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Episode Summary:Caitlin Wheeler, a multifaceted dance professional with an impressive resume spanning creative direction, choreography, and event production. Originally from Australia, Caitlin has worked globally with top artists such as Drake, Adele, and T-Pain, and brands like Nike and Reebok. She shares insights into her journey from a dancer to a choreographer and creative director, emphasizing the importance of connections, staying open to opportunities, and continually evolving.Caitlin reflects on how saying "yes" to unexpected challenges has shaped her career, including her transition into the world of corporate event production with Blueprint NYC. She encourages young dancers to embrace risks, remain professional, and focus on building a strong reputation, as talent alone is often not enough. Caitlin's story highlights the power of resilience, networking, and the willingness to pivot in the pursuit of long-term success in the dance industry.Her advice to the next generation of dancers is to keep learning, remain adaptable, and always approach challenges with confidence and gratitude. This episode is a wealth of knowledge for aspiring dancers and creatives looking to navigate the diverse opportunities within the entertainment world.Show Notes:0:00 – Introduction to the podcast3:00 – Caitlin's Early Dance Journey7:00 – Transitioning to the U.S.12:00 – The Power of Networking17:30 – Creative Direction and Choreography22:30 – Working with Cirque du Soleil28:00 – The Shift to Production and Event Management35:00 – Advice for Aspiring Dancers40:00 – Navigating Career Transitions45:00 – Final Thoughts and Words of EncouragementBiography:Caitlin's credits hail from all over the world such as Australia, USA, UK, India, Europe and Africa, and include a scope of Creative Directing, Choreography, Performance, Event Production, Hosting and Teaching.Caitlin has worked with an extensive list of Artists, Celebrities, Brands, and has worked on Television Shows, Industrials, Live Shows, Movies and Music Videos. Some of these esteemed names include - Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Glady's Knight, T-Pain, Adele, LaToya Jackson, Raven Symone, Fifth Harmony, Michelle Williams, Seal, Joey Fatone, Daughtry, Donny Osmond, Kelly Osborne, Paulina Rubio, “Carlton” Alfonzo Remeiro, Guy Sebastian, Jessica Mauboy, Neymar, Carl Lewis, Gabby Douglas, Russell Wilson, Serena Williams, Colin Kapernick, Bo Jackson and Michelle Obama just to name a few.Brands such as Sony, Nike, Reebok, Adidas, Jay-Z, Stila, Nickelodeon, Buxom, Planet Fitness, Snapchat, In & Out, Miss USA and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.Caitlin has a strong passion and skillset for Creative Directing, Choreography and Event Production. Some of her credits include Assistant Director & Associate Choreographer for Cirque Du Soleil's Vegas show “R.U.N”.Choreographer on Fox's hit Tv show “The Masked Singer”, New Years Rockin Eve featuring Alfonso Ribeiro, “Unleashed” on Nickelodeon, Nike Forum Fashion Week New York, “Obsessed with the babysitter” premiering on Lifetime Movies, The Rose Bowl Parade, Ringling Bros Circus “Circus Extreme”, Nickelodeon Kids Sports Awards, Nike “Born Mercurial” London, Snap Chat Annual New Years Eve Gala, In & Out Annual Gala, Nike's Strongest Plus one Brunch, India's Rawstar, Nike Olympics Puerto Rico Live Show, Reebok Global Live Summits, So You Think You Can Dance (Australia/USA), Nike “Let's Move” campaign with Michelle Obama, Miss World Tourism, Miss Angola, UNICEF, Westfield, Bachelor's Ball, and Buxom.Caitlin was also a Competition judge and Director for over 12yrs, and was a featured host on Lifetime's hit show "Dance Moms" and Jojo Siwa's "Dance Revolution". Caitlin now works Full time as a Producer for New York based esteemed Meeting and Event production company BlueprintNYC.Connect on Social Media:https://www.instagram.com/caitlinaussiefithttps://www.facebook.com/caitlinwheeler11
As Women's History Month comes to a close, join our host and founder, Yoli Tamu, in celebrating her most inspirational mentor! This week features Ka-Ron Brown Lehman, Artistic Director of Lehman Danceworks, Inc. and Retired Modern Dance Instructor. "Dancing Mama," as she's affectionately known to her students, is a legendary dancer, teacher, choreographer, artistic director, and mother of three, who has made significant contributions to the world of dance and the performing arts. She shares her secrets to cultivating excellence, instilling the value of hard work, and fostering the power of self-belief through dance! Discover how she honors legendary dancers of the past and present and how you, too, can create a legacy that will always be remembered. Mrs. Lehman is a renowned figure in the dance world with a career spanning over five decades. As the former Artistic Director of the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Dance Department, she has left an indelible mark on dance education. Her impressive resume includes performances on Broadway as a featured dancer and Associate Choreographer, as well as in film and television specials, alongside artists like Ben Vereen, Paula Kelly, Flip Wilson, Richard Pryor and Aretha Franklin. And, yes, she's that dancer in the video "Let's Groove Tonight" by Earth, Wind & Fire! Her teaching experience as a Master Modern Instructor encompasses prestigious institutions such as Cincinatti Ballet Academy, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, and Northern Kentucky University, as well as numerous master classes and workshops across the United States and internationally. Her dedication to the arts has earned her several accolades, including the American Legion Award, the American Choreography & Educator Award, and a Distinguished Teacher Award from the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars. Mrs. Lehman's legacy in dance education and performance continues to inspire new generations of dancers and artists, even after her retirement from modern dance instruction in 2020. To learn more about Mrs. Lehman and her work, connect with her on Facebook.
Wicked's Associate Choreographer, Comfort Fedoke, gives us a behind the scene look at the creative process that helped bring Wicked Part 1 to life on the big screen! She takes us through her early dance influences from her hometown to College and beyond, shares her experience on the TV show So You Think You Can Dance and gives valuable insight into the mind of an Associate Choreographer for both Film and Stage Productions. Instagram: @comfortfedoke Facebook: Comfort Fedoke TikTok: @comfortfedoke Show some love and be sure to rate, review and subscribe to the A Dancer's Guide Podcast on your favorite podcast app! Visit adancersguide.com for more information on topics discussed in this episode. Instagram: @adancerguideofficial Special thanks to all of our listeners!
Check out this podcast replay of the SDCF Panel: Art of Collaboration with Shana Carroll, Jesse Robb, and Jessica Stone that we hosted at the Museum of Broadway. They discuss the ins and outs of their creative processes as they collaborated on Water for Elephants, both the finer details as well as overarching ideas about what goes into a productive collaboration on a show. This was a moderated panel with dedicated time for a Q & A. We hosted this panel in August 2024. This video and audio was recorded by Michael Weir supported by the Maria Torres Emerging Artists Foundation. Transcript available upon request. Shana Carroll is Co-Founding Artistic Director of the Montreal based circus company The 7 Fingers. Since its founding in 2002, Carroll has written, directed and choreographed 12 of their touring and/or resident shows, 3 of which (Passengers, Duel Reality, Dear San Francisco) are currently running, and which also includes Sequence 8 at NY City Center and Traces off- Broadway run at Union Square Theatre. Carroll received a Drama Desk Nomination for Choreography and Best Theatrical Experience for their show Traces. Outside The 7 Fingers, Carroll directed Cirque du Soleil's first- ever ice show Crystal, in addition to their performance at the Academy Awards in 2012. Also, for Cirque du Soleil, Carroll was circus choreographer and designer for their shows Iris (Los Angeles) and Paramour (Broadway). Other credits include: Queen of the Night (Drama Desk Recipient); Soul of the Ocean (Moment Factory); Cité Mémoire (Lemieux-Pilon); and the Sochi Winter Olympics Opening Ceremonies (medieval segment). Prior to directing and choreography, Carroll was herself a trapeze artist, performing for over 20 years in the air with circuses and dance companies around the world, most notably as the original solo trapeze artist for Cirque du Soleil's Saltimbanco. She also appeared in Cirque du Soleil produced television and film. Now based in Montreal, where she relocated in 1991 to attend l'École Nationale de Cirque, Carroll is originally from Berkeley, California. In 2023, Carroll was inducted into the Ordre of Arts and Letters of Quebec, a distinction honoring those who have contributed to artistic and cultural development in the province of Quebec. Most recently, Carroll was Circus Designer and Co-choreographer of the musical Water For Elephants, first at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta and now in its Broadway run at the Imperial Theatre, for which she received a Suzi Bass Award and the Chita Rivera Award for Best Choreography, as well as Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics' Circle nominations in the same category. Jesse Robb's work spans Broadway, Cirque Du Soleil, Momix, Les Ballet Jazz de Montréal, Mirvish Productions, Disney, Cameron Mackintosh, Prime Video, Opera Philadelphia, and more. He is the co-choreographer (alongside Shana Carroll) for the Broadway production of Water For Elephants, which was nominated for seven Tony Awards including Best Musical. Jesse and Shana were nominated for Tony, Drama Desk, and OCC Awards and received the 2024 Chita Rivera award for Outstanding Choreography. Jesse is the Movement Director for the North American Touring, South Korean, and Japanese productions of the international hit Les Misérables. He was also the Associate Choreographer for the Broadway, North American Touring, and Austrian companies of the 2017 Revival of Miss Saigon. Regionally, Jesse has choreographed at The MUNY, The Alliance Theater (Suzi Bass Award for Outstanding Choreography), The Stratford Festival of Canada, Theatre Calgary, and Ogunquit Playhouse among others. Jessica Stone: Most recently, Stone was nominated for a Tony Award for directing the original Broadway musical Kimberly Akimbo, which won 5 Tony Awards including Best Musical. Stone worked as an actress on and off-Broadway, in television and in film for decades before transitioning to directing. Broadway credits included Anything Goes, Butley, The Odd Couple, The Smell of the Kill, Design for Living, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and Grease. Her directing career began in earnest with her all-male 2010 production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum for the Williamstown Theatre Festival. She has since been directing all over the country at such theaters as The Old Globe, A.C.T, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Huntington Theatre Company, Two River Theatre Company, and the Williamstown Theatre Festival among others. Productions include As You Like It, Kate Hamill's Vanity Fair, Barefoot in the Park, Dancing at Lughnasa, Bad Dates, Ken Ludwig's Robin Hood! (World premiere), Ripcord, Bad Jews, Arms and the Man, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Charlotte's Web, June Moon, Last of the Red Hot Lovers, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Absurd Person Singular, and Kimberly Akimbo (off-Broadway premiere at the Atlantic). She currently lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two sons.
