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In Person Musical
Theatre
Summer Intensive 2023
Broadway Official Online Masterclass
Dream of being on the West End?
Are you a serious young performer looking to sharpen your skills, network and learn from working professionals in the West End
(Limited space available)
5 days of training with a showcase Performance
at the end!
The In-Person Broadway Official Online Masterclass (BOOM) Summer Intensive is a five-day program for students who have a passion for performing.
Each student will study the three disciplines of acting, singing and dancing.
Ages 14-19
The week includes:
- Voice lessons and vocal technique
- Song interpretation for musical theatre
- Audition technique
- Self taping class
- Dance classes
- Audition workshop with casting directors
- Showcase AND performance for friends, family and industry professionals
We have ONLY 15 spots available to be part of this experience AND to perform in a showcase on the last day!
Audition is Required!
London, August 14- 18th, 2023
Choreographer
Philip Joel
&Juliet/Wicked
Carl Man
Musical Director
Grant Martin
Singing sensational Christina Bianco
Wicked / Anything Goes
Kerry Ellis
*Wes End Stars are subject to change*
Take a look at our NYC Intensive to get a sense of the week
&Juliet
Malinda Parris
Choreographer
Richard Hinds
Ages 14-19
A London-based actress, Malinda Parris was most recently seen in &Juliet as the nurse. She has played the part of an Ensemble in the West End production of Mary Poppins. She started acting when she was thirteen years old, appearing in Tin Pan Ali, an Edinburgh Fringe production. After this, Malinda became part of Bugsy Malone at the Queen’s Theatre and Oklahoma at the Peacock Theatre. She was also seen as Mass Carib (Nitro), Footloose in the UK Tour, Little Shop Of Horrors at the Wolsey Theatre, Aladdin at the Lyric Theatre, The Light Princess and Caroline, Or Change at the National Theatre, Parade at the Donmar Warehouse, and Matilda with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and the Film Everybody is Talking about Jamie
Kerry Ellis most recently seen in Anything Goes in the West End. She originated the role of Meat, in Queen’s We Will Rock You and was the first British Elphaba in the West End smash, Wicked, for which Kerry won the 2008 Whatsonstage.com Award for ‘Best Takeover in a Role’. She then immediately transferred to Broadway and played Elphaba at the Gershwin Theater for 6 months, where she won the Broadway.com Audience Award for Favourite Female Breakthrough Performance, before returning to London for 6 months in 2009. Her many other leading role credits include Nancy in Oliver! at Drury lane, Eliza Doolittle My Fair Lady, Ellen in Miss Saigon and Fantine in Les Miserables.
Kerry took over from Nicole Scherzinger as the role of Grizabella in Cat’s in 2015 at the London Palladium.
A two-time Drama Desk Award nominee, Bianco made her West End debut
starring in the Menier Chocolate Factory’s production of Forbidden
Broadway at the Vaudeville Theatre. This summer she can be seen as
Glinda in The Wizard Of Oz at The London Palladium.
New York credits include Forbidden Broadway (Drama Desk Award
nomination), Application Pending (Drama Desk Award nomination), The
Marvelous Wonderettes, It Must Be Him, and Newsical the Musical. Other
notable credits include Hello Dolly (Indianapolis Symphony), Joseph and
The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Fanny
Brice in Funny Girl (Theatre Marigny – Paris, Winner Trophees De Le
Comedie Musicale), LV in the UK tour of The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice.
Television credits include ITV’s The Imitation Game, POP TV's sitcom
Impress Me, Hallmark’s Signed, Sealed, Delivered, and frequent voice
work for RuPaul’s Drag Race.
Bianco captured international acclaim as a YouTube sensation with her
‘diva’ impression videos gaining over 25 million views. She has performed
on television programs such as The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Today
Show, The Paul O’Grady Show and This Morning.
She has performed her critically acclaimed solo concerts around the world,
including two UK tours and runs in Switzerland, Spain, South Africa and
Australia at The Sydney Opera House.
Christina frequently tours with major US and Canadian symphonies and
performs her solo symphony show under the direction of renowned
Maestro Jack Everly. Her live album, Life Of The Party, is available on
iTunes and all major streaming platforms. www.ChristinaBianco.com
Carl Man is a London-based actor and singer who’s been professionally working in theatre shows.
Credits include
West End: &Juliet as Romeo and Shakespeare, Wicked as Fiyero and soon to be on the UK tour as Fiyero.
Other credits include:
The Who’s Tommy (US regional) as an ensemble, Disney’s Aladdin (US) as alternate Aladdin, We Will Rock You (RCCL) as understudy Galileo, Tiger Bay The Musical at the Wales Millennium Centre as an ensemble, Starlight Express at The Other Palace as Nintendo. He is currently playing the part of an ensemble in Wicked.
