Ages: 14-19
11:00 am - 1:30 pm
Sierra Boggess – Advanced Master Class
SUNDAY DECEMBER 15, 2024
11AM-1:30PM
Ages 14-19
Ripley Grier Studios – 520 8th Ave – 16th Floor
Cost: $195
In this special one day intensive, Broadway star, Sierra Boggess (Broadway’s Phantom of the Opera, The Little Mermaid, School of Rock, Harmony, Master Class, It Should’ve Been You and the upcoming Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil) will work with each student to help discover what makes them unique so that they feel confident tackling theatrical auditions and performances. Ms. Boggess will help students find a stronger focus in their musical pieces and a better way to connect to the material using the exercises taught in this intensive.
Students will receive one-on-one coaching in a personalized group setting with Ms. Boggess and Broadway Workshop director, Marc Tumminelli. During the workshop, students will work on song interpretation, audition technique, and how to connect to their material. Students enrolled in this one day workshop will delve deeper into their material and leave the program feeling confident in their songs and how to bring their full self to their performances.
Students will have the opportunity to build on their musical theatre performance foundation while receiving feedback from one of Broadway’s favorite leading ladies.
This program is limited to only 12 students total.
**This is an advanced level workshop. Students should have a professional level interest in musical theater/vocal performance and be ready to receive honest feedback and coaching. This is not the right workshop for total beginners. Students should have previous experience working on vocal or acting technique.
What you will need for this workshop: Students will need to have at least one (1) song prepared for this workshop. Please bring a second song as a backup. Bring sheet music in the correct key from a Broadway show or a pop song. A live accompanist will be on hand to play your songs. Please select 16-32 bars (small section) of the music you want to focus on. Please have your music memorized and place music in a binder.
Great resources for sheet music and song selections:
https://performerstuff.com
http://www.sheetmusicplus.com
http://musicnotes.com
MORE INFO ON OUR GUEST TEACHER
SIERRA BOGGESS is an Olivier nominated actress who is regarded as one of Broadway’s most beloved leading ladies. Best known world-wide not only for re-inventing the coveted role of ‘Christine Daae’ in Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, but for Lord Webber himself going on record to say that “she’s the best, the best Christine certainly.” Boggess portrayed the role in the Broadway, West End, and the televised 25th Anniversary concert productions of Phantom.
Sierra made her Broadway debut as Ariel in Disney’s The Little Mermaid, receiving Drama Desk and Drama League Nominations, as well as the Broadway.com Audience Award for Favorite Female Breakthrough Performance. Her additional Broadway credits include Master Class, It Shoulda Been You, The Phantom of The Opera, School of Rock and Harmony. Boggess’ Off-Broadway credits include The Goodbye Girl, Harmony, Love, Loss, and What I Wore and Music in the Air, alongside Kristin Chenoweth, for New York City Center’s Encores! Series. In the West End, Boggess has appeared as Fantine in Les Misérables and originated the role of Christine Daae in Love Never Dies, the critically acclaimed sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, receiving an Olivier Award Nomination for her performance.
Most recently Sierra originated the role of Emma Dawes in the World Premiere production of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, at The Goodman Theatre in Chicago. Sierra has been teaching at Broadway Workshop since 2013.
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