Send us a textLauren Jimmieson Craig & Anthony Craig are two multi-talented Australianperformers. Having first met when they studied together at the QueenslandConservatorium, both Lauren and Anthony have led successful careers bothtogether and separately. Lauren has appeared on stage in the international tour of‘Paw Patrol', serving as both a performer and the Associate Choreographer - she was also recently seen onstage in the stage productions of 'Cinderella' and 'Elvis'. Anthonywas recently seen on stage in mainstage productions of ‘Once' and 'Elvis.'They have also created the children's performance group ‘Story Surprise' which aims to provide an ongoing series of interactive, educational and stimulating videos and podcasts for children. In this conversation, this dynamic duo discussed the realities of being married to afellow performer, the rewards and challenges of being children's entertainers, andthe importance of finding strategies to avoid burnout when creating your own work.Support the show
Episode Summary: Teya Wild, a dynamic Canadian-born dancer and choreographer now based in Los Angeles, shares an engaging overview of her expansive career. From her early days at Dance Co. in Vancouver to her current successes in LA and abroad, Teya's journey is marked by her adaptability and commitment to her craft. Menida Fortunato introduces Teya, highlighting her impressive resume which includes roles in TV shows like "So You Think You Can Dance Canada" and Disney's "Zombies." Teya's dance journey, fueled by her mother's support and various styles training, began at the tender age of 8 and flourished through her high school years into a professional career. She navigated the move to LA after rigorous planning and savings, obtaining a visa with the help of her mentor, Nina. Teya discusses the pivotal moments and the challenges of breaking into the competitive LA dance scene, including the daunting audition rooms filled with hopeful dancers. Her persistence and networking led to significant opportunities, such as working with Taylor Swift and choreographing a music video, experiences that underline the importance of versatility and professionalism in the dance industry. Show Notes: (0:03) Teya´s dance career, from childhood to professional work in LA and abroad. (8:33) Moving to LA, finding an agent, and navigating auditions. (13:20) Dance career, experience, and versatility. (18:19) Working with Taylor Swift (23:40) Zombie movie production with a focus on the choreographer's experience. (29:25) Pursuing dance career goals, including cruise ship auditions and choreography. (35:36) Body types and height requirements for cruise ship performers. (39:08) Auditioning for movie sets as a dancer, with advice on age, appearance, and personality. (43:16) Auditioning and booking jobs in the entertainment industry. (49:41) Acting and dancing career paths for a 13-year-old girl. (57:01) Self-tape auditions, dance training, and mentorship. Biography: Teya Wild is a Canadian born dancer, choreographer and creative who now resides in Los Angeles, California. She began working professionally as a child, so she is no stranger to the limelight. As a kid, Teya began her career as an actor, and appeared in the movies Head Over Heels and A Storm In Summer; in TV shows Sesame Street and The Outer Limits; and in commercials for Radio Disney, Kohl's, AmSouth, Kodak and Crystal Light. Despite the potential with her acting career, there was no denying Teya's passion for dance. Teya's training and outgoing personality led her to one of Canadian TV's most notable stages when she was chosen as a contestant and finalist for Season 4 of So You Think You Can Dance. For many years, Teya has been building strong credits in both the Canadian and American dance community. TV credits include The Voice and Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (NBC), Riverdale and DC'S Legends Of Tomorrow (CW), The Twilight Zone (Paramount+), as well as The American Music Awards, The Grammy Awards, and The BET Awards. Film credits include Step Up 5, Christmas Chronicles 2, Nickelodeon's Spectacular!, Center Stage 2: Turn It Up, as well as numerous films for Disney: Sneakerella, Descendants 2 & 3, Freaky Friday, and Zapped. Teya has also toured with US recording artist Hailee Steinfeld, and danced alongside Taylor Swift. Over the years, Teya has also been fortunate enough to work closely with world renowned choreographers Kenny Ortega, Jamal Sims, Luther Brown, Christopher Scott, Aakomon Jones, Draico Johnson, Nappytabs, Fatima Robinson, Tony Testa, and Keone & Mari. Teya has most recently moved into the role of choreographer where she continues to thrive as a leader and creator. Recent credits include Disney's Zombies 3 & 4 (Associate Choreographer), The Emmy Awards (Assistant Choreographer) and movement coaching for actor/singer Laura Morano. Connect on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/teyawild https://www.facebook.com/profile.php
Send us a Text Message.Welcome back Jam Fam! We know you are going to love this episode with the fabulous Caylie Rose Newcom. Caylie is a wealth of knowledge, positivity, charm and great energy that has made her mark in the NYC dance world. An educator and a triple threat, she has worn many hats in her career. Today we talk a bit about what makes her tick, how to be your authentic self in the dance world, and all the other fun things that we get into on the podcast. We hope you enjoy listening to our latest episode!Caylie Rose Newcom is a professional performer, associate, and dance teacher in NYC! Favorite NYC credits include: Radio City Music Hall's Christmas Spectacular (Swing, Asst Dance Captain), Noir, a new musical workshop and The Tony Awards 2023 where she performed in the Opening Number. Tours include the 1st National Tour of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and FAME: The Musical. Some regional credits include performing at The MUNY, Paper Mill Playhouse, Casa Manana Theatre, North Carolina Theatre, Weathervane Playhouse, and the Palace Theatre. Caylie has worked in Ensemble, Principal, Dance Captain, Understudy, Swing, Associate Choreographer, and Associate Director positions. She has taught at Marymount Manhattan College and Circle in The Square Theatre School. Caylie currently shares her joy for dance while teaching at AMDA!This episode is proudly sponsored by Thrive Dance Experience. For more information, go to: https://thrivedanceexperience.com/Thank you for listening Jam Fam! Make sure you follow us across social media and don't forget to like and subscribe anywhere you listen to your favorite podcasts!Facebook: JAM Joe and Michelle's Dance PodcastInstagram: jam_dance_podcastTwitter: @jamdancepodcastEmail: jamdancepodcast@gmail.com
Dee Tomasetta (Associate Choreographer/Swing/Dance Captain) (she/her) is thrilled to be on this amazing journey! Broadway/NYC: Heart of Rock & Roll (Assistant Choreographer); SIX (Associate Choreographer); Radio City Christmas Spectacular. National Tour: Finding Neverland (Peter Pan/Associate Choreographer). Television: “Gilded Age,” “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “SNL.” University of Michigan Alumna. Endless love to my family, Lorin, the entire Tommy team and CESD! @deetomasetta Try a free trial! www.builtforthestage.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome back Jam Fam! We are so excited to share this fun episode with you featuring Connor Schwantes! Connor recently worked on the Tony nominated show, Days of Wine and Roses and is an incredible dance educator and choreographer. We dive into his early life in dance, football, and growing up with parents in the industry. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Connor!Connor Schwantes is a teacher, associate, and choreographer in theatre and JAZZ. Most recently acting as the Associate Choreographer on Days of Wine and Roses with Kelli O'Hara and Brian d'Arcy James on Broadway. Connor has performed all over the USA and internationally, from cruise ships to NYC. Some favorites include American Dance Spectacular, Trip of Love, When Change Comes, Sophisticated Ladies, SNL, PBS, and Jimmy Fallon Late Night. After performing for over a decade, Connor has moved to making shows and building new pieces of art under Karla Puno Garcia. Some recent standouts are The Tony Awards 2023, Noir, Other World, and (upcoming) Ask for the Moon. Connor specializes in partnering, communicating dance to those who might call themselves singers, and making that "good jazzy" vibe in the room. This episode is proudly sponsored by Thrive Dance Experience. For more information, go to: https://thrivedanceexperience.com/Thank you for listening Jam Fam! Make sure you follow us across social media and don't forget to like and subscribe anywhere you listen to your favorite podcasts!Facebook: JAM Joe and Michelle's Dance PodcastInstagram: jam_dance_podcastTwitter: @jamdancepodcastEmail: jamdancepodcast@gmail.com
Dee Tomasetta (Associate Choreographer/Swing/Dance Captain) (she/her) is thrilled to be on this amazing journey! Broadway/NYC: Heart of Rock & Roll (Assistant Choreographer); SIX (Associate Choreographer); Radio City Christmas Spectacular. National Tour: Finding Neverland (Peter Pan/Associate Choreographer). Television: “Gilded Age,” “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “SNL.” University of Michigan Alumna. Endless love to my family, Lorin, the entire Tommy team and CESD! @deetomasetta Try a free trial! www.builtforthestage.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks to Dee Tomasetta, Associate Choreographer, Dance Captain, and Swing of “The Who's Tommy” at The Nederlander Theatre. Adam Jacobs (Captain Walker), Daniel Quadrino (Ensemble), Alison Luff (Mrs. Walker), Olive Ross-Kline (Tommy, Age 4), and the ensemble of THE WHO'S TOMMY “Class Notes” actively covers New read more The post Class Notes: Dee Tomasetta “The Who’s Tommy” appeared first on BroadwayRadio.
You can see from the look on my face during the entirety of my time with Vashty Mompoint that I am simply in awe of her abundant talent, her ferocious intelligence and her unwavering poise. A Broadway and film actor, singer/songwriter, voiceover artist and director/choreographer, Vasthy is a true Renaissance Artist and my conversation with her runs the gamut of topics from being the child of Haitian immigrants to working with young artists today in every landscape of our industry. Her remarkable resume boasts eight...yes, EIGHT broadway shows; including SpongeBob Squarepants, Mary Poppins, Hot Feet, Soul Doctor, Rocky (I gush about that fight scene in the episode and I'm STILL gobsmacked thinking about it now, years after seeing the show!!! PEOPLE, they had an ENTIRE BOXING RING flown into the audience mid-show!!!), and The Prom (in a role she repeated on film, along with serving as Associate Choreographer). Vasthy joins me in the studio, as we were fortunate enough to have her in Columbus directing an acclaimed production of The Color Purple. I so hope you enjoy our chat as much as I did!
We are excited to bring you another episode in our podcast series Choreographers in Conversation. This series allows choreographers to interview other choreographers whose work excites them as a way to learn more about their craft and preserve the stories of these exciting artists in our industry. In this episode Choreographer Camden Gonzales interviews Choreographer Sonya Tayeh. They explore Sonya's choreographic process, philosophy around the importance and impact of choreography and dancers in the theatre world, as well as delving into the work she has done throughout her career. Bios: Camden Gonzales is an artist, performer, and choreographer based in NYC. She is currently the Associate Choreographer for Moulin Rouge The Musical overseeing multiple companies across the globe. She is also the Associate Choreographer for the upcoming musical Gatsby (featuring original music by Florence Welch) which will debut at A.R.T. in Boston this summer. Other select credits include Sing Street (Associate Choreographer) at The Huntington Theatre, A Sherlock Carol (Assistant Director) New World Stages, Peter and The Starcatcher (Choreographer) White Heron Theatre, Hamilton (Dance Captain/Swing) National Tour, Groundhog Day (Dance Captain/Swing) Broadway. www.camdengonzales.com Sonya Tayeh is a New York City based TONY® Award winning choreographer and director. Since paving her professional career, her work has been characterized as a blend of powerful versatility and theatrical range. Selected credits include: Moulin Rouge! Broadway, Australia, UK, Tour (Hirschfeld theatre/Dir Alex Timbers), UP HERE (Hulu Musical Series), The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window Broadway (James Earl Jones Theatre), Is It Thursday Yet? (La Jolla Playhouse), Sing Street Broadway (Huntington Theatre, Boston/Dir Rebecca Taichman), Martha Graham Dance Company (Joyce Theatre/Tour), American Ballet Theatre/What Becomes of Love Film, Unveiling with Moses and dancers (Fall For Dance/City Center), Rent Live! (Fox Network/Dir Michael Grief and Alex Rudzinski), The Lucky Ones (Ars Nova/Dir. Anne Kauffman), Face the Torrent for Malpaso Dance Co. (commissioned by The Music Center/LA), You'll Still Call Me By Name (commissioned by New York Live Arts and Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival), Martha Graham Dance Company's Lamentation Variation Series (Joyce Theatre), Hundred Days (New York Theatre Workshop/Dir. Anne Kauffman), The Skin Of Our Teeth (Theatre for a New Audience/Dir. Arin Arbus), Andrew Lippas' The Wild Party (City Center Encores!/Dir. Leigh Silverman), Kung Fu (Signature Theatre/Dir. Leigh Silverman) Tayeh has directed and choreographed for world renowned music artists including Miley Cyrus (Directed and Choreographed The Gypsy Heart Tour), Florence and the Machine (Choreographed performances for The Brit Awards, The Voice and American Idol), Kyle Minogue (Aphrodite Tour) She has gleaned many accolades for her versatile work, including a Tony award, two Emmy noms, one Drama Desk award, an Obie Award and two Lucille Lortel Awards for “Outstanding Choreography.” https://www.sonyatayeh.com/
Created and hosted by Cavan Hendron, The Bradshaw Effect breaks down and discusses how the ideal Carrie Bradshaw lifestyle from Sex and the City isn't always the reality of living in the concrete jungle of New York City. In this episode, Cavan sits down with the incredible Patrick O'Neill to discuss his journey and career in the Broadway/theatre industry, the power of reaching out, and his advice for those continuing to brave the business. About Patrick: Patrick was last represented on Broadway as the Associate Choreographer of Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit musical School of Rock, which he also staged in Sydney, Melbourne, and Seoul. He currently serves as the Associate Choreographer on the Broadway-bound musical The Heart of Rock and Roll, celebrating the music of Huey Lewis, and on Ever After, a musical adaptation of the 1998 film. As a director, he is currently developing and co-writing Vacancy, a story that sheds light on the life of Norman Bates from Alfred Hitchcock's ‘Psycho' and the new American play ‘Life, Liberty' starring Anupam Kher. He serves as the choreographer of Radio 930, a new musical centered around a group of young rebels in East Germany who used banned western rock music to bring about the fall of the Berlin Wall. In 2022, he will direct the London premiere of On The Edge, a new musical from composer Sam Hall. As an Assistant Choreographer, he developed Barry Manilow's Harmony for Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles and The Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, The Nutty Professor with Jerry Lewis and Marvin Hamlisch, and the Broadway revival of On A Clear Day You Can See Forever starring Harry Connick, Jr and Jessie Mueller. He has staged concerts for Tony Award winner Kelli O'Hara with the Boston Pops and for Mario Cantone on ABC's “The View” celebrating Barbara Walters and opening the show's 14th Season. As a teacher, he has served on staff for Britney Spears' and Usher's performing arts intensives. Keep Up With Patrick! Website: https://patrickoneill.me/
Siobhan Davies is a contemporary dance pioneer who has witnessed and contributed to the development of the British dance scene over the past 50 years. Having originally studied visual arts, Siobhan discovered contemporary dance in 1967, when she began to take classes with the Contemporary Dance Group, which later became London Contemporary Dance Theatre. In 1969, she started performing with the company, and by the seventies she was choreographing for them. Siobhan has had many different chapters of her career, from joining forces with Richard Alston and Ian Spink to form Second Stride, one of the most influential independent British contemporary dance companies of the 1980s, to taking a year's sabbatical in America on a Fulbright Arts Fellowship, from working as an Associate Choreographer for Rambert to founding the Siobhan Davies Dance Company. Siobhan's work is marked by her interest in presenting dance in visual art and gallery spaces, and throughout her career she has worked with venues including Victoria Miro Gallery, the ICA, the Whitworth Gallery, Glasgow Museum of Modern Art, and Turner Contemporary. In the mid 2000s, she opened Siobhan Davies Studios in South London, a base for her research that has become a place not only of dance activity but of traffic between dance and other fields. Two years ago, Siobhan stepped down as artistic director of Siobhan Davies Studios. Since then she's been busy with various personal projects, from being appointed as an Associate Professor at C-dare Coventry University to traveling as an artist to the High Arctic with the Environmental organization Cape Farewell. She's also created ‘Transparent', a film that unravels the complex processes underpinning her 50 years of work in dance. Premiered at the BFI London Film Festival, the film is going to be shown at Sadler's Wells on 20th April and will be followed by a post show talk. Ahead of the screening, I couldn't wait to speak to Siobhan to find out what we can expect, reflect on her extensive career, and discuss her plans for the future.
