Broadway Artists Alliance
2018 Summer Intensive Session 2 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 16th
  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
10:30am - 10:45am		 AGES 15-21
11:30am - 11:45am		 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!
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 (Admissions Director)
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
1st Combination:

2nd Combination:
Broadway Theatre Dance - Level 1
(Beginning/Advanced Beginning)		 Tyrick Wiltez Jones
BAA's Dance Director! 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 Theatre Dance - Level 2
(Intermediate)		 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
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 Alumnas! 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; 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 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 17th
  ALL AGES
10:00 am		  
Commuter Drop Off- Ripley Grier Studios, 520 8th Avenue, 17th Floor
ALL AGES
9:45am		 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: From Matilda to Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (Levels 1-3)
Learn original choreography from Broadway’s The Great Comet! Celia will put you through the paces of a Singer/Actor who “moves well” Broadway dance call 		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)
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
CLASS FULL
Broadway Dance Repertoire: Advanced Musical Theatre Dance Skills (Levels 2-3)
Learn Choreography straight from Broadway's Spongebob Squarepants		 Gavin Lee
Broadway’s Spongebob Squarepants (Squidward Q. Tentacles, 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.
CLASS FULL
Cold Reading Audition Technique: The Broadway Sides Callback
(Acting)		 Bob Cline
Casting Director – Bob Cline Casting (Casting for over 70 National Tours including Fame, Annie, The Music Man, Hairspray, Bye, Bye Birdie, Beauty and the Beast, The Wedding Singer, Oklahoma, Rent, Elf, and many more); NY and Regional Director; Pace University Senior Faculty
Scene Study and Character Development
Utilizing scenes from Broadway’s Frozen and more
(Acting)		 Alexander Gemignani
Currently playing Enoch Snow in Broadway's Carousel (Tony Nomination); Broadway's Violet (Father), Les Misérables (Jean Valjean), Sweeney Todd (Sweeney Todd), Chicago (Billy Flynn), Assasins, Sunday in the Park with George; Chicago production of Hamilton (King George); TV: Empire, Chicago Fire, Homeland, The Good Wife
Acting for the Camera
(Acting)		 Erin Ortman
NYC based Director and Teaching Artist; directed and developed new works for The Ensemble Studio Theatre, LAByrinth Theatre Company, Ars Nova, CAP21, and many more; faculty at New York University, National Theatre Institute, etc.
Creating a Great First Impression:
Musical Theatre Cold Reading Audition Technique
(Acting)		 Dale Brown
Broadway Casting Director; Dale Brown Casting (also Stewart/Whitley & Tara Rubin Casting); projects include Broadway and National Tours of Pippin, Chicago, Billy Elliot, Anything Goes, A Little Night Music, Mary Poppins, Phantom of the Opera, and most recently Bend It Like Beckham: The Musical
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
CLASS FULL
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
Broadway's Les Misérables (Fantine, original Broadway cast), City of Angels (Donna/Oolie, Tony® Award Winner), A Class Act (Tony® Award nomination), Fiddler on the Roof, High Society, Moon Over Buffalo, Falsettos, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Sarava, Grease, The Babylon Line
CLASS FULL
Nailing your Audition! With Song Interpretation
(Voice)		 Derek Klena
Broadway's Anastasia (Dmitry), The Bridges of Madison County, Wicked; off-Broadway: Dogfight, Carrie; TV: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt; Quantico; Blue Bloods; Law and Order: SVU; Carrie Diaries
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		 Gavin Lee
Broadway’s Spongebob Squarepants (Squidward Q. Tentacles, 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 B		 Making Your Audition Song Count:
Make an Impression with 16 bars		 Bob Cline
Casting Director – Bob Cline Casting (Casting for over 70 National Tours including Fame, Annie, The Music Man, Hairspray, Bye, Bye Birdie, Beauty and the Beast, The Wedding Singer, Oklahoma, Rent, Elf, and many more); NY and Regional Director; Pace University Senior Faculty
