Broadway Artists Alliance
2018 Summer Intensive Session 3 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
ACTING: Group A Group B Group C Group D      
DANCE: Group A          
 
Monday   ~   July 23rd
  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
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)		 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 Theatre Dance - Level 3
Musical Theatre Combo (Advanced)		 Rachel Brown
Theatre and Dance Faculty of Montclair State University and Kean University; Choreography: Wild Party (Lippa), Cats, Cabaret; Performance: Lower East Side Murder Mystery 1873: The Ryan Case, Reasons to be Pretty, Fiddler on the Roof, 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 24th
  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: Frozen (Levels 1-3)
Learn original choreography from Broadway’s current hit Frozen while Adam puts you through the paces of a Singer/Actor who “moves well” Broadway dance call		 Noah Ricketts
Broadway’s Frozen (Kristoff u/s), Beautiful The Carole King Musical; National Tour: Beautiful The Carole King Musical
Broadway Dance Styles: Jam4Ham! (Levels 2-3)
Pop and Hip Hop is Everywhere on Broadway and TV! Let's learn some Pop Hip Hop choreography - Hamilton STYLE!		 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 Repertoire: Musical Theatre Dance Audition Skills (Levels 1-3)
Learn Choreography straight from Broadway's Matilda to Hello, Dolly!
(Acting)		 Michaeljon Slinger
Broadway’s Hello, Dolly! (Dance Captain), Side Show, Matilda, Evita, How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying, West Side Story, Billy Elliot
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
Physical Acting: Movement and Character Development for the Actor
(Acting) Utilizing scenes from Broadway’s Frozen and Cinderella		 Adam Jepsen
Broadway’s Frozen, Cinderella, Chicago; TV: The Mysteries of Laura, Standing By (with Caskey Hunsader); Broadway.com's "The Princess Diary: Backstage at ‘Cinderella’ with Laura Osnes"
CLASS FULL
On Camera Audition Technnique
(Acting)		 Christopher J. Hanke
Broadway’s How to Succeed in Business…(Bud Frump), Cry-Baby (Baldwin), Rent (Mark), In My Life; TV: Odd Mom Out, CBS’s Three Rivers, ABC’s Brothers and Sisters, Big Love, Devious Maids, TV-Land's Younger, etc.
CLASS FULL
Auditioning for Contemporary Theatre; Monologues and Scenes
Bring your Monologues! We will also utilize callback scenes from Waitress, Dear Evan Hanson, Mean Girls, and Wicked
(Acting)		 Mia Walker
Assistant Director: Broadway’s Waitress, Finding Neverland, Pippin, Porgy and Bess; Performer: Broadway’s Annie Get Your Gun (Nellie Oakley); Harvard Graduate
CLASS FULL
Blasting Through The Door: Confidence In Auditions
Musical Theatre Cold Reading Audition Technique
(Acting)		 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)
CLASS FULL
Acting Through Song: How to Win a TONY® AWARD with Song Interpretation!
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
Nailing your Audition! With Song Interpretation
(Voice)		 Kyle Taylor Parker
BAA Alumus! 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
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		 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 B		 Making Your Audition Song Count:
Make an Impression with 16 bars		 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
Voice
Majors
Group C		 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 D		 Making Your Audition Song Count:
Make an Impression with 16 bars		 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
Voice
Majors
Group E		 Making Your Audition Song Count:
Make an Impression with 16 bars		 Adam Kantor
Broadway’s Aladdin (Aladdin), In Transit (Steven), Allegience (Sammy), Godspell, Rent, Pacific Overtures, Flower Drum Song, etc.; TV’s Glee
Voice
Majors
Group F		 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
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		 Working on the Set: From a Director/Producer’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
Acting
Majors
Group B		 Improvisation and Character Development Noah Weisberg
Broadway's Elf, South Pacific, Enron, Legally Blonde; off-Broadway's A Strange and Separate People, Two Gentlemen of Verona (Shakespeare in the Park), Awesome 80s Prom (also co-writer); TV: Modern Family, Law & Order, iCarly, Major Crimes, etc.
Acting
Majors
Group C		 Booking the Role: From a Casting Director’s Perspective
(Cold Reading Audition Technique/ Scenes)		 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
Acting
Majors
Group D		 Working on the Set: From Stage to Screen
Make bold choices and learn to book the role on the spot with scenes from both recent Broadway and TV/Film auditions		 Christopher J. Hanke
Broadway’s How to Succeed in Business…(Bud Frump), Cry-Baby (Baldwin), Rent (Mark), In My Life; TV: Odd Mom Out, CBS’s Three Rivers, ABC’s Brothers and Sisters, Big Love, Devious Maids, TV-Land's Younger, etc.
