
Scene Study & Character Development
Tina Marie Casamento Libby Casting Director & Producer; Producer/Conceiver of Broadway's upcoming Chasing Rainbows ; Casting Director with Bob Cline & NETworks Casting (Over 70 National Tours); Rider University Faculty
Dance MajorsGroup A
How to Land Your Next Broadway Dance Audition!
Adam Cates Associate Choreographer for Broadway's Anastasia, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Anything Goes; National Tours: Doctor Doolittle, Wizard of Oz; award winning choreography for Juilliard and Lincoln Center
4:30pm - 6:00pm
Final Showcase Music & Dance Rehearsal and Review
Work with Top Music Directors and Vocal Coaches on Ensemble Broadway Repertoire
Individual Coaching Sessions- One on One work on your audition material
(We will schedule coaching sessions for you throughout the day)
Dance Rehearsal- Dance Majors work on final showcase material
ALL AGES 6:00pm SIGN OUT
Sign Out
Hotel Based Participants meet to be escorted back to their 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!)
Thursday ~ July 11th
ALL AGES 10:00 am
Commuter Drop Off- Ripley Grier Studios, 520 8th Avenue, 17th Floor
ALL AGES9:40am
Hotel based participants check in with BAA chaperones to depart for Ripley Grier Studios.
Don't be late! We will leave promptly!
ALL AGES10:00am - 10:55am
Vocal Warm up and Final Showcase Music Rehearsal, Morning Announcements
Work with top music directors and vocal coaches on Broadway repertoire
11:00am - 1:25pm
ELECTIVE CLASS -- All Majors mixed
(Select from the following. Indicate 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice of the options listed below)
1st Choice:
Broadway Tap Dance Skills: Beginning/Intermediate Tap ~ Christopher Rice
Broadway Dance Skills: Classic Broadway Dance ~ Adam Cates
Broadway Song and Dance Repertoire: Broadway Today ~ Clay Thomson
Scene Study for Musical Theatre ~ Adam Jepsen
On Camera Audition Technique: Tips for Success From A to Z ~ Wesley Taylor
Dancing with Punches: Stage Combat and the Art of the Physical Actor ~ John Patrick Hayden
Song Interpretation: Telling a Story Through Song ~ Gavin Lee
Top Broadway Auditions from a NY Casting Directors Perspective ~ Tina Marie Casamento Libby
Tricks of the Trade ~ Bob Cline
Vocal Styles Phrasing Comedy & Interpretation ~ Randy Graff
Nailing your Audition with Song Interpretation ~ Michelle Federer
2nd Choice:
Broadway Tap Dance Skills: Beginning/Intermediate Tap ~ Christopher Rice
Broadway Dance Skills: Classic Broadway Dance ~ Adam Cates
Broadway Song and Dance Repertoire: Broadway Today ~ Clay Thomson
Scene Study for Musical Theatre ~ Adam Jepsen
On Camera Audition Technique: Tips for Success From A to Z ~ Wesley Taylor
Dancing with Punches: Stage Combat and the Art of the Physical Actor ~ John Patrick Hayden
Song Interpretation: Telling a Story Through Song ~ Gavin Lee
Top Broadway Auditions from a NY Casting Directors Perspective ~ Tina Marie Casamento Libby
Tricks of the Trade ~ Bob Cline
Vocal Styles Phrasing Comedy & Interpretation ~ Randy Graff
