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Sessions

Friday 24 January, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Broadway Anecdotes
1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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Panel

Joshua Ellis, Into the Woods (Participant)

Ken Bloom, Eubie Blake: Rags Rhythm and Race (Moderator)

Kenneth Kantor, Phantom of the Opera (Participant)

Loni Ackerman (Participant)

Ken Bloom, Broadway historian and the author of Show and Tell: The New Book of Broadway Anecdotes, hosts a lively panel of Broadway raconteu...
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
De-Stigmatize: Broadway and Mental Health
1 hour, 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

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Panel

Dr. Alisa Hurwitz, DrDrama.com (Participant)

Ms Alexandra Silber, Fiddler on the Roof (Participant)

Kyle Scatliffe, Hamilton (Participant)

Nora Schell, Jagged Little Pill (Participant)

Laura Heywood, @BroadwayGirlNYC (Participant)

Patti Murin, Frozen (Participant)

Mental health stigma abounds in our culture, discouraging people from speaking openly about their experiences with mental illness. Guided by modera...
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
Marketing U 2020: How To Market Yourself In The New Decade
1 hour, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

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Panel

Felicia Fitzpatrick, Playbill (Participant)

Kate Lumpkin, CSA, Kate Lumpkin Casting (Participant)

Bryan Campione, Broadway Buzz (Moderator)

Jackson Thompson (Participant)

Victoria Cairl (Participant)

It’s a new decade with exciting new opportunities just around the corner for YOU! Join social marketing creator and theater educator Bryan Campion...
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
Alexandra Silber: in Conversation
1 hour, 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

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Interview

Dr. Alisa Hurwitz, DrDrama.com (Moderator)

Ms Alexandra Silber, Fiddler on the Roof (Participant)

Andrea Koehler, Coloring Broadway (Participant)

Join Alexandra Silber, celebrated stage actor (Fiddler on the Roof, Einstein’s Dreams) and author (After Anatevka and White...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Moulin Rouge! The Musical Cast Members Autograph Session
1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Autograph Session

Tam Mutu, Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Participant)

Robyn Hurder, Nice Work If You Can Get It (Participant)

Sahr Ngaujah, Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Participant)

Danny Burstein, Fiddler on the Roof (Participant)

Ricky Rojas, Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Participant)

Aaron Tveit, Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Participant)

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIREDThe deadline for entering the online Autograph and Photograph lottery is Friday, January 3...
4:15 PM
4:15 PM
Theatre Tales Meetup
1 hour, 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM

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Meetup

Sara Alfaro (Moderator)

Have a theatre-related story that you love to share? We want to hear it! Inspired by the UMass Dartmouth Fishbowl, Theatre Tales is a story-telling...

Saturday 25 January, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
What Is Immersive?
1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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Panel

Anthony Logan Cole, The Hidden Ones (Moderator)

Kelly Bartnik, Waking La Llorona (Participant)

Edward Mylechreest, No Proscenium (Participant)

Devin Compton, Cinereal Productions (Participant)

James Stuart (Participant)

Whitney Sprayberry, Jagged Little Pill (Participant)

What is immersive? With hit shows like Sleep No More and Then She Fell rapidly approaching a decade in NYC and shows like Great Co...
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
Spreading the Word
1 hour, 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

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Panel

Joe Trentacosta, JT Public Relations (Participant)

Susan L. Schulman, Susan L. Schulman/Publicity (Participant)

Peter Marks, The Washington Post (Moderator)

Philip Carrubba, Richard Hillman Public Relations (Participant)

How do Broadway and off-Broadway shows capture your attention? Peter Marks, chief theatre critic for the Washington Post, moderates this pa...
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
Camille A. Brown: In Conversation
1 hour, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

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Interview

Dr. Alisa Hurwitz, DrDrama.com (Moderator)

Camille A. Brown, Once On This Island (Participant)

Join celebrated Tony-nominated choreographer Camille A. Brown (Once On This Island, Jesus Christ Superstar Live, Choir Boy) as...
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
New York On Broadway
1 hour, 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