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: Wicked
This musical reveals the untold story behind The Wizard of Oz, where two unlikely friends, Elphaba and Glinda, struggle through opposing personalities and viewpoints, rivalry over the same love-interest, reactions to the Wizard's corrupt government, and, ultimately, Elphaba's public fall from grace. Through their extraordinary adventures in Oz, these talented young women become Glinda The Good and the Wicked Witch of the West, but you'll never look at their story the same way again!

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 Imperial Theatre (Carousel)
249 West 45th Street (between Broadway & 8th Avenue)
Commuter sign out/pick up at the Gershwin Theatre (Wicked)
222 West 51st 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 25th
  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 Repertoire: Advanced Styles of Broadway Legends - Fosse, Robbins, Bennett, Blankenbuehler, and more (Levels 2-3)
Learn Original Choreography from Broadway’s Best 		Ashley Blair Fitzgerald
Broadway’s Gigi, On the Town; National Tour: Come Fly Away, Fosse; Regional: Leap of Faith; TV: Smash, Company
Telling a Story Through Dance (Levels 1-2)
(Dance for Actor/Singers)		 Donna Drake
Broadway’s A Chorus Line (Tricia, original cast), Woman Of The Year, The Wind In The Willows, It’s So Nice to Be Civilized, The 1940s Radio Hour, and Sophisticated Ladies; Broadway Directing credits: Nothing Like A Dame and Romance In The Dark
Broadway Dance Skills: How to Nail Your Next Broadway Dance Audition (Levels 1-3)
Utilizing real Broadway Audition Combos from Hello, Dolly!, Wicked, and Matilda		 Sarah Meahl
BAA's Dance Director and BAA Alumnae! Broadway’s Hello, Dolly! (Current Cast), Paramour (Gina); off-Broadway's The Golden Apple; Regional: A Chorus Line, Grease, Up Here, Can Can, etc.
Booking the Role: From a Top NYC Agent's Perspective
(Acting)		 Eddie Rabon
Top NYC Agent at Take3 Talent Agency
Scene Study and Character Development
Utilizing Scenes from Stage to Screen
(Acting)		 Nick Rehberger
Broadway's Fiddler on the Roof (Fyedka), Glass Menagerie; Chicago's Shakespeare in Love (Will Shakespeare); TV/Film; Gotham, I Am Michael, Girls, My Life, The Duece; Carnegie Mellon Graduate
CLASS FULL
Musical Theatre Cold Reading Audition Technique from a Director's Perspective
Make Make bold choices and learn to book the role on the spot with scenes from both Broadway and TV/Film Favorites!
(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
CLASS FULL
Acting Through Song; How to Win a TONY® AWARD with Song Interpretation!
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
Nailing Your Broadway and College Audition with Song Interpretation
Musical Theatre Audition Technique, Song Interpretation, Choosing the Right Material, Presenting Yourself with Confidence, and more!
(Voice)		 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
CLASS FULL
Tricks of the Trade: Musical Theatre Audition Technique
Book Building Repertoire Essentials for the Serious Young Performer Auditioning for Musical Theatre
(Voice)		 Kyle Dean Massey
Broadway’s Pippin (Pippin), The Boys in the Band, Wicked (Fiyero), Next to Normal (Gabe), Xanadu; National Tour: 42nd Street (Billy); Film: Sex and the City 2, The Contest; TV: ABC's Nashville
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		 Song Re-interpretation: Telling a Story Through Song in a New Way Christopher J. Hanke
Broadway’s How to Succeed in Business…(Bud Frump), Cry-Baby (Baldwin), Rent (Mark), In My Life; TV: Odd Mom Out, CBS’s Three Rivers, ABC’s Brothers and Sisters, Big Love, Devious Maids, TV-Land's Younger, etc.
Voice
Majors
Group B		 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 C		 Acting Through Song
Explore the art of storytelling through song		 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 D		 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 E		 Vocal Styles and Interpretation, Musical Influences Vince di Mura
Composer, NY and Regional Musical Director, Princeton University Music Department Faculty, International Jazz Musician
Voice
Majors
Group F		 Vocal Styles and Interpretation, Musical Influences 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		 Broadway Dance Skills: How to Nail Your Next Broadway Dance Audition Rhonda Miller
Director of BFA Commercial Dance Program at Pace University, founder and co-owner of L.A.’s premier dance studio, The Edge; works bicoastally and across the country in musical theatre, TV, commercials and industrials; Choreography: over 30 musicals at NYC and regional theaters, most recently Mary Poppins, Cats, Anything Goes, etc.