Speaking with Trevor Sones was such a delight! A ray of light and positivity in the dance community, we hope you enjoy our conversation this week with Trevor!Originally from Clearfield, Pa – Trevor received a BA degree in Dance from Mercyhurst University. National Tour Credits: CATS, Beauty and the Beast. TV/Film Credits: ZIPS Dry Cleaners, The Knot, CATS National Tour commercial, “Step Up 3D”, Good Morning America, “Do You Dance, Ms. Parker?”. Trevor has worked extensively with Royal Caribbean as a Dancer/Dance Captain (Hairspray, MAMMA MIA), Associate Choreographer (GREASE, Name That Tune), and Director (Bada Bing Bada Boom). He then worked with RWS Entertainment Group in NYC as a Dancer/Dance Captain, Casting Assistant, Associate Choreographer, and Director/Choreographer. Currently, Trevor is a Regional Director/Guest Teacher for Encore DCS and on Faculty as well as a Regional Director for REVEL Dance Convention! Most recently he toured Germany, Switzerland, and Dubai with SweetBird Productions "Rock The Ballet X" and "Romeo and Juliet" a Dancer/Dance Captain. Follow his journey at @trevorsones Thank you for listening Jam Fam! Make sure you follow us across social media and don't forget to like and subscribe anywhere you listen to your favorite podcasts!Facebook: JAM Joe and Michelle's Dance PodcastInstagram: jam_dance_podcastTwitter: @jamdancepodcastEmail: jamdancepodcast@gmail.com
Scott sits down with a former student, Alyssa Carol, for a heartfelt and lovely conversation about Alyssa's pathway towards higher education at the University of Michigan's famed Musical Theatre BFA and making her Broadway debut as an original Broadway cast member in Andrew Lloyd Webber's brand new musical, BAD CINDERELLA. And while in many ways Alyssa is living what from the outside looks to be a Broadway Cinderella story… she comes to the podcast to share her personal journey to this moment to highlight the fact that the road to Broadway is rarely glamorous or picture book perfect, but this journey is often a deeply satisfying, valuable and artistically illuminating process. Alyssa Carol is a performing artist originally from Orange County, CA. She grew up dancing, singing and acting and eventually attended the Orange County School of the Arts to study Musical Theatre from 7th-12th grade where she discovered a deeper sense of her artistry and the cathartic nature of performing. And I had the privilege to be her conservatory director for her junior and senior year at OCSA. She is currently completing her last semester at The University of Michigan in their BFA Musical Theatre program remotely from NYC… so that she could join the original cast as a swing of the Broadway production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's BAD CINDERELLA covering 9 tracks and triumphantly made her Broadway debut during previews on March 9th. At the University of Michigan she was featured in productions of The House of Bernarda Alba, Hair, Michael McElroy's Sonnets, Soliloquies and Soul, The Wild Party; she made her professional debut as the female swing in The Ogunquit Playhouse staging of The Nutty Professor; At OCSA, she played Charity in SWEET CHARITY, Olive in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, was in the ensemble of OCSA's productions of Jasper in Deadland, Footloose as an Associate Choreographer (with Emily Baggerly) on an epic production of EVITA. On a personal note, Alyssa is a light in this world and a ferocious quadruple threat - actor, dancer, singer AND creative/maker. She is a wonderful example of leading with the love of an artform, and practicing that abundant mindset at every turn of the creative process. In this episode, we talk about the many facets of her talent and creative interest; what helped her be her authentic self in audition settings; How she decided to say YES to a school like University of Michigan; And a touching story of being guided by the legendary Broadway dancer and choreographer, Ann Reinking, just weeks before her passing. If you'd like to reach Alyssa Carol you can find her at: Instagram: @aalyssacarolTo see footage of Alyssa's Ann Reinking exchange from a Zoom master class conducted with Broadway Arts Community:click hereBad Cinderella - NOW on Broadwayhttps://badcinderellabroadway.com/Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREESupport the showTo find out more about The Creative College Journey and services we have to offer, please visit our website and sign-up for our mailing list: www.creativecollegejourney.com Introduction voice-over: Sara CravensOr find our host Scott Barnhardt on Instagram.
“If you are really passionate about doing something, look up the options, and see what is available to you, and go for it!"In this episode we speak with Sarah Parker. We discuss her path to becoming a dance writer, highlighting important topics through writing, how to pitch an article, choosing a journalism program, and more. About Sarah: Sarah Parker is a NYC based dancer and choreographer. She holds a BA in Dance from Hofstra University and master's in American Journalism from NYU. Sarah is currently working as the Associate Choreographer of the Broadway revival of Camelot and has had an extensive career performing on Broadway and in National Tours, contemporary dance companies, and TV/Film. Additionally, she is a freelance writer for Dance Magazine, Theater Mania, and Observer. Sarah's Instagram Sarah's Website
What does an Associate Choreographer do? What does an Assistant Choreographer do? What's the difference? Is there one? I am so lucky to have the great Jeff Mortensen on the pod to answer these questions! From his work as an associate on Disney's Descendent franchise to Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, Jeff is more than qualified to dive deep into the world of an associate/assistant choreographer. Please enjoy this conversation with Jeff Mortensen. Show Notes: Connect w/ Jeff on IG Listen to ep # w/ Jamal Sims Listen to ep # w/ the In The Heights team Learn more about the Choreographer’s Guild Donate to the Words That Move Me Community Mailing List: Scroll to the bottom of the page at thedanawilson.com WTMM Membership: Join Here Follow on IG & Tiktok
You name it, Michelle Elkin has done it. She has had her hand in almost all facets of the industry - TV, film, theatre, education, all of it. She lives and breathes it. We chat about: how to stay grounded through the up's and down's of the industryher favorite way to cast dancersthe differences in creating for film vs. stageand oh so much more!Michelle on InstagramMichelle Elkin has served as Choreographer most recently for an episode of Young Sheldon (season 6, airing this Fall) and is currently in rehearsals for “13 the Musical”. Other Credits include Sutton Foster and Jonathon Groff Live At Lincoln Center for PBS, the tv series Younger, an episode of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Young Sheldon with Jason Alexander and David Hasselhoff. She was seen on Netflix as a co star in Gilmore Girls “Winter”. She also choreographed the TV show Me and My Grandma with Rhea Perlman, as well as a Southwest Airlines web spot. Select Theater credits include a Regional Production of Something Rotten, The Goodbye Girl (MTG), Broadway To The Rescue (Montalban Theater), Hunchback Of Notre Dame (Broadway World Awards Nominee) Sister Act The musical (Broadway World Awards Nominee, Scenie Award), a piece for the NSO Pops Opening at Kennedy Center and “Children Of Eden” (Broadway World Awards Nominee). She also created musical numbers featuring Sutton Foster and special guest Joshua Henry for the National Symphony Orchestra at Kennedy Center, the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall and the Houston Symphony at Jones Hall. She has also lent her choreographic talents to the hit ABC Family show, Baby Daddy, a TNT pilot titled “Dawn” directed by Sam Raimi as well as a production of Little Shop Of Horrors in Tampa, FL, the feature films Wild Hogs and What Just Happened, as well as Emmy award winning television shows, Boston Legal, Weeds, Lifetime's reality show “Your Mama Don't Dance”, Warren The Ape on MTV, Marvin, Marvin on Nickelodeon, as well as the tap sequences in ABC Family's Bunheads. She made her professional debut at the age of 8 in the movie musical “Annie”. Since then, she continued to work in numerous film, television, commercial, and theater projects as a dancer and assistant choreographer such as Bunheads, Boston Legal, Joan Of Arcadia, Boston Public, Ally McBeal, Charmed, American Idol, the tv series Fame LA, 3rd Rock from the Sun, That 70's Show, Tracey Takes On, The Country Bears, Batman and Robin, Austin Powers I-III, A Time For Dancing, and Elizabethtown. She was the Associate Choreographer for the films, Semi-Pro, Tropic Thunder, 10 Things I Hate About You, Cinderelmo, Looney Tunes: Back In Action, 13 Going on 30, Starsky and Hutch, tv series Viva Laughlin, Dancing With The Stars, the musical, Sister Act at Pasadena Playhouse, as well as the 58th Emmy Awards with Conan O' Brien, the 63rd Emmy Awards with Jane Lynch and 81st Academy Awards with Hugh Jackman. Michelle was also the Associate Choreographer of the Broadway show, Wonderland at the Marriott Marquis Theater.Hey y'all! I'm the voice behind the DC:U pod and MNTR MGMT. After 15 years in the industry as a choreographer, dancer, producer, educator and more, I'm now working closely with dance artists on professional development, business skills and digital enhancement. Curious? join the mntrU Crew or book a 1:1 sesh.Connect with me on Insta @mntr.mgmt
Abbey O'Brien's (abbeyo.com/abbeyo)(LI:@abbeyobriennyc)(IG:@abbeyobriennyc)career in the entertainment industry spans over 20 years. She kicked off her career as a Rockette on one of the world's most renowned stages, Radio City Music Hall. Her professional experience is diverse, from Tony Award-winning cast member, to collaborating on an Emmy nominated TV show, to being on the creative teams of Tony winning Broadway shows, to choreographing music videos, directing original works, and working with major corporations. Abbey has worked with famed actors Uma Thurman, Hugh Jackman, Hank Azaria, Sara Bareilles, Megan Hilty, Katharine McPhee, Martha Plimpton, David Hyde Pierce, plus acclaimed directors Mike Nichols, Diane Paulus, Casey Nicholaw, Des McAnuff, Rob Ashford, Jerry Mitchell, Josh Bergasse, Anne Reinking, Joe Mantello, Lear DeBessonet, Bebe Neuwirth, Sidi Larbi, Daniel Sullivan, Stafford Arima, Joe Calarco, Graciela Daniele, Lorin Latarro and many more. Ms. O'Brien is currently the Associate Choreographer of not only Sara Bareilles' Waitress the Musical, but Alanis Morissette's 15 time Tony award nominated Jagged Little Pill. Abbey is also Resident Director of Jeffrey Finn's Hot on Broadway, which creates evening length industrial shows for corporations across America. Director/Choreographer credits: Rocky Horror Show,13 the musical, Meet Me in St.Louis, A Quarantine Cabaret Choreography credits include: ExtraOrdinary (Directed by Diane Paulus), Broadway for Biden (Directed by Liesl Tommy), NBC's Jimmy Fallon Show, CBS's Late Show with David Letterman, Sugarland (Music Video), Big Fish (Directed by Eric Woodall), NYC Mayor's Inner Circle Gala, Smokey Joe's Cafe (Directed by Julia Murney), Rock of Ages (Directed by Michael Berry), Mama Mia (Casa Mañana), American Idiot (TUTS), Dreamgirls (Directed by Lauren Kennedy), Spamalot (Atlanta Lyric Theatre), True Love (TriArts Sharon Playhouse), Performa Gala (Jennifer Rubell), Wizard of Oz (NewArts), and many industrial/ corporate entertainment events. Associate Director/Choreographer credits: Jagged Little Pill (Broadway and American Repertory Theater), Waitress (All Companies), #DateMe (Off-Broadway),Taste of Things to Come (The York Theatre and Chicago Broadway Playhouse), The Odyssey (Public Works at The Delacorte), Double Portrait (Film), Elf (Paper Mill Playhouse), Ragtime (Lincoln Center), Bernadette Peter's Drama League Gala (The Plaza), NBC's Smash, Company (Bucks Co. Playhouse), National Pastime (BCP), Plaid Tidings (BCP), Legs (Tory Burch commercial), Microsoft (Industrial), Norwegian Cruise Line (RWS), Chicago (Ogunquit Playhouse). Some of her performing credits include: NBC's Smash, Broadway's Spamalot, Broadway's Pal Joey, Radio City Rockette's, NBC's Celebrity Apprentice, Longshot (Film), Martha Plimpton Sings? (Lincoln Center-American Songbook Series), Sinatra (Radio City Music Hall), No Strings (Encores!), The Met Gala (NYC), Carnivale (Radio City). Abbey O'Brien is also a National Adjudicator, Master Teacher, Guest Artist, and Creative Consultant.
Abbey O'Brien's (abbeyo.com/abbeyo)(LI:@abbeyobriennyc)(IG:@abbeyobriennyc)career in the entertainment industry spans over 20 years. She kicked off her career as a Rockette on one of the world's most renowned stages, Radio City Music Hall. Her professional experience is diverse, from Tony Award-winning cast member, to collaborating on an Emmy nominated TV show, to being on the creative teams of Tony winning Broadway shows, to choreographing music videos, directing original works, and working with major corporations. Abbey has worked with famed actors Uma Thurman, Hugh Jackman, Hank Azaria, Sara Bareilles, Megan Hilty, Katharine McPhee, Martha Plimpton, David Hyde Pierce, plus acclaimed directors Mike Nichols, Diane Paulus, Casey Nicholaw, Des McAnuff, Rob Ashford, Jerry Mitchell, Josh Bergasse, Anne Reinking, Joe Mantello, Lear DeBessonet, Bebe Neuwirth, Sidi Larbi, Daniel Sullivan, Stafford Arima, Joe Calarco, Graciela Daniele, Lorin Latarro and many more. Ms. O'Brien is currently the Associate Choreographer of not only Sara Bareilles' Waitress the Musical, but Alanis Morissette's 15 time Tony award nominated Jagged Little Pill. Abbey is also Resident Director of Jeffrey Finn's Hot on Broadway, which creates evening length industrial shows for corporations across America. Director/Choreographer credits: Rocky Horror Show,13 the musical, Meet Me in St.Louis, A Quarantine Cabaret Choreography credits include: ExtraOrdinary (Directed by Diane Paulus), Broadway for Biden (Directed by Liesl Tommy), NBC's Jimmy Fallon Show, CBS's Late Show with David Letterman, Sugarland (Music Video), Big Fish (Directed by Eric Woodall), NYC Mayor's Inner Circle Gala, Smokey Joe's Cafe (Directed by Julia Murney), Rock of Ages (Directed by Michael Berry), Mama Mia (Casa Mañana), American Idiot (TUTS), Dreamgirls (Directed by Lauren Kennedy), Spamalot (Atlanta Lyric Theatre), True Love (TriArts Sharon Playhouse), Performa Gala (Jennifer Rubell), Wizard of Oz (NewArts), and many industrial/ corporate entertainment events. Associate Director/Choreographer credits: Jagged Little Pill (Broadway and American Repertory Theater), Waitress (All Companies), #DateMe (Off-Broadway),Taste of Things to Come (The York Theatre and Chicago Broadway Playhouse), The Odyssey (Public Works at The Delacorte), Double Portrait (Film), Elf (Paper Mill Playhouse), Ragtime (Lincoln Center), Bernadette Peter's Drama League Gala (The Plaza), NBC's Smash, Company (Bucks Co. Playhouse), National Pastime (BCP), Plaid Tidings (BCP), Legs (Tory Burch commercial), Microsoft (Industrial), Norwegian Cruise Line (RWS), Chicago (Ogunquit Playhouse). Some of her performing credits include: NBC's Smash, Broadway's Spamalot, Broadway's Pal Joey, Radio City Rockette's, NBC's Celebrity Apprentice, Longshot (Film), Martha Plimpton Sings? (Lincoln Center-American Songbook Series), Sinatra (Radio City Music Hall), No Strings (Encores!), The Met Gala (NYC), Carnivale (Radio City). Abbey O'Brien is also a National Adjudicator, Master Teacher, Guest Artist, and Creative Consultant.
A New York City based director, choreographer and educator who recently directed the London premiere of On The Edge, a new musical from composer Sam Hall. On Broadway he served as the Associate Choreographer of Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit musical School of Rock, which he also had the privilege of staging in Sydney, Melbourne, and Seoul. He currently serves as the Associate Choreographer on the Broadway bound musical The Heart of Rock & Roll, celebrating the music of Huey Lewis, and on Ever After, a musical adaptation of the 1998 film. As a director, he staged readings of Nicolas Greco's Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Marrying a Big-Breasted American Woman starring Anupam Kher and Grounded For Life at the York Theatre. He is currently choreographing Radio 930, a new musical centered around a group of young rebels in East Germany who used banned western rock music to bring about the fall of the Berlin Wall. As an Assistant Choreographer, he helped develop Barry Manilow's Harmony for Center Theatre Group and The Alliance Theatre, The Nutty Professor with Jerry Lewis and Marvin Hamlisch, and the Broadway revival of On A Clear Day You Can See Forever starring Harry Connick, Jr. Patrick has staged concerts for Tony Award winner Kelli O'Hara with the Boston Pops and for Mario Cantone on ABC's “The View.” As a teacher, he has served on staff for Britney Spears' and Usher's performing arts intensives.
