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BROADWAY TOMORROW MUSICAL THEATRE OF THE SPIRIT Founded 1983 by Elyse Curtis, Ph. D., Artistic Director, |
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Theatre of the Spirit A Living,
Moveable Experience Theatre
of the Spirit takes place in a variety of venues from living rooms to theatre
spaces to lecture halls and study groups, wherever the participants are. At The Revelation Study Group or the
Science of Light Events sometimes it manifests in the form of dramatic
reading or poetic rendering of The
Ballad of the Revelation, or rapping of the Word in John 1. At other times, it is expressed in song at
our Awakening, or through “Soul Quest, The Legacy” about life on the
spiritual path flavored by improvisation from participants based on their
experiences. All are welcome to join
and participate as an initial step toward full performances. For
Information: Theatre
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Elyse Curtis, Ph. D., Creator, Artistic Director, Book, Lyrics, Music, Current
Lyrical books being used as teaching tools: Ballad of the Revelation – The Revelation Study Group Soul Quest, the Legacy – The Cayce Forum |
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A Blast from the Past - Harlem
Blackbird |
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ALUMNI
ACIVITY – 2011 Broadway Tomorow
Alumni News |
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Jeannine Otis (Singer), who appeared at Broadway Tomorrow (Premiere Event, Making It
(1983) and Shine, Viva Aida, Where Is Soul Mate? and Entrepreneurs, (1984), is currently musical director at St.
Marks Church in the Bowery. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33h1FKOu_ZQ |
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Theatre of The
Spirit: Broadway Tomorrow Alumni News – Man of a Sure Purpose |
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Original
BT board member, Alan Menken, last highlighted when his “Sister Act” was
headed for Broadway, appeared on “The View” last week with a scene from his
musical, “Newsies.” It can be viewed on youtube NEWSIES on "The View" as well as a beautiful medley of his Disney Songs Disney Song Medley by Alan Menken. (A description of Alan’s Aura in our highlight indicated that he was a man of a
sure purpose according to the Cayce files.)
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Veanne Cox (Singer) (Piggy
1986) has a recurring role on the new TV series Pan Am. Kip Dennis: (Picture Perfect 1986 and Mood Manhattan 1987) musical, "Stage and Screen" reading at the New Jersey Rep Alan Hirner is a new member of Search For God at ARE of NY |
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Broadway
Tomorrow Tribute 2011 - Michael Colby’s London Premiere of Slay It With
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“Slay It With Music,” Book and Lyrics by Michael
Colby, Music by Paul Katz premiered by
Broadway Tomorrow at the Actor’s Outlet, opened in the UK to excellent
reviews at The Space and has moved on to the Greenwich Playhouse. |
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ALUMNI
ACIVITY – 2009 |
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August Van Dirk Fisher - Writer, Director, Artistic Director, Riant
Theatre, Rock-A-My Soul, August
16-29, $20-35.00 – www.therianttheatre.com. Strawberry
One Act Festival, August 13-23rd - Van Dirk Fisher – Author – Loving
You – Book signing, uust 24th – April Katrina Cameron –Music, Ilsa
Gilbert – Lyrics – Mimi Stern Wolf,
Conductor The First Word, Sunday,
April 19, 2009 – St Mark’s in the Bowery, 131 E. 10th St. and 2nd
Ave. Donation $15, www.downtownmusicproductions.org,
dmpmimi@verizon.net – February Michael Colby
- Lyrics, Meester Amerika, February 12- March 1, 2009, The Garage Theatre Group, Teaneck,
NJ. January June Siegel - Lyrics, The Housewives’ Cantata- January 7, 14, Michael Colby
- Lyrics, They chose Me, |
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Alumni
Invited to Participate If you
have a visual of your musical concert or production or a live cast and would
like to be a part of the 25th Year Celebration E-mail us at: Solministry@earthlink.net |
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ALUMNI
ACIVITY – 2008 July Michael Colby – Lyrics, Gerald J. Markoe, Music, Charlotte
Sweet, Arts Educational Schools, London, England, July 12, 2008. They chose Me, July 2-11, 2008, The
Garage Theatre Group, Teaneck, NJ. Visual of The
Musical The Perils of Paul Book,
Lyrics and Music by Elyse Curtis Incidental
Music by Norman Curtis
Cast of “The
Perils of Paul” (1989) L
to R. Elizabeth Jarvis, Robert Johnson, Debbie Rubin, Karl Wahrheit (Paul), and Jeff Waxx.
