Student Performances and Workshops
In the spirit of celebration and not competition, each of the 115 student groups at the festival performed a selection from a Broadway Junior musical for a panel of theatre professionals. We were thrilled to have so many different musicals from the collection represented on stage.
The 2016 Freddie G. Fellowship
Eight exceptional educators from schools and performing arts centers around the country were selected for the seventh annual “Freddie G Fellowship,” in which the teachers receive an all-expense-paid trip to New York City to collaborate with each other and work one-on-one with Broadway greats. Each winning teacher also receives a $5,000 grant to put towards his or her theatre program. The event is underwritten and hosted by Freddie and Myrna Gershon and is a “thank you” for all that teachers do to introduce the next generation to Broadway and musical theatre.
Special Guests
The Festival was a who’s who of industry professionals and included:
Darren Criss (“Glee,” Hedwig and the Angry Inch)
Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Newsies, Tuck Everlasting)
Ben Platt (“Pitch Perfect”, Dear Evan Hansen)
Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Dear Evan Hansen, A Christmas Story, Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach)
Philip McAdoo (The Lion King and Rent)
Mary Pope Osborne (“Magic Tree House” series of books and musicals)
Kate Weatherhead (Legally Blonde, Spelling Bee)
Cory Lingner (On the Town)
Corey Cott (Newsies)
We look forward to celebrating the next 20 years of Broadway Junior with all of you! |