Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room B

Sessions

Friday 27 January, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Ragtime: Then and Now
50 minutes, 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room B

Panel

Ronni Krasnow (Moderator)

Lynn Ahrens, Ragtime, Once On This Island, A Christmas Carol (Participant)

Stafford Arima, Allegiance (Participant)

Sammi Cannold, How to Dance in Ohio (Participant)

Quentin Earl Darrington (Participant)

Erick Devine (Participant)

Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Newsies (Participant)

11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Stage Managers Meetup
50 minutes, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room B

Meetup

Zachary Brunkhorst (Participant)

We all know these shows would be nothing without their stage managers. Join other SMs from all levels to chat about what really goes on behind the ...
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Fight Directing
50 minutes, 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room B

Panel

Michael G. Chin (Panelist)

Olivia Clement (Moderator)

Michael Rossmy (Panelist)

Rick Sordelet (Panelist)

Christian Kelly-Sordelet (Panelist)

J David Brimmer (Panelist)

How do Romeo and Juliet die 8 times a week but still walk around unscathed? Hear from the fight choreographers who stage fights that are convincing...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Bollywood and Broadway
50 minutes, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room B

Lecture

Proma Khosla, Mashable (Presenter)

If there's anyone who can understand BroadwayCon's love of musicals, it's fans of Indian Bollywood movies with all their song-and-dance spectacle. ...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Building Tony-Winning Brands
50 minutes, 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room B

3:00 PM
3:00 PM
From Page to Stage
50 minutes, 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room B

Saturday 28 January, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Theatre Teachers Meetup
50 minutes, 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room B

Panel

Carrie Mayer (Participant)

Share your ideas and stories with theatre teachers from around the country and around the world. Discuss what you're doing in your classrooms and a...
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
A Day in the Life of Broadway General Managers and Lawyers
50 minutes, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room B

Panel

Daniel Kuney (Panelist)

Doug Nevin, Nevin Law Group (Panelist)

Roy Gabay (Panelist)

They’re always there behind the scenes making sure the business runs smoothly. Now, they’re here to pull back the curtain and show you exactly what...
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Makeup Design on Broadway
50 minutes, 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room B

Panel

Joe Dulude II (Panelist)

Need a brush up on the "basic foundation" of stage make up? Get the inside scoop on the intricacies and challenges of designing make up for the Bro...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Dorothy Fields: Blazing a Trail for Today's Women Writers
50 minutes, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room B

Lecture

Dr. Kristin Stultz-Pressley (Participant)

In this “year of women” in theatre, it’s interesting to discuss Dorothy Fields—for five years she kept pace with Rodgers & Hammerstein, Jerome Kern...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
International Theatre Fans Meetup
50 minutes, 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room B

Meetup

Isabel Kruse (Participant)

3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Preserving Theatre on Film
50 minutes, 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room B

Panel

Bonnie Comley, BroadwayHD (Panelist)

Matt Hoffman (Panelist)

Michael John Warren (Panelist)

Joey Monda (Panelist)

Dori Berinstein, The Prom (Panelist)

Stewart F. Lane (Panelist)

‪Part of the joy of theatre is that you had to be there in person. But another part of the joy is bonding with your friends over which PBS recordin...
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
The Play's the Thing! A Playwriting Panel
50 minutes, 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room B

Panel

David Henry Hwang (Panelist)

Olivia Clement (Moderator)

Joe DiPietro (Panelist)

Lindsey Ferrentino (Panelist)

Jenny Rachel Weiner (Panelist)

5:00 PM
5:00 PM
Let's Go to the Movies!
50 minutes, 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room B

Lecture

Tabitha Jablonski (Presenter)

This session will examine the film versions of our favorite Broadway shows, compare them to their stage counterparts, and explore the history of mo...

Sunday 29 January, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Greening the Great White Way
50 minutes, 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room B

Panel

Seth Greenleaf (Panelist)

Susan Sampliner (Panelist)

Bonnie Panson, Anastasia, Gigi, Bring It On (Panelist)

Mara Davi (Panelist)

The Broadway Green Alliance is an industry-wide initiative that educates, motivates, and inspires the entire theatre community and its patrons to i...
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Real Fansie Hour
50 minutes, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room B

Meetup

Kaitlyn Delia (Moderator)

Two years after Disney's Newsies on Broadway played its final performance, the fandom is still alive and well. This session will address qu...
Raising Broadway Babies: Working Moms on Broadway
50 minutes, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room B

Panel

Blair Goldberg (Panelist)

Erin Quill (Panelist)

Carmen Ruby Floyd, Avenue Q (Panelist)

Vasthy Mompoint, Mary Poppins (Moderator)

Broadway moms discuss this industry's unique work-life balance, from what happens when bedtime and call time are the same time, to how to manage a ...
The World Inside a Frame: Broadway Photographers
50 minutes, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room B

Panel

Joan Marcus (Panelist)

Yvette Kojic, Broadway Workshop (Moderator)

Carol Rosegg (Panelist)

Sara Krulwich (Panelist)

Matthew Murphy (Panelist)

A picture is worth a thousand words. Among them: "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina", "A Little Priest", and "If I Were A Rich Man". Did anything come to...
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
The Blacklist and Broadway
1 hour 20 minutes, 12:00 PM - 1:20 PM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room B

Panel

Michael C. Bernardi (Panelist)

Lee Grant (Panelist)

Kate Lardner (Panelist)

Kate Draper (Panelist)

Josh Mostel (Panelist)

Joe Gilford (Panelist)

Joan Copeland (Panelist)

Julie Garfield (Panelist)

Christine Pedi (Moderator)

In the 1950s, artists across the country had difficulty getting work as they found themselves investigated by the House Un-American Activities Comm...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
On the Spot: Musical Improv 101
50 minutes, 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room B

Seminar

Kate Dramstad (Instructor)

Aimee Lucido (Instructor)

In this session, we will cover the basic building blocks of musical improv. We will arm participants with the tools to make up a musical theatre in...
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
If I Hear "Tomorrow" One More Time...: Directing Community Theatre
50 minutes, 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room B

Meetup

Jim Thorpe (Moderator)

This will be an open discussion about directing in community theatre. How do you pick a show? How do you create a budget for your show? How do yo...
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
The Art of Technology - Tech Meetup
50 minutes, 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room B

Meetup

Jessica VanGiesen (Moderator)

As a society, we are becoming more reliant on technology and we can see that influence in theatre as well. From turn tables to flying carpets, it s...