Pearl Studios - Musical Theater

Broadway artists give intensive training in three essential components of musical theater - acting, singing, and dancing.
Limited housing available, please call 1.888.497.3553 for details.

Week 1:	June 21 - June 26, 2009
Week 2:	June 28 - July 3, 2009
Week 3:	July 5 - July 10, 2009
Ages:	14 - 18 yrs
Tuition:	$1100
Room & Meals:	$800

Details

US Performing Arts invites you to visit the Great White Way as you join Broadway artists and directors, and enthusiastic musical theater students in a 6-day intensive training academy in the heart of Manhattan's Broadway Theater District. This premiere program offers daily workshops in the three essential components of musical theater - acting, singing, and dancing. Curriculum includes improvisation, scene study, vocal instruction, audition techniques, and dance workshops for all levels, from beginner to advanced. Tuition includes a ticket to a Broadway performance. This is a fantastic program to coincide with a family vacation and leaves most evenings free to spend together in the Big Apple.

Parents are invited to attend the orientation on the first day, any schedule changes will be given out at this time.

A letter of recommendation from a teacher is required prior to the beginning of camp. Enrollment for this program is limited.

* Additional Information

Students check-in 9am on the first day of camp,or 2pm the day befoe camp begins.
Flights should arrive into LaGuardia or JFK on the day before camp begins before 2pm.
Flights should depart from LaGuardia or JFK on the last day of camp after 630pm.
Airport transportation is available to and from LaGuardia for $30 each way,
or JFK for $50 each way,
or Port Authority bus station for $25 each way,
or Penn Station for $25 each way.

Program Directors

Joseph Thalken, Composer, Music Director, Conductor
Joseph Thalken (composer, music director, conductor) recently burst into the world of musical theatre with two impressive premieres of his work: "Harold and Maude: The Musical" with book and lyrics by the legendary Tom Jones based on the cult film favorite, and the musical adaptation of Geoff Ryman's celebrated novel "Was", originally developed at Lincoln Center Theater. Broadway credits include conductor of the current Broadway hits "Gypsy", "Victor Victoria", "My Favorite Year".

Robert C. Pullen, Producing Director
Although Robert began his musical theater career in New York City as a musical theater performer he gravitated towards producing and general management. Broadway Credits include The Music Man, Footloose, Chicago, the Musical, Annie Get Your Gun, Titanic, Seussical the Musical, 42nd Street, Blast, and Broadway Salutes Hilary Clinton with Rosie O'Donnell. Currently Mr. Pullen is Director of Programming for The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.

Kennedy Center producing highlights include Marc Blitzstein's Regina starring Patti LuPone, A Recital of French Song starring Renée Fleming, Voices of the Arts with John Lithgow, Susan Stroman, Harold Prince and Christine Baranski; Television specials include the 2005 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor honoring Steve Martin, 2006 Mark Twain Prize honoring Neil Simon, 2007 Mark Twain Prize honoring Billy Crystal and the 35th Anniversary of the Kennedy Center starring Angela Lansbury, Savion Glover, George Hearn and Marvin Hamlisch. Other credits include directing and producing Bravo Networks On With the Show.

Pullen recently produced Celebrate Broadway with Linda Eder and John Lithgow and is currently producing several engagements in Buenos Aires for the Kennedy Center International Committee on the Arts and will soon tackle the Kennedy Center Spring Gala Celebrating the Music of the Silver Screen in May.

Education: Graduated from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City, studying voice, dance and acting, as well as attended The Juilliard School for voice and piano.

Artistic Director

Baayork Lee, Artistic Director
Baayork Lee is currently represented on Broadway through her restaging of the original choreography of A Chorus Line. She has performed in a dozen Broadway shows and created the role of Connie in A Chorus Line. Ms. Lee was Michael Bennett's assistant choreographer on A Chorus Line and has directed many national and international companies. Her directing credits include: The King and I and Bombay Dreams (national tours), R&H's Cinderella (NYC Opera), Barnum (Australia), Carmen Jones (Kennedy Center), Porgy and Bess and Jesus Christ Superstar (European tour), Gypsy and A New Brain. Choreography credits: Arena Stage (Washington, DC): Cocoanuts, Camelot, Damn Yankees, Helen Hayes nomination for Animal Crackers and South Pacific; Washington Opera; Kennedy Center: Goya, Sly and The Merry Widow. Co-author of On the Line: The Creation of A Chorus Line and recipient of 2003 Asian Woman Warrior Award for Lifetime Achievement from Columbia College. Visit her website achorusline.org

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Location Information

Pearl Studios with its beautiful floor to ceiling mirrors and sprung floors teems with Broadway rehearsal activity day and night. Students can expect to see current and pre-opening rehearsals in progress as they come and go from their classes. Located in a secure building at 500 8th Avenue between 35th and 36th Pearl Studios is an ideal location to house the training sessions for our students. Not only will you feel inspired by your faculty and classmates, but you will "rub elbows" with current Broadway stars as you all come and go in the elevators, lounges, and studios.

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