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Lecture

Katie Welsh (Participant)

David Pearl (Participant)

In this “musical lecture,” singer Katie Welsh explores the representation of New York City in Broadway musicals, with insights and songs from On...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
What Will It Take to Bring Augmented Reality to the Broadway Stage?
1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Panel

Julie Saltman, SaltyStarnessLLC (Moderator)

Emmi Jouslehto, Arilyn (Participant)

Ryan Wang, Outpost Capital (Participant)

Jim Glaub, Super Awesome Friends (Participant)

Brad Lassiter, LastTech (Participant)

D.J. Smith, The Glimpse Group (Participant)

In this session, we'll discuss the ins and outs of bringing augmented reality (AR) to Broadway stages, including the obstacles, budgets, involvemen...
4:15 PM
4:15 PM
Those Who CAN, Teach
1 hour, 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM

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Panel

Isabella Batts, Brooklyn Children's Theatre (Participant)

Tabitha Jablonski (Moderator)

Rachel Zweig, NYCDOE (Participant)

Jeffery Miller III, Warwick High School (Participant)

Timothy Gage, New York Theatre Workshop (Participant)

Take your love of theatre and share it with the world! Interested in becoming a theatre teacher? A panel of theatre teachers from different areas o...

Sunday 26 January, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Kid Cabarets: Broadway's Youth Live
1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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Panel

Joshua Turchin, Forbidden Broadway (Moderator)

Audrey Bennett, Frozen (Participant)

Bonale Fambrini, The King and I (Participant)

Swayam Bhatia, Really Rosie (Participant)

Grace DeAmicis, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Participant)

Gianna Harris, School of Rock (Participant)

Carly Gendell, School of Rock (Participant)

Madeleine Pace, Once (Participant)

Kaylin Hedges, Annie (Participant)

Join Broadway's youth live for a panel discussion on what it's like to produce, host, accompany and perform in some of NYC's hottest nightclub spot...
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
Four Jews in a Room B****ing: Analyzing Jewish Representation Onstage
1 hour, 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

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Panel

Rikki Jacobson-Vizel (Moderator)

Elli TheKingOfBroadway (Participant)

Ari Axelrod, Taking the Wheel (Participant)

Adam B. Shapiro, She Loves Me (Participant)

In theatre, we are always looking for representation in the characters and actors we see on stage. What Jewish representation are we seeing on Broa...
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
An Accompanist Will Be Provided
1 hour, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

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Panel

Kevin B. Winebold, Songs For A New World (Participant)

Aaron Ramey, The Bridges of Madison County (Participant)

Chris Peterson, OnStage Blog (Moderator)

Jose Simbulan (Participant)

There is no debate that the accompanist is one of the most important players in the audition process. A performer’s interactions with them can cont...
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
Musical Theatre Scholarship in 2020
1 hour, 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

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Panel

Norman Hirschy, Oxford University Press (Participant)

Doug Reside, New York Public Library (Moderator)

Liza Gennaro, Manhattan School of Music (Participant)

Stacy Wolf, Program in Music Theater at Princeton University (Participant)

Elizabeth Wollman, Baruch College (Participant)

Mary Jo Lodge, Lafayette College (Participant)

Join some of the world's most famous and influential musical theatre scholars in a panel discussion. For most of the 20th century, musical theatre ...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
To BFA or Not to BFA
1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Panel

Lauren Molina, Sweeney Todd (Participant)

Chris Peterson, OnStage Blog (Moderator)

Nick Cearley, The Rocky Horror Show (Participant)

Bethany Kay, Dietland (Participant)

Check out this session for a frank discussion on the realities of pursuing a BFA! The panelists will cover the pros and cons of both BAs and BFAs s...
4:15 PM
4:15 PM
Professional Skills for Actors Seminar
1 hour, 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM

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Lecture

Fredi Walker-Browne, Rent (Participant)

This seminar, based on Fredi Walker-Browne's Professional Skills for Actors Workshop™, provides actors at all levels of their careers a comprehensi...