Nailing your Audition with Song Interpretation ~ Michelle Federer
3rd Choice:
Broadway Tap Dance Skills: Beginning/Intermediate Tap ~ Christopher Rice
Broadway Dance Skills: Classic Broadway Dance ~ Adam Cates
Broadway Song and Dance Repertoire: Broadway Today ~ Clay Thomson
Scene Study for Musical Theatre ~ Adam Jepsen
On Camera Audition Technique: Tips for Success From A to Z ~ Wesley Taylor
Dancing with Punches: Stage Combat and the Art of the Physical Actor ~ John Patrick Hayden
Song Interpretation: Telling a Story Through Song ~ Gavin Lee
Top Broadway Auditions from a NY Casting Directors Perspective ~ Tina Marie Casamento Libby
Tricks of the Trade ~ Bob Cline
Vocal Styles Phrasing Comedy & Interpretation ~ Randy Graff
Nailing your Audition with Song Interpretation ~ Michelle Federer
Broadway Tap Dance Skills: Beginning/Intermediate Tap (Tap Levels 1-2)
Hone your tap skills and learn classic musical theater choreography
Christopher Rice Broadway’s Pretty Woman, The Book of Mormon; National Tours: West Side Story, White Christmas; Choreographer of “Cups” Tap Dance (YouTube)
Broadway Dance Skills: Classic Broadway Dance (Levels 2-3)
Get a crash course in the styles of Jerome Robbins, Bob Fosse, and Michael Bennett while learning some of their iconic choreography
Adam Cates Associate Choreographer for Broadway's Anastasia, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Anything Goes; National Tours: Doctor Doolittle, Wizard of Oz; award winning choreography for Juilliard and Lincoln Center
Broadway Song and Dance Repertoire: Broadway Today (Levels 1-3)
Learn short combinations directly from musicals like Newsies, Wicked, and Matilda
Clay Thomson BAA's Dance Director and BAA Alumnus! Broadway’s King Kong, Matilda (Michael Wormwood), Newsies (Spot Conlon); National Tours: Wicked (Chistery), West Side Story (A-rab); Carnegie Hall; NYC Center Encores; Paper Mill Playhouse; MUNY
Scene Study for Musical Theatre
Utilizing contemporary musical theatre scenes from Beetlejuice, Mean Girls, The Prom, Dear Evan Hansen, and more!
(Acting)
Adam Jepsen Broadway’s Frozen (Sven), Cinderella, Chicago; TV: The Mysteries of Laura; webseries: "Standing By with Caskey Hunsader," Broadway.com's "The Princess Diary: Backstage at ‘Cinderella’ with Laura Osnes"
On Camera Audition Technique: Tips for Success From A to Z
(Acting)
Wesley Taylor Broadway's SpongeBob SquarePants (Plankton), The Addams Family (Lucas), Rock of Ages (Franz); off-Broadway’s Alice By Heart, Little Miss Sunshine, etc.; TV’s Smash (Bobby)
Dancing with Punches: Stage Combat and the Art of the Physical Actor
(Acting)
John Patrick Hayden Broadway’s Tartuffe; off-Broadway’s Fly (Lincoln Center), Fifth Column (Mint); one of NYC’s leading Stage Combat and Fight Choreographers
Song Interpretation: Telling a Story Through Song
(Voice)
Gavin Lee Broadway’s Spongebob Squarepants (Squidward, Tony® nomination, Drama Desk Award), Les Misérables (Thenardier), Mary Poppins (Bert, Tony® nomination, Drama Desk Award); West End & National Tours: Mary Poppins; TV: Law & Order: SVU, The Good Wife, etc.
