{"id":38526,"date":"2015-10-09T09:16:38","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T13:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=38526"},"modified":"2022-09-29T12:29:35","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T16:29:35","slug":"broadway-stars-coming-to-wright-state-as-part-of-poprock-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2015\/10\/09\/broadway-stars-coming-to-wright-state-as-part-of-poprock-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Broadway stars coming to Wright State as part of pop\/rock series"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Jason<\/a>

Jason Robert Brown<\/p><\/div>\n

Wright State theatre students will work alongside Broadway stars Adam Pascal and Jason Robert Brown when they visit campus as part of “Musicals Rock,” a yearlong celebration of contemporary musical theatre.<\/p>\n

Both stars’ workshops are organized by the Musical Theatre Initiative at Wright State University.<\/p>\n

Adam Pascal will visit campus Dec. 1 to perform, conduct hands-on workshops with students and discuss his career.<\/p>\n

He will also present a solo concert at Wright State\u2019s Festival Playhouse on Dec. 2 at 8 p.m. Tickets can be purchased through Wright State\u2019s theatre box office at 937-775-2500 or wright.edu\/tdmp<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jason Robert Brown will be in Dayton on Feb. 25, 2016, for an intimate concert at 8 p.m. at the Victoria Theatre in downtown Dayton. Brown\u2019s concert is co-presented with The Victoria Theatre Association. Tickets can be purchased at 937-228-3630 or at ticketcenterstage.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On Feb. 26, Brown will visit Wright State to give a lecture and discuss his work with students in the Festival Playhouse.<\/p>\n

In addition to Pascal and Brown, the Musical Theatre Initiative will welcome pop\/rock master teachers Dave Clemmons (“Les Miserables”), Wendy LeBorgne (singing voice specialist and faculty member at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music), Ethan Popp (“School of Rock” and \u201cRock of Ages\u201d), Wendy Bobbitt-Cavett (“Mamma Mia!”) and others for a yearlong series of workshops with students and teachers focused on contemporary vocal and performing skills.<\/p>\n

\"Adam<\/a>

Adam Pascal<\/p><\/div>\n

All workshops are free and open to outside student and faculty observers, but members of the public must register for each event by contacting amanda.brewer@wright.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The yearlong program, called Musicals Rock, will immerse students and audiences in the entire world of Broadway pop and rock musicals, said Joe Deer, distinguished professor of musical theatre and Musical Theatre Initiative director.<\/p>\n

“This is the sound and style of the new Broadway. And we\u2019re preparing our students to enter that world professionally. We\u2019re opening the entire event up to the public as observers so that they can take advantage of a unique opportunity to meet some remarkable, very high-level artists up close and see them work with the talented students at Wright State,” Deer said. “Anyone who is interested in shows like ‘American Idiot,’ ‘Hamilton,’ ‘Mamma Mia’ or any of the jukebox musicals that have been on Broadway in the last few years will want to take advantage of an unusual opportunity to study them up close.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Musical Theatre Initiative is an international center at Wright State that celebrates and explores the history, culture and craft of the musical theatre through workshops, conferences and performances.<\/p>\n

Jason Robert Brown has been hailed as \u201cone of Broadway\u2019s smartest and most sophisticated songwriters since Stephen Sondheim\u201d by the Philadelphia Inquirer, and praised for his \u201cextraordinary, jubilant theater music\u201d by the Chicago Tribune. His works has been heard all over the world, whether in one of the hundreds of productions of his musicals every year or in his own live performances.<\/p>\n

He is the ultimate multi-hyphenate \u2014 an equally skilled composer, lyricist, conductor, arranger, orchestrator, director and performer \u2014 best known for his dazzling scores to several of the most renowned musicals of his generation, including \u201cHoneymoon in Vegas,\u201d \u201c13\u201d and \u201cThe Bridges of Madison County,\u201d the recent film \u201cThe Last Five Years,\u201d his debut song cycle \u201cSongs for a New World\u201d and the seminal \u201cParade,\u201d for which he won the 1999 Tony Award for Best Score.<\/p>\n

Adam Pascal emerged from New York City\u2019s rock club scene to originate the role of Roger in “Rent.” Pascal was nominated for a 1996 Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical) and won a Drama League and Obie award for his performance as Roger.<\/p>\n

Since then, he created the role of Radames in Elton John\u2019s \u201cAida,\u201d played the Emcee in \u201cCabaret,\u201d Huey Calhoun in \u201cMemphis,\u201d Freddy in New York and London concerts of “Chess” and starred in a number of films, including \u201cSchool of Rock\u201d and \u201cRent.\u201d He has also released two solo albums.<\/p>\n

For more information on Musicals Rock and the Musical Theatre Initiative, contact Joe Deer at 937-775-2424 or joe.deer@wright.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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