Name: Advisor: Age Group: Major: Group: Broadway Artists Alliance 2017 Summer Intensive Session 1 Schedule Monday, July 10 th AGES 10-14 AGES 15-21 Participants staying at the Homewood Suites by Hilton and Courtyard Marriott New York Times Square West meet in the Hotel 10:30 AM 11:30 AM Lobby for a brief 10-15 minute hotel orientation. AGES 10-14 AGES 15-21 Hotel-based participants check in with BAA escorts to depart for Ripley Grier s. Don t be late! 10:45 AM 11:45 AM We will leave promptly! AGES 10-14 AGES 15-21 Commuter Drop Off, Ripley Grier s, 520 8 th Avenue (between 36 th St. and 37 th St.) 17 th floor 11:00 AM 12:00 PM Commuting students and Parents of commuting students: Kindly plan to drop off students on the 17 th floor of the Ripley Grier s. Please do not arrive more than 10-15 minutes early. BAA reps will be available to guide you from the lobby area to the 17 th floor on Day One in order to help you get familiar with the building. Every other day, students should report directly to the 17 th floor. ** PARENTS ** AGES 10-14 AGES 15-21 Optional Parent Orientation with Michelle R. Lehrman (Assistant Director) & Ashleigh Junio (Admissions Director) ( 17D) 11:00 AM- 12:00 PM- Parents of hotel based and commuting can get your program and schedule related questions answered in this brief informational 11:30 AM 12:30 PM meeting. AGES 10-14 AGES 15-21 11:00 AM- 12:00 PM- Orientation/Registration/Introductions/Theatre Games (Ages 10-14 17E, Ages 15-21 17N) 12:25 PM 12:25 PM 12:30 PM - 2:10 PM Dance Placement Auditions Mock Audition for a Broadway Show ( 17N) Please choose TWO Combinations to learn! You will then select ONE to perform on the day of the placements Broadway Theatre Dance - Level 1 ( 17E) (Beginning/Adv. 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 Choreographer, etc. Broadway Theatre Dance - Level 2 ( 17H) (Intermediate) Jeff Shade BAA s Dance Director; Top NYC Director/ Choreographer; Performer: Broadway s Chicago, Sweet Charity, Teddy & Alice, Radio City, Crazy for You; Bob Fosse s Dance Captain; Juilliard, Montclair, Boston, Yale Faculty, etc. Broadway Theatre Dance - Level 3 ( 17I) (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 Music Hall, etc. Broadway Tap Dance - Level 1 ( 17B) (ages 10-14 at 12:30pm) (ages 15-21 at 1:40pm) (Beginning/Int. Tappers) Jessica Hondel BAA Alumnas! BAA Dance Staff; NYC Tap Teacher and Private Coach; Peggy Sawyer in 42nd Street, Universal s Grinchmas, etc. 2:15 PM - 2:55 PM Catered Lunch (After getting your food, please eat lunch in your next placement audition room) 3:00 PM - 6:25 PM Placement Auditions (16 Bars and Monologues) Voice Majors (Voice Groups A & B, 17E) (Voice Groups C & D, 17B) (Voice Groups E & F, 17N) 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 (Acting Group A & B, 17H) (Acting Group C & D, 17I) 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) Additional Voice Auditions ( 17C) Warm Up Room, All Majors ( 17G) 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM Meet with your Advisor ( 17E & 17N) Classic Tap Dance Styles - Levels 2-3 ( 17B) (ages 10-14 at 12:55pm) (ages 15-21 at 1:15pm) (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, Mystery of Edwin Drood, Anything Goes; TV/Film; NYU Faculty, etc. All Dance Majors ( 17D) In addition to the group Dance Placement Auditions, Dance majors must also choose to audition with ONE song and/or ONE monologue (or both) ALL AGES SIGN OUT 7:00 PM Commuting Students should be picked up and signed out from Ripley Grier s (Ages 10-14 17H, Ages 15-21 17A) Hotel based participants meet to be escorted back to Hotel by BAA Staff ( 17I) 11:00 PM Lights out! Rest up and prepare yourself for another busy day!
