Arts & Entertainment

Seven Westfield Students to Perform at Paper Mill

'It's Our Time' will be performed Friday, Aug. 3 and Saturday, Aug. 4.

Seven Westfield students will be showcased in this summer's "New Voices of 2012" concert at the  in August. 

Duncan Cook, Steven Del Col, Madeline Hudelson, Geoffrey Ko, Matt Lynn, Emmanuelle Nadeau, and Rebecca Skowron were among over 110 students from the area accepted into the playhouse's highly selective Summer Musical Theatre Conservatory.

Students ages 10 to 18 who are accepted into the conservatory attend five weeks of intensive classes, which include musical theater performance, acting, dance and improvisation. They also attend workshops led by professional directors, actors and casting agents. 

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The Westfield residents and other local talents will perform in the "New Voices of 2012: It's Our Time" concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3 and at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4. Tickets range from $25 to $45 and may be purchased by calling (973) 376-4343, online or at the box office.

The following is a press release from the Paper Mill:

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Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee-Producing Artistic Director, Todd Schmidt-Managing Director) is proud to present more than 110 of the of the region’s most talented young performing artists from Paper Mill Playhouse’s Summer Musical Theatre Conservatory in a fully produced, original concert on the Paper Mill mainstage titled New Voices of 2012: It’s Our Time. Members of the competitive Conservatory who earned coveted spots in the Senior, Junior Plus, and Junior Companies (ages 10-18) are directed and choreographed by Paper Mill Playhouse’s professional artistic staff in this concert which is the culmination of the five-week program. Also appearing are numerous winners and nominees of the 2012 Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards who won scholarships to attend the Conservatory. 

 

Performances of New Voices of 2012: It’s Our Time will be held on Friday, August 3rd at 7:30pm and Saturday, August 4th at 1:30 and 7:30pm.  Single tickets range in price from $25 to $45.  Tickets may be purchased by calling (973) 376-4343, online at www.papermill.org, or visit the Paper Mill Playhouse Box Office at 22 Brookside Drive in Millburn. Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express are accepted. 

This year’s New Voices theme is a musical celebration of growing up and changing the world. “The show contains many solos and duets, but my favorites are the full company numbers,” explains Paper Mill’s Education Program Manager, Carrie Rubino. “It’s such strong ensemble work; to hear a company of over 100 kids sing in perfect harmony is breathtaking. It really gives you a feel for what the future of Broadway holds, and anyone who’s a fan of musical theater should come and see the show.”

The Paper Mill Playhouse Summer Musical Theatre Conservatory is a program of rigorous study allowing students to enhance their individual performance potential while developing a broad base of theater experience and knowledge. Students participate in intensive classes including musical theater performance, acting, dance, and improvisation, while also attending guest workshops led by professional actors, directors, and casting agents.  The final weeks are devoted to rehearsals for the New Voices Concert, performed annually on the Paper Mill stage.  The Conservatory offers the unique opportunity for gifted and talented young performers to work at their own level and challenge themselves to achieve new goals and learn new skills.  Key to the curriculum is the development of self discipline, respect, and a commitment to excellence that will serve these young artists throughout their lives.   

Students from Paper Mill Playhouse’s Conservatory have gone on to appear in numerous Broadway productions, film, television, and regional theater. Conservatory Alumni include:

Laura Benanti – 2008 Tony Award winner for Gypsy, Broadway roles include Into the Woods, The Sound of Music, The Wedding Singer, Swing!

Anne Hathaway – Twelfth Night, Film: “Rachel Getting Married” (2009 Academy Award & Golden Globe nominee), “Bride Wars”, “Get Smart”, “Brokeback Mountain”, “The Devil Wears Prada”, and Disney’s “The Princess Diaries”

Robert McClure – Broadway: Chaplin, Avenue Q

Nikki M. James – Broadway: Tony Award Winner for Book of MormonAll Shook Up

Constantine Rousouli – Broadway: Ghost, The Musical, Wicked

Ali Stroker – Oxygen’s “The Glee Project Season 2”

Matthew Scott – Broadway: Jersey Boys, A Catered Affair, Sondheim on Sondheim

Monette McKay – Broadway’s Memphis, Mamma Mia!

Lael Van Keuran - Broadway’s Sister Act

Elizabeth Egan Gillies – Nickelodeon’s “Victorious” and Broadway: 13! The Musical

Veronica J. Kuehn – Broadway: Mamma Mia!Xanadu

 2012 CONSERVATORY PERFORMERS

 