The Actors Fund 2020 Encore Award Winner
Whatsonstage Angel Winner 2021
Creator of the “FOSSE FOREST BALLET”
Choreography credits:
‘Bette Midler & Me’ Eagle Theatre, London ‘Chess The Musical’ The Electric Theatre ‘Wizard Of Oz’ Peterborough New Theatre, ‘HAIRSPRAY’ The Gaiety Theatre, Portsmouth ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ Cultural Hall Theatre, Bahrain ‘The Last Leg’ Channel 4, ‘HARRY HILL’S ALIEN FUN CAPSULE’ ITV ‘Henrietta’ Kate Golledge, NYMT ‘NATASIA DEMETRIOU AND ELLIE WHITE ARE GETTIN’ BIG’ Soho Theatre,
‘Harrods 10th anniversary magazine editorial. ‘NET A PORTER internet campaign. ‘Ferris & Milnes A Christmas Cracker’ Ambassador Theatre, London. ‘CLOSER TO HEAVEN’ The Pet Shop Boys musical Union Theatre, London. ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ UK Tour & Madinat, Dubai.
‘ROCK CITY’ for Celebrity Cruises. ‘One Man Two Guvnors’ Theatre Royal Windsor. ‘Waka Waka for MSC Meraviglia’ ‘BBC Young Dancer Of The Year’ ’Six-Five Rock n Roll Express’ Assembly Hall Theatre. ‘PULSE’ short film for Oxygen Films. ‘Can’t Stop It’ The Other Palace, London. ‘Little Shop Of Horrors’ Guildhall, The X-Factor The Decibellas as guest entertainment for various cruise lines. ‘A Christmas Cracker’ UK Tour. ‘Ahmal & The Night Visitors’ London. ‘Dancing Queen’ for Really Big Pants Productions. ‘MAC Make-up Rocky Horror, STAR TREK, Snowball & The Nutcracker sweet make-up launch. ‘Ivor Novello and the Great British Musical’ The Other Palace , London. ‘Libero’ football magazine shoot. ‘Wish Upon A Prince’ London. ‘One Twenty One Guns’, Bridewell Theatre, London. ‘Sweet Charity’, Sadler’s Wells, London. ‘Grange Hill 40th Anniversary’ Elstree Studios, UK premier of ‘My Son Pinocchio, Geppetto’s Musical Tale’, music written by Stephen Schwartz. ’An Evening with David Hasselhoff’, indigO2. ‘Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs’ Aylesbury Waterside Theatre for UK Productions. Wedding of Eamon Holmes and Ruth Langsford for Hello! Magazine. ‘Celtic Journey’, New York City dance section.
Richard J. Hinds is an award-winning Director/Choreographer whose work has been seen on television and stage. He is also an educator on faculty at Broadway Dance Center.
Theatre Director and Choreographer credits include Catch Me If You Can, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, Holiday Inn, Guys and Dolls (The REV), Escape to Margaritaville, Mamma Mia, Saturday Night Fever (Ogunquit Playhouse), Cabaret, Little Shop of Horrors, The Fantasticks (Kansas City Repertory Theatre), Newsies (5 Star Theatricals, Pittsburgh CLO, La Mirada Theatre), How To Succeed in Business…, Evita (Flat Rock Playhouse), Fame (Macau International Festival), Chicago, Forever Plaid, Hairspray, Pump Boys and Dinettes, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Sound of Music, All Shook Up, Have You Met Miss Jones? (New Theatre).
Associate Director and Choreographer credits include Broadway’s Tony Award winning Come From Away (Associate Chor.), Company (Associate Chor.), Disney’s Newsies (Associate Dir.), Jekyll and Hyde (Associate Dir./Chor.), Il Divo: A Musical Affair (Assistant Chor.). He has also worked on the West End productions of Elf (Associate Chor.) and Come From Away (Associate Chor.). He worked on the Off-Broadway and London’s National Theatre productions of Here Lies Love (Associate Dir./Chor.) as well as the US/UK Tours of Disney’s High School Musical (Associate Chor.) and 9 to 5 (Associate Dir.).
Television credits include Encore! (Disney+), Bring It! (Lifetime), The Bethenny Show (Fox: guest star Coco Austin), Good Afternoon American (ABC: guest star Liza Minnelli), America’s Got Talent (NBC), Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC), as well as numerous commercials for Macy’s (Carl Byrd & Co.)
Industrial and event credits include working for such companies as Oath, Azamara Club Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Samsung, Sephora, General Motors, SP Richards, RWS & Associates, BC/EFA, 54 Below and First Global Events Agency.
Grant Martin graduated from the University of Hertfordshire with a degree in Music, Commercial Composition and Technology. Musical Director on the UK/Hong Kong tour of Avenue Q, he also toured with Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Previous shows include We Will Rock You; Rent; Into The Woods; The Drowsy Chaperone; Copacabana; Spring Awakening; Little Shop of Horrors; La Cage Aux Folles; Putting It Together and more, along with prominent pantomimes including The Grove Theatre and the Theatre Royal Bury St. Edmunds.
Grant spent several years as Musical Director for Royal Caribbean International, arranging for the orchestras and leading the music programme. He continues to work in that industry via Live Business Entertainment as Musical Supervisor and Arranger.
Grant has previously taught at several other academies, including Urdang, Mountview, Bodywork Company Dance Studio, ArtsEd London and East 15, and can also be found working as a jazz pianist, whilst maintaining his passion for composing and performing original material.