We’ve all heard of the some of the more popularly known diets like the Atkins Diet or a Juice Detox, but what’s become a sort of blessing to New Yorkers is the recently proclaimed Pizza Diet. That’s correct. According to Chef Pasquale Cozzolino of “Ribalta” in Manhattan’s East Village, eating a whole pie at his restaurant provided him with both a filing and relatively healthy meal at only 570 calories. So, while dieting on his delicious brick oven pizza, Cozzolino has lost a total of 100 pounds in just five months! It’s no wonder People and Good Morning America, among many other media outlets, have taken the time out to discuss the diet with the Italian chef. “It’s not only about a diet it’s about a lifestyle,” says Chef Cozzolino.
To continue the celebration of this magnificent diet, the New York Film Academy commemorated Chef Cozzolio by filming a 360 degree / Virtual Reality video at the new dining hot-spot, Ribalta. The VR, 360 video was directed by NYFA Florence Program Director Diana Santi, shot by NYFA Florence Equipment Manager Nicola Ciccarelli, and included cast and crew made up of acting and filmmaking students and alumni.
“This terrific video from the New York Film Academy will drive you straight in the heart of Ribalta,” said Owner, Rosario Procino. “Look around, enjoy and discover our place!”
Having the opportunity to explore this technology for the first time has led to a bit of excitement at the Academy as well.
photo by Shani Patel
“360 Video and/or Virtual Reality is still a nascent technology,” said Diana Santi. “Only pioneers are using it so far and we want to be part of that!”
With the belief that 360 Video / VR will be an integral part of the filmmaking and entertainment world for years to come, be on the look out for more VR content and a Virtual Reality Filmmaking Workshop at the New York Film Academy. Stay tuned!
The New York Film Academy College of Visual & Performing Arts (NYFA) recently welcomed many new veteran students to the Los Angeles and New York campuses. As a commitment to support veterans’ education, the NYFA Veterans Services team offered a veteran-specific “orientation” to help them acclimate to the campus and foster camaraderie within the incoming class of 2016. Often times it is the “vet to vet” interaction that helps veterans readjust to civilian life after military service.
NYFA Veteran Coordinators, Eric Brown, Michael Kunselman, and Chris Paparis—veterans themselves—organized the orientations in LA and NY. Each of them has utilized their GI Bill by pursuing their education to obtain their degrees, and so they know firsthand how difficult it can be to start this new journey in an academic setting.
Eric Brown, US Navy Veteran and NYFA Veterans Coordinator welcomes new veteran students to the campus.
The orientations focused on all aspects of a veteran’s transition including an overview on the services that the NYFA Veterans Services team provides, such as: information on student life, explanations as to how GI bill benefits work, how to obtain VA healthcare benefits, institutional policies, and providing new students the opportunity to network and develop relationships with one another. The veterans in attendance had the opportunity to speak with VA healthcare representatives and sign up for VA healthcare benefits while scheduling medical visits at the local VA Hospital right on the spot.
First year Photography student, Luis Amador, expressed that he “had been putting off seeking assistance with the VA Healthcare system for many reasons, but being able to enroll right from school was a huge benefit.”
At the orientation event, veterans and active duty military had the opportunity to meet with local and national veteran service organizations and their representatives. The NYFA Veterans Services team invited key partners within the community to speak with the veterans to educate them on the services they provide. Representatives from Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), Wounded Warrior Project (WWP), Vet Centers, and VA Medical Centers were all in attendance.
At our New York campus, aspiring actors, filmmakers, producers and screenwriters listened to NYFA Senior Vice President, David Klein, talk about the importance of storytelling through the medium of visual and performing arts. He spoke about how important veteran students life experiences are to our campus community.
The veteran students found the orientation highly beneficial and enjoyed networking with fellow veterans. Many of them stayed after to speak with the NYFA Veteran Coordinators and the representatives from veterans organizations who attended.
Representatives from the VA and Military partner organizations speak about resources and opportunities for NYFA veteran students.
“The orientation was very informative. It was great learning about what services are available to veterans and learning just how dedicated the NYFA veteran team is in supporting veterans. The camaraderie among the veteran students made me feel more comfortable coming to school,” stated Army veteran and New BFA Acting student, Travis Frazee.
The New York Film Academy would like to welcome all new active duty military servicemembers, veterans, and their families to our campus community!
