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So very excited about this news!

BroadwayWorld.com and Liz Caplan Vocal Studios
Announce Online School of Performing Arts

BroadwayWorld.com, the largest and most innovative theatre site on the Internet, is very excited to announce the latest in its list of new, ground-breaking features - the BroadwayWorld.com Online School of Performing Arts. Launched in partnership with the school's first teacher, vocal coach Liz Caplan, the online school's first set of classes will be offering web-based voice lessons for students of all ages and vocal abilities.

BroadwayWorld.com will get you to the front of Liz Caplan's two year waiting list with this exclusive program. Space is limited. Act now. Sign up Here.

The first series of vocal classes will include six weekly sessions that will cover an overview of Liz Caplan's methodology of healthy singing for aspiring singers and Broadway professionals. Each session will include:

• Sessions on breathing and physical warm-up techniques prior to vocalizing.
• Vocal exercises designed to move the student forward in their vocal development and prepare for the next online class.
• Helpful tips from Liz Caplan regarding preparation for auditions, rehearsals, recordings and performances.
• Exclusive masterclass-style interviews with some of Caplan's top Broadway talent.
• Create a template for healthy singing geared to all genres of vocal performance.

"I couldn't be more enthusiastic and excited to give students and aspiring performers from coast to coast the ability to get in front of the best and most in-demand Broadway vocal coach, and help develop the next generation of big Broadway stars by giving them access to today's top theatrical teaching talent," said BroadwayWorld.com Founder and CEO, Robert Diamond.

"I've been teaching online lessons for years," said Caplan "Now, it will be very exciting to take it to the next level by sharing my techniques and making them accessible to the BroadwayWorld audience."

More details will be made available in the coming weeks on the series of classes, including pricing, course material and more. Classes will begin in September 2010. If you'd like to get a preview and head start on preparing for this online series, we invite you to visit the apple app store and search Liz Caplan, where you can download genre specific exercises that will give you a great foundation for the material that will be expanded upon in the BroadwayWorld online classes.

Interested students can now register for information at /education/

About BroadwayWorld.com
BroadwayWorld is the largest theatre site on the Internet covering Broadway and beyond to 100 US cities, and 30 countries worldwide. With over three million monthly visitors, BroadwayWorld delivers complete up-to-the-minute Broadway, off-Broadway, and regional theatre news, in-depth interviews, extraordinary photo coverage, entertaining video features, lively message boards, ticket discounts, reviews, and more. Further distinguishing BroadwayWorld as the market leader is our innovative, groundbreaking use of mobile, and online social media that connects consumers with live theatre more intimately, and effectively than ever before. This includes TwitterWatch, where we host tweets from hundreds of stage stars, professionals, and productions, special guest blogs, and the first theatre application for iPhone, BlackBerry, and Droid where fans on the go can watch videos, check out reviews, the latest news, and purchase tickets!

About Liz Caplan Vocal Studios, LLC
Liz Caplan has been "balancing the state of the artist" for more than 25 years as a voice teacher and vocal coach in New York City, and as a guest lecturer throughout the United States and Europe. Her students are currently featured in principal roles on Broadway, national tours, off-Broadway, regionally, and as artists in the recording industry. Many have won Tony Awards, Grammy and Emmy Awards.

Some of Liz Caplan's recording artist students include Ashanti, James Blunt, Natasha Bedingfield, Lily Allen, the Darkness, The Goo Goo Dolls, Morningwood, Danielle Evin, the British sensation Girls Aloud, and The BodyRockers. Liz has served as the Production Vocal Coach for Broadway's 13, and Rock Of Ages. She is Production Vocal Supervisor for Green Day's American Idiot on Broadway. Liz worked alongside Neil Patrick Harris during the 2009 Tony's where he hosted and performed.

Liz is the vocal consultant on Wicked, Next to Normal, In the Heights and many other Broadway and off Broadway musicals.

Liz also provided on-camera musical direction for "As the World Turns" on CBS Television. She has also coached recording artists and actors in preparation for their appearances on for The Tony Awards Telecast, The Today Show, David Letterman, The Craig Kilborne Show, Jimmy Kimmel, Conan O'Brien, The CBS Saturday Morning and Early Morning Shows.

Liz Caplan continues to work with many Tony and Grammy Award nominated and winning musical directors and arrangers. She consults on many projects long before they are fully realized. As a result, Liz is able to get a sense of the upcoming trends in both musical theatre and the music industry. Her students therefore benefit from a teacher who has an awareness of these new productions and their various musical styles.

Liz Caplan draws upon many diverse disciplines in her approach to teaching voice. Her innovative use of physical alignment, exercise, and nutrition help to build and maintain a healthy instrument. Yoga, breathing, and relaxation techniques, along with Alexander and Linklater philosophies, are also explored regularly. Vocal exercises, tailored to the individual student, aim to strengthen the larynx and vocal cords as well as releasing the tongue and jaw, yielding increased range and flexibility.

Her affiliations include: American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), The Drama League, and the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) where she has been a speaker, panelist and workshop facilitator. She is also on the faculty of the Voice Foundation in Philadelphia, PA and a member of the New York Singing Teachers' Association (NYSTA), as well as a member of the Voice and Speech Therapists Association (VASTA).