Broadway Artists Alliance
2019 Summer Intensive Session 1 Class Choices


Monday   ~   Tuesday   ~   Wednesday   ~   Thursday   ~   Friday

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First Name:    Last Name:

Student ID Number:

Age Range:   10-14       15-21               Advisor:  


MAJOR & GROUP: (select one)
VOICE: Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G
ACTING: Group A Group B Group C          
DANCE: Group A            
 
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 10-14
10:20am - 10:40am
AGES 15-21
11:30am - 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:

2nd Combination:
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 AGES
9:40am
Hotel based participants check in with BAA chaperones to depart for Ripley Grier Studios.
Don't be late! We will leave promptly!
ALL AGES
10:00am - 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:

2nd Choice:

3rd Choice:
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
Majors
Group 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
Majors
Group 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
Majors
Group 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
Majors
Group 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
Majors
Group 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
Majors
Group 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
Majors
Group 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
Majors
Group 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
Majors
Group 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
Majors
Group 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
Majors
Group 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.**
Broadway Show: Ain’t Too Proud
Ain't Too Proud– The Life and Times of The Temptations follows The Temptations’ journey from the streets of Detroit to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. With their signature dance moves and unmistakable harmonies, they rose to the top of the charts creating an amazing 42 Top Ten Hits with 14 reaching number one. Through friendship and betrayal amid the civil unrest that tore America apart, their moving and personal story still resonates five decades later.
Broadway Show: Come From Away
Based on a true story, this musical centers around Gander, Newfoundland, the isolated community that found itself playing host to 38 planes, carrying thousands of people from across the globe, who were diverted to Gander’s air strip in the wake of a devastating 9/11 terrorist attack. Undaunted by culture clashes and language barriers, the people of Gander cheered the stranded travelers with music, an open bar and the recognition that we’re all part of a global family.
*Contains some emotionally mature content.
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 AGES
9:40am
Hotel based participants check in with BAA chaperones to depart for Ripley Grier Studios.
Don't be late! We will leave promptly!
ALL AGES
10:00am - 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:

2nd Choice:

3rd Choice:
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
Majors
Group 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
Majors
Group 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
Majors
Group 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
Majors
Group 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
Majors
Group 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
Majors
Group 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
Majors
Group 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
Majors
Group 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
Majors
Group 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
Majors
Group 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
Majors
Group 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 AGES
9:40am
Hotel based participants check in with BAA chaperones to depart for Ripley Grier Studios.
Don't be late! We will leave promptly!
ALL AGES
10:00am - 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:

2nd Choice:

3rd Choice:
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
Majors
Group 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
Majors
Group 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
Majors
Group 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
Majors
Group 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
Majors
Group 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
Majors
Group 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
Majors
Group 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
Majors
Group 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
Majors
Group 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
Majors
Group 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
Majors
Group 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 AGES
9:40am
Hotel based participants check in with BAA chaperones to depart for Ripley Grier Studios.
Don't be late! We will leave promptly!
AGES 15-21
10:00am - 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 AGES
6:00pm
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


Does a PARENT or GUARDIAN plan to participate in one or more PARENT Classes?

Parent Orientation (Monday)  

Parent "Let's Talk Shop" Ages 10-14 (Tuesday)  

Parent "Let's Talk Shop" Ages 15-21 (Wednesday)  

Parent Vocal Class (Thursday)  

Parent Broadway Dance (Friday)  



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