BWW Invite: Learn the Secrets of Live TV Musicals at SAG-AFTRA Foundation Panel

Marrying the most thrilling aspects of stage and screen, the recent resurgence of networks broadcasting live musicals has invigorated prime time "appointment viewing" or "event television."

Join SAG-AFTRA Foundation on Tuesday, December 13 (7PM) for an evening of lively discourse that will examine this vibrant storytelling hybrid from the actor's perspective. Topics of discussion include: casting, technique, the rehearsal process, speedy maneuvering between multiple sets and sound stages, lightning fast wardrobe changes, the genre's special format and creative team models, the challenges associated with commercial breaks, encountering surprises like unpredictable weather, and viewership engagement via social media. The panel will be moderated by BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge at the Robin Williams Center (247 West 54th Street).

PANELISTS

Rob Ashford | Director/choreographer - Sound of Music Live! & Peter Pan Live
Tony Award, Olivier Award, Emmy Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award winning director/choreographer. Theatre credits on Broadway include Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Evita (Tony Award Nomination), How To Succeed (Tony Award Nominations for Direction and Choreography), Promises, Promises (Tony Award Nomination), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Tony Award Best Choreography) Shrek, John Water's Cry Baby (Tony Award Nomination, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Fred Astaire Awards), Curtains (Tony Award Nomination) and Wedding Singer (Tony Award Nomination).

Christiane Noll | Actor - Sound of Music Live!
Christiane Noll starred on Broadway in the Kennedy Center Revival of Ragtime, receiving Tony and Drama Desk award nominations and winning a Helen Hayes award for her portrayal of Mother. Broadway and National Tour appearances include Chaplin (Drama Desk Nomination), Urinetown (Ovation Award), The Mambo Kings (Broadway Try-Out), It Ain't Nothin' But The Blues, Jekyll & Hyde, Grease, Miss Saigon, and South Pacific (Australia/Thailand).

Shanice Scales-Williams | Actor - The Wiz Live!
Shanice Scales-Williams was selected out of thousands of applicants nationwide who auditioned to portray the iconic role of Dorothy in NBC's production of The Wiz Live! With five years of musical training that also includes extensive dance and piano, Williams has co-starred in several local productions, including West Side Story, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, 42nd Street, Seussical and Pippin. Last year, Williams was nominated for best leading actress in a musical at the Paper Mill Playhouse's annual Rising Star Awards.
Noah Robbins | Actor - Grease Live!
TV: Grease Live!; Younger; The Good Wife; Gotham; Masters of Sex. Film: Miss Sloane; Indignation. Stage: "Master Harold..." and the Boys; Arcadia; Brighton Beach Memoirs. Lin-Manuel Miranda calls Noah a "National Twitter treasure."

REGISTER HERE: https://members.sagfoundation.org/events/7413.

This is a free event. You do not need to be a union member to attend. No passcode required.

You may bring 1 guest. Event details will be included in the confirmation email. Please direct any questions to nyrsvp@sagfoundation.org and write "Live TV Musicals" in the subject line.