Let’s all get on the same page about auditions. There are so many types of auditions, so many songs to choose from and so much more to worry about when audition. But let’s control the things we can. Week one I will discuss all the different types of auditions, how to choose which is best for you and how to be prepared if any type of audition comes your way. We will discuss everything from having a rep book ready, to coaching before the audition, to how to mark you music, present your resume, and look and feel your best walking into the room each time.

Online Musical Theater Classes! Taught by Broadway & West End performers. You need Zoom to participate.

Mark Mulcahy is a composer and singer. He has released many albums and performs in the US and Europe. Mark composed the music for the Nickelodeon television series The Adventures of Pete & Pete with the TV band, Polaris. He has written and released several solo records and many other records with the band Miracle Legion. He has written music for the films Management, Spring Forward, The Crush, and A Matter of Degrees. Mr. Mulcahy is featured in the Nick Hornby essay collection, Songbook. and been featured in Rolling Stone,The NY Times, Mojo and many others. He has collaborated on operas with MacArthur grant winner Ben Katchor. Mark is currently at work on his next album and can be found at www.markmulcahy.com

WHAT DO TWO PUPPETEERS DO DURING THIS TIME OF SOCIAL DISTANCING?

THEY TURN THEIR LIVING ROOM INTO A PUPPET THEATRE!

When contacted by Aaron Grant Theatrical to “create streaming content for this period of uncertainty”, Flexitoon’s Craig & Olga – even though there are just the two of them at home – happened to have a dozen or so friends on hand (and on strings) to put together this special “QUARANTOON”. While actual travel is contraindicated, we can all take a trip on the astral plane and head over to 420 Main Street!

HOSTED BY MARK S. HOEBEE

Join Paper Mill Playhouse and Mark S. Hoebee each week for lighthearted, entertaining conversations with a star-studded roster of performers, writers, directors, and more theatrical denizens. Gain insight into upcoming productions, delve into the creative process, and catch up with veteran actors!

Paper Mill Playhouse offers its audience an opportunity to enhance their theater experience with behind-the-scenes views of mainstage productions. Have you ever wanted to sneak a peek behind the curtain? Or wondered what the director was thinking, or how the cast prepares for a show? Join us for one of many revealing insider’s experiences. Visit the Paper Mill Playhouse website at www.PaperMill.org for dates for our Director’s Viewpoint Series, Conversation Club Series, Q&As with the cast, and more.

Online Musical Theater Classes! Taught by Broadway & West End performers. You need Zoom to participate.

In response to all of us being unable to connect in person during The Coronavirus Crisis, we launched a new virtual series with Industry Greats called The Producer’s Perspective LIVE!

This series will feature brief but honest and inspiring conversations with Broadway’s best and brightest as they share how this crisis has affected them, what they’re doing while their curtain is down, and what they think are the keys to getting through this personally and professionally.

That means, who the @#$% knows what will happen and it means you can join the conversation with your questions, comments, and more!

After George Balanchine’s death on April 30, 1983, the New York City Ballet honored its founding genius in this tribute performance to the legendary choreographer, who co-founded NYCB in 1948 and created more than 120 works for his company. In this Live From Lincoln Center rebroadcast, the company presents three of these ballets: Vienna Waltzes to music by Johann Strauss II, Franz Lehar, and Richard Strauss, features Kyra Nichols and Sean Lavery, Heather Watts and Helgi Tomasson, Elyse Borne and Bart Cook, Karin von Aroldingen and Peter Martins, and Suzanne Farrell and Adam Lüders; Mozartiana to music by Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky, is led by Suzanne Farrell, Victor Castelli, and Ib Andersen; and Who Cares?, to music by George Gershwin as adapted and orchestrated by Hershy Kay, features Lourdes Lopez, Patricia McBride, Heather Watts, and Sean Lavery. Robert Irving conducts the NYCB Orchestra.