Musical Theater Workshop
See some of the fantastic photos from September 2023 below!
Celebrate the Broadway magic that unfolded in Mobile! Students will learn under the talent and guidance of Disney Newsie’s original cast member Ben Fankhauser, and recent Broadway performers Samantha Williams & Kelly Belarmino from Pirates!. Thanks to grants from the Alabama Council on the Arts, Ben May Foundation, and Hargrove Foundation, this workshop is only $50 for students! ($200 value)
Don’t miss this amazing opportunity right here in Mobile!
Cost is only $50 thanks to grants from Alabama Council on the Arts, Ben May Foundation, & Hargrove Foundation
register here!
Broadway Workshop 2025
SATURDAY, August 16
10:00-10:30 Welcome and Group warm up
10:30-12:00 - Class 1
Grades 3 - 5 Dance in Upstairs Studio
Grades 6 - 8 Acting in Broadway Bound room
Grades 9 - 12 Music in Sunny Side room
12:00-12:30 - Lunch Break
12:30-2:00 - Class 2
Grades 3 - 5 Music in Sunny Side room
Grades 6 - 8 Dance in Upstairs Studio
Grades 9 - 12 Acting in Broadway Bound room
2:00-2:15 - Break 2
2:15-3:45 - Class 3
Grades 3 - 5 Acting in Broadway Bound room
Grades 6 - 8 Music in Sunny Side room
Grades 9 - 12 Dance in Upstairs Studio
3:45-4:00 - End of day wrap up
SUNDAY, August 17
11:30 - 11:45 - Day 2 info and warm up
(eat lunch before you come!)
(11:45 - 1:15) - Final Class/Rehearsal + on stage rehearsals -
each grade level will only attend one of these rehearsals as
determined by the workshop leaders on Saturday night
11:45 - 12:15 Acting Rehearsal in Sunny Side room
(Music in Broadway Bound, Dance in Upstairs Studio)
12:15 - 12:45 Music Rehearsal in Sunny Side room
(Acting in Broadway Bound, Dance in Upstairs Studio)
12:45 - 1:15 Dance Rehearsal in Sunny Side room
(Acting in Broadway Bound, Music in Upstairs Studio)
1:15 - 1:30 - House Opens
1:30 - 2:30 - Showcase
2:30 - 3:00 - Wrap up & Pictures!
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Ben Fankhauser
Ben Fankhauser made his Broadway debut as Davey in the original cast of Disney’s Newsies (Also on Disney+). Off-Broadway: Mack & Mabel, Dear World (City Center Encores!), Saturday Night, Bar Mitzvah Boy, A Commercial Jingle For Regina Comet (co-author) 1st. National Tours: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and Spring Awakening. Regional Theatre: Flamingo Kid (Hartford Stage), I Hate Hamlet (Bucks County Playhouse), The Secret Of My Success (Houston’s TUTS), A.D. 16 (Olney Theatre Center), An American In Paris (Music Theater Wichita), Big River, Something Rotten, Fiddler On The Roof (Sacramento Music Circus), She Loves Me (Gulfshore Playhouse). TV/Film credits include: FBI: Most Wanted, The Deuce, Indoor Boys. Ben is a Cleveland native and holds a B.F.A from Ithaca College. @PlzNfankU
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Samantha Williams
Samantha Williams is a NY based artist. Broadway: Pirates of Penzance as ‘Mabel’, Caroline, Or Change as ‘Emmie’ (Grammy nomination), Dear Evan Hansen as ‘Alana’. Other credits: Titanic at NY City Center as ‘Kate McGowan’, Dear World at NY City Center as ‘Nina’, Empire Records at the McCarter Theatre as ‘Gina’ (World Premiere), Life After at the Goodman Theatre as ‘Alice’ (World Premiere).
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Kelly Belarmino
Kelly Belarmino is a NY based actor who most recently made her Broadway Debut in Pirates! The Penzance Musicalas a Stanley Daughter and Mabel understudy. Select regional credits include Jersey Boys (Swing) at Paper Mill Playhouse, Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812 (Natasha) at The ZACH, and The Sound of Music (Liesl) at The Lex. Kelly is a proud New Jersey native and Elon University alum where she earned her BFA in music theatre. She is represented by Henderson Hogan. @kellybelarmino_ kellybelarmino.com
