New York Hilton Midtown - 430 - PROJECTOR - Gramercy Room

Sessions

Friday 11 January, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
To BFA or Not to BFA
1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

New York Hilton Midtown - 430 - PROJECTOR - Gramercy Room

Panel

Whitney Locher, Into the Woods, Love Never Dies (Participant)

Alexa Green, Wicked, Company (Participant)

Chris Peterson, OnStage Blog (Moderator)

For many aspiring performers, getting a BFA seems necessary in order to "make it" in this industry. However, that's not always the case. This panel...
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
Creating a Character For the Stage
1 hour, 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

New York Hilton Midtown - 430 - PROJECTOR - Gramercy Room

Panel

Ilana Levine, You're A Good Man (Moderator)

Melissa Errico, My Fair Lady (Participant)

Donna Murphy, Passion (Participant)

Anthony Rapp, Rent (Participant)

How do your favorite Broadway stars create the complex characters that we fall in love with? Donna Murphy (Hello Dolly), Celia Keenan Bolger...
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
We've Got the Tweet!
1 hour, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

New York Hilton Midtown - 430 - PROJECTOR - Gramercy Room

Panel

Ilana Levine, You're A Good Man (Moderator)

Kristolyn Lloyd, Dear Evan Hansen (Participant)

Melissa Errico, My Fair Lady (Participant)

Maddie Corman, Next Fall, Accidentally Brave (Participant)

Felicia Fitzpatrick, Playbill (Participant)

Is Twitter the new #StageDoor? Join Ilana Levine (@IlanaLevine) and Anthony Rapp (@albinokid) with special guests as they lead a discussion about t...
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
Musicals and Mental Health
1 hour, 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

New York Hilton Midtown - 430 - PROJECTOR - Gramercy Room

Lecture

Dr. Alisa Hurwitz, DrDrama.com (Participant)

Recent hits Dear Evan Hansen, Next To Normal, and Jagged Little Pill have shown that there is a voracious appetite for quality...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Stories from the Stage Door
1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

New York Hilton Midtown - 430 - PROJECTOR - Gramercy Room

Panel

Christina Bianco, Forbidden Broadway, YouTube (Participant)

Chris Peterson, OnStage Blog (Moderator)

Josh Lamon (Participant)

Meeting their favorite performers at the stage door is a special moment for any fan, but it's memorable for the performers too. During this panel, ...
4:15 PM
4:15 PM
The Legacy of Michael Friedman
1 hour, 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM

New York Hilton Midtown - 430 - PROJECTOR - Gramercy Room

Panel

Sam Maher (Moderator)

Maria-Christina Oliveras, Amélie (Participant)

Rebecca Naomi Jones, Oklahoma! (Participant)

Steve Cosson, The Civilians (Participant)

Jennifer Ashley Tepper, Be More Chill (Participant)

The Broadway community was shocked and stunned last year by the tragic loss of Michael Friedman, who died of complications from HIV/AIDS. This bril...

Saturday 12 January, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
"A Light in the Dark" - Supporting Mental Health in the Theatre Industry
1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

New York Hilton Midtown - 430 - PROJECTOR - Gramercy Room

Panel

Jennifer Simard, Mean Girls (Participant)

Chris Peterson, OnStage Blog (Moderator)

Dr. Alisa Hurwitz, DrDrama.com (Participant)

There is no doubt that the realities and rigor of this industry can have an enormous impact on those trying to work in it while living with mental ...
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
BroadwayCon Cosplay Contest: Check-In
30 minutes, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

New York Hilton Midtown - 430 - PROJECTOR - Gramercy Room

Special Event

If you want to participate in the BroadwayCon Cosplay Contest, you have to check-in during this time. We'll be asking attendees...
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
Seeing Through The Eyes Of Black Female Playwrights
1 hour, 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

New York Hilton Midtown - 430 - PROJECTOR - Gramercy Room

Panel

Linda Armstrong, New York Amsterdam News (Moderator)

Ngozi Anyanwu, Good Grief, The Homecoming Queen (Participant)

Dael Orlandersmith (Participant)

Lekethia Dalcoe, A Small Oak Tree Runs Red, Butterflies in the Mist, An Ancient Tale of Debauchery (Participant)