Quinn

Surdez

Aberdeen

NJ

Lauren

Dennis

Basking Ridge

NJ

Emma

Granowitz

Basking Ridge

NJ

Nick

Siccone

Basking Ridge

NJ

Andrea

Abello

Bedminster

NJ

Hannah

Skokan

Bedminster

NJ

Adam

Cantor

Berkeley Heights

NJ

Julia

Duthie

Bernardsville

NJ

Annie

Reynolds

Bloomfield

NJ

Sarah

Ethridge

Chatham

NJ

Daniel

Marconi

Chatham

NJ

Charlie

Thomson

Chatham

NJ

Kelly

Hedden

Colonia

NJ

Mae Rose

Adubato

Cranford

NJ

Olivia

Cupo

Cranford

NJ

Garret

Forrestal

Cranford

NJ

Jake

Forrestal

Cranford

NJ

Michael

Nigro

Cranford

NJ

Abby

Espiritu

East Hanover

NJ

Brianna

Garrick

Elizabeth

NJ

Wakeem

Jones

Elizabeth

NJ

Greg

Ippoltio

Freehold

NJ

Sally

Beriont

Garwood

NJ

Juliette

Candela

Glen Ridge

NJ

Brent

Hartwell

Glen Ridge

NJ

Stephen

Hoebee-Elardo

Glen Ridge

NJ

Katie

Shults

Glen Ridge

NJ

Cressida

Adler

Glen Rock

NJ

Amanda

Whiteley

Ho-Ho-Kus

NJ

Emma

Shapiro

Holmdel

NJ

Julia

Shapiro

Holmdel

NJ

Claire Joy

Moss

Iselin

NJ

Imani

Hightower

Jersey City

NJ

Andrew

Travis

Jersey City

NJ

Chris

Brodbeck

Langhorne

PA

Andrew

Plinio

Lebanon

NJ

Jared

Aronoff

Livingston

NJ

Katie

DeGuzman

Livingston

NJ

Christian

DeGuzman

Livingston

NJ

Anna

McCarthy

Madison

NJ

Haleigh

Carabin

Mahwah

NJ

Kristina

Conzo

Mahwah

NJ

Natalie

Parks

Maplewood

NJ

Ruby

Zinner

Maplewood

NJ

Taylor

Feldman

Marlboro

NJ

Jamie

Asreen

Metuchen

NJ

Samuel

Dantowitz

Millburn

NJ

Maiya

Blaney

Montclair

NJ

Rory

Furey-King

Montclair

NJ

Amanda

Harris

Montclair

NJ

Chris

Cheeseman

Montvale

NJ

Isabella

Bucci

Morris Plains

NJ

Justin

Chimoff

Morris Plains

NJ

Erin

Bender

Mountain Lakes

NJ

Ryan

Kiernan

Mt. Laurel

NJ

Montana

Byrne

New Vernon

NJ

Courtney

Kofoed

North Bergen

NJ

Mitchell

Epstein

North Caldwell

NJ

Amaya

White

Old Bridge

NJ

Taylor

Bera

Parlin

NJ

Maggie

Bera

Parlin

NJ

Kalyn

Altmeyer

Princeton

NJ

Shanice

Williams

Rahway

NJ

Danielle

Barbera

Randolph

NJ

Alexandra

Barbera

Randolph

NJ

Griffin

Hecht

Randolph

NJ

Ethan

Lynch

Randolph

NJ

Katherine

Miao

Randolph

NJ

Julia

Miao

Randolph

NJ

Kaitlin

Quann

Randolph

NJ

Nikki

DeParis

Ridgewood

NJ

Alex

Carr

Ringoes

NJ

Mike

Ferlita

Sayreville

NJ

Paris

Mercurio

Scotch Plains

NJ

Caroline

Scobee

Scotch Plains

NJ

Jake

Butter

Short Hills

NJ

Jonathan

Charette

Short Hills

NJ

William

Kaiser

Short Hills

NJ

Carly

Maitlin

Short Hills

NJ

Naomi

Fisch

South Orange

NJ

Caroline

Haskins

Springfield

NJ

Michael

Wang

Springfield

NJ

Shannon

Campbell

Stirling

NJ

Mariah

Dalton

Summit

NJ

Hayley

Dalton

Summit

NJ

Samantha

Kelleher

Summit

NJ

Michael

Kelleher

Summit

NJ

Kailey

McGinn

Summit

NJ

Caleigh

Pan-Kita

Summit

NJ

Owen

Pan-Kita

Summit

NJ

Allison

Scott

Summit

NJ

Connor

Briggs

Tuxedo

NY

Kayla

Casale

Union

NJ

Darius

Lee

Union

NJ

Jasmine

Taylor

Union

NJ

Sam

Groisser

Upper Montclair

NJ

Maya

Fortgang

Verona

NJ

Grace

Gault

Verona

NJ

Emily

Sheppard

Warren

NJ

Nicholas

Berninger

Wayne

NJ

Alex

Maizus

Wayne

NJ

Marcus

Shacknow

Wayne

NJ

Rachel

Berger

West Orange

NJ

Duncan

Cook

Westfield

NJ

Steven

Del Col

Westfield

NJ

Madeline

Hudelson

Westfield

NJ

Geoffrey

Ko

Westfield

NJ

Matt

Lynn

Westfield

NJ

Emmanuelle

Nadeau

Westfield

NJ

Rebecca

Skowron

Westfield

NJ

New Voices is generously supported by the Investors Foundation, The Ambrose & Ida Fredrickson Foundation, and The Bloomingdale’s Fund of the Macy’s Foundation. Additional major funding for Paper Mill Playhouse Education Outreach is provided by The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and MetLife Foundation. 

PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE, a not-for-profit arts organization, is one of the country's leading regional theaters.  Paper Mill Playhouse programs are made possible, in part, by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.  Paper Mill Playhouse is a member of Theatre Communications Group, the National Alliance for Musical Theatre, the Council of Stock Theatres, and the New Jersey Theatre Alliance. 


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