Seated: Joseph Cadett, Wellington and Laura
Martin. Front: Elyse Curtis. Broadway
Tomorrow opens its 25th year celebrations revisiting musicals that
have been previewed in concert or full productions over the years with a
visual of “The Perils of Paul,” a comic pop opera of the travels of the
apostle Paul. Described this way in
Tom Poster’s Page Six: Daily News Column: People Who Came
First, Pauline or Paul? What
came, “The Perils of Pauline” or “The Perils of Paul?” Elyse
Curtis tells all in her new pop opera that can be seen July 20-23 at the
Phipps Plaza Theatre on Second Ave.
Described as a “no frills-no million dollar budget” production, it has
music by Elyse’s husband, Norman, and boasts a
“cast of thousands” played by a handful of performers. Karl Wahrheit
who plays Paul, finds that being an apostle isn’t all fun and games. “Perils of Paul” is sponsored by a grant
from the State Council on the Arts. Venue: New York,
NY 10001, (West of 7th Ave. -Ring buzzer #102) $10 at
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June Michael Colby – Lyrics – Boynton Beach Club,
June 9, 2008 – The Directors Company May Dottie Burman – (Late) Singer/songwriter –Remembered at the 2008 April Norman Curtis
– Composer/pianist: song, “Summer in the City” Lyrics by Oscar Brown, Jr., in
on winning Cabaret Album, A Tribute To
Oscar Brown, Jr, by Linda Kosut presented at
Backstage- Mariska Shanice
Phillips – Singer/Actress – Sweet Mama Stringbean – Henry Street Settlement’s Abroms Arts Center/Recital Hall – 466 Grand St., NYC
10002 – April 3-27, 2008 Sandra Reeves-Phillips – Singer/Actress – Sweet
Mama Stringbean – Henry Street Settlement’s Abroms
Arts Center/Recital Hall – 466 Grand St., NYC 10002 – April 3-27, 2008 February Ella Joyce – Creator/Actress – A Rose
Among Thorns (Rosa Parks) – Harlem
School of the Arts, 645 St. Nicholas Ave., New York. NY Feb. 15-17 Laurance Evans – Casting, The
Negro Baseball League, New Federal Theatre presentation at Abroms Arts Center Recital Hall , 466 Grand Street, NYC
10002, Jan 31-Feb. 24th. ALUMNI
ACIVITY – 2007 CONGRATULATIONS
TO: Alan Menken, composer, original board member and recipient of the
Broadway Tomorrow 1984 Award for “Little Shop of Horrors.” His musical, Little Mermaid with lyricists
Howard Ashman & Glenn Slater and librettist Dough Wright opens at the
Lunt-Fontaine Theatre on Broadway & 46th
St. this fall. Previews begin. Nov 3. July Gerald J. Markoe - Composer. New CD “Healing Energy” Blessed by John
of God. www.astromusic.com June Norman Curtis – Composer/pianist: song, “Summer in the City” Lyrics by Oscar Brown,
Jr., in A Tribute To Oscar Brown, Jr. by Linda Kosut
at The Triad, June 1 & 8th. For review: www.cabaretexchange.com May DRAMA DESK
AWARD Congratulations to Donna Murphy, who won acclaim in Song
of Singapore, which had been a Broadway Tomorrow Preview, won the
Drama Desk Best Actress in a Musical Award for her performance in Love Musik. The award was tied with Audra Murphy of 100 Degrees in the Shade. Michael Colby (Lyrics) - May 23nd ( . May 11-June 17 the Actor
Co-Op in Hollywood will present TALES OF TINSELTOWN—composed by Paul Katz and
directed by Jeff Maynard More about this production at the
website: http://www.actorsco-op.org. April Michael Colby (Libretto) with Ned Paul
Ginsburg - Regional premiere of THEY
CHOSE ME! April 29, 2007 at Coral Gables Congregational Church, in Miami,
Florida. February Ella Joyce (aka Cheron Hoye @ BT) as Rosa Parks in A Rose Among Thorns, world premiere
Saturday 24, at 2 p.m. Naomi Bruton Main Stage,
Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Inc., Dallas Convention Center Theatre
Complex, 650 S. Griffin Street, Dallas, TX 75202 – 214-743-2440 |
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ALUMNI
ACIVITY – 2006 December Michael Colby (Libretto) Meester Amerika - The
7th Annual Michael Colby (Libretto) Gerald Jay Markoe (Music) – Ludlow Ladd a comic
Christmas musical about a homeless orphan described as a fractured fairytale
reminiscent of Charles Dickens.
