BDF Park City to Present GENERATION: The 2015 Summer Intensive Tour, 6/29-7/3

The Broadway Dreams Foundation (BDF) will give aspiring performers in Park City, UT a chance to make their "big break" when the program presents Generation: The 2015 Summer Intensive Tour. For the first time in Park City, the national non-profit training program will present an incredible roster of Broadway directors, performers, and industry insiders who will offer highly personalized musical theatre training and mentoring through unique, week-long performing arts intensive workshops for students of all ages, skill levels, and socio-economic backgrounds.

The Park City program will take place Monday, June 29 through Friday, July 3, 2015. Training will be conducted at Dance Tech Studios (786 Division Street, Park City, UT) with a final concert on Friday, July 3, 2015 at a surprise pop-up location to be announced the night before. For more information on the show, please visit: www.mybroadwaydreams.com/parkcity

Tuition for the program is $695 and students may register online, here: www.mybroadwaydreams.com.

Park City students will have the opportunity to work with impressive Broadway professionals, including acclaimed director Alan Souza (Camelot), Craig D'Amico (Annie Get Your Gun), Quentin Earl Darrington (Ragtime), Nick Adams (Wicked), Kyle Brown (Legally Blonde), Ryann Redmond (If/Then), and Utah natives, Dave Barrus (Les Miserables), Drama Desk Award nominee Claybourne Elder (Bonnie and Clyde), and Preston Sadleir (Big Love).

"There are many performing arts programs to choose from," says BDF Executive Director Annette Tanner. "However, at BDF we go above and beyond to ensure that each student gets the training and connections they need to succeed in a very competitive industry. Over 60 of our students have gone on to Broadway, Off- Broadway and National Tours - you could be next."

During each intensive, attendees will receive first-rate training in acting, dance and vocal technique before performing alongside their Broadway idols in a dynamic concert directed by one of the industry's finest directors. Students will also learn how to improve their audition skills and have the opportunity to audition and perform for top NYC casting directors and agents, who will offer valuable feedback.

BDF will visit ten other U.S. cities this summer before bringing its unique program to Canada for the first time. Generation will move from Park City to Theatre Aspen in Aspen, CO; Hawkins Dance in Folsom, CA; Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, PA; Sheridan College in Toronto, Canada; and closing at CPCC in Charlotte, NC. The first three stops of the tour included, Atlanta, GA;

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Omaha, NE; and New York, NY. Since the start of the summer tour, 9 students have already had their "big break," by booking a national television commercial, a show at the prestigious Williamstown Theatre Festival, the U.S. workshop of Tim Rice's new musical From Here to Eternity, and the 20th Anniversary International Tour of Disney's Beauty and the Beast.

The Broadway Dreams Foundation 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. In the past several years, over 60 BDF students have landed roles in Broadway, national touring and regional productions, including Beautiful The Carole King Musical (Aisha Jackson and Noah Ricketts), The Book of Mormon (Paris Nesbitt), Violet (Emerson Steele), If/Then (Ryann Redmond), Holler If Ya Hear Me (Ariana Groover), Annie (Gaby Bradbury), Evita (Katie Huff), The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess (Lindsay Roberts), Motown the Musical (Rodney Earl Jackson, Galen Williams, Melanie Evans), Barry Manilow's Harmony (Greg Kamp), and more.

The Broadway Dreams Foundation is a premier, national performing arts education program dedicated to ongoing engagement, inspiration, and access regardless of a student's ability to pay. With a faculty of Broadway stars, directors and agents committed to giving back to the theatrical community, BDF provides invaluable training to anyone who aspires for a career in the performing arts. The unique program offers students highly personalized and supportive mentorship, an exciting, and collaborative learning environment and ongoing networking to build confidence and life skills. The Broadway Dreams Foundation provides a life changing experience. In 2014, 43% of all BDF students participated on full or partial scholarship.

For more information on The Broadway Dreams Foundation, please visit: www.mybroadwaydreams.com.

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