Tuesday, July 11 th 9:45 AM Hotel based participants check in with BAA escorts to depart for Ripley Grier s. Don t be late! Chaperones will leave promptly! 10:00 AM Commuter Drop Off- Ripley Grier s, 520 8 th Avenue (between 36 th St. and 37 th St.) ALL AGES Vocal Warm up and Final Showcase Music Rehearsal, Morning Announcements (Ages 10-14 17E, Ages 15-21 17N) 10:00 AM - 10:55 AM Work with top music directors and vocal coaches on Broadway repertoire Coachings begin in s 17G, 17J, 17K, 17L, 17O, & 17P 11:00 AM - 1:25 PM ELECTIVE MASTER CLASS (All majors mixed) 17E 17D 17N 17A 17B 16P 17H 17C 16O 17I Broadway Song and Dance: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (Levels 1-3) Learn original choreography from Broadway s current hit The Great Comet Broadway Dance Styles: Jam4Ham! (Levels 1-3) Pop and Hip Hop is Everywhere on Broadway and TV! Let's learn some Pop Hip Hop choreography - Hamilton STYLE! Broadway Dance Repertoire: Advanced Musical Theatre Dance Skills Hello Dolly (Levels 2-3) Learn choreography straight from Broadway's current revival of Hello Dolly! Cold Reading Audition Technique: The Broadway Sides Callback (Acting) Scene Study and Character Development (Acting) Utilizing scenes from Broadway s School of Rock, Wicked, Legally Blonde, and Finding Neverland Improvisation and Character Development (Acting) WHOMP-CHAL! Acting for the Camera (Acting) Nailing your Audition! With Song Interpretation (Voice) How to Win a TONY AWARD! With Vocal Styles, Phrasing, Comedy & Interpretation (Voice) Putting together your Audition Book (Voice) Book Building Repertoire Essentials for the Serious Young Performer Auditioning for Musical Theatre 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) 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 Choreographer, etc. Cameron Adams Broadway s Hello Dolly!, She Loves Me, Gigi, Nice Work if You Can Get It, Promises Promises, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Shrek, Cry-Baby, Hairspray; TV: NBC s The Sound of Music Live! Bob Cline Casting Director Bob Cline Casting; projects include National Tours of Fame, Beauty and the Beast, Elf, Bye, Bye Birdie, Hairspray, The Music Man, The Wedding Singer, Oklahoma, Rent, Annie, and many more; PACE University Senior Faculty Mamie Parris Broadway s Cats (Grizabella), School of Rock (Patty), On The Twentieth Century, The Drowsy Chaperone, Ragtime; National Tours: Wicked (Elphaba), 9 to 5 (Judy), Legally Blonde, etc. 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 Susan Blackwell Broadway s [title of show]; Off-Broadway's Now. Here. This., Volleygirls; Film: The Comedian, A Most Violent Year, Birdman; TV: The Blacklist, Master of None, The Character s, Dangerous Liaisons, Smash; Host of "Side by Side with Susan Blackwell" on Broadway.com, etc. Alice Ripley Broadway's Next to Normal (Diana, 2009 Tony Award), 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 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 Jeremy Powell Original Australian Cast Performance Credits: The Producers, Spamalot, Witches of Eastwick, Thoroughly Modern Millie, etc.; Orchestral Credits: Wicked (West End), The Lion King, Little Women; Served as Head of Musical Theatre at The Urdang Academy in London 16N Creating a Great First Impression: Cold Readings and Agent Interviews With a Top NYC Agent Heather Finn Top NYC Agent with Frontier Booking International 11:15 PM - 1:25 PM **SPECIAL Let s Talk Shop: The Business of Show Master Class for PARENTS** (For Parents of Students Ages 10-14) **PARENTS** with Jennifer Johns, Artistic Director/Founder ( 16T) of students ages 10-14 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 parents and participant guardians. Recommended for parents of students ages 10-14 ** 1:30 PM - 1:55 PM Catered Lunch (with your group and your advisor)