On behalf of the New York Film Academy administration, thank you for your service to our country.
David Schwimmer and Ken Lerner in the premiere of ‘The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.” (FX)
If you’ve been watching FX’s popular new mini-series The People Vs O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, you may have referenced another 90’s moment outside from the infamous Simpson murder trial. If not, what you TV buffs should have noticed is New York Film Academy’s Acting for Film instructor Ken Lerner reuniting with David Schwimmer—both appeared on a Season 9 episode of Friends titled “The One With the Soap Opera Party.” Ironically, Lerner plays attorney Howard Weitzman, who is ultimately replaced by attorney Robert Kardashian, played by Schwimmer.
Coincidentally enough, Lerner guest-starred in the one-off “Friends” role as a professor who traps Ross (Schwimmer) and then love interest Charlie (Aisha Tyler) in a less than enthusiastic conversation. Not to worry, Lerner is merely showing off his acting chops here—he’s actually a captivating teacher at the Academy.
Kudos to Mr. Lerner, who will also soon be appearing in the Mike Judge, HBO series Silicon Valley.
The New York Film Academy’s Industry Lab is a student run production entity supervised by NYFA faculty. The Lab serves as a professional starting point for its student members, providing real world experience while preparing them for life after graduation.
Over the past year, Lab members have produced professional projects for multiple companies, including Warner Bros., Red Light Management, and The Young Storyteller’s Foundation.
Recently, the Industry Lab had the opportunity to work on several exciting projects with industry professionals. Here is a breakdown of what they’ve accomplished:
Short Film with Actor Matthew Modine
Members of NYFA Industry Lab had the opportunity to work with Matthew Modine (Full Metal Jacket, The Dark Knight Rises), who directed his latest short film, Super Sex, starring Ed Asner (Disney’s Up!, TheMary Tyler Moore Show), Kevin Nealon (Weeds, Saturday Night Live), and Elizabeth Perkins (Miracle on 34th Street, Weeds), along with Ruby Modine (Plastic Jesus, Merry Xmas) and Efren Ramirez (Napoleon Dynamite, The Alamo).
Matthew Modine and Kevin Nealon
Director of Photography, Julio Macat (Home Alone, Pitch Perfect, Miracle on 34th Street) interacted closely with all the Industry Lab members giving them an opportunity to talk about working in the industry.
Working alongside seasoned professionals as key crew members such as: Mara Topic who worked closely as associate producer with producer Joe Toronto (Howl, Classless, Engagement), Joann Wong who worked as set decorator with production designer Danielle King, and Allyson Manno who filmed behind-the-scenes footage alongside Frank Masi (The Hangover, Troy, Armageddon).
The members of the Industry Lab were treated as professionals while still having the opportunity to gain close insight and experience from both crew and cast.
Tisha Campbell Music Video “Steel Here”
The video was directed by Viktorija Pashuta, who is considered one of the foremost fashion music video directors in the country. Shot in a Los Angeles warehouse in one day, Industry Lab members were given an insider’s look at how music videos are produced on a professional level.
“Tisha was great to work with, and really cared about her crew,” said NYFA Instructor Craig Ross, Jr.
Other key crew members included:
Samuel McKnight – Director’s Assistant
Keline Kanoui – Assistant Producer
Giulia Governo – 2nd AC
Badr Farha – Assistant to the Production Designer
Kraig Dane – Best Boy Electric
“Fierce” Social Content for Music Artist Chenelle
Lab members created content for music artist Che’Nelle’s Youtube channel for her song “Fierce.” In it she tells us why she’s “fierce” and wants to know why other people might think that about themselves. The video is a street interview session shot outside the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, in which people are asked, “What makes you fierce?”
Industry Lab member Ferid Hasbun was chosen by the client (Sara Olea, Che’Nelle’s manager) to direct from a treatment that he wrote for the project.
Other Industry Lab members on the project included:
Mara Topic
Yiqing Yong
Valeria Costa
Li Yang
“When Red is White”
This short film, which is entirely in Portuguese, was shot in two days at a very old home in Los Angeles. The story is about two people making love for the first time since they’ve been struck with blindness. Thalia Ayala Shares, a huge star in her home country of Brazil, plays the lead in this short film, which was produced by NYFA students and alumni—the crew was made up of our Industry Lab members.
