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"It is truly an ensemble piece, which allows many of CCM's immensely talented and well-schooled student performers a chance to shine ... and the entire ensemble prove to be true triple-threat performers"
 

  

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The Musical Theatre program is part of the larger OMDA Division (Opera, Musical Theatre, Drama and Arts Administration). This in turn is one of the eleven Divisions that make up the College-Conservatory of Music.

During their four years in residence, musical theatre majors work with a wide variety of faculty drawn from the OMDA Division and the Conservatory at large.  Faculty members who routinely instruct for the Musical Theatre Program are listed below.

MUSICAL THEATRE

  • Aubrey Berg (Acting; Audition Techniques; History; Resident Director)
  • Diane Lala (Dance; Performance Group; Resident Choreographer)
  • Roger Grodsky (Vocal Coaching; Performance Group; Resident Musical Director)
  • Julie Spangler (Musical Director, Arranger)

DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE

  • Michael R. Burnham (Dramaturgy; Resident Director)
  • Rocco Dal Vera (Voice and Dialects)
  • R. Terrell Finney (Voice and Speech; Resident Director)
  • Richard Hess (Acting; Resident Director)
  • k. Jenny Jones (Acting; Stage Combat)
  • Diane L. Kvapil (Acting)
  • Robert Pavlovich (Acting for the Camera)

VOICE

  • David H. Adams
  • Thomas E. Baresel
  • Patricia Linhart
  • Karen Lykes
  • William McGraw
  • Brabara Paver
  • Kenneth Shaw
  • Mary Henderson Stucky

DANCE

  • Shellie Cash (Modern)
  • Yi-Qi Cheng (Ballet)
  • Patti James (Tap, Jazz)
  • Diane Lala (Jazz, Pilates)
  • Jiang Qi (Ballet)
  • Michael Tevlin (Ballet)

THEATRE DESIGN AND PRODUCTION

  • Michele Kay (Stage Management)
  • James H. Gage (Lighting Design)
  • Chuck Hatcher (Sound Design)
  • Dean Mogle (Costume Design)
  • Rebecca Senske (Costume Design)
  • Thomas C. Umfrid (Set Design)
  • Steven Waxler (Technical Direction)
  • Kelly Yurko (Make-Up Design)

CONDUCTING/ENSEMBLES

  • Mark Gibson
  • Earl G. Rivers, Jr

MUSIC THEORY

  • Robert Zierolf
     

The Musical Theatre program routinely invites working professionals in the field to visit CCM to present master classes on the various aspects of a performing career. These include performers, directors, choreographers and dancers, musical directors and conductors, vocal coaches, agents and casting directors, critics, producers and cast members from national touring productions. A selection of recent participants is shown below.

MASTERCLASSES

  • Thommie Walsh
  • Nicole Fosse
  • Chet Walker
  • Gemze De Lapp
  • Jason Robert Brown
  • Andy Blankenbuhler
  • Donna Cory
  • Jim Wilhelm
  • Dave Clemmons
  • Mark Simon
  • Peter Filichia
  • Craig Carnelia
  • Patti LuPone
  • Sam Samuelson
  • Tracey Shayne
  • Karen Mason
  • Faith Prince
  • Michelle Pawk
  • Jason Graae
  • Christine Colby Jacques
  • Mark Waldrop

In addition, students are exposed to distinguished playwrights through the work of the Weinberger Center. Recent visitors have included:

  • Edward Albee
  • Arthur Miller
  • Jose Riviera
  • Wole Soyinka
  • Athol Fugard
     

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JASON GRAAE
Class of 1980

  
 


Jason Graae received the Ovation Award for the Los Angeles hit, Forbidden Broadway Y2KLA! In Los Angeles, he also starred in The Boys From Syracuse,  was featured in Forbidden Hollywood and played Harry Houdini in Ragtime. On Broadway, he starred in A Grand Night for Singing, Falsettos, Stardust, Snoopy and Do Black Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? Off-Broadway shows include Forever Plaid, Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (Drama Desk Nomination), Olympus on My Mind and many others. His one-man show, performed at  Rainbow and Stars, Arci’s Place and the Cinegrill, won him Bistro and Robby awards. Television appearances include  Showtime’s Rude Awakening and guest starring roles on Friends, Frasier, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Providence, Caroline in the City, Coach and Living Single. He can be heard on more that 25 recordings including his solo albums You’re Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile and Jason Graae -- Live at The Cinegrill. He most recently played C.C. Baxter in Promises, Promises with George Hearn in Chicago and will soon be heard as a cow in the new animated Disney film, Sweating Bullets.

  
 


 

 

Banner above: Max Quinlan and Ashley Kate Adams in The Robber Bridegroom in the Cohen Family Studio Theatre.

 

  



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