Music Theatre

Music TheaTre MasTer class series An exciting music theatre master class with a series of teachers from the professional world! Students should prepare an audition-length song to be coached. Accompanist provided.Saturdays, April 4 - 25, 11:00 am - 1:30 pmAges: High school and up. (Others by permission only.)Four-week workshop for $220Single class: $65 (Space permitting)

Apr. 4 with Mike MosAllAMMike is a graduate of the University of Michigan’s Musical Theatre Department; he also has a master’s degree from The Boston Conservatory. He is currently the head of business development for Sunset Gower Studios.

Apr. 11 with hAnk strAttonBusiness insider and seriously talented performer Hank Stratton starred this past summer as Professor Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady at Moonlight Stage. He also directed the University of Arizona production of The Man Who Came to Dinner as well as The Laramie Project at the University of Michigan in Spring 2013.

Apr. 18 with hAnk strAtton

Apr. 25 with Mike MosAllAM

SUMMER MUSIC THEATRE WORKSHOPSn advanced Music TheaTre audiTion Workshop*Tuesdays, June 9 – July 21 7:00 – 10:00 pm, $395Single class $65 (Space permitting)Eight sessions focusing on audition and cabaret material for the advanced performer. Students bring in songs-in-progress to work one-on-one with star quality guest instructors in several of the class sessions.

n Music TheaTre audiTion Workshops*Gerard Babb & Lisa Hamilton, instructorsSaturdays, June 20 – July 18, 11:00 am – 1:30 pm Tuesdays and Thursdays, June 23 – July 23, 3:00 – 4:30 pmEither five-week session, $275Challenging and fun, these workshops are performance based and include singing, dancing and acting. Each time you take the class, you build your audition repertoire and increase your comfort level at auditions. Great for new-comers and good for a brush-up. Class sizes are limited. Lots of individual attention!

*All 3 summer Music Theatre workshops come together for a showcase of talent for friends and family on Saturday, July 25.

Five-Week Summer Conservatory

June 20 – July 25. Great classes. Great teachers. Great time!n Music Theatre Audition Workshopn Voice Techniquen Theatre Dance & Hip Hopn Acting and Improvisationn Great master classes all summer long!Call for more information: (310) 328-7664

Scholarship Auditions

The Professional Arts Education Center offers scholar-ships in music theatre, dance, voice and acting. Scholarship awards are based on desire, potential, talent, and finan-cial need, and are available to students ages 10 and up. Recipients will be evaluated by the scholarship commit-tee at an audition to be held on Saturday, May 9, at the Professional School for the Arts. Scholarships are made possible by the Professional Arts Education Center, the Karen Morrow Stars of To-Morrow Scholarship and the Patty Murphy Music Theatre Scholarship.

Please call for an audition appointment. (310) 328-7664. Applications are available in advance at www.psarts.com.While in-person auditions are preferred, video auditions are accepted. Please call for requirements.

The Fine Print

DEPOSITS: A 50% deposit on each class is recommended. Unpaid balance is due on the first day of class. All deposits are non-refundable.

Private Acting Instruction

Gerard BaBB, insTrucTor

Study privately with a professionally trained acting coach, (MFA Acting, UC Irvine). Learn unique techniques to turn your acting into a complete performance that is spontaneous, natural and powerful. Prepare for a specific role or audition, or work on contemporary and classic material. $50 per hour $65 per 90 minutes Contact: (626) 375-8805 or gerard.babb@verizon.net

Private Voice Instruction

WiTh lisa MaTsko haMilTonStudy privately with one of the premiere South Bay voice instructors. Music theatre, pop, and classical styles. Lisa guides you as you develop a well-rounded repertoire of standard and contemporary material. Song selections are available from PSA’s extensive music library. Warm-ups and accompaniments are recorded onto CD or emailed via MP3. Her students have gone on to perform in numerous Broadway productions and national tours including Wicked, Godspell, The Book of Mormon, Hairspray, Violet, In the Heights, Mary Poppins, Legally Blonde, Grease, Big River, Little Women, Ragtime, 42nd Street, Rent and The Phantom of the Opera. In addition, her students have attended prestigious performing arts programs at schools such as the University of Michigan, UCLA, Boston Conservatory, University of Miami, University of Arizona, NYU, Juilliard, Pace University, USC, Point Park College, Emerson College, UCI, Yale and Northwestern. Each year, Lisa works with a select group of students for auditions for college musical theatre programs. Her personal knowledge of each student and knowledge of musical theatre helps her select precise material for each student, focusing on the perfect 16- and 32-bar audition cuts. Lisa Hamilton received her MFA in Music Theatre at University of California, Irvine, and has also studied at the University of Redlands and Syracuse University.$85 per hour $45 per 1/2 hour

Contact: (310) 328-7664 or lisamatsko@att.net

Group Voice Classes

lisa MaTsko haMilTon, insTrucTorVocal training including sight singing, breathing fundamentals and harmony. A piano accompaniment CD will be provided.

Teen/adulT voice WorkshopWednesdays, April 1 – April 22, 6:00 – 7:00 pm

children’s voice Workshop (aGes 8-13)Wednesdays, April 1 – April 22, 4:30 – 5:30 pm Either 4-week voice workshop for $105Spring Break special: 3-sessions for $80

“PSA gave me what I wanted out of training, and then showed me, even more, what I should want out of training.”

–– Matt S., currently attending the University of Michigan, BFA Musical Theatre

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Artist-in-Residence One-Day Workshops

universiTy of MichiGan aT psaPROFESSOR BRENT WAGNER, chairman, and CYNTHIA KORTMAN WESTPHAL, assistant professor, both of the University of Michigan’s revered music theatre program, together offer intensive one-day workshops. In each intensive, all-day workshop, Mr. Wagner will lead participants in all aspects of song performance, from analyzing music and lyrics to specific audition techniques for college admissions as well as for stage productions. In a special afternoon session, Ms. Westphal will conduct individual song coachings, discussing music preparation and various performance styles, from rock to traditional musical theatre. Overall, the workshop will give participants a valuable set of tools, techniques and guidelines for future musical work.n Saturday, May 16, 10:00 am – 5:00 pmn College information session: Sat., May 16, 5:00 – 6:15 pmn Sunday, May 17, 10:00 am – 5:00 pmn Tuition is $225. Full and partial scholarships are available.Ages: High school students, preference given to students graduating in 2016 and 2017. Others by permission.Eligibility: Participants are selected from completed application materials submitted.College information session: $20 per family. Students and parents are encouraged to attend. Applications are available at www.psarts.com

“The workshop with Mr. Wagner and Ms. Westphal helped me feel more prepared for my college auditions. They talked about how you can’t control the outcome of an audition but you can control certain factors, like music preparation and song selection. This workshop gave me the opportunity to hear from very experienced and extremely highly regarded teachers.” –– Megan, student