Aditya Patwardhan – Director
Helena Sardinha -1st AD
Anup Kulkarni – DP
Joanne Wong – Grip
Overall, the New York Film Academy Industry Lab continues to help students and recent alumni hone their skills while beefing up their portfolio with pertinent credits. We look forward to many more challenging projects in 2016!
The New York Film Academy’s MFA in Producing Program kicked off 2016 with the Advanced Producers Pitch Fest on Thursday, January 20 at the Andaz Hotel in West Hollywood. Annually since 2008, MFA Producers gather to pitch their slate of projects to industry guests from a variety of entertainment companies. NYFA welcomed 20 plus guests, who enjoyed an evening of pitching and viewing film teasers and television series sizzle reels from 25 plus graduating MFA in Producing students. Executives and representatives from NBCUniversal, Mar Vista Entertainment, Lifeboat Productions and Hanai Studios Los Angeles participated, along with award-winning producers, screenwriters and talent representatives.
Industry guests included: Michael Barlow (film and television producer and screenwriter and former executive at Paramount Classics and Orion Pictures); Blaine Chiappetta and Marguerite Henry (Mar Vista Entertainment); producers Lucas Jarach and Nicolas Veinberg (Defiant Pictures); Nicole Rivera and Angela Waldrop-Gilbert (NBCUniversal); Alex Shekarchian (talent manager and entertainment attorney); Connor Robinson (Head of Producing, Lifeboat Productions); Kelly Zhang (Hainai Studio, Los Angeles); Nanobah Becker (award-winning producer and filmmaker; David Rosenberg (Daytime Emmy-nominated screenwriter); Joe Sabatino (co-executive producer of television series ‘Necessary Roughness’ and screenwriter;) Tova Laiter (film producer and former studio executive, Warner Bros., Imagine Entertainment, Cinergi Pictures); Beverley Gordon and Sean Kohnen (film producers); Doug Cooney (screenwriter for Paramount Pictures and Sony Animation); Paige Morrow Kimball (producer and filmmaker for film and television via her Makazan Films shingle); and Henry Priest (film and television producer and Director, Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles.)
Many thanks to our industry guests, and congratulations to our MFA in Producing students for a successful evening of pitching!
It was a bright and sunny California day on Saturday, January 30th when New York Film Academy students receiving their MFA, AFA, MA and BFA degrees in Filmmaking, Acting, Producing, Screenwriting, Photography, Game Design, Documentary, Cinematography and Feature Track studies, gathered at the Harmony Gold Preview house in West Hollywood for their degree program commencement ceremonies. Graduations at 10:00am, 2:00pm, and 6:00pm were packed with family and friends of the graduating students showing their support.
Commencement speakers actress Heather Hemmens (Hellcats, The Vampire Diaries, The Dukes of Hazard, etc.), writer Courtney Lilly (Black-ish, The Cleveland Show, I’m Through with White Girls, etc.) and writer/director/actress Cathryn Michon (A Dog’s Purpose, Muffintop: A Love Story, etc.) as well as NYFA department chairs and deans gave encouraging words of advice for navigating the entertainment industry and life in general.
Congratulations to all of NYFA Los Angeles 2016 degree program graduates!
10:00am Graduation
MFA in Acting
Logan Arneson
Darrell Bernard Bailey
Amy Burzak
Cristina Castano Brunet
Carla D’Errico
Rishi Das
Feifei Di
Jose Antonio Gil Vigna
Xavier Keither Hatten
Timothy Hildebrand
Zane Shah Kanampuram
Tin-Yu Lien
Israel James Lister
Patricia Luiza Coeli Medeiros de Carvalho Peixoto Diego Medellin
Meghan Modrovsky
Lauren Mosley
Anthony Mottola
Quentin L. Murphy
Sabrina Pecario
Jennifer Michelle Scruggs
S. Alicia Seecharan
Jazmine Wilson
Yuqing Wu
Qiner Zhang
Nila Zojaji
BFA in Acting
Joseline Angulo
David Bradberry
Alberto Coutinho Aguiar
Schuyler Dalenberg
Kaitlyn Hill
Katie Mejia
Joshua Moore
Christin Muuli
Mara Topic
AFA in Acting
Sigfrido Bobonis Jr.
