Musical Theatre

We all have an idea of how our voices sound, but the idea doesn’t usually match the reality. Most people are surprised and even sometimes ...
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Let’s not sugarcoat it: it isn’t easy to break into the musical theatre industry, and nobody is going to hand you a leading role in ...
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As a voice/theatre student in college, I auditioned for many musicals for the university theatre company and for summer stock theatre. I wasn’t as fortunate ...
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Musical theatre resumes are often seen as some kind of enchanted item of lore, but really, they’re no different from any other resume – if ...
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Clothing can be a ridiculously stressful thing to deal with before you go in for an audition. You have enough to worry about with trying ...
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Finding the perfect songs for auditioning can be an insanely difficult thing to do. The number of places to find sheet music can be overwhelming ...
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If you plan on being a musical theatre performer, your audition book is one of the most important things you’ll own. You need to fill ...
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Author: Aaron Ramey, Instructor, Musical Theatre Department, New York Film Academy

Performers often forget that our bodies are our instruments. On top of that, the voice ...
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Finally the day has arrived. The opportunity you have been waiting for is here. Years of musical theatre college and training have led up to ...
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Some of the best-known songs in popular culture come from musical theatre, and even people who do not frequently patronize musicals recognize songs such as ...
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Author: Mark Olsen, Chair, Musical Theatre Department, New York Film Academy

To sing a song in the musical theatre is to move beyond the simple presentation ...
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The 71st Tony Awards are all set to be held on Sunday, June 11, so if you’re a Broadway lover, make sure you block the ...
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The 2017 Tony Award Season is going to be a blast. Not only do we have Kevin Spacey (who was a guest speaker at NYFA) ...
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No trip to New York is complete without seeing a Broadway show. The most famous theatre district in the world, Broadway is a 13 mile ...
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What is a movie musical icon?

In the performing arts world, musical theatre is timeless and classic. No wonder movie musical icons continue to inspire us!
Movie ...
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We all have idols or people we look up to for inspiration and motivation. With the amount of work you have to do as a ...
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The New York Film Academy is the only school currently offering students the opportunity to perform in an original, fully produced movie musical (check out ...
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As BroadwayWorld.com recently put it: “La La Land isn’t the only vehicle opening the door for a new era of movie musicals. NYFA’s original productions feature ...
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Of course, New York City’s Broadway can’t be beat for the sheer number of musical theater productions, but it’s not the only place to sing ...
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“Hamilton” has gone from Broadway musical to total phenomenon. The story of a scrappy “son of a whore and a scotsman” who helps mold the ...
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Three leading actors from Broadway musical Hamilton’s original cast officially departed the show. Hamilton started making headlines in 2015 as it became one of the ...
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The 1960’s were a time of revolution, which included protests for politics, civil rights, and sexuality. Many Americans protested the Vietnam War and woman demanded ...
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In the 1950s the economy was booming and so was Broadway. It was also a big time for film and studios, led by head studio ...
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The 1940s marked the start of the Golden Age of American Musical theater. It was a time where Broadway featured hits from Cole Porter and Irving ...
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American composer Stephen Sondheim was born on March 22nd, 1930 in New York City. He grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan until his parents got ...
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New York City is the mecca for stage entertainment. Big lights, big city and big musicals. Broadway shows attract audiences from near and far year ...
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Charlie Smalls was born on October 25th, 1943 and passed away due to an emergency appendix surgery in 1987, at the age of 43.  As ...
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Andrew Lloyd Webber is considered to be one of the greatest composers of all time. Born in London on March 22nd, 1948 his father was ...
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As I begin to write about the talented Leonard Bernstein I can’t help but hum the tune to “Jet Song” from his famous and notable show West Side ...
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The New York Film Academy Union Square is excited to welcome its new neighbor, 39 STEPS! The show is a comedic spoof of the classic 1935 film, ...
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If you’ve got a passion for musical theatre and try to attend Broadway shows as often as possible, you’ll be very aware that it can be ...
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The 12th edition of the New York Musical Theatre Festival and the Next Link Project announced the 10 musicals and three initial invited productions, which are ...
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Singing, dancing, acting – musical theatre combines all of these nuanced performance disciplines on one stage, and as a single art form has given us ...
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Disney has announced that Frozen will be coming to Broadway sometime in the near future, creating quite a buzz. While Idina Menzel can obviously command ...
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For over a century, the Actors’ Equity Association (frequently referred to as simply Equity) has been one of the most prevalent labor unions in the ...
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Barbra Streisand’s film adaptation of Gypsy has been rumored for years now, and after recent updates it may actually be happening. She has told several ...
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With “Kinky Boots” taking the Tony Award for Best Score over “Matilda”, and Sting’s new “The Last Ship” heading to Broadway this season, more pop ...
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After last year’s hit, NBC’s The Sound of Music Live, NBC and FOX are bringing us two more live musicals with Peter Pan Live and ...
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Although musical theatre has gone from strength to strength over the past few decades, most of this activity has been confined to the English-speaking world ...
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In the history of musical theatre, more than a few odd characters have been chosen as the topic for a stage play. Many of them – including the ...
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Author: Mark Olsen, Chair, Musical Theatre Department, New York Film Academy

In past eras, musical theatre trends were predominantly linked to styles of music and the ...
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By Niki Landella
My experience at the NYFA was without a doubt one of the best things I have ever done for myself, for my spirit, ...
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As any professional of the musical theatre will tell you, your career can take you in a variety of different directions—from the theatre to commercials, ...
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We recently sat down with NYFA musical theatre instructor and award-winning writer/composer Bobby Cronin to talk about his approach to songwriting, his successful productions that ...
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Check out our interview with New York Film Academy Musical Theatre graduate and star of the Brazilian adaptation of Mamma Mia, Pati Amoroso, where she ...
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Q: How do I know if I can succeed as a professional Musical Theatre performer?
MO: As anyone will tell you, there are simply no formulas ...
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