BOOM Theatre CIC - Helping Youth Succeed
"Lin Manuel Miranda" Summer Film Project
Benjamin D''Ath - Choreographer
tbc - Vocal Coach / Tutor
A 2 day project working on developing a project around Bring it On. This will include filming of dance elements and storytelling. Vocals will be taught and recorded with the filming (but not in a recording studio)
"Lin Manuel Miranda" Summer Film Project
Benjamin D''Ath - Choreographer
Scott Fleming - Vocal Coach / Tutor
A 4 day project working on developing a project around In the Heights. This will include filming of dance elements and storytelling and recording in CUBE recording studio.
Poptastic Workshop with Sam Coates
Sam is an experienced musician, musical director and vocal coach. He has worked on programmes of entertainment across musical theatre touring productions, the cruise industry and live music venues.
This workshop will look into pop and the jukebox musical
30 mins - learn a pop solo
45 mins - learn an ensemble number
15 mins - Q&A
MSC Cruises: Install (On-board) Music Director / Vocal Coach and Rehearsal (Shoreside) Music Director, Audition Pianist: Royal Caribbean International, Blackburn International
House Band or Bandleader: P&O Azura, P&O Ventura, Adonia (Fathom Travel), Emerald Princess (Princess Cruises)
Audition Workshop with Sam Coates
A 90 minute workshop tailored for year 10 and above covering two short 30 second cuts of solo songs as a group (contrasting styles) and providing the opportunity for everyone who wants to, gets to perform one of the songs solo with feedback to equip them better for Performing Arts Colleges audition. Also covering drama college auditioning Questions & Answers
Current Teaching Faculty:: SLP College Leeds, Ex-Teaching Faculty:
Italia Conti Post-16 and youth: READ College, CAPA College, Stagebox
Musical Director for projects at:
Institute of the Arts Barcelona (IAB), Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, The Brighton Academy, The MTA, International College of Musical Theatre (ICMT), Performers College
Intake Audition piano: Guildford School of Acting (GSA), Italia Conti
What we've offered in 2024
Fame, West Side Story and Chorus Line with Kerry Newell - 28th and 29th September 2024
Kerry Newell has appeared in several West End productions including Fame, where she understudied and played Carmen Diaz, West Side Story and The Lion King, where she understudied and played Nala. In addition to her stage work she has been featured on many commercials and music videos. Kerry is best known as a presenter on CITVs The Fun Factory, when she played Cal the Dancer. Kerry also had the privilege of being one of the main presenters on CBeebies alongside Justin Fletcher and portrayed Liz 10 in the Doctor Who Live Arena Tour. She has a talent agency and her students have appeared in Matilda the film, West End shows and appeared in Commercials Worldwide.
Grease with Joe Gash
Joe studied at Expressions Academy of Performing Arts. His career started on the Cruise Liners where he took the roles of Danny Zuko in Grease. He appeared on Starstruck TV Series as Freddie Mercury , Lonnie Barnett in Rock of Ages and Justin Hawkins in A Darkness Tribute band. He is currently on the UK Grease tour and delivered workshops to our youngsters in July 2024.
Everybody's Talking About Jamie with Emma Robotham Hunt
We were so pleased to host Emma Robotham Hunt who ran workshops as part of our ETAJ programme at Easter teaching ETAJ show choreography amongst other things. We cannot wait to watch you all learn this challenging but brilliant choreography. Emma was Swing and Assistant Dance Captain in the UK Tour of ETAJ. She recently completed a very successful UK tour of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Training: Birmingham Ormiston Academy, The Urdang Academy.Theatre Credits Include: Swing in Matilda: The Musical (Cambridge Theatre, London), Ensemble/ Assistant Dance Captain in Motown the Musical (UK & Ireland tour)Other credits include: BBC Music Awards- dancer for Zara Larsson, Matilda International Tour Workshop
Heathers and Les Miserables with Teleri Hughes
Teleri trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and Rare Studio Liverpool. She is best known for her role as Heather Macnamara in Heathers the Musical (The Other Palace) but also starred in Heathers The Musical: LIVE (The Roku Channel) which was shown across the UK Cinema Network in 2022. Her original role in Heathers was as the New Wave Girk in Heathers The Musical (Theatre Royal, Haymarket)
Her other theatre credits include Kathy And Stella Solve a Murder! (Workshop), Dark Lord (Workshop), Cinderella in Cinderella (Cardiff New Theatre), Ensemble/Second cover Éponine in Les Misérables (UK Tour), and Ilse in Spring Awakening (Hope Mill Theatre) where she was nominated for Best Actress in a Musical at The 2018 Stage Debut Awards. In 2024 she was made an honorary associate of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama for her significant contributions and achievements to the arts and society early on in her career.
Heathers and Annie Vocal Sessions with Jessica Viner
Jessica is a musical director, rehearsal pianist and freelance musician. She has most recently been working on the Annie UK & Ireland tour, as well as being cover musical director for the RSC on their productions of Box of Delights and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Jessica also has a passion for the voice and recently qualified as a Vocal Health First Aider alongside doing regular CPD training in vocal technique, while as a viola player and saxophonist she regularly plays for other companies across Yorkshire.
For more detail on all of the above, a full list of theatre credits for musical direction, pit playing and repetiteur work can be found on her website: https://www.jessicaviner.co.uk/theatre-credits
Hamilton & Aladdin Workshops with Travis Kerry
We welcomed over 100 people to our workshops with Travis covering "My Shot" and "Friend Like Me" Travis was the Dance Captain and spent 4 years woking as Ensemble and Swing in the West End Production.