Avik Bose
Raiyah Jane Brown
Katarina Czabafy
Shaundel Davis
Jens Engels
Ahmad Wais Feroogh
Jazmin Hamilton
Robert Hughes
Sarah Lea
Phoebe Munford
Daniel L. Nordling
Gabriella Pretto
Grecia Salamon Rodriguez
Kyler Charles Sawyer
Maisie Grace
Alvarez Seavill
Sofia Steen
Oliver Villeta
MFA in Screenwriting
Louis Cooley
Brittany Crawley
Korbinian Hegele
John Leary
Sisan McNeil
Aleksandra Milanova
José Abel
Rangel Osorio
Beatriz Irene Romero Cuellar
Julian Santos
Nil Simsek
Nidheya Suresh
Peter Szaraz
Yue Xu
BFA in Screenwriting
David Castillo
Axel Ruelas
Shari Thakar
MFA in Photography
Hadeel Ali B Alahmari
Hongbin Dai
Zhuoqun Jiang
Khulud Muath
Parth Sutaria
MFA in Game Design
Yimeng Du
Anand Menon
Edward William Penn Yuanyuan Zhu
MFA in Documentary
Michelle Flores
Raed Salagoor
Alejandro Talens
2:00pm Graduation
BFA in Filmmaking
Rakan AlJabr
Aman Anand
Arthur Baptista Galvão
Maan Binabdulrahman
Juliana Isa Biondi Gomes
Santiago Caicedo Valencia
Jaime Carbajal
Lucas Diercouff
Pedro Jose Duran Fernandez
Tammy-Anne Fortuin
Renato Gontijo
Kayd Hildebrandt
Atinuke Ilupeju
Jeremy Jimenez
Keline Kanoui
Ryan Kenny
Joshua King
Yassein Koptane
Chenyang Li
Seng Jee Low
Yulia Melnikova
Kamila Razykova
Ilya Rozhkov
Ruperto Sanchez
Nicholas Seeley
Maria Florencia Serrao
Medet Shayakhmetov
Jiaojiao Wang
Mengfei Wang
Haifeng Wang
Li Wei
John Willment-Knowles
Jarod Dean Winchester
AFA in Filmmaking
Matheus Ronn Leite
Xing Li
Shantanu Paranji
Louis-Edouard Tete
MFA in Producing
María Lea Aevarsdóttir
Apurva Agarwal
Zainab Abdullah
Alzori Kristel Boulos
Yue Duan
Abraham Dunmeyer
Laura Gutiérrez Rozo Paul-Felix Heinisch
Laura Hurtado Gomez
Karina Ibragimova
Lu Jia
Ontonio Karam
Matthew Daniel Koss
Qi Liu
Yijian Lou
Yu Meng
Tarilate Owei
Sean Parker
Katja Lucie Sophie Reventlow-Grinling Takamasa Saito
Christina Sawyer
Jiajun Song
Maria Teresa Velez Pinto
Lin Wang
Kristopher Welcome
Yan Yan
Gang Yang
Sile Zhang
MFA in Producing – Feature Track
Abdullah Kurashi
BFA in Producing
Barbara dos Santos
Ribeiro Vitor Faria Hage
AFA in Producing
Guillermo Padilla
Raza Servia
Paige Elizabeth White
MFA in Cinematography
Maram Al Jaoser
Belal Albadr Joseph Bornilla
Marvin Geovanny Dubon
Liu Han
Giovanni Andres Hernandez
Dhruv Jayant Lapsia
Ernesto Pletsch
Haozhe Zhang
6:00pm Graduation
MFA in Filmmaking
Dina Abdel Aziz
Mohamad Al Yamani
Tariq Abdullah Almoqati
Hiroshi Azuma
Sonia Bajaj
Erik Carlson
Simon Grinde Drivdal
Shagun Goel
Mengxue Hu
David Johnson
Dennis Larkin
Alexandra Lebona
Dong Lei
Bowen Li
Xiaoxiao Li
Xi Ling
Qi Lu
Xiaoyun Luo
Hyunjung Moon
Ibrahim Nada
Li Niu
Yufei Qiao
Minghao Shen
Ruowei Wang
Shuhe Wang
Xinyi Wang
Zhengduo Wang
Konrad Weixelbraun
Jun Xia
Hui Yuan
Li Yuan
Yi Zhang
ZhiHua Zhong
Yuqing Zhu
MFA in Filmmaking – Feature Track
Michael James Dominguez
Yul Gatewood
Adam Marson
Gehan Naber
Aloaye Omoake
Assaad Yacoub
MA in Film & Media Production
Cyndell Addison
Omoladun Adenuga
Ruslan Baitenov
Chelsea Blaire Charles
Maytus Chernpipat
Raymond Lenny Kiston Clarisse
Anthony Charles A. Coralejo
Sara Maria Duque Restrepo
Sherando Ferril Cupid
Julio García Escames
Daniel Gomez
Sudesh Kumar Jayaraj
David Khodzhamiryan
Georgy Khodzhamiryan
Ekaterina Kostina
Thirati Kulyingwattanavit
Adriana Ledesma
Xi Li
Binyue Liu
Jiping Liu
Dingmaomao Ma
Vasha Narace
Jose Diego Nava Moreno
Cheuk Yan Ng
Zolbayar Odkhuu
Mema Ojukwu
Joana Prata Pereira de Mattos
Grazielle Simoes
Ronda Suder
Kehao Sun
Arvind Venugopal
Zexia Wang
Shang Wu
Weiwei Xie
Yue Yang
Zichao Yang
Uzma Zakaria
With close to nineteen years of professional experience in the film industry, New York Film Academy Los Angeles Cinematography Instructor Tommy “Maddox” Upshaw began his career as a teenager taking whatever opportunities came his way as a Production Assistant in the New York City and Boston area. Maddox’s opportunities came in the form of music videos, which led him to becoming a Union Grip/Electric for the span of 6 years before becoming a professional Motion Picture Cameraman, during which he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree at the American Film Institute.