Sara Louise Lazarus will direct a cast including some of Broadway's top
talents. There will be 3 performances, tentatively slated for Dec/ 10
& 11 - 4:00 PM and 7 PM on Sunday, and 7 PM on Monday. The staged concert will benefit The
Coalition for the Homeless. Tickets will be $30 (tax deductible).
www.MichaelColby.com September Walt Stepp – Playwright – Why
We Shot John: the conspirators’ play at Alterered
Stages; 212 West 29th St. (Between 7th & 8th Aves.) Sept.
7-October 1st. www.whyweshotjohn.com . August Van Dirk Fisher – Artistic Director, Riant Theatre – Strawberry
On-Act Festival August 4-13 www.therianttheatre.com July Gerald Jay Markoe – Musician/Composer – New CDs “Celestial Music for
Sitar” with Subrato Roy Chowdhury.
$15.9 June Siegel - Lyrics, The
Housewives’ Cantata- July 29, 2006 - 7:30 p.m. - The Montauk Library
Auditorium, 871 Montauk Highway,
Montauk, NY - Admission Free
1-631-668-3377 – www.miraspektor.com
and www.theavivaplayers.com June Eric Frandsen - Performer
- Rock Musical: Piper’s Song
An Urban Tale - Staged Reading June 2, 3rd Theatre for the New
City, 155 First Avenue, NYC between 9th & 10th St. - 8 p.m. RSVP: May Miriam Fond - Director -
“It’s Good To Be Here!” - A Musical Revue - The Body and Spirit
Program of Rutgers Church – 236 West 73rd St. May 19, 2006 – 7
p.m. Michael Colby – Book, Lyrics with Ned Paul Ginsburg music, They Chose
Me! through
May 7 at TADA!, March Elyse Curtis – Panelist – “The Ins and Outs of Writers Workshops” at The Dramatists
Guild, the Professional Association of Playwrights, Composers and Lyricists,
March 30th – 5 p.m. Dramatists Guild, 1501 Broadway. Gerta Grunen - Cabaret
- “A Lighter Shade of Weill:” Kurt Weill’s American
Music – Danny’s, 346 W. 46th St. NYC 10036, 212-265-8133, March
12,19,26 @ 4 p.m. www.gertagrunen.com. Paul Bogaev, Music – Tarzan,
the Broadway Musical, Richard Rogers Theatre – (Previews begin March 24) February Elyse Curtis - Lyrics & Music – Song of
Songs, musical in concert, Feb. 18, 2006, Norman Curtis, Keyboard, Song of Songs,
musical in concert, Van Dirk Fisher – Artistic Director – The Strawberry One-Act Festival
Feb. 3-27, 2006, The Producers Club – 646-623-3488 or www.therianttheatre.com January Michael Colby, Singing in We Are lights,
musical of Stephen Schwartz songs, Jan.
