The Broadway Experience is about to celebrate their ?fth year and is thrilled to announce their audition tour/masterclass series 2012. Students will have the opportunity to take part in a unique dance & song masterclass led by Broadway artists followed by an audition for 2012 enrollment. Students will need to pre-register and any student between the ages of 11 and 19 may apply. All students will be required to dance and sing in both the masterclass and audition and should come with sheet music from a Broadway show and be prepared to sing 32-64 bars for their vocal audition.
There will even be a chance to win two tickets and a backstage tour to Mary Poppins on Broadway! One name will be randomly chosen following the tour and the winner will be announced.
AUDITION TOUR/MASTERCLASS SERIES 2012
01/21/12 Stamford, CT: Ballet School Of Stamford. 175 Atlantic St. Stamford CT 06901.
10:30am - 2:30pm
01/22/12 Boston, MA: Jeannette Neill Dance Studio. 261 Friend Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02114.
10:00 - 2:00pm
01/28/12 LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. 100 Amsterdam Avenue, New
York NY 10023. 10:00am - 2:00pm
01/29/12 Cresskill, NJ: Cresskill Perf. Arts. 300 Knickerbocker Rd, At The Circle, Suite 1100, Cresskill,
NJ 07626. 10:00am - 2:00pm
To register please send an email to tbenyc@mac.com to request an application form or call 917-664-4783.
The cost to take part is $50 which includes the $25 TBE application fee. If you can not attend a live
audition you may submit a DVD or email a URL link to an online video as part of your application.
Please see the website for full requirements, www.tbenyc.com and click on AUDITION.The Broadway Experience three day winter intensive will commence on Saturday, February 18, 2012 and end on Monday, February 20, 2012.
The Broadway Experience two week summer program will commence on Monday, July 30, 2012 and end on Sunday, August 12, 2012.
The Broadway Experience is an international musical theatre program designed to create triple threat performers. Now running both a three day winter intensive and a two week summer program, students will undergo an intense study of dance, voice, and acting along with a major performance opportunity with current Broadway professionals and incredible master teachers. Students will become stronger, more dynamic performers, preparing themselves for a professional career at the highest level. Founder & Director, Ben Hartley.
Past faculty and special guests included: Chita Rivera (West Side Story), Bebe Neuwirth (Chicago),
Kristin Chenoweth (Promises, Promises), Faith Prince (Billy Elliot), Baayork Lee (A Chorus Line), Norm Lewis (The Little Mermaid), Karen Ziemba (Curtains), Casey Nicholaw (The Drowsy Chaperone), Charlie Alterman (Next To Normal), Steven Malone (Leap of Faith). Sandy Faison (Annie), Julie Barnes (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), Bahiyah Sayyed Gaines (Rock of Ages), Ron De Jesus (Movin' Out), J.T. Egan (The Little Mermaid), Matt Loher (Elf), and Luis Salgado (In The Heights), Alex Sanchez (Fosse), Amy Hall (Fosse), Jen Taylor (Mary Poppins), Mark Ledbetter (Anything Goes), Daniel Watts (In The Heights), Derrick Baskin (Memphis), Robert Creighton (Chicago), and Clyde Alves (Anything Goes).
Broadway Associate Choreographers and Directors also on the faculty included Jen Bender (The Lion King), Brian Hill (The Little Mermaid), Josh Rhodes (Drowsy Chaperone), Ginger Thatcher (Oklahoma), and Tara Young (The Little Mermaid). Broadway Casting Directors included Craig Burns (Telsey & Co) and Rachel Hoffman (Telsey & Co).