Voice
Majors
Group C		 Making Your Audition Song Count:
Make an Impression with 16 bars		 Derek Klena
Broadway's Anastasia (Dmitry), The Bridges of Madison County, Wicked; off-Broadway: Dogfight, Carrie; TV: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt; Quantico; Blue Bloods; Law and Order: SVU; Carrie Diaries
Voice
Majors
Group D		 Acting Through Song
In this class, we will 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.		 Randy Graff
Broadway's Les Misérables (Fantine, original Broadway cast), City of Angels (Donna/Oolie, Tony® Award Winner), A Class Act (Tony® Award nomination), Fiddler on the Roof, High Society, Moon Over Buffalo, Falsettos, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Sarava, Grease, The Babylon Line
Voice
Majors
Group E		 Making Your Audition Song Count:
Make an Impression with 16 bars		 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
Majors
Group F		 Making Your Audition Song Count:
Make an Impression with 16 bars		 Alexander Gemignani
Currently playing Enoch Snow in Broadway's Carousel (Tony Nomination); Broadway's Violet (Father), Les Misérables (Jean Valjean), Sweeney Todd (Sweeney Todd), Chicago (Billy Flynn), Assasins, Sunday in the Park with George; Chicago production of Hamilton (King George); TV: Empire, Chicago Fire, Homeland, The Good Wife
Voice
Majors
Group G		 Making Your Audition Song Count:
Make an Impression with 16 bars		 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		 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
Acting
Majors
Group A		 Audition Technique to Transitioning from Stage to Screen
Learn how to nail your audition with on camera technique. Make strong bold acting choices, find the subtleties of on camera acting, learn how to make a great self tape plus slating and interview skills.		 Denise Simon
Top NYC Coach, Author of Parenting in the Spotlight, Personal Talent Manager, and Director, specializing in child actors
Acting
Majors
Group B		 Improvisation and Character Development Jennifer Swiderski
Broadway’s Mamma Mia! (Donna); National Tours: Mamma Mia!, The Drowsy Chaperone, NEWSical, Smokey Joe’s Café; off-Broadway: Scandalous People, Little by Little, etc.; NY Actors Equity Council Representative
Acting
Majors
Group C		 Working on the Set: From a Director’s Point of View
Scenes		 Tina Marie Casamento Libby
Casting Director & Producer; Producer/Conceiver of Broadway's upcoming Chasing Rainbows (the young life of Judy Garland); Casting Director with Bob Cline & Networks Casting (Over 70 National Tours); Rider University Faculty
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 choices are full.**
Broadway Show: SpongeBob SquarePants
Inspired by the beloved cartoon series, this musical finds SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom facing the total annihilation of their undersea world. With chaos errupting all around and lives hanging in the balance, a most unexpected hero rises up and proves that optimism really can save the world! The Broadway production features hits from Sara Bareilles, John Legend, Lady Antebellum, Cyndi Lauper, Panic! At the Disco, Plain White T’s, David Bowie with additional lyrics by Jonathan Coulton.
Broadway Show: Waitress
Brought to life on Broadway by a groundbreaking all-female creative team, Waitress follows Jenna, an expert pie maker who is stuck in a small town and a loveless marriage. Faced with an unexpected pregnancy, Jenna fears she may have to abandon the dream of opening her own pie shop until a baking contest in a nearby county and the town's handsome new doctor offer her a tempting recipe for happiness. This musical features a hit original score from Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, Sara Bareilles.
*Recommended for ages 13+ for some mature content.

Your show selection will be confirmed via e-mail next week by Michelle Lehrman. Please add michelle@broadwayartistsalliance.org to your address book so that you are sure to receive the email. If you have any show-related questions, please email Michelle. The cost of your ticket is already included in your tuition price! There is a (very) small possibility that we may have a few additional tickets for parents and family to purchase at our discounted group rate. We kindly ask that you do not inquire or request parent tickets until we confirm that these tickets are available. You will be notified if extras are available.
