Upcoming Master Classes
Beauty and the Beast Master Class
April, 2012 • Date TBA
Ages 8-18
In this Master Class, students will learn choreography from the Broadway hit Beauty and the Beast and have an opportunity to chat with a current cast member.
Past CLO Academy Master Classes
MTX 2011 at Pittsburgh CLO Academy of Musical Theater.
Musical Theater veterans Scott Sambucco and Tim Hartman presented workshops on Musical Theater and stage & screen actress Daina Griffith talked about auditioning and performing for film.
WICKED Master Class with Laurel Harris & Lindsay Wood
In this Master Class, students will learn choreography from the Broadway hit WICKED and chat with current cast members Laurel Harris and Lindsay Wood about their experiences.
West Side Story Master Class with Cary Tedder
In this Master Class, students learned choreography from the Broadway hit West Side Story and had a chance to talk with current cast member and CLO Alumnus Cary Tedder.
Mamma Mia! Master Class with Shannon Smith & Mario Matthews
In this Master Class, students learned choreography to the song "Mamma Mia!" and had a chance to talk with Shannon & Mario about their theater experiences.
Shrek - The Musical Master Class with Sean McKnight
Sean can be seen in the Broadway National tour of Shrek-The Musical. In this Master Class, students learned chorepgraphy from the "Duloc" number and had a chance to talk with Sean about his theater experiences.
Mary Poppins Master Class with Eric Hatch
In this Master Class, students were taught the choreography from the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious number in Mary Poppins. Eric Hatch: Broadway credits: West Side Story Revival, Legally Blonde, Mary Poppins and The Pirate Queen. Regional: PCLO, Northshore Music Theatre, Walnut St. and Kansas City Starlight. College Graduate from Point Park University.
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Rock of Ages Master Class with Erika Shannon.
Erika Shannon can be seen in the Broadway National Tour of Rock of Ages. In this Master Class, students were taught original choreography from Rock of Ages and had a chance to chat with Erika about her musical theater experience.
MTX 2010 at Pittsburgh CLO Academy of Musical Theater.
Musical Theater veterans Kiesha Lalama-White and Joe Jackson presented workshops on Musical Theater, and Katie Shenot from Nancy Mosser Casting, Inc. talked about auditioning for film.
Young Frankenstein Master Class with Stephen Carrasco.
Stephen made his Broadway debut in Irving Berlin's White Christmas, directed by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie. We met Stephen last year when he performed in CLO's 2009 Summer Season. He taught the popular PPI Into the Woods master class, and we were thrilled when he agreed to spend time with us again while he was in town!
Grease Master Class with Christina Sivrich.
Christina is a Point Park graduate recently seen on Broadway in Grease and The Wedding Singer, currently touring with the National Tour of Grease in the Ensemble and u/s for Pink Lady's Frenchy and Jan.
In the Heights Master Class with Elise Santora.
Elise Santora recently appeared as Abuela on Broadway's In the Heights with Lin-Manuel Miranda. Other Broadway credits include Man of La Mancha starring Raul Julia; The Capeman by Paul Simon; Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Scott Ellis. She recreated the role of Morales in the Los Angeles resident company of A Chorus Line starring Bebe Neuwirth.
Dreamgirls Master Class with castmember Robert Hartwell.
Robert is a graduate of the University of Michigan's School of Music, Theatre and Dance. Regionally, he's been at MUNY, Sacramento Music Circus, and Music Theatre of Wichita where he played Seaweed J. Stubbs in HAIRSPRAY.
MTX 2009 at Pittsburgh CLO Academy of Musical Theater.
Broadway veterans Gina Phllistine and Greggory Brandt each presented workshops on musical theater, and Stephen Black from The Talent Group talked about acting for film!