2:00 PM - 4:25 PM ADVANCED MASTER CLASS IN YOUR MAJOR Voice: Group A 17H Voice: Group B 17I Voice: Group C 16N Voice: Group D 17N Voice: Group E 16P Voice: Group F 16O Acting: Group A 17A Acting: Group B 17B Acting: Group C 17C Acting: Group D 17D Dance: Group A 17E Scene Study & Character Development Scene Study & Character Development Improvisation and Character Development Die Vampire Die Creating your safest space for life, creativity, and self expression! Broadway Dance Repertoire: Final Showcase Number Megan McGinnis Recently created the role of Jerusha in Daddy Long Legs; Broadway s Side Show (Violet u/s), Les Misérables (Eponine), Little Women (Beth), Thoroughly Modern Millie, Beauty and the Beast (Belle), Parade, etc. Mamie Parris Broadway s Cats (Grizabella), School of Rock (Patty), On The Twentieth Century, The Drowsy Chaperone, Ragtime; National Tours: Wicked (Elphaba), 9 to 5 (Judy), Legally Blonde, etc. Tommar Wilson Broadway s The Book of Mormon, Hair, Hairspray, 110 in the Shade, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Music Man, Never Gonna Dance, The Vampire Lestat, etc. Alice Ripley Broadway's Next to Normal (Diana, 2009 Tony Award), 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 Adam Kantor Broadway s 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. 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 Bob Cline Casting Director Bob Cline Casting; projects include National Tours of Fame, Beauty and the Beast, Elf, Bye, Bye Birdie, Hairspray, The Music Man, The Wedding Singer, Oklahoma, Rent, Annie, and many more; PACE University Senior Faculty 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. 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 Susan Blackwell Broadway s [title of show]; Off-Broadway's Now. Here. This., Volleygirls; Film: The Comedian, A Most Violent Year, Birdman; TV: The Blacklist, Master of None, The Character s, Dangerous Liaisons, Smash; Host of "Side by Side with Susan Blackwell" on Broadway.com, etc. Jeff Shade BAA s Dance Director; Top NYC Director/ Choreographer; Performer: Broadway s Chicago, Sweet Charity, Teddy & Alice, Radio City, Crazy for You; Bob Fosse s Dance Captain; Juilliard, Montclair, Boston, Yale Faculty, etc. 4:30 PM - 5:25 PM Final Showcase Music & Dance Rehearsal and Review ( 17E & 17N) Dance Rehearsal - Dance Majors work on final showcase material ( 17D) Individual Coaching Sessions - One on One work on your audition material 5:30 PM T-Shirt Distribution - All students pick up their BAA t-shirts to wear to the Broadway show ( 17H) 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM Dinner/Pizza Party! Dinner provided for all students in between rehearsal and the evening event! (participants seeing Anastasia: 17E, participants seeing The Great Comet: 17N) *Parents please note that all students must remain at Ripley Grier s. 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! 7:30 PM Broadway Show: Anastasia (Walk to theatre escorted by BAA Staff) 7:00 PM Broadway Show: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (Walk to theatre escorted by BAA Staff) After the Show Chaperones escort BAA hotel participants back to Homewood Suites by Hilton and Courtyard Marriott Commuter sign out/pick up at the Broadhurst Theatre (Anastasia) 235 West 44 th Street (between Broadway & 8th Avenue) Commuter sign out/pick up at the Imperial Theatre (The Great Comet) 249 West 45 th Street (between Broadway & 8th Avenue) (Show running times are listed on their respective websites, estimate a 10:00pm pickup, allowing time for a possible cast talk-back) With the exception of BAA Hotel Students being chaperoned back by the Hotel Chaperone 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 11:00 PM Lights out! Rest up and prepare yourself for another busy day!