Top Broadway Auditions from a NY Casting Director's Perspective
(Voice)
Tina Marie Casamento Libby Casting Director & Producer; Producer/Conceiver of Broadway's upcoming Chasing Rainbows ; Casting Director with Bob Cline & NETworks Casting (Over 70 National Tours); Rider University Faculty
Tricks of the Trade
Great Musical Theatre Auditions from a Top NYC Casting Director's Perspective
(Voice)
Bob Cline Casting Director – Bob Cline Casting (Casting for over 70 National Tours including Annie, The Music Man, Hairspray, Bye, Bye Birdie, Beauty and the Beast, The Wedding Singer, Rent, Elf, and many more); NY and Regional Director; Pace University Senior Faculty
Vocal Styles, Phrasing, Comedy, & Interpretation
From a Tony® Award Winner's Perspective
(Voice)
Randy Graff Tony® Award winner for Broadway's City of Angels; Broadway's Les Misérables (Fantine, original cast), A Class Act (Tony® Award nomination), Fiddler on the Roof, High Society, Moon Over Buffalo, Falsettos, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Grease
Nailing your Audition with Song Interpretation
(Voice)
Michelle Federer Broadway’s Wicked (Nessarose, original cast), Three Days of Rain; off-Broadway: A Man of No Importance; TV: Blue Bloods, Elementary, Smash, The Defenders, New Amsterdam
1:30pm - 1:55pm
Catered Lunch
2:00pm - 4:25pm
ADVANCED MASTER CLASS
(You MUST select the Master Class designated by your Major and Group)
Select your Major & Group class from the following:
Voice Group A ~ Making It on Broadway ~ Adam Jepsen
Voice Group B ~ Making It on Broadway ~ Kyle Taylor Parker
Voice Group C ~ Making It on Broadway ~ Bob Cline
Voice Group D ~ Making It on Broadway ~ Gavin Lee
Voice Group E ~ Making It on Broadway ~ Tina Marie Casamento Libby
Voice Group F ~ Making It on Broadway ~ Dale Brown
Voice Group G ~ Acting Through Song ~ Randy Graff
Acting Group A ~ Monologues: Connecting Our Hearts Minds and Bodies ~ Drew O'Bryan
Acting Group B ~ Monologues: Finding Character Through Movement ~ Andi Hopkins
Acting Group C ~ Monologues: Finding Character Through Movement ~ Arbender Robinson
Dance Group A ~ Dancing on Broadway: Tricks of the Trade ~ Clay Thomson
Voice MajorsGroup A
Making It On Broadway
Adam Jepsen Broadway’s Frozen (Sven), Cinderella, Chicago; TV: The Mysteries of Laura; webseries: "Standing By with Caskey Hunsader," Broadway.com's "The Princess Diary: Backstage at ‘Cinderella’ with Laura Osnes"
Voice MajorsGroup B
Making It On Broadway
Kyle Taylor Parker BAA Alumnus! Broadway’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Kinky Boots (Lola, original Angel); off-Broadway: Smokey Joe's Cafe; National Tours: Kinky Boots (Lola), In the Heights; TV: NBC's Jesus Christ Superstar: Live in Concert
Voice MajorsGroup C
Making It On Broadway
Bob Cline Casting Director – Bob Cline Casting (Casting for over 70 National Tours including Annie, The Music Man, Hairspray, Bye, Bye Birdie, Beauty and the Beast, The Wedding Singer, Rent, Elf, and many more); NY and Regional Director; Pace University Senior Faculty
Voice MajorsGroup D
Making It On Broadway
Gavin Lee Broadway’s Spongebob Squarepants (Squidward, Tony® nomination, Drama Desk Award), Les Misérables (Thenardier), Mary Poppins (Bert, Tony® nomination, Drama Desk Award); West End & National Tours: Mary Poppins; TV: Law & Order: SVU, The Good Wife, etc.
Voice MajorsGroup E
Making It On Broadway
Tina Marie Casamento Libby Casting Director & Producer; Producer/Conceiver of Broadway's upcoming Chasing Rainbows ; Casting Director with Bob Cline & NETworks Casting (Over 70 National Tours); Rider University Faculty
Voice MajorsGroup F
Making It On Broadway
Jackie Burns Broadway’s Wicked (Elphaba), If/Then (Elizabeth), Hair (u/s Sheila, Jeanie); National Tours: Wicked (Elphaba), If/Then (Elizabeth)
Voice MajorsGroup G
Acting Through Song
Explore the art of storytelling through song
Randy Graff Tony® Award winner for Broadway's City of Angels; Broadway's Les Misérables (Fantine, original cast), A Class Act (Tony® Award nomination), Fiddler on the Roof, High Society, Moon Over Buffalo, Falsettos, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Grease
Acting MajorsGroup A
Monologues: Connecting Our Hearts, Minds, and Bodies
Drew O'Bryan BAA's Acting Department Co-Head; Regional: Little Shop of Horrors, Man Equals Man, The Misanthrope; NYC and Los Angeles top private coach for young performers
Acting MajorsGroup B
Monologues: 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.