After the Show Chaperones escort BAA hotel participants back to BAA chaperoned hotels
Commuter sign out/pick up at the Palace Theatre (SpongeBob SquarePants)
1564 Broadway (between 46th Street & 47th Street)
Commuter sign out/pick up at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre (Waitress)
256 West 47tth 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 18th
  ALL AGES
10:00 am		  
Commuter Drop Off- Ripley Grier Studios, 520 8th Avenue, 17th Floor
ALL AGES
9:45am		 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: Beginning/Advanced Beginning Tap (Tap Levels 1-2)
Hone your tap skills and learn classic musical theater choreography		 Justin Boccitto
Top NYC Director/Choreographer; in addition to BAA, Justin also teaches at Broadway Dance Center, Circle in the Square, Juilliard, etc.
Broadway Dance Skills: Dance For Singer/Actors (Levels 1-2)
Utilizing real Broadway Audition Combos from the Broadway Repertoire		 Jessica McRoberts
Broadway's Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark (Swing), Nine (Swing), Follies (Sally); National Tour: Doctor Dolittle (Emma); Radio City Christmas Spectacular; TV: The Stepford Wives
Broadway Dance Skills: How to Nail Your Next Broadway Dance Audition (Levels 1-3)
Utilizing real Broadway Audition Combos from Newsies, Wicked, and Matilda		 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.
CLASS FULL
Booking the Role: From a Casting Director’s Perspective
Cold Reading Audition Technique
(Acting)		 Dale Brown
Broadway Casting Director; Dale Brown Casting (also Stewart/Whitley & Tara Rubin Casting); projects include Broadway and National Tours of Pippin, Chicago, Billy Elliot, Anything Goes, A Little Night Music, Mary Poppins, Phantom of the Opera, and most recently Bend It Like Beckham: The Musical
CLASS FULL
Scene Study and Character Development: Accessing Physical and Emotional Resources from Within
Utilizing Scenes from Dear Evan Hansen, Fiddler on The Roof, Next to Normal, Wicked, etc.
(Acting)		 Erin Ortman
NYC based Director and Teaching Artist; directed and developed new works for The Ensemble Studio Theatre, LAByrinth Theatre Company, Ars Nova, CAP21, and many more; faculty at New York University, National Theatre Institute, etc.
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)		 Jennifer Swiderski
Broadway’s Mamma Mia! (Donna); National Tours: Mamma Mia!, The Drowsy Chaperone, NEWSical, Smokey Joe’s Café; off-Broadway: Scandalous People, Little by Little, etc.; NY Actors Equity Council Representative
Auditioning for Contemporary Musical Theatre
(Voice)		 Kyle Taylor Parker
BAA Alumnus! Currently in Smokey Joe's Cafe (off-Broadway); Broadway’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Kinky Boots (starred as Lola, original Angel); National Tours: Kinky Boots (Lola), In the Heights; TV: NBC's Jesus Christ Superstar: Live in Concert
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
Broadway's Les Misérables (Fantine, original Broadway cast), City of Angels (Donna/Oolie, Tony® Award Winner), A Class Act (Tony® Award nomination), Fiddler on the Roof, High Society, Moon Over Buffalo, Falsettos, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Sarava, Grease, The Babylon Line
Tricks of the Trade: Musical Theatre Audition Technique
Book Building Repertoire Essentials for the Serious Young Performer Auditioning for Musical Theatre
(Voice)		 Bob Cline
Casting Director – Bob Cline Casting (Casting for over 70 National Tours including Fame, Annie, The Music Man, Hairspray, Bye, Bye Birdie, Beauty and the Beast, The Wedding Singer, Oklahoma, Rent, Elf, and many more); NY and Regional Director; Pace University Senior Faculty
CLASS FULL
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 Bob Cline