26, 2006 - Congregation Neva Shalom, Metuchen, NJ. Elyse Curtis - Lyrics & Music – The Bright
and Morning Star, musical in concert, Jan. 28, 2006, ALUMNI
ACIVITY – 2005 October Veanne Cox – Performer – A Mother, A
Daughter and a Gun with August Michael Colby – Lyricist, A Michael Colby
Songbook, August 6 and 20 at 9:30 PM @ The
Duplex (61 Christopher Street NYC).
Music by Paul Katz, Gerald Jay Markoe
and Jack Urbont. Frank O’Donnell – Author, “About The
Rabbit” at Strawberry One-Act Festival Presented by the BT Alumni, Riant Theatre, Van
Dirk Fisher, Founder/Artistic Director August 11-12, 2005 July Nancy
Scharff – “God & Country Patriotic Concert!“ With
Ecumenical Choir, Children's Choir and Praise Band! February Van Dirk Fisher - Artistic Director, The Riant Theatre -The Strawberry One-Act Festival Info: www.therianttheatre.com |
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November/December Van Dirk Fisher –
Writer/Director/Performer – A Special
Gift, Nov. 26-Dec. 5, Barauch Performing Arts
Center/Bernie West Theatre, 17 Lexington Ave. 9th Floor @23rd
St. –(646)-623-3488 October Veanne Cox – Performer - Last Easter, Van Dirk Fisher –
Writer/Director/Performer – Rock-A My
Soul Oct. 15-31, Dillons, 245 W. 54th
St. –(646)-623-3488 June Lawrence Evans –
Casting - Waiting to
End Hell National Black Touring
Circuit at 47th Street Playhouse, 304 W. 47th Street,
NYC through June 20th 212-239-6200. Gerta Grunen – Singer – “Let’s Revue” Danny’s Skylight Room
Cabaret, 346 W. 46th St., NYC – 212-265-8133 – Sundays June 6th
& 13th at 4 P.M. Wednesdays June 9th & 16th
at 7.p.m. www.gertagrunen.com May Ilsa Gilbert – Librettist,
Zoo International with Lou Rogers, The Aviva
Players at Triad Theatre, 158 W. 72nd St. May 11th at 7p.m. (212-787-7921
or 212-362-2277. Gerald Jay Markoe – Musician/Composer – New CDs “Meditation Music of
Ancient Egypt” and “Zen Meditations”. www.astromusic.com See related article. June Siegel – Lyrics, Ladies of Romance, The Aviva
Players at Triad Theatre, 158 W. 72nd St. May 18th at 7p.m (212-787-7921
or 212-362-2277. March/April Kathryn Layng - “The Moonlight
Room” at The Becket Theatre. Frank O’Donnell – Author, book, The Witch of
Greenwich Village to be released April, 2004: “Evil gets a
make-over in The Witch of Greenwich Village in which romance is wedded
to the occult and the union is spiced with mystery, suspense and
adventure.” Pre-released price $7.95
in March. For more information and excerpt. Lorraine Goodman – Check out
Lorraine’s site for her activities: Lorraine
Goodman's new website Nancy Scharff - Singer, Guitarist, Pianist, Songwriter, Worship
Leader. Concerts: Saturday, March 6, 2004, Second Union Church, San Juan,
Puerto Rico, Sunday, March 21, 2004, St. John Lutheran
Church, Summerfield, FL, 8:15 AM & 10:45 AM Worship Services, Sunday,
March 21, 2004, The Church on the Square, The Villages, Lady Lake, FL, 5:00
Concert, Friday, April 2, 2004, Reformed Church of Tinton Falls, NJ, 7:30 PM,
Saturday, May 29, 2004, St. Peter Lutheran Church, Ocean
City, Maryland. www.NancyScharff.com January/February Anita Hollander – Writer,
arranger, performer – Still Standing-
Theatre 315 – Feb 5-7 8.p. m. – Info: www.culturevulture.net/Theater2/Still
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20th Anniversary
Awards L
to R.: Edward Kenny (Straight to the
Ace), Anita Hollander (Here I Stand),
Elyse Curtis, Founder/Artistic Director, Chuck Muckle
(Mourning Becomes Ridiculous), Sam Scardino
(Dues) and Norman Curtis, Musical
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ALUMNI
ACIVITY - 2003 Kalimi Baxter – Actress – Three Sisters, Prospect Theatre Co. Collette Black – Director - What in the World – John Houseman