Wednesday, July 12 th 9:45 AM Hotel based participants check in with BAA escorts to depart for Ripley Grier s. Don t be late! Chaperones will leave promptly! 10:00 AM Commuter Drop Off- Ripley Grier s, 520 8 th Avenue (between 36 th St. and 37 th St.) ALL AGES Vocal Warm up and Final Showcase Music Rehearsal, Morning Announcements (Ages 10-14 17E, Ages 15-21 17N) 10:00 AM - 10:55 AM Work with top music directors and vocal coaches on Broadway repertoire Coachings begin in s 17G, 17J, 17K, 17L, 17O, & 17P 11:00 AM - 1:25 PM ELECTIVE MASTER CLASS (All majors mixed) 17B 17E 17N 16O 17A 17C TBA 16N 17H 17I TBA Broadway Dance Skills (Tap Levels 2-3) Intermediate/Advanced Tap Hone your tap skills and learn classic musical theater choreography Broadway Dance Skills: From Stage to Screen (Levels 1-2) This class has a specific focus of helping Dancers stand out in a Broadway or TV/Film Dance Call. Learn 2 Short Combos from recent Broadway and TV Live Shows (The Wiz, Hairspray, Grease) Get tips of the trade on picking up quickly and standing out in a dance audition! Broadway Dance Skills: How to Nail Your Next Broadway Dance Audition! (Levels 1-3) Utilizing real Broadway Audition Combos from Newsies, Wicked, and Matilda Booking the Role: From a Top NYC Casting Director s Perspective Cold Reading Audition Technique (Acting) Scene Study and Character Development (Acting) Utilizing scenes from In the Heights, On Your Feet, Next to Normal, and Wicked Musical Theatre and TV/ Film Cold Reading Audition Technique (Acting) Make bold choices and learn to book the role on the spot with scenes from both Broadway and TV/Film Favorites! Rock Your Audition! Auditioning for Contemporary Musical Theatre (Voice) Tricks of the Trade: (Voice) Song Interpretation: Telling a Story Through Song (Voice) The Healthy Belt: Technique & The Singer s Wisdom (Voice) Let s Talk Shop: The Business of Show Get your questions answered about finding professional performing opportunities, New York auditions, the unions, marketing, mailings, pictures and resumés, understanding your type, working well with an agent or manager, understanding all the roles of the industry, casting director submissions, choosing and preparing for college auditions, transitioning from kids in the biz to young adult careers, and more Jeff Shade BAA s Dance Director; Top NYC Director/ Choreographer; Performer: Broadway s Chicago, Sweet Charity, Teddy & Alice, Radio City, Crazy for You; Bob Fosse s Dance Captain; Juilliard, Montclair, Boston, Yale Faculty, etc. Deon Ridley Broadway s Lion King, A Christmas Carol at MSG; National Tours: Fame the Musical, Cats, Damn Yankees, A New Day with Celine Dion, Five Guys Named Moe; TV: The Wiz Live, Michael Jackson 30 th Anniversary Celebration, Whitney Houston, Destiny s Child, Celine Dion, Oprah Winfrey Show, Ellen, Jay Leno, etc. Clay Thomson 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 Dale Brown Broadway Casting Director; 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, etc. 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. Paul Schaefer Broadway s The Phantom of the Opera; National Tour: Thoroughly Modern Millie, etc. Drew Gasparini Composer/Lyricist for New Musical 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 Bob Cline Casting Director Bob Cline Casting; projects include National Tours of Fame, Beauty and the Beast, Elf, Bye, Bye Birdie, Hairspray, The Music Man, The Wedding Singer, Oklahoma, Rent, Annie, and many more; PACE University Senior Faculty Lindsay Mendez Broadway s Significant Other (Laura), Wicked (Elphaba), Godspell, Everyday Rapture, Grease; off-broadway s Dogfight, The Golden Apple, The Winter's Tale, The Marvelous Wonderettes Celeste Simone Top NYC Vocal Coach to the Stars 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, Mystery of Edwin Drood, Anything Goes; TV/Film; NYU Faculty, etc. 1:30 PM - 1:55 PM Catered Lunch (with your group and your advisor)
