One day after nominations were announced for the 67th Tony Awards, Broadway fever is in full swing in New York City. Every day, young talent from all over the country gets off the plane to start a new life in the Big Apple because it has Broadway — the theatre capital of the U.S.A. They were trained in their local performing arts studios as kids, moved on to college theatre programs and then headed straight for New York City. Broadway shows are filled with people who grew up everywhere else, but what kind of training is available for the kids that grow up in New York to prepare them for a possible Broadway career?
By Michael D. Jackson.
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Children’s Acting Academy
131 W. 72nd St.
New York, NY 10023
(212) 860-7101
childrensactingacademy.com
This academy has been training kids for Broadway careers for a good 40 years now. Courses get right down to business by teaching the methods of the famed Actor’s Studio such as Stanislavski, Strasberg and Meisner. Voice and movement techniques, scene study and improvisation are a key focus. There is individual instruction as well as group work. Instructors are professionals working on Broadway, film and TV. Check out the programs at www.childrensactingacademy.com.