Upon completing his Master’s and beginning his career as a Cinematographer, there was only one focus in filmmaking, to become one of Hollywood’s premier Cameramen. With mentor and friend, Academy nominated Cinematographer Matthew Libatique ASC (Ironman, Black Swan), Maddox was given opportunities to work directly with some of Hollywood’s premier directors, such as Spike Lee, Jon Favreau, as well as Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. As a Cinematographer and Music Video Director he won best music video at the Elevate Film Fest, and had his silent short film “The Known World” screened at a handful of film festivals across the country.
Upshaw was recently Second Unit Director of Photography on Straight Outta Compton and Cinematographer on The Perfect Match, among several other major projects.
We had a chance to pick Upshaw’s brain in between his teaching and hectic Hollywood schedule.
Can you tell us a little bit about your thoughts on the current cinematography program, and the direction you’d like to see it take?
I feel the current program is great. It offers something that other programs around the country don’t. You have some extraordinary working professionals that are teaching cinema that still involves the process of starting on film, which is great because it’s giving a perspective of all the tools that are available to tell stories. The program will only get better if we as faculty hold our cinematography students to a different standard about work ethic and quality of story analysis and physical execution on set.
What do you hope to achieve as Instructor of Cinematography at NYFA Los Angeles?
I hope I can help a group of young filmmakers believe they can have a stake in becoming a part of the elite filmmakers in Hollywood. I feel as though I’m giving them the tools to truly be great storytellers, and also tools to be great leaders on set, which is a part of being a Director of Photography.
How do you feel your experience in the professional world will relate to NYFA’s cinematography students?
I feel it probably helps my students to take me a bit serious when they see that I’ve worked on some fun projects over the years and that I keep working; in between teaching at NYFA, which is a blessing.
Can you tell us a bit about the role of a 2nd Unit DP versus head cinematographer / DP?
Second Unit DPs are either “Mr. Clean Up” on a scene or we get to do some fun action scenes from time to time. We also occasionally get to create some amazing transitions and moments that 1st Unit can’t do because of time. It’s a great place to learn from some great Master Cinematographers because they have to give you their notes—so you can match their work. With that being said, you get to see their applied notes and approach on set.
What advice do you have for students looking to break into the professional world of cinematography in today’s industry?
First off, you have to believe in yourself. Secondly, respect your own path on this journey. Learn about screenwriting, so then you can understand story-beat breakdowns. If you can make all your choices on story beats then you’re doing the best job for the project or movie. To just make cool images is not what it’s ALL about. Being honest to the story or product or moment is the job of a Cinematographer. The technology is easy to learn; how and when to use it is another thing. And lastly, just stay with it. If you truly love this craft, it’s a way of life and if you learn how to surf it, it’s fun and exciting.