2:00 PM - 4:25 PM ADVANCED MASTER CLASS IN YOUR MAJOR Voice: Group A 17H Voice: Group B 17I Voice: Group C 16N Voice: Group D 17N Voice: Group E 16P Voice: Group F 16O Acting: Group A 17A Acting: Group B 17B Acting: Group C 17C Acting: Group D 17D Dance: Group A 17E Putting together your Audition Book Book Building Repertoire Essentials for the Serious Young Performer Auditioning for Musical Theatre Healthy Belt: Technique and The Singer's Wisdom Putting together your Audition Book Book Building Repertoire Essentials for the Serious Young Performer Auditioning for Musical Theatre Vocal Styles, Phrasing, & Interpretation Vocalise with Vocal Ease: Sing Happy (and Healthy!) Vocal Styles, Phrasing, & Interpretation Scene Study & Character Development Monologues: Connecting Our Hearts, Minds, and Bodies Physical Acting: Finding Character Through Movement (Monologues) Cold Reading Audition Technique How to Land Your Next Broadway Dance Audition! Contemporary Broadway Dance Styles and Audition Technique for the Advanced Dancer Bob Cline Casting Director Bob Cline Casting; projects include National Tours of Fame, Beauty and the Beast, Elf, Bye, Bye Birdie, Hairspray, The Music Man, The Wedding Singer, Oklahoma, Rent, Annie, and many more; PACE University Senior Faculty Celeste Simone Top NYC Vocal Coach to the Stars Jeremy Powell Original Australian Cast Performance Credits: The Producers, Spamalot, Witches of Eastwick, Thoroughly Modern Millie, etc.; Orchestral Credits: Wicked (West End), The Lion King, Little Women; Served as Head of Musical Theatre at The Urdang Academy in London Drew Gasparini Composer/Lyricist for New Musical 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 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 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 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 Choreographer, etc. Rachel Brown Theatre and Dance Faculty of Montclair State Unversity 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. Jeff Shade BAA s Dance Director; Top NYC Director/ Choreographer; Performer: Broadway s Chicago, Sweet Charity, Teddy & Alice, Radio City, Crazy for You; Bob Fosse s Dance Captain; Juilliard, Montclair, Boston, Yale Faculty, etc. Paul Schaefer Broadway s The Phantom of the Opera; National Tour: Thoroughly Modern Millie, etc. Sarah Meahl BAA Alumnae! Broadway s Paramour (Gina); off-broadway's The Golden Apple; Regional: A Chorus Line, Grease, Up Here, Can Can, etc. 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Final Showcase Music & Dance Rehearsal and Review ( 17E & 17N) Dance Rehearsal- Dance Majors work on final showcase material ( 17B, then 17D) Individual Coaching Sessions - One on One work on your audition material ALL AGES SIGN OUT 6:00 PM Commuting Students should be picked up and signed out from Ripley Grier s (Ages 10-14 17H, Ages 15-21 17A) Hotel based participants meet to be escorted back to Hotel by BAA Staff ( 17I) 11:00 PM Lights out! Rest up and prepare yourself for another busy day!
Thursday, July 13 th 9:45 AM Hotel based participants check in with BAA escorts to depart for Ripley Grier s. Don t be late! Chaperones will leave promptly! 10:00 AM Commuter Drop Off- Ripley Grier s, 520 8 th Avenue (between 36 th St. and 37 th St.) ALL AGES Vocal Warm up and Final Showcase Music Rehearsal, Morning Announcements (Ages 10-14 17E, Ages 15-21 17N) 10:00 AM - 10:55 AM Work with top music directors and vocal coaches on Broadway repertoire Coachings begin in s 17G, 17J, 17K, 17L, 17O, & 17P 11:00 AM - 1:25 PM ELECTIVE MASTER CLASS (All majors mixed) 17E 17D Movement For Actors: Telling a Story Through Dance (Levels 1-3) When words are not enough - movement can help you tell your story. A fun and creative exploration for all levels and majors. Broadway Dance Repertoire: Advanced Styles of Broadway Legends: Fosse, Robbins, Bennett, Blankenbuehler, and more (Levels 2-3) Learn Original Choreography from Broadway s Best Jeff Shade BAA s Dance Director; Top NYC Director/ Choreographer; Performer: Broadway s Chicago, Sweet