Photo Flash: Sutton Foster at Broadway Artists Alliance
By: Gabrielle Sierra Mar. 18, 2010
Tony Award-winning actress Sutton Foster returned to Broadway Artists Alliance to lead a master class in Song Interpretation. Ms. Foster worked one-on-one with each student, interpreting the lyrics and bringing out the best performance in each of them. Her down-to-earth personality and accessibility created a wonderful working environment.
Broadway Artists Alliance is the dynamic educational organization that is quickly gaining a reputation for ensuring the future of great Broadway talent by bringing together current Broadway artists and promising young performers ages 10 to 21.
Past instructors and special guests have included Karen Olivo (West Side Story), Will Swenson (Hair), Kyle Dean Massey (Next to Normal), Lea Michele (Spring Awakening), Megan Hilty (9 to 5), Gregory Jbara (Billy Elliot), Matt Cavenaugh (West Side Story), Michael Cerveris (Sweeney Todd), Mitch Jarvis (Rock of Ages), J. Robert Spencer (Next to Normal), Susan Blackwell ([title of show]), Stephanie J. Block (Wicked), Ashley Brown (Mary Poppins), Jennifer Cody (Shrek), Jonathan Groff (Spring Awakening), Christopher Sieber (Shrek), Michelle Federer (Wicked), John Gallager Jr. (Spring Awakening), Lea Salonga (Miss Saigon), Christopher Jackson (In the Heights), Tyrick Wiltez Jones (Finian's Rainbow), Norm Lewis (The Little Mermaid), AndRea Martin (Young Frankenstein), Megan McGinnis (Les Miserables), Skylar Astin (Spring Awakening), Andrea Burns (In the Heights), John Lloyd Young (Jersey Boys), Lauren Kennedy (Vanities), Kelli O'Hara (South Pacific), Heather Parcells (A Chorus Line), Alexandra Socha (Spring Awakening), Morgan Karr (Spring Awakening), Lisa Stevens (High School Musical), Marc Shaiman (Hairspray), Laura Benanti (Gypsy), Beth Leavel (Drowsy Chaperone), Jason Robert Brown (13), Stephen Schwartz (Wicked) and many more. For more information about Broadway Artists Alliance, please visit www.broadwayartistsalliance.org.
Broadway Artists Alliance will host their 3-day Summer Workshop and two-week Summer Intensive in July and August. Space is limited and by audition only! Applications are available on their website: www.broadwayartistsalliance.org/application.
Broadway Artists Alliance is also proud to present their first annual College/Professional Workshop in August.
Broadway Artists Alliance will continue their one-day master class series on April 10th with Tony Award winning composer Jason Robert Brown. A full list is available at www.broadwayartistsalliance.org/masterclasses.
Photos by Laura McBride
BAA Student Sage Melcher performs for Sutton Foster
Sutton Foster works with BAA Students
Sutton Foster with BAA Students
Sutton Foster works with BAA Student Katherine McNamara
Sutton Foster with BAA Students
BAA Student Erin Harley performs for Sutton Foster
BAA Student Elana Valastro performs for Sutton Foster
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