Acting MajorsGroup C
Monologues: Finding Character Through Movement
Arbender Robinson Broadway’s In Transit, Shuffle Along, Les Misérables, Beautiful, The Lion King, Book of Mormon, Hair, Ragtime, The Little Mermaid, Hairspray; TV: Nurse Jackie, Tony® Awards, Good Morning America, The Today Show, CBS Sunday Morning
Dance MajorsGroup A
Dancing on Broadway
Tricks of the Trade
Clay Thomson BAA's Session 1 Dance Director and BAA Alumnus! Broadway’s Matilda (Michael Wormwood), Newsies (Spot Conlon); National Tours: Wicked (Chistery), West Side Story (A-rab); Carnegie Hall; NYC Center Encores; Paper Mill Playhouse; MUNY
4:45pm - 6:00pm
Tony® Award Winning Guest Speaker - Q&A Session
**Our Special Surprise TONY® Award Winning Guest Speaker will answer your questions about the business of Musical Theatre! **
4:15pm - 6:00pm * FOR PARENTS *
**PARENTS** Vocalise with Vocal Ease: A Voice Class for Parents of Musical Theatre Singers **
In this class led by BAA's Director of Education, Ashleigh Junio, we will discuss what to look for in a voice teacher, appropriate repertoire for young performers, warm up and practice tips, basic anatomy and voice science, advice on staying healthy when performing, what to do if your child gets a vocal injury, and more! Ashleigh holds a Masters Degree in Musical Theatre Vocal Performance and Vocal Pedagogy from New York University and is a Singing Voice Specialist affiliated with the NYU Voice Center. She is also on the voice faculty at Cap 21/Molloy and AMDA, and was formerly on the voice faculty at NYU.
** This complimentary class is optional and open to all parents and participant guardians **
5:30pm - 6:00pm
Final Showcase Music & Dance Rehearsal and Review
Work with Top Music Directors and Vocal Coaches on Ensemble Broadway Repertoire
Dance Rehearsal- Dance Majors work on final showcase material
Individual Coaching Sessions- One on One work on your audition material
(We will schedule coaching sessions for you throughout the day)
ALL AGES 6:00pm SIGN OUT
Sign Out
Hotel Based Participants meet to be escorted back to their 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!)
Friday ~ July 12th
ALL AGES 10:00 am
Commuter Drop Off- Ripley Grier Studios, 520 8th Avenue, 17th Floor
ALL AGES9:40am
Hotel based participants check in with BAA chaperones to depart for Ripley Grier Studios.
Don't be late! We will leave promptly!
AGES 15-2110:00am - 10:55am
Vocal Warm up and Final Showcase Music Rehearsal, Morning Announcements
Work with top music directors and vocal coaches on Broadway repertoire
11:00am - 12:25pm
Showcase Cue to Cue and Dress Rehearsal
12:30pm - 1:25pm
Catered Lunch and Theatre Games Warm Up
1:30pm - 1:55pm
Half Hour Call to Showcase
2:00pm - 2:25pm
FINAL INDUSTRY PANEL: Q&A
Hear from a panel of Top NYC Casting Directors, Agents and Managers. Get all your questions answered!
2:30pm - 5:30pm
FINAL INDUSTRY 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 15 Industry guests will be present for the Panel and Final Showcase!)
(Sorry, no parents or guests: Industry only!)
5:00pm - 6:00pm * FOR PARENTS *
**PARENTS** SPECIAL Broadway Dance Master Class for PARENTS**
Parents learn to Broadway Boogie with BAA’s Dance Director, Clay Thomson
Featuring Broadway choreography and excerpts from shows like On the Town, Matilda, West Side Story
All levels welcome! ** This complimentary class is optional and open to all parents and participant guardians **
5:30pm - 6:00pm
Wrap-up! Session Reflection and Feedback! Farewells!
ALL AGES6:00pm
Sign Out:
Parents sign you out (Studio 17H) Say goodbye to your advisor, directors, staff, and friends!
Parents, please do not arrive to pick up your students before 6:00pm (waiting area is limited)
We anticipate a 5:30pm-6:00pm conclusion to our Final Showcase and 6:00pm-6:15pm final release.
All Students (including hotel students) should be picked up and signed out from Ripley Grier Studios