Casting Director – Bob Cline Casting (Casting for over 70 National Tours including Fame, Annie, The Music Man, Hairspray, Bye, Bye Birdie, Beauty and the Beast, The Wedding Singer, Oklahoma, Rent, Elf, and many more); NY and Regional Director; Pace University Senior Faculty
Voice
Majors
Group B		 Vocal Styles, Phrasing, & Interpretation 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
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 Styles, Phrasing, & Interpretation Brad Ross
Musical Director & Composer: Broadway's After the Night and the Music; Regional: The Tales of the Custard Dragons, A Family for the Baby Grand, The Times, Little by Little
Voice
Majors
Group E		 Vocalise with Vocal Ease: Sing Happy (and Healthy!) Ashleigh Junio
BAA's Admissions Director; National Tours: Elf, Tikki Tikki Tembo; NY/Regional: The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Godspell, Parade, Grease, Twelfth Night, The Children's Hour; NYU Voice Faculty, Cap 21/Molloy Voice Faculty
Voice
Majors
Group F		 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.		 Randy Graff
Broadway's Les Misérables (Fantine, original Broadway cast), City of Angels (Donna/Oolie, Tony® Award Winner), A Class Act (Tony® Award nomination), Fiddler on the Roof, High Society, Moon Over Buffalo, Falsettos, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Sarava, Grease, The Babylon Line
Voice
Majors
Group G		 Audition Repertoire for College and Professional Musical Theatre Auditions Michael Ricciardone
Chorus Master/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
Dance
Majors
Group A		 How to Land Your Next Broadway Dance Audition! 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)
Acting
Majors
Group A		 Scene Study & Character Development Tina Marie Casamento Libby
Casting Director & Producer; Producer/Conceiver of Broadway's upcoming Chasing Rainbows (the young life of Judy Garland); Casting Director with Bob Cline & Networks Casting (Over 70 National Tours); Rider University Faculty
Acting
Majors
Group B		 Scene Study & Character Development 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
Majors
Group C		 The Actor Prepares
Prepare to release nervousness and tension, build confidence and use the acting skills that have become your base		 Erin Ortman
NYC based Director and Teaching Artist; directed and developed new works for The Ensemble Studio Theatre, LAByrinth Theatre Company, Ars Nova, CAP21, and many more; faculty at New York University, National Theatre Institute, etc.
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 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 19th
  ALL AGES
10:00 am		  
Commuter Drop Off- Ripley Grier Studios, 520 8th Avenue, 17th Floor
ALL AGES
9:45am		 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:
Movement For Actors: Telling a Story Through Dance (Levels 1-2) 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 Dance Skills: Intermediate/Advanced Tap (Tap Levels 2-3)
#GetTappy and hone your tap skills and learn classic musical theater choreography		 Christopher Rice
Broadway’s The Book of Mormon; National Tours: West Side Story, White Christmas; Choreographer of “Cups” Tap Dance (YouTube)
Broadway Song and Dance Repertoire: Broadway Today (Levels 1-3)
Learn Short Combinations directly from Contemporary Musicals like Broadway's Hamilton and Matilda		 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
On Camera Audition Technique:
Tips for Success From A to Z
(Acting)		 Max Chernin
Broadway's Bright Star (Max); National Tours: Sunday In the Park WIth George, Bright Star; TV Credits: 70th Annual Tony Awards, Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon
CLASS FULL
Musical Theatre Character Development
(Acting)		 Adam Kantor
Broadway’s The Band's Visit (Telephone Guy), Fiddler on the Roof (Motel, original cast), also Broadway’s Rent (Mark, final Broadway cast), Next to Normal (Henry); off-Broadway’s The Last Five Years, Avenue Q, etc.
