Andrea Burns and Matt Cavenaugh Headline Broadway Artists Alliance Master Class Weekend, 12/19-12/20

BAA will continue their one-day master class series December 19th and 20th with master classes in the themes of 'West Side Story' and 'In the Heights'.  'West Side Story' master class students will learn original choreography from dance captain Marina Lazzaretto, and will partake in a "Song Interpretation" class with the hit revival's original Tony, Matt Canvenaugh.  'In the Heights' class participants will receive one-one-one feedback from star Andrea Burns, and will also have the opportunity to sing for Telsey & Co. Casting.

Additional upcoming master classes include a Disney-themed master class (January 10th), Wicked with Stephanie J. Block (January 17th), and a Pop/Rock master class (January 18th). 

For a full schedule, please visit www.broadwayartistsalliance.org/masterclasses.

Broadway Artists Alliance is the dynamic not-for-profit educational organization that is gaining a reputation for ensuring the future of great Broadway talent by bringing together Broadway artists and promising young performers. Each one-day master class is based on the theme of a current Broadway show. A cast member from the original or current Broadway cast will lead a vocal performance or dance class in the morning, and a representative from the respective casting agency for each show will instruct an audition technique class in the afternoon.

Past guest speakers and master class instructors include Lea Michele (Spring Awakening), Megan Hilty (9 to 5), Gregory Jbara (Billy Elliot), Michael Cerveris (Sweeney Todd), Mitch Jarvis (Rock of Ages), Susan Blackwell ([title of show]), Ashley Brown (Mary Poppins), Jennifer Cody (Shrek), Michelle Federer (Wicked), John Gallager Jr. (Spring Awakening), Lea Salonga (Miss Saigon), Christopher Jackson (In the Heights), TyRick Jones (Finian's Rainbow), Norm Lewis (The Little Mermaid), AndRea Martin (Young Frankenstein), Megan McGinnis (Les Miserables), Skylar Astin (Spring Awakening), John Lloyd Young (Jersey Boys), Lauren Kennedy (Vanities), Kelli O'Hara (South Pacific), Heather Parcells (A Chorus Line), Alexandra Socha (Spring Awakening), Lisa Stevens (High School Musical), Marc Shaiman (Hairspray), Laura Benanti (Gypsy), Beth Leavel (The Drowsy Chaperone), Jason Robert Brown (13), Stephen Schwartz (Wicked) and many more.

For more information about Broadway Artists Alliance, please visit www.broadwayartistsalliance.org.