Alexander Gemignani to Feature as Actor Therapy's Next Master Teaching Artist

Lindsay Mendez and Ryan Scott Oliver present The Actor Therapy Master Series. The AT Master Series allows current and former Actor Therapy students - as well as newcomers not yet affiliated with Actor Therapy - to see an interview, master class, and open Q&A with their favorite artists. Our next master teaching artist will be Alexander Gemignani, hosted by Actor Therapy's Director of Events Mathieu Whitman.

Our most recent Master Classes were taught by Be More Chill's George Salazar and The Phantom of the Opera's Jay Armstrong Johnson.

Registration in the class is $40, and includes class attendance but does not guarantee a chance to sing. Performers selected to sing for and receive feedback from the guest artist will be selected at random, and an accompanist will be provided. There will be a brief interview at the top of the class and an open Q & A at the end.

The master class will be held at Pearl Studios, 500 8th Avenue in New York City, from 1-3pm. The studio number will be sent to all registered attendees.

Note: anyone aged 14 and up may attend the master class, but only actors 18 and up will be considered to sing. Please note that adult language may be used in a safe, respectful environment.

To register, go to www.actortherapynyc.com/atms

MORE ABOUT THE ARTISTS:

Alexander Gemignani is a Tony-nominated actor, musical director, composer/lyricist, and educator and is thrilled to add artistic director of the NMTC to his resume. He recently starred in the Broadway revival of Carousel (Mr. Snow) after leading the Chicago company of Hamilton (King George III).

His Broadway acting credits include: Violet (Father), Chicago (Billy), Les Misérables (Valjean, Drama League nomination), Sweeney Todd (Beadle, Drama Desk nomination), Assassins (Hinckley, Theatre World Award), The People In The Picture (Moishe), Sunday in the Park With George (Boatman/ Dennis). Off-Broadway: Road Show at the Public (Addison Mizner, Drama League nomination), Headstrong at EST (Nick) and Avenue Q at the Vineyard Theatre (Brian). Favorite Regional: The Three Sisters at Cincinnati Playhouse (Andrei), Oklahoma! at THE MUNY (Jud Fry), The Boys From Syracuse at The Shakespeare Theatre of D.C. (Sergeant) and the title character in the world premiere musical Saint-Ex at The Weston Playhouse. Concerts: Encores! 1776 at New York City Center (Rutledge), the New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall, The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, LA Phil at the Hollywood Bowl, and Lincoln Center's American Songbook.

He has premiered solo shows at the Kennedy Center (Barbara Cook's Spotlight), The Sheen Center, Birdland, and Feinstein's. TV/Film: Empire (recurring), Homeland (recurring), Chicago Fire, The Good Wife, Empire State (pilot), and the film The Producers. As a composer/lyricist, he is currently developing four new musicals and has composed the incidental music for several plays. As a musical director, he is currently in development for productions with The Public Theatre and Roundabout Theatre Company.

He has served on the faculty of the National Theater Institute and NYU. Alexander is a member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop and a proud graduate of the University of Michigan. His greatest joys are his incredible wife, Erin Ortman and their amazing daughter, Olive.

Mathieu Whitman has been the Director of Events for Actor Therapy since the Summer of 2017. As an actor, he most recently starred as Frog in the national tour of A Year With Frog and Toad, and debuted his solo cabaret at both Don't Tell Mama & Feinstein's/54 Below in NYC. Credits: Frog and Toad (Casa Manana), A Christmas Carol (Nat'l Tour); Pinkalicious! (Off-Broadway & Nat'l Tour); Charlie Brown in You're a Good Man... (Millbrook Playhouse); & the feature film Jug Face. He has a BFA in Drama (NYU/Tisch) and is a proud member of Actors' Equity.

MORE ABOUT ACTOR THERAPY:

Broadway actress Lindsay Mendez (2018 Tony Award Winner, Drama Desk Award Winner, and Outer Critics' Circle Award Winner for her role as Carrie Pipperidge in the 2018 revival of Carousel; Joshua Harmon's Significant Other; Elphaba in Wicked; Dogfight; Godspell) and award-winning composer-lyricist Ryan Scott Oliver (Three Points of Contact; 35mm; We Foxes; Jasper in Deadland; Darling) present ACTOR THERAPY, a series of masterclasses for performers looking to improve their auditions, build a better book, and expand their understanding of what it means to be an actor and song interpreter in New York today. The "therapy" part of ACTOR THERAPY refers to the fact that one-night masterclasses are great for song critique and to help you work on one song at a time... but ACTOR THERAPY focuses on working on the actor inside. What is keeping you from going on auditions? From updating your headshot/resume? Why are callbacks getting fewer and far between? Do you lack motivation to be productive during the day? Do your poor skills with money force you to take survival jobs that are killing your will to audition? These questions and more are the topics of every ACTOR THERAPY class. www.actortherapynyc.com

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