Broadway & Hollywood Professionals
Meet the Faculty
Learn from accomplished performers, directors, choreographers, vocal coaches, and industry professionals who bring real-world experience into every room.
Guest Artists
Chris Dillie
Vocalist, Arranger, Voice Teacher — Broadway Inspirational Voices; Voca People; NYU Tisch New Studio on Broadway
Christina Shea-Wright
Acting Coach, Casting Professional — The Greatest Showman; Boardwalk Empire; Veep; Nickelodeon
Cody Dry
Music Director, Vocal Coach — The Hartt School; Harlem School of the Arts; Feinstein’s/54 Below
Donald Jones Jr
Performer, Choreographer, Educator — Frozen; Aladdin; Chicago; Sweet Charity; The Color Purple
Hope Easterbrook
Performer, Choreographer, Educator — Hamilton; Jesus Christ Superstar; In the Heights; Dance4Hope founder
Jonathon Timpaneli
Actor, Singer, Improviser — School of Rock (First National Tour); Finding Nemo – The Musical
Karla Puno Garcia
Performer, Choreographer, Educator — Hamilton; West Side Story; Gigi; Wicked; SMASH; Broadway Dance Center
Katie Travis
Singer, Actor, Voice Teacher — The Phantom of the Opera; Les Misérables; Penn State School of Theatre
Kevin Raponey
Performer, Choreographer, Educator — Rock of Ages; Radio City Christmas Spectacular; A Chorus Line; Marymount Manhattan College
Krystina Alabado
Actor, Singer, Voice Artist — Mean Girls; American Psycho; American Idiot; Lazarus; Voltron
Kyle Pleasant
Director, Choreographer, Educator — Rosie’s Theater Kids; Marymount Manhattan College; Broadway Dance Center
Mary McDonald
Voice Actor, Dialect Coach, Director — Film, television, stage, and nationwide affiliate voice work
Rickey Tripp
Director, Choreographer, Dance Educator — Hamilton; Motown; In the Heights; Once on This Island; Broadway Dance Center
Tiffany Engen
Director, Choreographer, Performer — Hairspray; Legally Blonde; Gypsy; Rock of Ages; Hairspray Live!
Faculty
LaMar Baylor
Dancer, Choreographer, Educator — The Lion King; Steps on Broadway; Tony Awards; MindLeaps cultural ambassador
Patrick O’Neill
Director, Choreographer, Educator — School of Rock; The Heart of Rock and Roll; Ever After; Kennedy Center concerts
Peter Thoresen
Voice Teacher, Countertenor, Music Director — Pace University; MTCA; NATS Joan Frey-Boytim Award recipient
Tracey Moore
Acting Coach, Casting Director, Author — Celebrity acting coach; Nickelodeon; Urbanworld; The Spirited Actor