Charity, Teddy & Alice, Radio City, Crazy for You; Bob Fosse s Dance Captain; Juilliard, Montclair, Boston, Yale Faculty, etc. Jessica Lea Patty Broadway's Evita (Eva Peron), The People in The Picture with Donna Murphy at 54, The Addam s Family, 9 to 5, A Chorus Line, The Boy From Oz with Hugh Jackman; National Tours: Cats (Demeter), Fosse (Mein Heir), etc. 17N 17A 17B 17H TBA 16O 17I 16N TBA Broadway Song and Dance Repertoire: Broadway Today (Levels 1-3) Learn Short Combinations directly from Contemporary Musicals like Broadway's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Kinky Boots Scene Study for Musical Theatre (Acting) On Camera Audition Technique: Tips for Success From A to Z (Acting) Dancing with Punches: Stage Combat and the Art of the Physical Actor (Acting) Song Interpretation: Telling a Story Through Song (Voice) Top Broadway Auditions from a NY Agent s Perspective (Voice) Rock Your Audition! Auditioning for Contemporary Musical Theatre (Voice) Vocal Styles, Phrasing, Comedy, & Interpretation from a Tony Winner's Perspective (Voice) Nailing your Audition! With Song Interpretation (Voice) Kyle Taylor Parker BAA Alumus! Broadway s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Kinky Boots (starred as Lola, original Angel); National Tours: Kinky Boots (Lola), In the Heights Bob Cline Casting Director Bob Cline Casting; projects include National Tours of Fame, Beauty and the Beast, Elf, Bye, Bye Birdie, Hairspray, The Music Man, The Wedding Singer, Oklahoma, Rent, Annie, and many more; PACE University Senior Faculty 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, etc. John Hayden Broadway s Tartuffe; off-broadway s Fly (Lincoln Center), Fifth Column (Mint), one of NYC s leading Stage Combat and Fight Choreographers Allie Trimm Broadway s Allegiance (Hannah, original cast), 13 (Patrice, original cast/recording), Bye Bye Birdie (Kim); TV/Film: 30 Rock, PROM, Cinnamon Girl, Private Practice, etc. Jamie Pillet NYC Agent with Abrams Artists Agency's Youth Division 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. 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 Kyle Dean Massey Broadway's Pippin (Pippin), Wicked (Fiyero), Next to Normal (Gabe), Xanadu; National Tour 42nd Street (Billy); Film: Sex and the City 2, The Contest; TV: ABC's Nashville 11:15 AM - 1:15 PM **SPECIAL Let s Talk Shop: The Business of Show Master Class for PARENTS** (For Parents of students ages 15-21) ** PARENTS ** with Jennifer Johns, Artistic Director/Founder ( 16T) students ages 15-21 Focus on College Audition Preparation and Strategies, while also addressing your questions regarding New York auditions, the unions, marketing, mailings, pictures and résumés, 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 parents and participant guardians. Recommended for parents of students ages 15-21 **
1:30 PM - 1:55 PM Catered Lunch (with your group and your advisor) ** Lunch-time Guest Speaker Optional Q&A Session with Broadway s Laura Osnes ** ( 17N) 2-time Tony Award Nominee for Leading Actress in Broadway's Cinderella (Ella) and Bonnie & Clyde (Bonnie), Laura is currently starring as Julia Trojan in Broadway s Bandstand, and has also starred in Broadway's Anything Goes (Hope Harcourt), South Pacific (Nellie Forbush), and Grease (Sandy) ALL INTERESTED STUDENTS may grab their bagged or catered lunch and come join this Broadway Star for a lunch-time chat 2:00 PM - 4:25 PM ADVANCED MASTER CLASS IN YOUR MAJOR Voice: Group A 17H Voice: Group B 17I Voice: Group C 16N Voice: Group D 17N Voice: Group E 16P Voice: Group F 16O Acting: Group A 17A Acting: Group B 17B Acting: Group C 17C Acting: Group D 17D Dance: Group A 17E Cold Reading Audition Technique for Musical Theatre (Scenes) Working on the Set: From a Director s Point of View (Scenes) Scene Study and Character Development Monologues: Finding Character Through Movement Dancing on Broadway Tricks of the Trade Kyle Taylor Parker BAA Alumus! Broadway s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Kinky