We are excited to bring you this podcast series, Choreographers in Conversation. This series will allow choreographers to interview other choreographers whose work excites them as a way to learn more about their craft and preserve the stories of these exciting artists in our industry. In this episode, Maria Torres, Director/Choreographer/SDCF Trustee interviews Director/Choreographer, Jerry Mitchell to learn more about his career, what brought him to the theatre, the work that he is passionate about, the current state of our industry, and what he hopes for the future. Jerry Mitchell: Jerry Mitchell (Director/Choreographer, Kinky Boots) made his Broadway and West End debuts as Director/Choreographer of Legally Blonde, which won the Olivier Award for Best Musical. He was also nominated for both the Tony® and Drama Desk Awards for his choreography for Legally Blonde, as well as the Drama Desk Award for his direction. A Tony® winner for his dazzling choreography created for the first revival of La Cage Aux Folles, Jerry was also nominated for that Award for choreographing Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Hairspray, Never Gonna Dance, and The Full Monty. For Broadway, Jerry also choreographed Catch Me If You Can, and revivals of Charlie Brown, Rocky Horror Show, and Gypsy (starring Bernadette Peters), and for Off-Broadway and film, Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Jeffrey. Other film work includes In & Out, Camp, Drop Dead Gorgeous, and Scent of a Woman. Twenty years ago, Jerry conceived and created Broadway Bares, a comedy burlesque show performed annually for the charity Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Jerry proudly serves as a Board member of BC/EFA and annually as the Executive Producer of Broadway Bares, with a book, website and satellite productions in Las Vegas and London. Cumulative fundraising efforts have resulted in more than $10 million raised for the charity. Next up: directing and choreographing The Honeymooners on Broadway. Maria Torres: Maria Torres' extensive career as director, choreographer, instructor, and Producer began as a critically acclaimed performer, contributing choreography while performing in the film Dance, with the six-time Tony-nominated Broadway musical Swing and Me!. Torres was nominated for a 2018 Ovation Award for Best Choreography for Luis Valdes' Zoot Suit, is a Lucille Lortel & Carbonell nominee of Four Guys named Jose', The Donkey Show and Celia, the musical based on the life of the late Cuban singer Celia Cruz. Torres received accolades as Associate Choreographer for the Broadway & Touring productions of On Your Feet, the Oscar-nominated film Enchanted, the musical film Idlewild, the showcase for the Tony Award-winning In The Heights, and as a resident choreographer for So You Think You Can Dance. Torres also co-conceived, choreographed, and directed the Magic Of Salsa Kingdom and Off-Broadway hit Latin Heat. Recently, she directed and choreographed the new musical Havana Music Hall, Sol of El Barrio, and served as dance consultant for Summer: The Donna Summer Musical on Broadway. Torres is an Artist in Residence at The Rosetta LeNoire Amas Musical Theater, Trustee of Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF), a proud executive board member of the Stage Directors, and Choreographers Society, and the League of Professional Theatre Women. Her life is documented in the Dance Oral History Project at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Such a fun episode with the incredibly talented, Dylan Pearce! Dylan has done a bit of everything and is a highly sought after choreographer. Thank you Dylan for spending some time with us and the Jam Fam!Based in New York City, Dylan Pearce has over 21 years in the industry with credits as a dancer, choreographer, director, educator, entrepreneur, and artist. Dylan is Associate Choreographer for the world-renowned, Radio City Rockettes. Over the past 12 years with The Rockettes, Dylan has held roles as both a performer and choreographer for stage, television, and digital content, including collaborations with artists like Dua Lipa, Abba, and Pit Bull, and in 2021 choreographing for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and Christmas in Rockefeller Center. Most recently, Dylan was the director and choreographer for Kate Spade's 2021 Summer and Fall campaigns, where he led the creative vision, celebrating the vibrance of New York City through dance in digital, print, out of home, and social media formats.Dylan's distinctive choreography has been featured in music videos for Amy Lynn & The Honey Men and the 2021 Broadway Bares (“Closet Diva”), supporting the non-profit, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. He has choreographed for studios and universities across the country and is the founder and co-director for DEViATE Dance and The Process, a new kind of dance convention and competition that recreates real-world professional experiences to help students grow as artists. Using social media as a stage to share uplifting content during the pandemic, Dylan conceived, choreographed, and directed a series of short dance films, one of which was the inspiration for the summer Kate Spade campaign.A lifelong student, Dylan continues to learn and grow as an artist. Since the age of 6, he has studied at schools in the New York/New Jersey area, including the prestigious Joffrey Ballet School. As a performer, Dylan danced in televised and staged productions including Off-Broadway in Shea Sullivan's ‘Dancing on a Dream', WNBA All-Star Halftime Show, Miss New Jersey, Miss New York, and The Miss Florida pageants, The Michael Awards, Trump Plaza, Equity Fights AIDS, Bravo Summer Showcase, Knicks City Dancers, Tri-State Youth Invitational, RayBan and Rite Aid industrials, The Nutcracker as well as the International Dance Festival in NYC. Dylan was a backup dancer for International Recording Artists, Tina Ann and Brenda K. Starr, and a company dancer in the modern company, Momix. He also served as dance captain for the Walt Disney World's “Twas The Night Before Christmas,” and toured the world, performing and setting shows for Princess and Norwegian Cruise Lines.Be sure to like and subscribe where you listen to your favorite podcast!Follow us on Facebook: JAM Joe and Michelle's Dance PodcastFollow us on Instagram: jam_dance_podcast
Lorin Latarro is the choreographer for Broadway's MRS. DOUBTFIRE, ALMOST FAMOUS, The Public's THE VISITOR, and Broadway bound THE OUTSIDERS and LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE. Lorin choreographed Broadway and London's WAITRESS and LA TRAVIATA at The Met Opera. Lorin is directing Candace Bushnell's one woman show, IS THERE STILL SEX IN THE CITY. Additional Broadway choreography includes Les Liaisons Dangereuse with Janet McTeer and Liev Schreiber, and Waiting for Godot with Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart. Lorin is the Associate Choreographer of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and American Idiot. Rigoletto at The Met Opera (assoc), Huey Lewis's Heart of Rock And Roll (Old Globe), Merrily We Roll Along (Roundabout), Chess (The Kennedy Center), Lin-Manuel Miranda's 21 Chump Street for “This American Life” (Brooklyn Academy of Music), The Public Theater's Twelfth Night and The Odyssey (Delacorte Theater), Queen of the Night which garnered a Drama Desk Award (Diamond Horseshoe), Assassins, Fanny, and God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (City Center Encores!), Superhero (Second Stage), Beaches (Drury Lane Theatre), and A Christmas Carol (McCarter Theatre Center). Lorin directed #DateMe at The Westside Theatre, A Taste Of Things To Come at Chicago On Broadway and The York. Lorin performed in fourteen Broadway shows including Twyla Tharp's Movin' Out, Fosse, Swing!, Kiss Me Kate, A Chorus Line, and Man Of La Mancha. Lorin danced for Robert Wilson, Martha Graham, and Momix. Lorin has also worked with Pina Bausch, Jiri Kylian, Robert Battle, Frankie Manning, Ryan Francois, Pete Townsend, Green Day, Sara Bareilles, Melissa Etheridge, Cameron Crowe, and Charlize Theron. Ms. Latarro holds a BFA from The Juilliard School where she is also an adjunct professor. She also holds a degree from NYU Tisch Film And Television Directing Fundamentals. She is a Drama Desk, Lortel, and Chita Rivera nominee. Lorin has traveled to India and Africa multiple times to work with The Gates Foundation in family health and planning. Lorin is the founder of ArtAmmmo.org Artists Against Gun Violence as seen in the NY Times, PBS, Rachel Maddow, BBC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Lorin Latarro is a director and choreographer, who also has fourteen Broadway credits to her name as a performer, including Twyla Tharp's Movin' Out, Fosse, Swing!, Kiss Me Kate, A Chorus Line, Spamalot and Man Of La Mancha. She choreographed Broadway's Mrs. Doubtfire, Waitress, Les Liasons Dangereuse, Waiting For Godot with Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stuart, Merrily We Roll Along for Roundabout, La Traviata at The Met Opera, and was the Associate Choreographer for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and American Idiot. Her choreography has also been seen at The Public Theater, The Kennedy Center, Brooklyn Academy of Music, City Center Encores!, and the Old Globe. Lorin is a Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, and Chita Rivera Award nominee, and recently directed Candace Bushnell's one woman show, Is There Still Sex In The City, which became a NYTimes Critic's Pick. Lorin dives right into a conversation about her love for neuroscience and how it relates to the body (specifically dance), her obsession with the idea of how a collective experience (like watching live theatre) changes your brainwaves, and why she almost left the entertainment industry to create her own business. She opens up about why choreographing and directing suit her more than performing, and talks about her road to becoming a successful choreographer. Lorin also speaks about working on her newest Broadway show, Mrs. Doubtfire - how and why she integrated many different styles of dance, and how she carried out her vision. In this episode, we talk about: Deciding she was going to be a dancer at 4 years old Being married to a brain surgeon Studying dance at Julliard Her upcoming projects: Almost Famous, and The Outsiders Founding ArtAmmmo.org - Artists Against Gun Violence Connect with Lorin Twitter: @lorinlatarro IG: @latarro https://mrsdoubtfirebroadway.com/ Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think. Thank you to our friends Jukebox The Ghost for our intro and outro music. You can find them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @jukeboxtheghost or via the web via jukeboxtheghost.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join another conversation of The Salisha Show with your favorite host, Salisha Thomas. Today we are excited to have MiMi Scardulla in our show. MiMi is a performer originally from Louisiana. She has been seen Off-Broadway in Gigantic, We are the Tigers, and on Kristin Chenoweth's For the Girls. She has worked as an assistant to Chase Brock, Lorin Lotarro, and Spencer Liff. She is also Kristin Chenoweth's Associate Choreographer. MiMi is ecstatic to keep working on Once Upon a One More Time when this "Intermission" is over! All she wants is to spread glitter, self-love, and joy to everyone she meets. Find out more in this conversation. Tune in! During this episode, you will learn about; [00:36] What's in for you in today's episode [01:28] How we met MiMi Scardull [02:19] How MiMi got her personality being a kid [05:31] MiMi's loves making people feel special and included [06:42] Experiences as a dance instructor and why her dance classes are different [14:41] How she won the auditions of Pre-Broadway Run in Chicago [23:15] MiMi's self-rebirth; nothing was impossible [24:00] Why you should strive to live a life of abundance [25:48] Meaning of “To chat a path for other MiMi's.” [31:35] Connect with MiMi today and follow her journey Connect with MiMi Website: https://www.danceitout.com/mimi-scardulla Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mimidulla/ Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/mimi.scardulla/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mimi-scardulla-08b550120/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/mimiscardulla1 About The Salisha Show; Thank you so much for listening to the Salisha Show. It is a weekly Podcast where we have great conversations with so many fascinating people. You can get positive feelings, have tons of fun, and learn something new when you tune in to The Salisha Show podcast. We're available for streaming anywhere - at home, in the car, or wherever you are. Connect with me through; Spotify, Castbox, etc. Don't forget to subscribe, leave a 5- star review and share with your friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/_j3JLZPWDF0 Patti D'Beck is a long-time veteran of Broadway and regional theatre. Her Broadway credits as Associate Choreographer, Supervisor, Dance Captain, and Actor include the original productions of Applause (Lauren Bacall), A Chorus Line, Seesaw, Pippin (Ben Vereen), Evita, The Will Rogers' Follies, My One and Only (Twiggy and Tommy Tune), The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, and the Broadway revivals of Annie Get Your Gun (Bernadette Peters), Bells are Ringing (Faith Prince), and Grease! (Rosie O'Donnell, Lucy Lawless). In 2016 Ms. D'Beck collaborated with Jeff Calhoun on the world premiere of Frank Wildhorn's musical Mata Hari in Seoul, So. Korea. Patti also choreographed the opening number for the 1997 Tony Awards and served as assistant or associate choreographer to Tommy Tune and Graciela Daniele on many productions. She has directed and choreographed many stars including Bernadette Peters, Liza Minnelli, Brooke Shields, Lucy Arnaz, Reba McEntire, Keith Carradine, Sandy Duncan, Lucy Lawless and many, many more. This past fall she worked with American Dance Machine to recreate Will Rogers' Follies ‘Our Favorite Son', which she helped create on Broadway. She also was part of a panel for Dancers Over 40, honoring Tommy Tune and Kevin Winkler's new book. In 2022 she will be directing NUNSENSE, starring Sally Struthers at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts. In addition, she works at the VCU Center for Patient Safety and Human Simulation as a Standardized Patient (SP). As an SP, Patti portrays patient scenarios in order to instruct and train medical students, residents, and fellows in the art of critical thinking, patient safety, team interaction, decision making, clinical techniques and communication.
Jenny Laroche, (jennylaroche.org)(IG:@jennylaroche)(thelarocheapproach.com) whom you can see this Thursday Dec 2nd on NBC in Annie Live! is originally from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is a graduate of SUNY Buffalo, where she earned her B.F.A, Cum Laude, and was awarded the program's Distinguished Alumni Award. Jenny began her career as a Radio City Rockette, and as a Rockette she made her big screen debut in the movie New Years Eve. Her feature film credits also include Annie 2014, The Merry Widow HD Live, and Netflix special by Bill Murray, A Very Murray Christmas. Jenny originated the role of Norman Brokaw in the Broadway musical SUMMER. Her theatre credits also include Pal Joey directed by Tony Goldwyn, the role of Clo-Clo in The Merry Widow MetOpera, directed by Tony winner Susan Stroman; Annette in Can-Can at Paper Mill Playhouse, Suzanne Duval in Paint your wagon; Fly at Dallas Theatre Center, and Guys and dolls at Carnegie Hall. Jenny is also known for her recurring role of Sue in the drama series SMASH on NBC produced by Steven Spielberg. She has worked with recording artist such as Beyonce, Mariah Carey, and Liza Minnelli. She has also worked under the direction of Baz Luhrmann in The Great Gatsby Premiere event. Live television credits include The Tony Awards 70th anniversary, Jimmy Fallon, SNL40, America's Got Talent, Best Time Ever, The Wendy William's show, The Today Show, TVLAND Awards and the Billboard Awards. Jenny is the Associate Choreographer for SUMMER the First National Tour, casting and co-creating equity touring productions. She works in TV, Film, and Theatre as an artist and choreographer meanwhile training professionals through her founded program, The Laroche Approach. Catch her in the upcoming Netflix film Tick Tick Boom, directed by Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, choreographed by Grammy-award nominee Ryan Heffington. She is also the founder of Laroche Approach, a musical theatre training program and Period.Laroche.NYC a chapter of the advocacy organization Period.