Black female playwrights create sensitive, caring, and powerful works that explore the issues going on in the Black community. They look at the str...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Trans and Nonbinary Actors in Musical Theatre
1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

New York Hilton Midtown - 430 - PROJECTOR - Gramercy Room

Panel

Ezra Menas, Jagged Little Pill (Participant)

Esco Jouléy (Participant)

Bianca Leigh (Participant)

L Morgan Lee, A Strange Loop (Participant)

Pooya Mohseni, "Big Dogs," One Woman (Participant)

Maybe Burke, "Ramy" (Participant)

Ellie Desautels, "Rise" (Participant)

Donnie Cianciotto, Southern Comfort (Moderator)

"Boys on the left, girls on the right!" For transgender, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming (TGNC) performers, navigating show business can prese...
4:15 PM
4:15 PM
High Tea with Queen Lesli: Lessons Learned from Showbiz to Rule Your Kingdom
1 hour, 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM

New York Hilton Midtown - 430 - PROJECTOR - Gramercy Room

Interview

Lesli Margherita, Matilda (Participant)

Brian Reavey (Participant)

Join a royally intimate conversation with Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita as Retreat to Broadway's Director and Founder, Brian Reavey, interv...

Sunday 13 January, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Crazy, Triple Threat, Asians
1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

New York Hilton Midtown - 430 - PROJECTOR - Gramercy Room

Jaygee Macapugay, School of Rock, Here Lies Love (Participant)

Kelvin Moon Loh, The King and I (Participant)

Orville Mendoza, The Heart of Rock and Roll, Pacific Overtures, Peter and the Starcatcher (Participant)

Manu Narayan, Gettin' the Band Back Together, My Fair Lady, Bombay Dreams (Participant)

Erin Quill (Participant)

Join some of the hardest working AAPIs on Broadway today to talk how they've made their fruitful careers last and how they tackle new challenges th...
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
From Broadway to Babies and Back Again: How the Broadway Baby Mamas juggle life onstage and off
1 hour, 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

New York Hilton Midtown - 430 - PROJECTOR - Gramercy Room

Panel

Ellyn Marsh, I Think Not! (Participant)

Kristen Anderson-Lopez, "Frozen (Participant)

Jessica Rush, Summer, Jersey Boys, Guys & Dolls (Participant)

Cara Cooper, Actor: The Prom, Jersey Boys, Legally Blonde (Moderator)

NaTasha Yvette Williams, Chicago, Waitress (Participant)

Pearl Sun, Come From Away, If/Then, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Participant)

There was a time in our business where the choice was either continue acting and don't have children, or have children and quit the business...that...
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
Be More Chill Fan Meetup
1 hour, 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

New York Hilton Midtown - 430 - PROJECTOR - Gramercy Room

Meetup

Reid Sandlund (Participant)

Carly Heitner, YesBroadway (Participant)

3:00 PM
3:00 PM
The (M)orons Panel
45 minutes, 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

New York Hilton Midtown - 430 - PROJECTOR - Gramercy Room

Panel

Andrew Kober, School of Rock (Participant)

Alex Brightman, The Shark is Broken (Participant)

F. Michael Haynie, Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (Participant)

Drew Gasparini (Participant)

A career in show business has no real clear path. There are ups, downs, and everything in between. In a world with so many things out of your contr...
4:15 PM
4:15 PM
South Asians: Onstage and Backstage!
1 hour, 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM

New York Hilton Midtown - 430 - PROJECTOR - Gramercy Room

Panel

Sathya Sridharan, India Pale Ale, An Ordinary Muslim (Participant)

Natasha Sinha, Signature Theatre (Participant)

Zi Alikhan, Hamilton (National Tour), Shabash! (Participant)

Jaclyn Backhaus, India Pale Ale, Men on Boats, Folk Wandering (Participant)

Angel Desai, Company (Participant)

Devanand Janki, Live & In Color (Participant)

Neil Patel, India Pale Ale, Time and the Conways, "The Village" (Participant)

Moderated by Natasha Sinha (Signature Theatre), this discussion will center an array of exciting playwrights, directors, designers, actors and prod...