Studio Theatre. www.THENEWSICALREVUE.com Dottie Burman – Songwriter/Performer – Michael Colby – Lyricist – New CD of Quel Fromage: 50 Years of Colby featuring Alumni
performers: Stephen Berger, Louisa Flaningam, Anita Holander and Polly
Pen, and composers: Paul Katz,
Gerald Jay Marko and Jack Urbont. www.2die4music.com/colby Veanne Cox – Actress – Alan Ayckbourn’s
Garden at the Manhattan Theatre
Club. Rick Crom – Music and Lyrics – What in the World – John Houseman Studio Theatre. www.THENEWSICALREVUE.com Van Dirk Fisher - Writer, Director Gospel Musical, Somebody’s Calling My Name at the Heckscher Theatre– A
Special Gift – The Riant Theatre at the
Producer’s club. www.therianttheatre.com – Nov. 28- Davis Gains – Singer on the Concert Album of Miss
Spectacular, New Jerry Herman Musical. Gerald Jay Markoe – Arranger, performer, CD “Celestial Music for Yoga,” the
melodies of Paramahansa Yogananda.
www.astromusic.com Frank O’Donnell – Dramatist – Out There –
Reading at the Abingdon Theatre Company. Polly Pen – Lyricist/composer
with Laurence Klavan -Embarrassments The Wilma Theater in Philadelphia. June Siegel – Lyricist – Ladies of Romance - The Aviva Players –
Guild Hall, Cheryl Stern – Performer on Broadway in Jackie Mason’s Laughing Room Only The Brooks Atkins Theatre. Composer – |
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Broadway Tomorrow
Celebrates 20th Anniversary · Best of
Broadway Tomorrow to be Reprised · Gentle Spirit
Chorus Open to New Members · Sacred Theatre and
Music Performers for Previews ______________________________________ Broadway Tomorrow Celebrates 20th Anniversary & Alumni ·
Alumni Took A Nostalgic Look Back and Previewed Their New
Musicals ·
Here I Stand and Straight to the Ace Receive Broadway Tomorrow
Awards On
October 25th Broadway Tomorrow celebrated its 20th
Anniversary with a nostalgic look at some of the 70 musicals presented over
the years and got a preview of new musicals from its alumni: Michael Colby and Jack Urbont,
Chuck Muckle
and David Eisner and Anita Hollander. At this celebration,
the Broadway Tomorrow award, the Oliver, was presented to Edward Kenny and Val Angrosini for their productions of Straight
to the Ace and to Anita Hollander for the
production of Here I Stand. The
Special Award was presented to Norman
Curtis for 20 years of service as the house musical director. The evening
was hosted by Artistic Director, Elyse
Curtis. In
what turned out to be a metaphor for the celebration and reunion, Chuck Muckle
reprised the song “Home Again,”
from Electra the Untold Story (now Mourning
Becomes Ridiculous), which he
and David Eisner previewed at
Broadway Tomorrow on Feb 17, 1986. He
also previewed “Wake Up and Love Me” from his newest musical, Starboard
Home, which was recently
previewed at Sardis and the Triade. Anita Hollander, who also appeared in Electra the Untold Story, sang
the title song from her musical, Here
I Stand, which had been previewed
on Jan 20 1986. She also sang “Something We Already Know” from her
new musical, Walking To Canada and previewed “Better Late Than Never” from Michael
Colby [Book & Lyrics] and Jack
Urbont’s [Music] new musical, By
the Mississippi. Sam Scardino reprised his song, “A Happy Tune,” from Dues, with book & additional
lyrics and music by Elyse Curtis, which
previewed at Broadway Tomorrow February, 1984. Before the evening ended,
we remembered some of our alumni have moved on to other stages in other
realms. Norman Curtis paid tribute to Ellie Serena by singing “Nah
Zdorvyeh” from her musical, Akulina,
as we remember the contributions of their talents as singers, lyricists,