Jenny Laroche, (jennylaroche.org)(IG:@jennylaroche)(thelarocheapproach.com) whom you can see this Thursday Dec 2nd on NBC in Annie Live! is originally from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is a graduate of SUNY Buffalo, where she earned her B.F.A, Cum Laude, and was awarded the program's Distinguished Alumni Award. Jenny began her career as a Radio City Rockette, and as a Rockette she made her big screen debut in the movie New Years Eve. Her feature film credits also include Annie 2014, The Merry Widow HD Live, and Netflix special by Bill Murray, A Very Murray Christmas. Jenny originated the role of Norman Brokaw in the Broadway musical SUMMER. Her theatre credits also include Pal Joey directed by Tony Goldwyn, the role of Clo-Clo in The Merry Widow MetOpera, directed by Tony winner Susan Stroman; Annette in Can-Can at Paper Mill Playhouse, Suzanne Duval in Paint your wagon; Fly at Dallas Theatre Center, and Guys and dolls at Carnegie Hall. Jenny is also known for her recurring role of Sue in the drama series SMASH on NBC produced by Steven Spielberg. She has worked with recording artist such as Beyonce, Mariah Carey, and Liza Minnelli. She has also worked under the direction of Baz Luhrmann in The Great Gatsby Premiere event. Live television credits include The Tony Awards 70th anniversary, Jimmy Fallon, SNL40, America's Got Talent, Best Time Ever, The Wendy William's show, The Today Show, TVLAND Awards and the Billboard Awards. Jenny is the Associate Choreographer for SUMMER the First National Tour, casting and co-creating equity touring productions. She works in TV, Film, and Theatre as an artist and choreographer meanwhile training professionals through her founded program, The Laroche Approach. Catch her in the upcoming Netflix film Tick Tick Boom, directed by Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, choreographed by Grammy-award nominee Ryan Heffington. She is also the founder of Laroche Approach, a musical theatre training program and Period.Laroche.NYC a chapter of the advocacy organization Period.
This week on Movement Guidance we have Rachel Leigh Dolan! She is a 2 time Helen Hayes Award Winning Choreographer. As a choreographer, some of her favorite credits include Annie at Olney Theatre Center, James and the Giant Peach at Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, Carousel at Arena Stage, and working as an Associate Choreographer for Step One Dance Company on Holland America Cruise Line. She is a proud member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, is a founding faculty member at the innovative private performing arts secondary school, The Academy at Metropolitan School of the Arts, and she is also the Founder and Artistic Director of best8. You can also catch her teaching weekly at Broadway Dance Center. Don't forget to follow us on Instagram: @movementguidance
For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/VQ2Z1cLzg7s t was so fantastic to hang out with Richard tonight! (9/16/21) Incredible interviewer and made me feel at ease right off the bat. Really appreciated the research that he did and the thoughtful questions that he asked. You can tell he takes pride in the work that he does and I'm very grateful for the opportunity to learn more about the work that he does. Thank you Richard! -Jen Donohoo, Vice President and Program Director of Off The Lane Jen Donohoo is a producer and director currently residing in NYC. In addition to serving as the Vice President and Program Director of Off The Lane, a NYC based Non Profit, she has worked in venues across the US and Europe on a wide range of projects from intimate private events to large scale arena tours. Favorite credits include: Associate Director of Marvel Universe Live: Age of Heroes, Associate Choreographer/Director of Marriott Theatre's Evita, Associate Choreographer of Goodspeed's Guys and Dolls, Executive Producer for Dancing For Democracy, Creative Producer and Associate Choreographer for Lisa McClowry's The Beat Goes On Show, Associate Choreographer for Summer Nights Live with Freckled Sky, and Resident Choreographer for Royal Caribbean's OceanAria. Off The Lane launched in 2019 and is a licensed 501(c)(3). We are an organization founded by artists with a passion-driven interest to develop programs that empower artists and creatives. Our community ranges from college students and early career artists to seasoned professionals looking to give back through mentorship, interactive panels and master classes. Our goal is to create an inclusive and accessible support system that continues to invest in new initiatives to meet the ongoing needs of the creative community.
There aren't many choreographers in the musical theatre industry who have had as much success as Stephen Mear CBE. Since the late 1990s, Stephen Mear's helped reshape some of the Musical Theatre's most beloved works such as 'Anything Goes', 'Gypsy' and 'Sweet Charity' into pieces for today's audiences. Along the way, he has also brought home 3 Olivier Awards as well as developed a reputation for being one of the West End's most revered choreographers. Since his debut, Stephen has also worked extensively on Broadway, across the United States, in Europe as well as in the U.K. regions with a long run as Associate Choreographer for Chichester Festival Theatre. He continues to be a strong champion for the Musical Theatre industry and has become a patron for numerous performing arts schools including Laine Theatre Arts and The Brighton Academy, encouraging young people to get involved in Musical Theatre.With 'Mary Poppins' now firmly reopened in the West End and featuring his and Sir Matthew Bourne OBE's Olivier Award winning choreography, Stephen Mear was kind enough to sit down with us to share his insights into the industry and working with some of the industry's top talent. He also tells us his thoughts on the recent backlash against his 'Mary Poppins' collaborator legendary producer: Sir Cameron Mackintosh. It's a fascinating listen as he makes it clear that talent must always come first whilst remaining a faithful supporter of diversity causes. Moreover, Stephen Mear reasserts his passion for working especially after a year of theatre closures and we look forward to what else has to offer in the years ahead.
After 32 years with the company, Christopher Bruce CBE has made a joint decision with Houston Ballet to leave. To read more details, please visit The Ballet Herald. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/balletherald/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/balletherald/support
Stina Quagebeur is the associate choreographer and a first artist at English National Ballet. Nora, her first mainstage choreographic work for ENB, was based on Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House and premiered at Sadler's Wells in 2019. Since then she has been choreographing steadily for the company; most recently the duet Hollow and the raucous Take Five Blues, both of which finally had their post-lockdown premiere to a live audience.In this episode, host Emma Lister and she discuss making narrative vs abstract work, her obsessive research and how she can rely on her 'gut feeling' when making decisions in the studio.Stina's Instagram: @stinachoreographerStina's website: www.stinachoreographer.comYou can rent Take Five Blues from English National Ballet's "Ballet on Demand" HEREThe 3 Questions...Was there a piece of art that changed everything?Swan Lake, and working with contemporary choreographers Russell Maliphant and Akram Khan. Is there a piece of art that you didn't love, but you respect or think has value?The work of choreographer Pina Bausch Who should we check out that we may not know about?Director Emma Rice and her company Wise Children
Gabriela (gabriela-garcia.com)(IG:@dancinvida)(TW:@dancinvida) is a native of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. She holds a BA in Performing Arts from Saint Mary's College of California. Most recent theater credits include the role of Best Friend/Maid in Rodrigo Nogueira's play REAL and Half Time directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell. She is a former cast member and dance captain for CHICAGO - The Musical on Broadway and National Tours. During her time at CHICAGO she worked with celebrities such as George Hamilton, Marilu Henner, Huey Lewis, Taye Diggs, Usher, Melanie Griffith, Patrick Swayze, Brooke Shields and more. Other musical theater credits include Roman Holiday (Guthrie), West Side Story, Joseph…Dreamcoat, Carousel and the Vienna and Mexico City companies of CHICAGO where she played the role of “Velma Kelly” in their native language and was Dance Associate for the Düsseldorf Company. As a choreographer, she served as Movement Associate for the production of Sweeney Todd at the Barrow Street Theater; Associate Choreographer for Public Works' musical production of Twelfth Night at the Delacorte theater; choreographer of Sweet Charity in Lima, Perú under Preludio Asociación Cultural where she also served as choreography adviser to Preludio's Production of CHICAGO in 2012. She has created works for the Joffrey Ballet School's NYC Jazz and Contemporary summer intensive performances, BC/EFA benefits, and R.Evolución Latina's Choreographer Festival. Within the concert dance world she acted as Co-coordinator and faculty for the Joffrey Ballet School's "Joffrey Ensemble" and Jazz and Contemporary Program in New York City. Her dance training began under the RAD syllabus, followed by study at the San Francisco Ballet School and Pacific Northwest Ballet School. During her time at Pacific Northwest Ballet performed in ballets such as Serenade, Swan Lake, Midsummer's Night dream, Nutcracker, Coppelia, Symphony in C and others. As a soloist she danced with Tanzforum der Oper Koeln in Germany (where she originated several roles), Ballet del Instituto Cabañas, and Balletteatro Contemponáneo in Guadalajara, Mexico. She has taught Classical Ballet, Jazz and Musical Theater at schools in Germany, Austria, Mexico, Peru, Sweden, China, DR, and in New York at STEPS, Ellison Ballet, BDC, Joffrey Ballet School, Molloy College/CAP21, Ithaca College and Pace University. TV credits include "Succession" and "Jessica Jones". Film credits: In The Heights (Summer 2020), Whatever Lola Wants (Tribeca film festival) and Enchanted. As a voiceover actor, her voice can be heard in numerous TV commercials and radio spots for the US national Hispanic market as well as Spanish language audio books. Gabriela is Co-Founder and Director of R.Evolución Latina (RL), a nonprofit organization making a difference through the arts. Through her nonprofit work Gabriela has brought the RL mission to underprivileged students in New York by teaching workshops at community centers and offering master classes to the local dance communities. She is a passionate teacher, inspiring, mentoring and instilling her values and work ethic to her students. She is a recipient of El Diario's 2010 Mujeres Destacadas award.
Gabriela (gabriela-garcia.com)(IG:@dancinvida)(TW:@dancinvida) is a native of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. She holds a BA in Performing Arts from Saint Mary's College of California. Most recent theater credits include the role of Best Friend/Maid in Rodrigo Nogueira's play REAL and Half Time directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell. She is a former cast member and dance captain for CHICAGO - The Musical on Broadway and National Tours. During her time at CHICAGO she worked with celebrities such as George Hamilton, Marilu Henner, Huey Lewis, Taye Diggs, Usher, Melanie Griffith, Patrick Swayze, Brooke Shields and more. Other musical theater credits include Roman Holiday (Guthrie), West Side Story, Joseph…Dreamcoat, Carousel and the Vienna and Mexico City companies of CHICAGO where she played the role of “Velma Kelly” in their native language and was Dance Associate for the Düsseldorf Company. As a choreographer, she served as Movement Associate for the production of Sweeney Todd at the Barrow Street Theater; Associate Choreographer for Public Works' musical production of Twelfth Night at the Delacorte theater; choreographer of Sweet Charity in Lima, Perú under Preludio Asociación Cultural where she also served as choreography adviser to Preludio's Production of CHICAGO in 2012. She has created works for the Joffrey Ballet School's NYC Jazz and Contemporary summer intensive performances, BC/EFA benefits, and R.Evolución Latina's Choreographer Festival. Within the concert dance world she acted as Co-coordinator and faculty for the Joffrey Ballet School's "Joffrey Ensemble" and Jazz and Contemporary Program in New York City. Her dance training began under the RAD syllabus, followed by study at the San Francisco Ballet School and Pacific Northwest Ballet School. During her time at Pacific Northwest Ballet performed in ballets such as Serenade, Swan Lake, Midsummer's Night dream, Nutcracker, Coppelia, Symphony in C and others. As a soloist she danced with Tanzforum der Oper Koeln in Germany (where she originated several roles), Ballet del Instituto Cabañas, and Balletteatro Contemponáneo in Guadalajara, Mexico. She has taught Classical Ballet, Jazz and Musical Theater at schools in Germany, Austria, Mexico, Peru, Sweden, China, DR, and in New York at STEPS, Ellison Ballet, BDC, Joffrey Ballet School, Molloy College/CAP21, Ithaca College and Pace University. TV credits include "Succession" and "Jessica Jones". Film credits: In The Heights (Summer 2020), Whatever Lola Wants (Tribeca film festival) and Enchanted. As a voiceover actor, her voice can be heard in numerous TV commercials and radio spots for the US national Hispanic market as well as Spanish language audio books. Gabriela is Co-Founder and Director of R.Evolución Latina (RL), a nonprofit organization making a difference through the arts. Through her nonprofit work Gabriela has brought the RL mission to underprivileged students in New York by teaching workshops at community centers and offering master classes to the local dance communities. She is a passionate teacher, inspiring, mentoring and instilling her values and work ethic to her students. She is a recipient of El Diario's 2010 Mujeres Destacadas award.
Originally from Belgium, Stina Quagebeur is a First Artist and Associate Choreographer with English National Ballet. During her time with the company, she has performed in works by acclaimed choreographers, some of her favourite experiences being creating the role of Myrtha in Akram Khan's Giselle and dancing in William Forsythe's In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated. Stina created her first mainstage work, Nora, in 2019 as part of ENB's She Persisted, their second programme dedicated to encouraging and celebrating female choreographers. Ahead of the performance of her work Hollow, a duet exploring depression, as part of ENB's Solstice Programme at the Southbank Centre, I thought it was a great opportunity to talk to Stina about her route into choreography, telling female narratives through dance, and what it's like to have the dual role of dancer and choreographer in one of the U.K.'s leading ballet companies.
