The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts (The Wallis) in Beverly Hills has forged a partnership with the Broadway Dreams Foundation to present “GENERAT10N: The 2016 Summer Intensive Tour” for aspiring musical theater artists running from June 19 through 26.
The annual weeklong summer series at The Wallis invites future stars of the stage to embark on a rigorous week of Broadway-caliber training, learning from industry professionals. The intensive culminates in a public concert that brings together students and their mentors on the stage of the Bram Goldsmith Theater.
“We relish the opportunity to celebrate the musical theater art form,” said Mark Slavkin, director of education at The Wallis. “This partnership with Broadway Dreams will help cultivate the next generation of musical theater talent. Our focus will be on outreach to underserved communities, where talented youth may not have had access to this level of training.”
The Wallis presents professional musical theater productions and has offered a course for teens to create original musicals, but has yet to offer performance training in musical theater. In addition to the summer intensive, The Wallis and the Broadway Dreams Foundation plan to collaborate on additional musical theater classes and workshops throughout the year, including a master class with legendary artist Patti LuPone on March 31.
“We were thrilled to offer our summer intensive at The Wallis in 2015 and are excited to develop this ongoing partnership,” said Annette Tanner, executive director of the Broadway Dreams Foundation.
“GENERAT10N: The 2016 Summer Intensive Tour” features week-long sessions of classes in acting, dance and vocal performances taught by Broadway performers, directors and casting directors. The classes are open to Los Angeles-area students of all ages. More than 100 summer intensive students have gone on to perform in productions such as “Book of Mormon,” “Bring It On: The Musical,” “Evita,” “Memphis,” “Spring Awakening,” “The Addams Family” and more.
Registration and applications for scholarships are available. Entry into the Broadway Dreams Foundation is by audition only. Auditions will be held on Friday, April 1 from 4 to 7 p.m. at The Wallis. For information, visit www.mybroadwaydreams.com.
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