The Music Shops Musical Theatre Workshops
Summer Address:
The Music Shop's Musical Theatre Workshops combine vocal, dance, and acting training with audition technique and performance preparation. We provide fun and educational opportunities for all students, whether novice or experience.
Each of our Weekly Workshops are full-day, intensive programs consisting of classes involving all aspects of musical theatre and culminating in a live performance. Our Advanced Workshop is a three-week all-inclusive program from casting to staging a full-length musical production.
As part of The Music Shop's Musical Theatre Workshops, students will build character, creativity, and confidence while having the time of their lives...
ON WITH THE SHOW!
Camp Type:
 Day
Year Established: Gender: Coed Age of Campers: 8 to 17 years old Cost/Week: $351.00-$500.00/wk Religious Affiliation: Camp Owner(s): Camp Director(s): Kaitlin Manca
Nearest Large City: Off Season Rental: |
Camp Focus:
Arts Camps: Acting Arts Camps: Dance Arts Camps: Music Arts Camps: Theater |
- Acting
- Dance
- Film and TV
- Music
- Other Arts
- Performing Arts
- Theater
WEEK LONG JULY SESSIONS:
Week 1: “Show People” July 6 - 10
An introduction to the world of musical theatre. If you are new to the theatre or want to brush up on your theatre skills, this is the week for you! Learn about hit Broadway shows like The Sound of Music, The Secret Garden, Anything Goes, The Little Mermaid, Curtains, and 13. Get introduced to how a musical is created while gaining valuable acting, singing, and dance training! End the week with a show!
Week 2: “Let’s Go to the Movies” July 13 - 17 Discover the affect of the movies on musical theatre (and vice versa) by studying shows which have appeared on both stage and screen, such as Grease, Annie, Oliver!, Mary Poppins, Hairspray, and Rent. We will watch and stage musical numbers from these movies while taking classes in acting, singing, dance, and more. Prepare for a final performance showcasing everything you have learned! Week 3: “Dancing Queen” July 20 - 24 A look at “jukebox musicals” - shows using previously released popular songs as their score. We will study shows like Leader of the Pack (Ellie Greenwich), Crazy for You (The Gershwins’), Smokey Joe’s Café (Leiber & Stoller), Mamma Mia! (ABBA), and Jersey Boys (The Four Seasons). Students will be trained in acting, singing, dance and more. All of our efforts will culminate in a performance at the end of the week!
Week 4: “The Lullaby of Broadway” July 27 - 31 And the Tony goes to YOU for Best Actor in a Musical! We will take a glimpse at several Tony Award Winning Best Musicals throughout the years, from the first show to ever win a Tony - Kiss Me Kate - to other shows such as The Pajama Game, Bye Bye Birdie, A Chorus Line, 42nd Street, and this year’s Tony Award Winner (TBA in June). We will take classes and prepare for our own Tony Award Winning final performance! Week 2: “Let’s Go to the Movies” July 13 - 17 Discover the affect of the movies on musical theatre (and vice versa) by studying shows which have appeared on both stage and screen, such as Grease, Annie, Oliver!, Mary Poppins, Hairspray, and Rent. We will watch and stage musical numbers from these movies while taking classes in acting, singing, dance, and more. Prepare for a final performance showcasing everything you have learned! Week 3: “Dancing Queen” July 20 - 24 A look at “jukebox musicals” - shows using previously released popular songs as their score. We will study shows like Leader of the Pack (Ellie Greenwich), Crazy for You (The Gershwins’), Smokey Joe’s Café (Leiber & Stoller), Mamma Mia! (ABBA), and Jersey Boys (The Four Seasons). Students will be trained in acting, singing, dance and more. All of our efforts will culminate in a performance at the end of the week!
Week 4: “The Lullaby of Broadway” July 27 - 31 And the Tony goes to YOU for Best Actor in a Musical! We will take a glimpse at several Tony Award Winning Best Musicals throughout the years, from the first show to ever win a Tony - Kiss Me Kate - to other shows such as The Pajama Game, Bye Bye Birdie, A Chorus Line, 42nd Street, and this year’s Tony Award Winner (TBA in June). We will take classes and prepare for our own Tony Award Winning final performance!
Week 2: “Let’s Go to the Movies” July 13 - 17
Discover the affect of the movies on musical theatre (and vice versa) by studying shows which have appeared on both stage and screen, such as Grease, Annie, Oliver!, Mary Poppins, Hairspray, and Rent. We will watch and stage musical numbers from these movies while taking classes in acting, singing, dance, and more. Prepare for a final performance showcasing everything you have learned!
Week 3: “Dancing Queen”
July 20 - 24
A look at “jukebox musicals” - shows using previously released popular songs as their score. We will study shows like Leader of the Pack (Ellie Greenwich), Crazy for You (The Gershwins’), Smokey Joe’s Café (Leiber & Stoller), Mamma Mia! (ABBA), and Jersey Boys (The Four Seasons). Students will be trained in acting, singing, dance and more. All of our efforts will culminate in a performance at the end of the week!
Week 4: “The Lullaby of Broadway”
July 27 - 31
And the Tony goes to YOU for Best Actor in a Musical! We will take a glimpse at several Tony Award Winning Best Musicals throughout the years, from the first show to ever win a Tony - Kiss Me Kate - to other shows such as The Pajama Game, Bye Bye Birdie, A Chorus Line, 42nd Street, and this year’s Tony Award Winner (TBA in June). We will take classes and prepare for our own Tony Award Winning final performance!
3-Week Advanced August Session August 3 - August 21 Final Performances: Saturday, August 22 at 8:00 Sunday, August 23 at 3:00 Showtime is in three weeks! From audition to curtain call and everything in between, this intense program gives us three weeks to cast, costume, choreograph, and construct a full production of Seussical Jr. Gain hands on experience in every aspect of theatre as you bring to life all of your favorite Dr. Seuss characters including Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, Lazy Mayzie, and all of the Whos of Whoville! The score emerges as a Seussian Gumbo of musical styles, ranging from Latin to pop, swing to gospel, and R&B to funk! So let your toes tap, your fingers snap, and your imagination run wild for “Oh, the thinks you can think, When you think about Seuss!” The workshop “finale” is a live performance to be held at a local NJ Theatre, TBA.