Maria Torres has an extensive professional career that spans the theatrical and commercial markets as a choreographer, director, performer, and beyond. Her Puerto Rican, Dominican, and Cuban heritage has always inspired and informed her artistry, leading to the cultivation of “Latin Jazz” as a dance technique. Co-founder and Artistic Director of her non-profit organization MTEAF (Maria Torres Emerging Artists Foundation) continues to train, mentor, supervise, and develop performing artists worldwide. Maria is a two-time Clio Award winner for her choreography and has worked with producers and directors at MTV, NBC, HBO, BBC, and Walt Disney. Choreographer for the contemporary reworking of Man of La Mancha (5th Avenue Theatre), Choreographer for Luis Valdes' critically acclaimed revival of Zoot Suit for the 50th Anniversary of Center Theatre Group, Associate Choreographer for the Tony-Nominated Musical On Your Feet; and Associate Choreographer of the Off-broadway for Tony award-winning musical, In The Heights. Choreographer of The Donkey Show.Celia Cruz The Musical.Best Of Both Worlds. Dance Consultant on Becoming Nancy and Donna Summer The Musical. Lortel Nomination for best choreography of Four Guys Named Jose Executive Board Member of the Society of Directors & Choreographers. League of Professional Theater Women. Artistic Associate at Amas Musical Theater Board member of Engarde Arts. Artistic Director & Founder of Creative Workshop. Guest choreographer of US National Fox's show So You Think You Can Dance and two seasons on Canada's So You Think You Can Dance. Working with music icons Don Omar and Enrique Iglesias. Creative direction and choreographer for programs Latin Billboard Awards, NBC's Radio City's reopening gala NBC's America's Got Talent, Amazon's The Tick, co-conceiving, choreographer and director of the musical Magic Of Salsa Kingdom and the Off-Broadway hit Latin Heat.Social Media HandlesInstagram https://www.instagram.com/maria.torres.official/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DivamtorresTwitter @mariatorres1
Let's Take It From The Top with Lizz Picini! Todays epsiode falls under the category of POUNDING THE PAVEMENT. From moving to the city after college, becoming the right hand woman to many of the top directors & choreographers in the Musical Theatre world, teaching her own class at Broadway Dance Center and beyond, and more, Lizz covers it all! We discuss the importance of holding creativity and humanity at the forefront of everything you do, and this conversation is no exception! I am so excited to share this epsiode with you all. So, sit back, relax, and here's Lizz!Let’s Connect!Connect with Halle!Instagram @letstakeitfromthetop & @hallemastroberardinoEmail ltifttpodcast@gmail.com Connect with Lizz!Instagram - @lizzpiciniWebsite - lizzpicini.comBroadway Dance Center - broadwaydancecenter.com
What's the connection between leadership, trust, and magic? What happens when we, as leaders, create more space for magic? Who better to discuss these questions with than the Architect of Magic himself, Mark Stuart? So that's just what we did! Mark is the Founder and Executive Artistic Director of Mark Stuart Dance Theatre. Mark's award-winning choreography and performances have been featured on Broadway, in films, commercials, and in print. He served as the Associate Choreographer of BANDSTAND on Broadway (recognized with the TONY Award for Best Choreography) and he created, directed, and choreographed the award nominated Off-Broadway dance-musical STANDARD TIME: When Change Comes. Mark is a coach for Seth Godin's altMBA and is a four-time Director of the World Musical Concert series at Tokyo's world famous Theatre Orb. We enjoyed a magical conversation with Mark where we talked about how trust is like the game of Jenga, how hard discussions are vulnerable discussions and how these build a resilient community, the one question that has helped Mark trust in himself and that gave him the freedom to think differently, and much more. If you're interested in leading in a way that creates opportunities where what previously was thought impossible becomes possible, then you'll want to listen to this interview with Mark Stuart! ----------- Show Notes: Mark Stuart on Instagram Mark's email Frankie Manning Hinton Battle Teaser video of STANDARD TIME: When Change Comes Sponsored by: Spotlight Trust From the co-founders of Spotlight Trust comes the new book The Future Is Trust: Embracing the Era of Trust-Centered Leadership. The book will be released in Spring 2021. For more info, sneak peeks, pre-order specials, and more, visit: thefutureistrust.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-trust/message
Originally from Queensland, Michaeljon Slinger moved to the United States in 2004 after winning the Australian Dancer of the Year Award and receiving full scholarship to attend American Ballet Theatre’s Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School. He went on to attend the B.F.A Dance program at the prestigious Julliard School in New York City, making him the first Australian to be accepted into either one of these programs.In 2009, Michaeljon made his Broadway debut as an original cast member and Dance Captain of the revival of West Side Story, directed by Arthur Laurents. He continued his career on Broadway as both a performer and Dance Captain, appearing in the Broadway companies of Billy Elliot the Musical, How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Evita, Side Show, and Matilda. His performing career culminated in the role of Dance Captain for the 2017 revival of Broadway’s Hello Dolly! Starring Bette Midler.Michaeljon’s career shifted in 2018, when he made his West End debut as Associate Director and Choreographer of the brand new musical, Mythic. He continues to thrive as a Choreographer, most lately working alongside Lorin Latarro, first as Associate Choreographer on Michael Mayer’s World Premiere of La Traviata at the Metropolitan Opera, and following in quick succession as Assistant Choreographer and Dance Captain of the Roundabout Theatre and Fiasco Theatre production of Merrily We Roll Along in New York. The pair are currently collaborating on two Broadway-bound shows with Michaeljon serving as Associate Choreographer for both Almost Famous and Mrs Doubtfire.When not performing, Michaeljon promotes the importance of Arts Education and hopes to continue to share his knowledge and experience with the next generation of young performers.Check out: www.michaeljonslinger.com
Today's guest, Missy Clayton is a firm believer that self care comes in many forms. She believes; communication is an extremely important part of self care. Both internally and with any form of relationship be it a romantic relationship, friendship, or just talking with any random person. "Thriving in her 30s", Missy found that communication has only helped her mental state throughout all of this. Normalizing opening up and being vulnerable has been a top priority throughout this past year. I'm sure many of us can agree. Missy and I both have our loved ones in uniform. We discuss the trials and tribulations of what that is like on our self care habits. Waking up every morning finding the joy in how we can spend our day. How we can make it ours and make it through the funks when our loved ones are away. Born and raised in NH, Missy had the privilege of growing up in the Palace Theatre's youth program on top of being a full time sports girl! When she got the itch to pursue musical theatre as a career, she waited a year after high school to perform in the professional season at The Palace and then moved to NYC to study Musical Theatre and Dance at The American Music and Dramatic Academy. Most recently, Missy has served as Dance Captain, Associate Choreographer, Youth Coordinator and Production Assistant at the American Music Theatre! Internationally, Missy danced for the NBA tour in China during the spring of 2018. Commercially, she danced for the Ru Paul's Drag Race All Stars season 3 reunion show! Some favorite Regional credits: Rock of ages (young groupie), Legally Blonde (Brooke Wyndham), Cabaret (Helga), Hairspray (Brenda), Chicago (Liz), 42nd Street (Lorraine), ACL (Kristine). Missy has always had a passion for the fitness industry. From Barry's boot camp, training for a marathon, or taking a restorative yoga class, fitness has always been a contestant part of Missy's adulthood. Amanda Kloot's always reminds us that it is a blessing if we can move our bodies everyday, and Missy reminds herself of that every morning, to get up and get moving! Follow Missy: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missyclayton Follow your Host: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rumor_in_stpetersburg Join the Newsletter: https://conta.cc/3gXCMrB Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theluxuryofselfcare Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Ahnastasia --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theluxuryofselfcare/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theluxuryofselfcare/support
In today's episode, I'm talking with the amazing Alicia Albright about intentional movement, the power of following your passion, and mermaids. Alicia Albright is a NYC based Broadway performing artist, choreographer, creator, avid traveller and theatre dance/dance/yoga/meditation and empowerment teacher and is starting her own company called, The Feed Your Soul Project. She has appeared on Broadway as an original cast member and swing in Disney's Frozen the Musical, and was also as the Dance Captain/Swing of Wicked on Broadway. She has also toured the US and globally teaching as well as performing in musicals and with dance companies such as Donald McKayle's company the Etude Ensemble. She has toured with Wicked, A Chorus Line, Jesus Christ Superstar, All Shook Up, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, as well as other regional jobs and has worked as a performer and Associate Choreographer at Transcendence Theatre Company. She is also a guiding light on a meditation app geared towards performers called La Luz. She teaches dance, yoga, musical theatre, and also teaches a new Feed Your Soul Project class using the modalities of meditation, breathwork, movement, intention setting, writing and collaboration. It is a unique merging of techniques that taps people into their authentic selves, mind, body and spirit to be present in their lives in a deeper, more connected way. Her passion and mission in her life is to live a life so connected, inspired and authentic and dedicated to being of service that her soul is truly fed. And that in the authentic living of that, she inspires others to do the same. And that all people she teaches, works with, loves and befriends feel seen, heard, valued, loved and appreciated, and know that they matter and make a difference in the world, simply by being exactly who they are. Alicia's website: http://www.feedyoursoulproject.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aliciaalbright/ FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/alicia.albright.9615 Link to Water Dance video:: https://youtu.be/nC62ZNHT3H4 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/todayichoose/support
From being Parker, Colorado's “Broadway Bound” performer, to one of New York's most captivating dancers, Eliza Ohman has never lost her passion for dance. Her incredible career has taken her from Radio City Music Hall to the Dance Captain of Hamilton on Broadway the Associate Choreographer of Six The Musical and so much more. This woman's exuberant sense of joy and great sense of humor is infectious. I mean, who doesn’t want to own a T-Rex inflatable suit? Listen in as we take it “Again From The Top” with Eliza Ohman. Part of the Broadway Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Choreographer and performer Charlie Williams is no stranger to The Ensemblist, nor is he a stranger to Disney’s mega musical, Frozen, which closed on Broadway last May, but has sparked new life internationally. Charlie has played a critical role in Frozen’s legacy, as both an ensemble performer and Associate Choreographer. When it came to mounting the show in Sydney, Australia, where audiences and performers can finally return to in-door gatherings and performance spaces, Charlie was the obvious choice to step in and train the show’s newest crop of ensemblists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
You Booked It - How to create a successful entertainment career!
Michael Balderrama is a Choreographer, Director, Producer, Artist and Philanthropist. He is a Drama Desk and ACCA award winner. He has been part of almost a dozen Broadway shows, both on stage and on the creative side. He is currently Associate Global Supervising Choreographer for Hamilton and Associate Choreographer for the upcoming MJ Musical. Some favorite credits…In the Heights (Lin-Manuel understudy) Movin’ Out, Willie Lopez in Ghost. He has also choreographed, performed for and/or worked with Michael Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Gloria Estefan, Mariah Carey, Sutton Foster, Andy Blankenbuehler, Christopher Wheeldon, Twyla Tharp, Julie Taymor, Maurice Hines, and so many more…@baldy_michael@lizkimball Take Your Career to the Next Level!Work 1-on-1 with Dane, host of You Booked It.
On this episode, we welcome to the show, Stephanie Klemons. Stephanie is the Associate Choreographer and original cast member of the Broadway sensation, Hamilton. In this up-close and personal interview, she spills the tea on the differences in the cast of In The Heights and Hamilton, if she ever thought Hamilton would be such a success, and her non-profit “Katie’s Art Project.” As always, when Karyn's around, spirit is around. We also choose a lucky winner at random to receive their own psychic reading with Karyn.
Rodney Hicks is a New York actor/playwright, originally from Philly, who makes his home in Denver, CO with his husband and two dogs. He is currently working on a new project with some really special people. Hicks is an Award-winning Black Gay Male Artist. His play FLAME BROILED. or the ugly play had its World Premiere at Local Theater Company in Boulder, CO in the Fall of 2019. The play was awarded the 2019 Eulipions Fund on behalf of The Denver Foundation. His other plays, JUST PRESS SAVE and MS. PEARL'S CABARET was a 2018 and 2019 Semi-Finalist for the Eugene O’Neill Theater Conference. JUST PRESS SAVE had a successful workshop presentation via Zoom in a private industry reading as part of the PRIDE Plays Festival of New Plays on June 20, 2020. It was directed by Michael Greif (Dear Evan Hansen, Next to Normal, RENT). The cast included: Tony Award Nominee Hailey Kilgore as Jocelyn Baxter, Taylor Trensch as Curtis Miller, Kenny Tran as Bolin Hsu, Wyatt Gray as Damon Webster, Rafael Molina as Carter Alvarez, and Rocky Vega as Monica Alvarez. What an AWESOME time we all had. Rodney has co-starred on Broadway as part of the Original Cast of the now International Hit Musical, COME FROM AWAY, by Irene Sankoff and David Hein. Rodney Originated the role of Bob & Others. Directed by Tony Award winner Christopher Ashley with Musical Staging by Olivier Award winner Kelly Devine. (Rodney was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical -Ford’s Theater & a Gypsy Rose Lee nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical -Seattle Rep); Rodney Originated the role of Clarence Norris in John Kander & Fred Ebb's The Scottsboro Boys. Directed and Choreographed by Tony Award winner Susan Stroman; Rodney Revived the role of Peter in Jesus Christ Superstar (2000 Revival). Directed by Gayle Edwards with Choreography by Anthony Van Laast; Rodney Originated the role of Paul, a Cop and Others in the multiple Tony Award/Pulitzer Prize honored Landmark Musical RENT. Directed by Tony Award nominee Michael Greif with Choreography by Tony Award nominee Marlies Yearby. Rodney had a once in a lifetime opportunity to come full circle with RENT, coming back to the show in its final year on Broadway as Benjamin Coffin III. He plays Benny on the RENT: Live on Broadway DVD/ also available on streaming services. Some of his Off-Broadway credits include Originating the role of Philly in Lee Summers, Ty Stephens, and Herbert Rawlings, Jr’s R&B Musical, FROM MY HOMETOWN. Directed by Kevin Ramsey with Choreography by Leslie Dockery. (Audelco Award Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical nomination); He Originated the role of Rodney in the 2006 revival of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris. Directed by Gordon Greenberg with choreography by Mark Dendy. Rodney has a host of National/International tours and Prominent Regional theatre credits to his name. Rodney has the distinction of being the first African-American to portray the role of Curly in the first professional all-Black production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! at Portland Center Stage. Directed by his now-husband, Chris Coleman. Choreographed by Joel Ferrell. Rodney was awarded the Barrymore Award for Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical for his turn as Haywood Patterson in the first post- Broadway Regional Premiere of The Scottsboro Boys at The Philadelphia Theatre Company. Susan Stroman’s Tony-nominated Direction and Choreography were reproduced by Jeff Whiting, Associate Director of the Broadway company. The Choreography was reproduced by Eric Santagata, Associate Choreographer of the Broadway company. Rodney and Chris are now based in Denver, CO where Chris is the Artistic Director of The Denver Center for the Performing Arts. They have two dogs, Trevor and Logan. Rodney enjoys traveling with work when not spending quality time at home with his husband, keeping himself busy writing, hiking, and meditating. Original Cast Recordings: COME FROM AWAY, The Scottsboro Boys, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, The New Picasso (concept recording), and RENT. Directing credits include Flame Broiled. or the ugly play (World Premiere); Runaways: In concert (reworked book by Rodney Hicks) at Joe's Pub/Public Theatre 2007 to benefit Joey Dipaolo AIDS Foundation. Jamie McGonnigal, producer -featuring Tony Award nominee Alex Brightman, Ezra Miller, Max Jenkins, Karla Mosley, Idara Victor, Eric Anthony, Shaun Taylor Corbett, Karen DiConcetto, Garrett Zercher, among others; Guess Who's Coming for Chitlins' at The Triad in NYC 1997. Book, Music & Lyrics by Jerry Dixon. The cast included Kevin R. Free, Kathy Deitch, J. Cameron Barnett, Welly Yang, JoLyn Burks, and Danielle Lee Greaves. Nancy Gilsenan’s Ordinary People at St. Thomas Aquinas Players.
