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 Mormon, All 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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