Acting
Majors
Group A		 Improvisation and Character Development
(Using Cold Reads and A/B Scenes)		 Nick Rehberger
Broadway's Fiddler on the Roof (Fyedka), Glass Menagerie; Chicago's Shakespeare in Love (Will Shakespeare); TV/Film; Gotham, I Am Michael, Girls, My Life, The Duece; Carnegie Mellon Graduate
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		 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 D		 Scene Study & Character Development Donna Drake
Broadway’s A Chorus Line (Tricia, original cast), Woman Of The Year, The Wind In The Willows, It’s So Nice to Be Civilized, The 1940s Radio Hour, and Sophisticated Ladies; Broadway Directing credits: Nothing Like A Dame and Romance In The Dark
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 26nd
  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 Song and Dance Repertoire: Broadway Today (Levels 1-3)
Learn Staging from Broadway's Charlie…Factory and Kinky Boots
This class has a specific focus of helping "Singers Who Move" feel confident and stand out in a Broadway Dance Call		 Kyle Taylor Parker
BAA Alumus! 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
Broadway Dance Repertoire: Beginning/Intermediate Tap (Tap Levels 1-2) Sarah Meahl
BAA's Dance Director and BAA Alumnae! Broadway’s Hello, Dolly! (Current Cast), Paramour (Gina); off-Broadway's The Golden Apple; Regional: A Chorus Line, Grease, Up Here, Can Can, etc.
Broadway Dance Repertoire: Intermediate/Advanced Tap (Tap Levels 2-3)
Learn Original Choreography directly from Broadway’s Something Rotten		 Mandie Black
Broadway and 1st National Tour: Something Rotten (Dance Captain)
CLASS FULL
Monologues for Musical Theatre from a Casting Directors Perspective
(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
On Camera Audition Technique: Tips for Success From A to Z
(Acting)		 Adam Jepsen
Broadway’s Frozen, Cinderella, Chicago; TV: The Mysteries of Laura, Standing By (with Caskey Hunsader); Broadway.com's "The Princess Diary: Backstage at ‘Cinderella’ with Laura Osnes"
CLASS FULL
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
From a top Musical Theatre Composer’s Perspective
(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
Nailing your Audition! With Song Interpretation
(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
Top Broadway Auditions from a NY Agent'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
CLASS FULL
Vocal Styles, Phrasing, & Interpretation in Contemporary Musical Theatre
(Voice)		 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.
11:15am - 1:15pm
* FOR PARENTS *		 **PARENTS** Vocalise with Vocal Ease: A Voice Class for Parents of Musical Theatre Singers **
In this class led by BAA's Admissions Director, 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.
** This complimentary class is optional and open to all parents and participant 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		 Top Broadway Auditions from a Casting Director’s Perspective 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		 Making It On Broadway
Musical Theatre Audition Technique		 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
Voice
Majors
Group C		 Making It On Broadway
Musical Theatre Audition Technique		 Jared Zirilli
Broadway’s Summer, The Donna Summer Musical (Bruce), Lysistrata Jones; 1st National Tour of Wicked (Fiyero), We Will Rock You (Brit); World Premier of Pretty Filthy (Nick Harding); Regional: Aida (Radames), The Light in the Piazza (Guiseppe), Rain (Alfred Davidson), etc.; TV: Law & Order: SVU, Blindspot, Blue Bloods, Pan Am
Voice
Majors
Group D		 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 E		 Making It On Broadway
Musical Theatre Audition Technique		 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
Voice
Majors
Group F		 Making It On Broadway
Musical Theatre Audition Technique		 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
Dance
Majors
Group A		 Dancing on Broadway
Tricks of the Trade		 Sarah Meahl
BAA's Dance Director and BAA Alumnae! Broadway’s Hello, Dolly! (Current Cast), Paramour (Gina); off-Broadway's The Golden Apple; Regional: A Chorus Line, Grease, Up Here, Can Can, etc.
Acting
Majors
Group A		 Brave Choices: Examining Acting Methods Through Monologues 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 Rachel Brown
Theatre and Dance Faculty of Montclair State University and Kean University; Choreography: Wild Party (Lippa), Cats, Cabaret; Performance: Lower East Side Murder Mystery 1873: The Ryan Case, Reasons to be Pretty, Fiddler on the Roof, etc.
Acting
Majors
Group C		 Monologues: Connecting Our Hearts, Minds, and Bodies Donna Drake
Broadway’s A Chorus Line (Tricia, original cast), Woman Of The Year, The Wind In The Willows, It’s So Nice to Be Civilized, The 1940s Radio Hour, and Sophisticated Ladies; Broadway Directing credits: Nothing Like A Dame and Romance In The Dark
Acting
Majors
Group D		 Monologues: Connecting Our Hearts, Minds, and Bodies 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 27th
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 Broadway's Tyrick WIltez Jones
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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