In Part Two of The Visceral Voice's new limited series, Christine and Kimberly listen to "The Voice Of: The Choreographer."Antonio Brown is the artistic force behind AntonioBrownDance. Born and raised in Cleveland Ohio, Mr. Brown studied at the Cleveland School of the Arts & The Juilliard School. He was a member of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company for over a decade and has also worked with Camille A. Brown & Dancers, Sidra Bell Dance New York & The Dash Ensemble to name a few. Antonio's choreography continues to spread across the country choreographing works for Verb Ballets, August Wilson Center Dance Ensemble, Cleveland State University, Jacksonville University, Perry Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp, Lehigh Valley Dance Exchange "LVDE", Theatre Askew, Arden Theater Company, Drama League DirectorFest, MOVE(NYC), Earl Mosley's Diversity of Dance & Hearts or Men and is currently the movement director for The Public Theater's Shakespeare Initiative and Associate Choreographer for upcoming musical “Black No More”. Mr. Brown also teaches regularly in New York City and at various schools and intensives across the country.AntonioBrownDance was founded in 2013, and is composed of an incredibly talented group of performing artists from various cultural and training backgrounds. Connected together with a provocative movement vocabulary and emphasis on sound, the works of the company blend common human behavior with elements of social and political topics. Producing works that allow for the growing socio-political international climate to become conversation within our versatile communities. AntonioBrownDance aims to bring its versatile audiences closer to dance and movement with unique performance works and is always so grateful to be sharing their gifts and talents around the world.Don't forget to check out my self-care membership, courses and events at www.thevisceralvoice.com.Are you willing and able to becoming a Supporter of The Visceral Voice Podcast to help keep this podcast running? Please click here.
What's That From? : Exploring Musicals We Don't Know, But Probably Should
This week we have a special guest! Kate and Josh explore The Prom with the Associate Choreographer of the new Netflix film adaptation - Brendon Stimson. Listen as we discuss the difference between Broadway and Movie musicals, the filming process, and working with stars such as Ryan Murphy and Meryl Streep!
Thank you for taking the time to listen to our chat with Stephanie! If you are listening to this on Apple Podcast, we'd love it if you could share your love in a review! About Stephanie Klemons: Stephanie Klemons is an award-winning performer, choreographer and director who has worked on the pre-Broadway and Broadway productions of HAMILTON, IN THE HEIGHTS, BRING IT ON and IF/THEN. She sang on the original cast albums of three out of four of those shows and got to perform in the now infamous Tony performance with Hamilton as they performed Yorktown sans guns as a statement against gun violence. She got her equity card doing the first national tour of BOMBAY DREAMS. Her work can be seen currently on Broadway and around the world as the Associate and Supervising Choreographer of the smash hit HAMILTON. In 2018 she directed and choreographed the Kennedy Center production of IN THE HEIGHTS to critical acclaim. She served as the director and choreographer of THIS IS SADIE, a New York City Children’s Theater Production that she developed alongside Barbara Zinn Krieger. Commercially she choreographed content for Victoria’s Secret, Vogue, Sesame Street, the new Netflix Series THE HUNT, and was the choreographer behind the viral “Time of Our Lives” Super Bowl commercial featuring Eli Manning and Odell Beckham. @danceism on Instagram @Steph_Klem on Twitter www.stephanieklemons.com --- @pagetostagepodcast on Instagram + @pagetostagepodcast on Facebook @themarydina on Instagram + @themarydina on Twitter @briansedita on Instagram + www.briansedita.com @broadwaypodcastnetwork on Instagram + @bwaypodnetwork on Twitter #PageToStagePodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lorin Latarro (lorinlatarro.com) is currently choreographing Broadway’s MRS. DOUBTFIRE, ALMOST FAMOUS, The Public’s THE VISITOR and Broadway bound THE OUTSIDERS. Lorin also choreographed Broadway and London’s WAITRESS, LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSEwith Janet McTeer and Liev Schreiber, and WAITING FOR GODOT with Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart. Lorin is the Associate Choreographer of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME and AMERICAN IDIOT. Her additional choreography includes LA TRAVIATA at The Met Opera with Sara Mearns dancing 2020 season, Almost Famous and Huey Lewis’s Heart of Rock And Roll (Old Globe), Merrily We Roll Along (Roundabout), Chess (The Kennedy Center), Lin-Manuel Miranda’s 21 Chump Street for “This American Life” (Brooklyn Academy of Music), The Public Theater’s Twelfth Night and The Odyssey (Delacorte Theater), Queen of the Night which garnered a Drama Desk Award (Diamond Horseshoe), Assassins, Fanny, and God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (City Center Encores!), Between the Lines (Kansas City Repertory Theatre), Superhero (Second Stage), Beaches (Drury Lane Theatre), and A Christmas Carol (McCarter Theatre Center). Lorin performed in fourteen Broadway shows including Twyla Tharp’s Movin’ Out, Fosse, Swing!, Kiss Me Kate, A Chorus Line, and Man Of La Mancha. Lorin danced for Robert Wilson, Martha Graham, and Momix. Lorin has also worked with Pina Bausch, Jiri Kylian, Pete Townsend, Green Day, Sara Bareilles, Melissa Etheridge, Cameron Crowe, and Charlize Theron. Ms. Latarro holds a BFA from The Juilliard School where she is also an adjunct professor. She is a Drama Desk, Lortel, and Chita Rivera nominee. Lorin has traveled to India and Africa multiple times to work with The Gates Foundation in family health and planning. Lorin is the founder of ArtAmmmo.org Artists Against Gun Violence as seen in the NY Times, PBS, Rachel Maddow, BBC.
Lorin Latarro (lorinlatarro.com) is currently choreographing Broadway’s MRS. DOUBTFIRE, ALMOST FAMOUS, The Public’s THE VISITOR and Broadway bound THE OUTSIDERS. Lorin also choreographed Broadway and London’s WAITRESS, LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSEwith Janet McTeer and Liev Schreiber, and WAITING FOR GODOT with Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart. Lorin is the Associate Choreographer of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME and AMERICAN IDIOT. Her additional choreography includes LA TRAVIATA at The Met Opera with Sara Mearns dancing 2020 season, Almost Famous and Huey Lewis’s Heart of Rock And Roll (Old Globe), Merrily We Roll Along (Roundabout), Chess (The Kennedy Center), Lin-Manuel Miranda’s 21 Chump Street for “This American Life” (Brooklyn Academy of Music), The Public Theater’s Twelfth Night and The Odyssey (Delacorte Theater), Queen of the Night which garnered a Drama Desk Award (Diamond Horseshoe), Assassins, Fanny, and God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (City Center Encores!), Between the Lines (Kansas City Repertory Theatre), Superhero (Second Stage), Beaches (Drury Lane Theatre), and A Christmas Carol (McCarter Theatre Center). Lorin performed in fourteen Broadway shows including Twyla Tharp’s Movin’ Out, Fosse, Swing!, Kiss Me Kate, A Chorus Line, and Man Of La Mancha. Lorin danced for Robert Wilson, Martha Graham, and Momix. Lorin has also worked with Pina Bausch, Jiri Kylian, Pete Townsend, Green Day, Sara Bareilles, Melissa Etheridge, Cameron Crowe, and Charlize Theron. Ms. Latarro holds a BFA from The Juilliard School where she is also an adjunct professor. She is a Drama Desk, Lortel, and Chita Rivera nominee. Lorin has traveled to India and Africa multiple times to work with The Gates Foundation in family health and planning. Lorin is the founder of ArtAmmmo.org Artists Against Gun Violence as seen in the NY Times, PBS, Rachel Maddow, BBC.
Stephanie Klemons is the Associate Choreographer and Global Dance Supervisor of Hamilton. She was part of the process as it grew from a small idea to an international phenomenon with six companies world wide. In addition to being a member of the original cast, she now works to cast the multiple productions of Hamilton. She’s also a choreographer in her own right, working right now on Rock of Ages at Pittsburgh CLO. She does all of this on top of being a wife and mother. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
After training at Laine Theatre Arts in London, Ashley has gone on to have an amazing career in theatre, TV and film.He has appeared in numerous musicals in the West End including Fame, Billy Elliot, Wicked, Chicago and High School the Musical. He was dance captain in Monty Python Live (Mostly) at the O2 and principal dancer and vocalist in the original cast of Drunk for the McOnie Company.Recently moving to the US, he has now notched up An American in Paris, resident choreographer in the original cast of King Kong and associate choreographer for Jesus Christ Superstar all on Broadway and he is now in the process of rehearsals for the original cast of Diana the Musical which will also open on Broadway later in the year.
Nancy Renee Braun, Associate Producer of Beetlejuice on Broadway, joins Everybody Pulls The Tarp Host Andrew Moses for a one-on-one interview.Everybody Pulls The Tarp is a leadership insights platform featuring conversations with leaders in business, sports, and media about the team-first, do-whatever-it-takes mindset powering success. For additional info: www.everybodypullsthetarp.com
After her training at Laine Theatre Arts, Pip went onto to have a very successful career in musicals such as Mack and Mabel, Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Thoroughly Modern Millie before becoming assistant choreographer for Parade at Donmar Warehouse, Shrek UK and Ireland Tour and Beautiful - The Carole King Musical and is currently associate choreographer for the UK production of Frozen at the Theatre Royal Dury Lane. She was also a resident dancer for 6 yrs, Stars in their Eyes for Granada TV, appeared in numerous commercials and has worked with Kenneth Branagh on many of his stage and film productions.
Richard J Hinds is a man that we've have had on our ‘hopefully one day’ list to interview ever since the beginning of Tits and Teeth. It is not ideal how our schedules have finally lined up, but WE WILL TAKE IT!Ricky Hinds is a brilliant director/choreographer based out of New York and is the Associate Choreographer on the latest revival of Company, which is set to open once Broadway is lit up again. He often spends his time travelling the world, as he is also the Associate Choreographer on every production of Come From Away! Ricky challenges us to always put ourselves out there, and encourages us to be positive influences in our community, especially now.Ricky’s career is inspirational, and we can’t wait to see where he’ll go next! His other Broadway credits include Newsies! (Assoc. Director), Jekyll And Hyde (Assoc. Dir/Choreo) and Here Lies Love (Off Broadway, West End Assoc. Dir/Chore). Some of Ricky’s personal Director/Choreographer credits include Holiday Inn, Guys And Dolls (Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival) How To Succeed In Business… Evita (Flat Rock Playhouse) and Encore for Disney+ Come hang with us, grab a drink, and let’s all get through this together.