Boots (starred as Lola, original Angel); National Tours: Kinky Boots (Lola), In the Heights Laura Osnes Broadway s Bandstand (Julia Trojan), Cinderella (Ella, Tony nomination), Bonnie & Clyde (Bonnie, Tony nomination), Anything Goes (Hope Harcourt), South Pacific (Nellie Forbush), Grease (Sandy), etc. Kyle Dean Massey Broadway's Pippin (Pippin), Wicked (Fiyero), Next to Normal (Gabe), Xanadu; National Tour 42nd Street (Billy); Film: Sex and the City 2, The Contest; TV: ABC's Nashville Bob Cline Casting Director Bob Cline Casting; projects include National Tours of Fame, Beauty and the Beast, Elf, Bye, Bye Birdie, Hairspray, The Music Man, The Wedding Singer, Oklahoma, Rent, Annie, and many more; PACE University Senior Faculty 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 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. Megan McGinnis Recently created the role of Jerusha in Daddy Long Legs; Broadway s Side Show (Violet u/s), Les Misérables (Eponine), Little Women (Beth), Thoroughly Modern Millie, Beauty and the Beast (Belle), Parade, etc. 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 Adam Chanler-Berat Broadway's Amelie (Nino), Peter and the Starcatcher (Boy/Peter), Next to Normal (Henry); off-broadway s The Fortress of Solitude, Fly By Night, Rent (Mark), etc. 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. Jeff Shade BAA s Dance Director; Top NYC Director/ Choreographer; Performer: Broadway s Chicago, Sweet Charity, Teddy & Alice, Radio City, Crazy for You; Bob Fosse s Dance Captain; Juilliard, Montclair, Boston, Yale Faculty, etc. 4:30 PM - 5:25 PM Tony Award Winning Surprise Guest Speaker Q&A Session (ALL STUDENTS, 17N) **Our surprise Tony Award-winning guest speaker will answer your questions about the business of musical theatre! 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM Final Showcase Music & Dance Rehearsal and Review ( 17N) Dance Rehearsal- Dance Majors work on final showcase material ( 17E) ALL AGES SIGN OUT 6:00 PM Commuting Students should be picked up and signed out from Ripley Grier s (Ages 10-14 17H, Ages 15-21 17A) Hotel based participants meet to be escorted back to Hotel by BAA Staff ( 17I) 11:00 PM Lights out! Rest up and prepare yourself for another busy day!
Friday, July 14 th 9:45 AM Hotel based participants check in with BAA escorts to depart for Ripley Grier s. Don t be late! Chaperones will leave promptly! 10:00 AM Commuter Drop Off- Ripley Grier s, 520 8 th Avenue (between 36 th St. and 37 th St.) Dressing Room and Bag Drop (Girls Ages 10-14 17H, Girls Ages 15-21 17I, All Boys 17J) ALL AGES Vocal Warm up and Final Showcase Group Music Rehearsal (s 17N and 17E) 10:00 AM - 10:55 AM Work with top music directors and vocal coaches on Broadway repertoire for Showcase 11:00 AM - 12:25 PM Showcase Cue to Cue and Dress Rehearsal 12:30 PM - 1:25 PM Catered Lunch and Theatre Games Warm Up 1:30 PM - 1:55 PM Half Hour Call to Showcase 2:00 PM - 2:25 PM FINAL INDUSTRY PANEL: Q&A Hear from a panel of Top NYC Casting Directors, Agents and Managers. Get all your questions answered! 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM FINAL INDUSTRY PANEL Showcase your coached and prepared material for direct industry feedback! (s 17N, 17E, 17D) 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 Q&A Panel and Final Showcase!) (Sorry, no Parents or guests: Invited Industry only!) 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM **PARENTS** SPECIAL Broadway Dance Master Class for PARENTS** ( 17B) **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, & Something Rotten All levels welcome! ** This complimentary class is optional and open to all Parents and participant guardians ** 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM Wrap-up! Session Reflection and Feedback! Farewells! ALL AGES SIGN OUT Parents sign you out ( 17H) Say goodbye to your advisor, directors, staff, and friends! 6:00 PM 6:15PM 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 s