Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Vinnette Carroll Room

Sessions

Friday 26 January, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Talent = Executing Skills With Confidence
50 minutes, 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Vinnette Carroll Room

Panel

Benton Whitley, Stewart/Whitley (Moderator)

Lecture and Q&A with award-winning Broadway casting director Benton Whitley on the tools and nerve it takes to book a Broadway musical. Everyth...
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
The American Theatre Wing: 100 Years, 100 Voices, 100 Million Miracles
50 minutes, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Vinnette Carroll Room

Panel

Allison Considine, American Theatre Magazine (Moderator)

Dale Cendali (Moderator)

Heather Hitchens (Moderator)

Patrick Pacheco (Moderator)

Get a sneak peak of a new book celebrating the Centennial of the American Theatre Wing! Get the opportunity to hear about some of the miracles in t...
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Casting Process: On the Other Side of the Table
50 minutes, 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Vinnette Carroll Room

Justin Bohon, CSA, Binder Casting (Moderator)

Chad Eric Murnane, CSA, Binder Casting (Moderator)

1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Mamma Mia, Here I Go Again: Parenting in Theatre
50 minutes, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Vinnette Carroll Room

Roberta Pereira, The Playwrights Realm (Moderator)

Mike Lew (Participant)

Rehana Lew Mirza, A People’s Guide to History in the Time of Here and Now (Participant)

Clint Ramos (Participant)

Sarah Ruhl (Participant)

Rachel Spencer Hewitt (Participant)

ow do parent artists pursue their careers while parenting the next generation of theatergoers/makers? H...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
What Does A Director Do?
50 minutes, 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Vinnette Carroll Room

Panel

Ed Sylvanus Iskandar (Participant)

Howard Sherman (Moderator)

Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes (Participant)

Moritz von Stuelpnagel (Participant)

We know that directors make sure everyone onstage knows what to do.... but what does that actually&nb...

Saturday 27 January, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Band Practice with School of Rock – The Musical
50 minutes, 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Vinnette Carroll Room

Panel

Justin Collette (Moderator)

Levi Buksbazen (Participant)

Rachel Katzke (Participant)

Walden Sullivan (Participant)

Zachary Zwelling (Participant)

Join Broadway’s Dewey Finn, Justin Collette and the School of Rock kids’ band as they talk about what it’s like to rock out live 8 times a ...
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Writing a New Musical: Book + Music + Lyrics
50 minutes, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Vinnette Carroll Room

Zack Zadek (Moderator)

Irene Sankoff, Come From Away (Participant)

David Hein, Come From Away (Participant)

David Lazour (Participant)

Patrick Lazour (Participant)

This panel will feature a discussion from some of today’s leading musical theatre writers on the specific processes and craft that go into assembli...
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
The Twolus
50 minutes, 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Vinnette Carroll Room

Laura Heywood, @BroadwayGirlNYC (Moderator)

Cate Elefante (Participant)

Ella Morgan (Participant)

What’s better than one Lulu? TwoLus! Join former Lulus from Waitress Ella Dane Morgan and Cate Elefante for a Q&A about what it’s like to be best f...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
To BFA or Not to BFA?
50 minutes, 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Vinnette Carroll Room

Panel

Chris Peterson, OnStage Blog (Moderator)

Kristy Cates, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Finding Neverland, Wicked (Participant)

Morgan Paige Fluss (Participant)

Kimberly Loren Eaton (Participant)

Join theatre professionals from all backgrounds as they discuss their paths from high school graduation to today. Hear their thoughts on which degr...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Make 'Em Laugh: Character Actors
50 minutes, 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Vinnette Carroll Room

Panel

Lesli Margherita, Matilda (Participant)

Michael Gioia (Moderator)

Todd Buonopane (Participant)

Ann Harada, Avenue Q (Participant)

Josh Lamon (Participant)

The ingenues and romantic leads may have their pictures on billboards all over Times Square, but it's their best friends whose clowning keeps the a...
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
Lights, Camera, MUSICAL!
50 minutes, 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Vinnette Carroll Room

Panel

Megan Hill (Moderator)

Amos Oliver III (Participant)

Musical adaptations of movies have become more and more common in recent years, ever wondered why? In this interactive discussion, we'll explore th...
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
Where Investment Meets Your Dreams: The Intersection of Arts Education and a Career
50 minutes, 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Vinnette Carroll Room

Amanda Watkins (Moderator)

Paige Price (Participant)

Ryann Redmond, Frozen (Participant)

Erin Dilly (Participant)

Grant Kretchik (Participant)

Tyler Hanes (Participant)

Annette Tanner (Participant)

Craig D'Amico (Participant)

Spencer Liff, Broadway Dreams (Participant)

Michael Rubinoff (Participant)

Broadway Dreams, an international nonprofit dedicated to the mentoring and training of young adults in the performing arts, presents the panel: ...

Sunday 28 January, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
The Making of THE PROM
50 minutes, 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Vinnette Carroll Room

Panel

Paul Wontorek (Moderator)

Bob Martin (Participant)

Chad Begeulin (Participant)

Bill Damaschke (Participant)

Dori Berinstein, The Prom (Participant)

Matthew Sklar, The Prom (Participant)

From first meeting to opening night, what does it take to produce a new Broadway musical? Join the lead producers of The Prom, coming to Bro...
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Resident and Associate Directors
50 minutes, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Vinnette Carroll Room

Panel

Gina Rattan (Participant)

Howard Sherman (Moderator)

Mark Brokaw (Participant)

Matt Lenz (Participant)

Jack O'Brien (Participant)

Tina Landau, Spongebob (Participant)

Kenneth Ferrone (Participant)

What does a director do once a show is open? Or when a 
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Shall We Dance?
50 minutes, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Vinnette Carroll Room

Panel

Leigh Scheps, Inside Edition Digital (Moderator)

Ann Yee (Participant)

Leah Hofman (Participant)

Mayte Natalio (Participant)

3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Dancers
50 minutes, 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Vinnette Carroll Room

Panel

Yvette Kojic, Broadway Workshop (Moderator)

Judine Somerville (Participant)

Aaron Albano, A Chorus Line (Participant)

Shonica Gooden (Participant)