I’m Stefan Sittig and welcome to AMERICAN THEATRE ARTISTS ONLINE, where we talk with leading contemporary figures in American Theatre. Matthew Steffens is an international director and choreographer, Broadway performer, teacher and film actor. He has danced on Broadway in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown with Patti Lupone, and Promises, Promises opposite Sean Hayes and Kristin Chenoweth and in the films The Last Five Years alongside Anna Kendrick & Jeremy Jordan, and Across the Universe directed by Tony Award winner Julie Taymor. He was Associate Choreographer for the Broadway musical Doctor Zhivago and Resident Director for the Off-Broadway immersive hit Queen of the Night. He has gone on to direct and choreograph shows with Second Stage, The Public Theater, Playmakers Repertory Company, and Revolucion Latina, among others. He also works with various charities and foundations, including Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS, and the Visible Ink program through Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
It’s crazy times out there right now friends, so why not take a break from the madness and hear a word from our incredible guest this week who is always working way past 9 to 5! International woman, Lisa Stevens is here to chat with Jen and Ky and take some of those blues away. Lisa is a Director/Choreographer who has taken her talents and tenacity from Canada, to The West End, Australia, Broadway and back again. We chat with Lisa about the journey she’s on putting up Dolly Parton’s musical adaptation of 9 to 5 all over the world, how to make yourself essential, and forging your own path. There is so much to learn from this boss woman!Lisa’s performance career took her across the pond to the West End in London where she was part of Chicago and Bombay Dreams. Bombay Dreams brought her back to North America as the Associate Choreographer on both the Broadway and National Tour productions. Lisa has also choreographed the National Tours of High School Musical in the US, UK, and Australia. Some of Lisa’s regional credits include; The Little Prince (World Premiere Theatre Calgary), Mamma Mia! (Rainbow Stage and The New Theatre), Grease, Spamalot, Mary Poppins, and West Side Story (Drayton Entertainment). You may also recognize Lisa from appearing on Encore (produced by Kristin Bell) on Disney+Come hang with us, grab a drink, and let’s all get through this together
Thank you for listening to this episode. We hope you enjoy it! A note about this week's episode: This is a recorded conversation from Broadway Podcast Network HQ at BroadwayCon 2020. Stay tuned for Part 2 of this conversation where we'll talk about her role as Associate Choreographer for the Broadway production of SIX. Eliza Ohman is a New York City based performer and the US Associate Choreographer for SIX: The Musical. Most recently seen in the Chita Rivera Award winning Original Broadway Company of King Kong and previously Dance Captain and Universal Swing in Hamilton: An American Musical on Broadway, she had the great privilege of working closely with the original creative team and assisted in setting Hamilton’s 2nd National Tour. As Dance Captain she taught new company members the show, ran rehearsals for the offstage company, and assisted in the auditions for all four North American productions. Eliza began dancing at the age of 3 in her home state of Colorado. She trained at a local studio and toured nationally with Prof. Robert L. Reed’s tap company the St. Louis Hoofers Club. After high school she moved to New York City where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Media, Culture, and the Arts from The King’s College and received further training from the Professional Semester Program at Broadway Dance Center. Through BDC’s program she gained representation from Clear Talent Group and booked her first NYC job in the Ensemble of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. In addition to theatre, Eliza also works commercially. Some career favorites include the Emmy award winning Fosse/Verdon (FX), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon), Saturday Night Live (NBC), Dispatches from Elsewhere (AMC), America’s Got Talent (NBC), Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO), and more! She’s danced in a number of music videos, one of her favorites being Carly Rae Jepsen’s “I Really Like You”—a day where she spent the morning teaching Carly Rae, Tom Hanks, and Justin Bieber the choreography, and the afternoon filming outside in New York City on the coldest recorded day of 2016. Through all these experiences, Eliza has developed close relationships with award winning director/choreographers such as Andy Blankenbuehler, Thomas Kail, Marguerite Derricks, Kat Burns, Linda Haberman, Denis Jones, Noemie Lafrance, Susan Misner, and Drew McOnie. These experiences encourage Eliza to remain as diverse as possible in both her training and teaching. She’s an enthusiastic teacher who focuses on the importance of storytelling through dance. She’s taught at studios/programs around the country, but most recently at Broadway Dance Center, Marymount Manhattan College, and is a guest faculty member for Intrigue Dance Intensive. Always looking to grow as an artist, Eliza continues to train, teach, and perform in New York. Instagram - @elizaohman. Keep up with Eliza on Instagram: @elizaohman Want more of Page To Stage?! Follow us on Social! @PageToStage on Instagram and Facebook MARY DINA: Instagram or Twitter BRIAN SEDITA: Instagram or Website BROADWAY PODCAST NETWORK: Website or Instagram #PageToStagePodcast
Stephanie Klemons is the Associate Choreographer and Global Dance Supervisor of Hamilton. She was part of the process as it grew from a small idea to an international phenomenon with six companies world wide. In addition to being a member of the original cast, she now works to cast the multiple productions of Hamilton. She’s also a choreographer in her own right on top of being a wife and mother. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fiddler on the Roof is the heartwarming story of fathers and daughters; husbands and wives; and life, love, and laughter, and it's coming to State Theatre New Jersey Dec 20-22. Associate Choreographer Chris Evans joins us to discuss working with choreographer Hofesh Shechter on updating the original choreography by the legendary Jerome Robbins. Check out the event page for all the details: http://bit.ly/2Tb8qG6
Audiences and critics alike are rediscovering this beloved musical with breathtaking music, Cats, coming to State Theatre New Jersey May 8-10. Associate Choreographer Kim Craven discusses what it was like working with Andy Blankenbuehler on re-inventing the show and her transition from the ballet world to the musical theater world. Check out the event page for all the details: http://bit.ly/2Te4nbX
Bring It On, Hamilton, the most recent revival of CATS, the revival of Falsettos, and this season’s Head Over Heels are just a few of the credits my guests today have on their impressive resumes. Shonica Gooden made her Broadway debut in 2012 in the musical Bring It On and three years later replaced Ariana DeBose as ‘The Bullet’ in the ensemble of Hamilton. Earlier this month, she was seen on the Damn Yankees episode of the TV miniseries Fosse/Verdon. Ellenore Scott was a finalist and All-Star on the TV reality show So You Think You Can Dance? and is the Associate Choreographer for this season’s larger-than-life Broadway musical King Kong. Both women started out as concert dancers but found their way to Broadway. And this month, they find themselves in Fayetteville working on the Cape Fear Regional production of the Tony Award-winning musical Memphis. Memphis is loosely inspired on the story of Dewey Phillips, one of the first white DJs to play black music in the 1950s. Shonica stars as Felicia in this production, which Ellenore is choreographing. Also notable about this production is that for the first time in the history of the show, the character of Delray is being played by a woman. Hear what Shonica and Ellenore have to say about that, their work on Broadway, on television, and of course, working here in North Carolina. About the Guests Ellenore Scott is a New York City-based choreographer and performer. Scott was a finalist and All-Star on the hit television show, So You Think You Can Dance? She was the Associate Choreographer for Head Over Heels on Broadway and is also the Associate Choreographer for King Kong: The Musical. Ellenore was the Assistant Choreographer for the Broadway Revivals of Cats and Falsettos. She also choreographed Off-Broadway’s Pride and Prejudice at the Cherry Lane Theater. She is also directing the revival of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. She is the Artistic Director of ELSCO Dance, a contemporary dance company. For more information visit: https://www.ellenorescott.co/ (https://www.ellenorescott.co/). Shonica Gooden toured and made her Broadway debut with the high flying cast of Bring It On: The Musical. Throughout the past eight years, Shonica has had the privilege and honor of being a part of other critically acclaimed shows such as Hamilton: An American Musical (The Bullet; Broadway), CATS (Rumpleteazer; Broadway Revival), Cinderella (Broadway), and Matilda”(1st National Tour). Shonica is spreading her wings in the film and Television industry, as well, co-starring this past summer in NBC’s Manifest. She can also be seen in The First Purge, Ted 2, and on the TV miniseries Fosse/Verdon. For more information visit: https://www.shonicagooden.com/about-me (https://www.shonicagooden.com/). Connect with RDU on Stage Facebook – @rduonstage Twitter – @rduonstage Instagram – @rduonstage Web http://www.rduonstage.com/ (www.rduonstage.com) Support this podcast
Stephan Dickson is a performer turned choreographer who is a positive force in any room, and runs on the pure philosophy of ‘yes, and.’ Jen and Ky recorded with Stephan on a beautiful Monday morning so we drank mimosas, waffles, and pastries! Through lots of laughs we chat about making theatre absolutely inclusive, from patrons seeing the show to actors in the production, how he is establishing himself as a choreographer, and how he’s maintained his positive attitude while being so busy. Stephan has performed all across this country but has recently turned to assisting and choreographing. Some of his choreography credits include: Associate Choreographer for Music Man, Rocky Horror Show (Stratford Festival), The Little Mermaid (Capitol Theatre), Rock of Ages (Stage West), and the new Canadian musical, Aleck Bell (Tweed & Company).Grab a drink (if you’re not driving) and get your weekly fix of musical theatre banter, with beverages.
Yes, your job as a dancer is to perform, but to get there, the first step is to attend an audition. Your audition is what constitutes whether or not you get work. Essentially part of your job is that audition. On this episode, with our guests Liz Picini and Elle-May Patterson, we talk about what happens during an audition. How early do you get to an audition? How do I prepare for an audition? What's going to make me stand out? How do I deal with the pressure of an audition and still show them I'm an awesome dancer? We touch on all these questions in this episode of Auditions: Part 2 of Beyond the Mirror. More About Our Speakers... Lizz Picini moved to New York City just one week after graduating from Towson University with a B.F.A. in Dance Performance. After completing the Broadway Dance Center Professional Semester she began actively training and working at Broadway Dance Center while assisting various choreographers. She now has the privilege of teaching at Broadway Dance Center. She is represented by Clear Talent Group in New York City and is a proud member of the Actors’ Equity Association. Lizz is thrilled to be playing the Girl-in- the-Green- Dress/Dance Captain/Associate Choreographer at The Wick Theatre’s upcoming production of Singin’ in the Rain. Additionally, some of Lizz’s favorite past roles include Tess in Crazy For You, Gertie Cummings/Dance Captain inOklahoma! and Dawn/Dance Captain in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, all at Merry-Go- Round Playhouse. Lizz also served as the Associate Choreographer, while playing the role of Ruth, in Ogunquit Playhouse’s Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Other performing credits include Disney’s world premiere musical When You Wish at Tuacahn Amphitheatre, Beauty and the Beast and Sister Actalso at Tuacahn Amphitheatre, On The Town at Merry-Go- Round Playhouse, and West Side Story at Ogunquit Playhouse. On the creative side, Lizz served as Associate Choreographer to Richard J. Hinds at Merry-Go- Round Playhouse’s 2017 season opener, Guys and Dolls, as well as Assistant Choreographer to Molly Smith (Dir.) and Parker Esse (Chor.) at Glimmerglass Opera House’s season opener, Oklahoma! Elle-May was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. She then went on to complete a BA (Hons) degree for Musical Theatre at Lasalle College of the Arts in Singapore. For the last two years, Elle May has been living and working in New York City. Recent credits include Cabaret, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Anything Goes, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Elton John’s ‘Life Ball’ in Vienna, Austria, The MTV Video Music Awards, and a dancer with the Omaha Symphony Orchestra. She was recently the Assistant Choreographer to the renowned duo ‘The Squared Division’ for the first season of Asia’s Got Talent, and filmed Rachelle Rak’s new pilot series ‘The Collaborators’ in New York. Additionally, she played "Kylie" in the AFI Award winning film "The Black Balloon" and has appeared in several television commercials.
Stephanie Klemons, Hamilton's Associate Choreographer (and so much more) is finally here! Over two pints of Sam Adams, Stephanie goes in on what it was like to be part of Hamilton coming together from the very beginning and goes in on so many Hamilton staging secrets and Easter eggs that you are going to LOVE. She also tells me how and why the choreography changes from stage to stage (and why you'll never notice it), what it's like to be Andy Blankenbuehler's "variation maker," being a strong woman on a male dominated creative team, and her thoughts on Hamilton's incredibly impactful Tony performance. Not to mention the Super Bowl commercial, In the Heights, Katie's Art Project, and her stunning curly hair. Katie's Art Project: https://www.katiesartproject.org/ In the Heights at The Kennedy Center: http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/event/TSBCA
Adam is the author of the popular guidebook for performers The Business of Show (www.BusinessOfShow.info). He has taught convention and master classes across North America and in Europe. Adam has been a guest artist-in-residence and lecturer for university programs including The Juilliard School, Texas State University, Pace University, North Carolina School of the Arts, The Hartt School, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, and University of Nevada-Reno. He has taught in Barcelona (BIDSI), Toronto (Metro Movement), and is a regular guest faculty member at Broadway Dance Center, Steps On Broadway, Broadway Artists Alliance, and Rosie O'Donnell's Theater Kids in New York City. Adam Cates was the Associate Choreographer of the Tony Award-winning “Best Musical” A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder on Broadway and the current First National Tour. He assisted Kathleen Marshall on the Tony-winning Broadway revival of Anything Goes, and Tommy Tune on the national tour of Doctor Dolittle. He is the Associate Choreographer for the new Ahrens/Flaherty/McNally musical Anastasia, arriving on Broadway in 2017.
Liz Imperio has established herself as a major director and choreographer in the entertainment industry, including artistic direction and choreography for Jennifer Lopez’s “Dance Again” world tour; two world concert tours for Madonna – “Re-invention” tour and “Confessions” tour; director/choreographer of Gloria Estefan’s last 3 world concert tours;. A proud Cuban-American, Liz was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Her work caught the eye of famed choreographer Kenny Ortega at the tender age of 15. Liz Became Kenny’s Associate Choreographer for four years before breaking out on her own. Her credits make her one of the most sought after choreographer/show director in the business, including: The show-stopping tribute performances by Jennifer Lopez on American Music Awards (Celia Cruz) and Latin Billboards Tribute to (SELENA), American Idol, Dancing With The Stars, Billboard Awards, Latin Grammys, NBC J-Lo Live in Puerto Rico, United We Stand with Michael Jackson (assoc. dir.), Lead Choreographer for Latin American Music Awards, VH1 Diva’s Live, ABC’s 50th Anniversary Celebration; Disney Channel original movie “Gotta Kick It Up”; James L. Brook’s feature film “Spanglish” Liz’s commercial credits include L’Oreal (feat. J-Lo), Sheba Cat (feat. Eva Longoria), Jack In The Box, Bacardi, and many others. Liz was Supervising Choreographer for FOX’s and Univision’s first Bilingual television series airing in over 24 countries worldwide “Q’Viva.” She also choreographed Simon Cowell’s and Ricky Martin’s reality TV hit show “La Banda.” Her choreography contribution for the “Goodwill Games” also received an Emmy. Liz Imperio has taught on numerous conventions over the span of 26 years, including LA Underground, Co. Dance, Tremaine Dance Convention, West Coast Dance Explosion, and is currently Artistic Director for Hollywood Vibe Dance Convention and newly founded Dance Ideas Seminar. Teaching has been a lifelong profession that has allowed her the opportunity to affect hundreds of thousands of lives. Liz's experience in the field of education has inspired her and partner Chad Carlberg, to create and release a motivational, online program, BREAKING BARRIERS. This opportunity is a life long dream to give back and inspire today's community of dancers to reach new heights in their lives. http://breakingbarriers.dance/
You guys, we are so excited to welcome choreographer Spencer Liff to the podcast this week. Like a lot of people, I first became aware of Spencer for his Emmy nominated work as a choreographer on the hit show 'So You Think You Can Dance--' I had no idea that he’s totally a Broadway guy! Spencer made his Broadway debut at age 11 in the musical 'Big'. He went on to appear in 'The Wedding Singer,' 'Cry Baby,' 'Equis,' and' 9 to 5', taking on more and more responsibility along the way. He was the Associate Choreographer and Dance captain for 'Cry Baby' and was the Dance Captain on 'Equis'. After hitting it big on so You Think You Can Dance, he came back to Broadway to provide the musical staging for the Neil Patrick Harris led 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch', and was then hired to choreograph the Deaf West Production of 'Spring Awakening', which ultimately transferred to Broadway earlier this season. He was recently tapped by James Lapine himself to choreograph the upcoming revival of the much loved musical 'Falsettos'. It was such a delight to spend a Sunday morning chatting with this guy.
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