Nothing like cuddling up with your loved one on Valentine’s Day with a psychological thriller, chiller/horror film. Come on, you know it sounds great. Now that you’re convinced, we have the perfect recommendation for you. Lilin’s Brood, created by New York Film Academy MFA Producing graduates Artii Smith and Phil Simon, has been picked up for distribution and is now available on iTunes, and will be released on Amazon next Friday, February 12th—just in time for Valentine’s Day.
The movie is about a “New Media” news coverage team (W.H.I.S.T.L.E.) that is stranded near a beleaguered brothel in the middle of nowhere. The footage that is recovered will reveal what happens when they encounter a group of women with a terrifying secret.
“It’s personal in a sense that we both really love the horror/thriller genre and wanted to create a story that people like us would love to see,” said Smith. “Also, the characters we created were a loose combination of people we’ve known from our past experiences.”
The NYFA grads shot the film on a small budget over an eleven day period.
“Coming up with a strategy far in advance on how to tackle each phase of a project should be top priority,” says Smith. “We planned every single creative detail and business strategic move meticulously.”
The filmmaking duo also suggests young filmmakers really believe in the story they are working on. It takes so much energy to create a feature, and you don’t want to be stuck doing a project you’re not passionate about.
Before studying at NYFA’s Producing program, Smith was only interested in producing projects. He didn’t want to write and he wasn’t entirely sure about becoming a director either. But NYFA changed his attitude.
“I think my joy for writing was discovered and ultimately nurtured at NYFA, and my love for directing really flourished as well. Working with writing professor David O’Leary, I believe, now that I look back, was an essential experience I needed in helping me develop and write engaging feature film scripts. Working with directing professor Nick Sivakumaran really helped me discover my love for directing.”
Smith and Simon currently have a part two to Lilin’s Brood already written up and ready to shoot. They are also have several other projects in various stages of development—from treatment to full script—that vary in different genres such as Science Fiction, Drama, Comedy, Action and Historical Biopics.
The New York Film Academy Musical Theatre Program was honored to welcome Tony-nominated actor, Jonathan Groff, to a Master Class Lecture. Currently starring as King George III in the new Broadway musical Hamilton at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, Groff has appeared in the Broadway rock musical Spring Awakening, the critically acclaimed revival of Hair, as well as two Craig Lucas plays, Prayer for My Enemy and The Singing Forest. He made his West End debut in the revival of the play Deathtrap opposite Simon Russell Beale.
Jonathan Groff, star of Broadway’s “Hamilton”
As for the world of film, Groff starred in the first-ever screen adaptation of author David Sedaris’s work, C.O.G., in which he portrayed a character based on Sedaris himself, and as the voice of Kristoff in the Disney animated feature, Frozen. On television, Groff portrayed the recurring role of Jesse St. James in the Fox series Glee, and from 2014 to 2015, he starred as Patrick Murray in the HBO series Looking. In 2017, Groff has gone on to star as Holden Ford in Netflix’s Mindhunter.
The event opened with an introduction where Groff spoke a bit about himself and his journey into the business. Hailing from Lancaster, PA and working a lot at the local Fulton Opera House, Groff decided to take a job on the non-union tour of Sound of Music. From there, he moved to New York City and waited tables for a while until his first big break into Broadway.
The class developed into a workshop in which Groff coached six of our Musical Theatre students, and was totally impressed by their singing and acting abilities. He worked with each of them to find a different and more personal approach to each of their songs.
“It was an honor to have such a well-rounded and admired actor spend his morning with our musical theatre department,” said NYFA Musical Theatre Creative Director, Kristy Cates. “He was patient and kind and gave incredible direction and advice. It’s extremely valuable for our students to see that someone who is so incredibly successful can still be humble and kind. He provided inspiration to our students…inspiration that will live with them for a very long time.”
Groff ended the class with a question and answer session where he gave the sound advice to not compare yourself to others, to find a supportive group of friends in this crazy business and to continue to find new ways to be inspired.
“I was so thrilled to find that the students at NYFA are as fearless as they are talented,” said Groff. “It was an honor and inspiration to work with them.”
As you tell from the photos, it was a wonderfully inspirational experience for our musical theatre students and all involved!
Interested in pursuing a career in musical theatre? Our variety of Musical Theatre Programs will help develop your acting, singing, and dancing skills with the support of a Broadway-level faculty. Visit our Musical Theatre Program page to learn more.
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