CLASS FULL
Song Interpretation: Telling a Story Through Song
(Voice)		 Derek Klena
Broadway's Anastasia (Dmitry), The Bridges of Madison County, Wicked; off-Broadway: Dogfight, Carrie; TV: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt; Quantico; Blue Bloods; Law and Order: SVU; Carrie Diaries
CLASS FULL
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 (the young life of Judy Garland); 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 Fame, Annie, The Music Man, Hairspray, Bye, Bye Birdie, Beauty and the Beast, The Wedding Singer, Oklahoma, Rent, Elf, and many more); NY and Regional Director; Pace University Senior Faculty
Vocal Styles, Phrasing, Comedy, & Interpretation
(Voice)		 Alexander Gemignani
Currently playing Enoch Snow in Broadway's Carousel (Tony Nomination); Broadway's Violet (Father), Les Misérables (Jean Valjean), Sweeney Todd (Sweeney Todd), Chicago (Billy Flynn), Assasins, Sunday in the Park with George; Chicago production of Hamilton (King George); TV: Empire, Chicago Fire, Homeland, The Good Wife
Nailing your Audition! With Song Interpretation
(Voice)		 Andréa Burns
Broadway’s On Your Feet (Gloria), The Nance, In the Heights (Daniela), Beauty and the Beast (Belle), The Ritz, The Full Monty, etc.
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
Musical Theatre Audition Technique		 Jennifer Swiderski
Broadway’s Mamma Mia! (Donna); National Tours: Mamma Mia!, The Drowsy Chaperone, NEWSical, Smokey Joe’s Café; off-Broadway: Scandalous People, Little by Little, etc.; NY Actors Equity Council Representative
Voice
Majors
Group B		 Making It On Broadway
Musical Theatre Audition Technique		 Tina Marie Casamento Libby
Casting Director & Producer; Producer/Conceiver of Broadway's upcoming Chasing Rainbows (the young life of Judy Garland); Casting Director with Bob Cline & Networks Casting (Over 70 National Tours); Rider University Faculty
Voice
Majors
Group C		 Making It On Broadway
Musical Theatre Audition Technique		 Bob Cline
Casting Director – Bob Cline Casting (Casting for over 70 National Tours including Fame, Annie, The Music Man, Hairspray, Bye, Bye Birdie, Beauty and the Beast, The Wedding Singer, Oklahoma, Rent, Elf, and many more); NY and Regional Director; Pace University Senior Faculty
Voice
Majors
Group D		 Making It On Broadway
Musical Theatre Audition Technique		 Andréa Burns
Broadway’s On Your Feet (Gloria), The Nance, In the Heights (Daniela), Beauty and the Beast (Belle), The Ritz, The Full Monty, etc.
Voice
Majors
Group E		 Making It On Broadway
Musical Theatre Audition Technique		 Derek Klena
Broadway's Anastasia (Dmitry), The Bridges of Madison County, Wicked; off-Broadway: Dogfight, Carrie; TV: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt; Quantico; Blue Bloods; Law and Order: SVU; Carrie Diaries
Voice
Majors
Group F		 Making It On Broadway
Musical Theatre Audition Technique		 Jenn Colella
Broadway’s Come from Away (Beverley, Tony® Award nominee), If/Then (Anne), Chaplin (Hedda Hopper), High Fidelity, Urban Cowboy, etc.; off-Broadway: Closer Than Ever, Lucky Guy, Beebo Brinker Chronicles, etc.
Voice
Majors
Group G		 Making It On Broadway
Musical Theatre Audition Technique		 Gavin Lee
Broadway’s Spongebob Squarepants (Squidward Q. Tentacles, 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
Majors
Group A		 Dancing on Broadway
Tricks of the Trade		 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
Majors
Group A		 Monologues: Connecting Our Hearts, Minds, and Bodies Drew O'Bryan
BAA's Acting Co-Department 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: Connecting Our Hearts, Minds, and Bodies Alexander Gemignani
Currently playing Enoch Snow in Broadway's Carousel (Tony Nomination); Broadway's Violet (Father), Les Misérables (Jean Valjean), Sweeney Todd (Sweeney Todd), Chicago (Billy Flynn), Assasins, Sunday in the Park with George; Chicago production of Hamilton (King George); TV: Empire, Chicago Fire, Homeland, The Good Wife
Acting
Majors
Group C		 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.
4:30pm - 5:25pm 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! **
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 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 20th
ALL AGES
10:00 am
Commuter Drop Off- Ripley Grier Studios, 520 8th Avenue, 17th Floor
ALL AGES
9:45am		 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, Jeff Shade
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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