Anthony Fontana

Anthony is a graduate of The Joanne Baron/D.W. Brown Studio's two year acting conservatory program and the UC Irvine's Claire Trevor School of the Arts where he studied musical theatre in addition to serving as accompanist and music director for various musical theatre classes and productions. He is a proud member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), Voice and Speech Trainers Association (VASTA), Music Teachers Association of California (MTAC), Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA), and Actors' Equity Association (AEA).

As a professional actor and singer, Anthony has performed in regional theatrical productions including the original cast of an Off Broadway musical. Highlights include: A Catbaret (w/Fred Willard), Sweet Smell of Success (w/Anthony Geary), Rent, The Last Five Years, Popesical, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Pirates of Penzance, Titanic, and more.

In 2016, Anthony received the “Best Actor Award” for his performance in the short film, Rogue, from the LA Neo Noir Film Festival. Anthony has used his training not only as a tour guide for the Walt Disney Company, but coached several other tour guides for the Walt Disney Company for their guided tours.

In addition to working as a performer, Anthony has worked in various aspects of the entertainment industry as a director, producer, music director, accompanist, and as a talent manager – making him a well sought after coach, who not only specializes on technique and performance, but keeps the entire process of the entertainment industry in mind when working with clients. Anthony's music direction credits include such shows as I Love You Because, Title of Show, and Edges. He has worked as an accompanist for Tony Award Winning Broadway Producer, Tim Kashani (Memphis, Hair, An American in Paris), and in a recording studio as an in-studio vocal coach and accompanist for Sony Music Producer, Thomas Barsoe, at OC Hit Factory. Anthony taught musical theatre workshops for the Actors Studio of Orange County and is often sought out as a master class instructor on workshops for musical theatre, singing, and speech work with influence from Fitzmaurice Voicework and Knight-Thompson Speechwork.