librettists, composers and directors: Cynthia Belgrave, who directed Where is Soul Mate and performed
in and directed Broadway Sampler Townsend T. Brewster – wrote the Book & Lyrics for, Mascara
and Confetti a musical set in New Orleans at Madi
Gras. Jon Delfin –
Musical director for Here
I Stand, Jan. 1984. Lila Levant – Wrote the Book and Lyrics for, Any
Body’s Child, Oct 24, 1983, Book of Levant by Levant, featuring the
songs of her cousin Oscar Levant, Nov 14, 1983, One More Ride on the
Merry-Go-Round. Tony Michael Pann - Wrote
Lyrics and performed in One More Ride on the Merry-Go-Round previewed Oct. 10, 1983, Directed Levant by Levant Ellie Serena – Wrote the lyrics and music for Akulina, Nov 12,19,26, 1984, The Second Big Horse, and
Phineas Finn, Donald Lee Taylor – Played the lead of Peter in Good Intentions, by
Elyse Curtis Karl Wahrheit, Sang in The Great Conway by Virgil Engeran, Oct. 88, and played the title role in The
Perils of Paul, Charles LaVont
Williams – Directed Yvonne Warden
in The
Silver Fox Jack Eric Williams – Wrote the Music and Lyrics for Mrs.
Farmer’s Daughter, a musical about the film star Frances Farmer. The book was by Jack, Tom O’Horgan (of Hair fame)
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About
Broadway Tomorrow Twenty
years ago Broadway Tomorrow brought an innovation to musical theatre when
Artistic Director, Elyse Curtis created the concert preview genre. In the past 20 years she has provided a
venue for the presentation of hundreds of new musicals and created
opportunities for composers, librettists, lyricists, directors, musical
directors and performers to showcase their work and talents. Since its premier, many of the alumni have
moved on to Broadway including Veanne Cox, Sharon Scruggs and Lorraine Goodman. On October 23rd. Cheryl Stern opened on Broadway in
Jackie Mason’s Laughing Room Only. Currently, Alan Menken, who received the first
Award and went on to win Oscars for his Disney scores, is returning to
Broadway with his award-winning Little
Shop of Horrors and friend of BT, Maury
Yeston’s
Nine, with Antonio Banderas repeated its Tony
winning streak. Other alumni have
moved to Off Broadway, Regional Theatre and Off Off
Broadway and Song of Singapore,
starring Donna Murphy, created its own venue.
Most recently, alumni Van Dirk
Fisher’s Gospel Musical, Somebody’s
Calling My Name ran at the Heckscher Theatre
and alumni Polly Pen’s musical Embarrassments
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Best of Broadway Tomorrow to be Reprised As we enter our 21st year, Broadway
Tomorrow plans to reprise the best of the musicals previewed over the past 20
years that are still aspiring to Broadway. Composers are invited to submit their work
for reprise. We will also be
presenting new musicals for preview. Our main interest as usual is in
transpersonal, transformative or historical musicals presented in good taste. E-mail us |
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Singers Are Welcome To Join Gentle Spirit Chorus If you
wish to nourish your spirit through music, you are invited to join
Gentle Spirit Chorus that performs in concert and at special Science of Light
musical celebrations and Vespers. E-mail us Musical
theatre performers are automatically eligible for roles in Broadway Tomorrow
Musical Previews. Go to Top |
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Musical Theatre Performers Are Welcome To Join New Company If you are on
the path or searching for a spiritual connection, you are invited to participate
in Theatre of the Spirit. Performers may also be chosen to
appear in Broadway Tomorrow Musical Theatre Showcases. E-mail us Go to Top Science of
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