Photo Flash: Broadway Dreams Celebrates Ten Years Of Programming At The Kimmel Center For Performing Arts

For the tenth consecutive year, Broadway Dreams will partner with the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts for the return of their annual Summer Intensive, August 4 - August 12, 2018. Lead by an all-star roster of Broadway's brightest stars and industry professionals, Philadelphia's rising stars will participate in a week-long intensive focusing on acting, vocal performance and dance. The week will culminate in two public performances of THE HITS: Reimagined, a unique Broadway-style cabaret featuring Philadelphia-area students performing alongside their Broadway idols.

During the Broadway Dreams Philadelphia Intensive, students will have the rare opportunity to work closely with a wide variety of top Broadway professionals. Two-time Emmy Award nominee and Broadway veteran, Spencer Liff will direct the Philadelphia engagement of THE HITS: Reimagined. Liff is currently represented on Broadway as the choreographer of the new Broadway musical comedy, Head Over Heels. The faculty will also include "American Idol" and Broadway stars Diana DeGarmo (Hair) and Ace Young (Hair, Grease), Andrea Burns (On Your Feet, In the Heights), Christopher J. Hanke (How to Succeed..., "Odd Mom Out"), choreographer Victor J. Jackson ("The Real Housewives of Atlanta"), Rob McClure (Something Rotten, Honeymoon in Vegas, Chaplin), Ryann Redmond (Escape to Margaritaville), and Megan Sikora (Holiday Inn, Wicked).

A fast-paced and energetic revue, THE HITS: Reimagined features chart-topping musical favorites re-conceived for the stage by Broadway's brightest talents. Audiences will be treated to renditions of songs from hit musicals such as, The Greatest Showman, On Your Feet, Mamma Mia, 9 to 5, and West Side Story along with recognizable songs by popular recording artists and bands including, Celine Dion, the Spice Girls, the Backstreet Boys, Miley Cyrus, Fun, and more.

Performances of THE HITS: Reimagined will take place on Saturday, August 11, 2018 at 3 P.M. and 8 P.M. at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts' Perelman Theater (300

South Broad Street, Philadelphia). Tickets are $21 - $76, with an additional processing fee of $2.10 - $7.60, and are available by calling 215.893.1999, online at kimmelcenter.org, or at the Kimmel Center Box Office, located at Broad and Spruce Street (open daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and later on performance evenings).

Broadway Dreams, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization established in 2006, provides youth and young adults of all socioeconomic backgrounds with performance training, life skills building, and mentorship opportunities from the entertainment industry's most distinguished talents. Broadway Dreams seeks to empower aspiring young artists through performing arts training, with a focus on the acting, voice, and dance disciplines. Program intensives are offered nationally and internationally throughout the year. To date, over 12,000 students have participated, with over one million dollars ($1M) in financial needs-based scholarships. The organization takes great pride in guiding students through their professional journey as young artists; giving them the tools, support, and industry connections they need to succeed. Over the past several years, more than160 students have landed roles in Broadway, national touring and regional productions, including every company of the Tony Award-winning smash hit Hamilton, Frozen, Waitress, School of Rock - The Musical, The Color Purple, Beautiful - The Carole King Musical, Miss Saigon, The Book of Mormon and more.

Broadway Dreams offers year-round programming in more than nine U.S. cities as well as Canada, New Zealand, Brazil, Germany, and Russia. The 2018 Summer Intensive Tour "The Hits Reimagined" will travel to Atlanta, New York City, Aspen, Los Angeles, Charlotte, Modesto, Calgary, and Toronto. Summer Intensive attendees will enjoy educational master classes and rehearsals, led by top industry professionals, in preparation for a Broadway style showcase at the end of the week, where they will have the unique ability to perform alongside their Broadway idols.

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