75 minute musical theatre dance with Richard Hinds:
In this class we will focus on helping you prepare for the audition process. After a brief warmup, we will move into learning a combination that we then breakdown into small groups. This will be a safe environment where you can ask questions and walk out of the room feeling like your best self.
75 minute Acting Through Song with Mike Toolan:
Acting Through Song/ Audition workshop. Everyone will participate in a warm up (vocal and physical)- everyone will get a chance to sing a 32 bar audition cut of their choice of repertoire. Please bring scores clearly marked and ready. You may be asked to help participate in others' songs during demonstrations. This class will be modeled in a mock audition style.
Date & Time: 11am - 1.30pm on Saturday 11th January
About The Teachers
Richard Hinds
Richard’s Broadway credits include Company (Associate Chor.), Come From Away (Associate Chor.), Disney’s Newsies! (Associate Dir.), Jekyll & Hyde (Associate Dir./Chor.), Il Divo: A Musical Affair (Assistant Dir.).
London’s West End productions credits include Elf (Associate Chor.), Come From Away (Associate Chor.), the National Theatre’s production of Here Lies Love (Associate Dir./Chor.) and the National/International Tours of 9 to 5 (Associate Dir.) and Disney’s High School Musical (Associate Chor.).
Richard has directed and choreographed numerous productions including Escape to Margaritaville, Buddy, Holiday Inn, Newsies!, Guys and Dolls, How To Succeed…, Smokey Joes Café, Evita, Fame, Catch Me If You Can, Mamma Mia!, Saturday Night Fever, Little Shop of Horrors, Cabaret, Chicago, Hairspray, Joseph… Dreamcoat, The Sound of Music and All Shook Up.
Richard’s television credits include Encore! (Disney+), Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, America’s Got Talent, The Bethenny Show, Bring It and Good Afternoon America. He has also worked on industrial and events for Azamara Club Cruises, Oath, Samsung, Sephora, Hershey Park and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
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Mike Toolan
Mike holds a Bachelors Degree in Music from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania and a Masters Degree in Music Performance from London College of Music.
Currently Mike is a Conducting Tutor at London College of Music, part of the Musical Theatre Staff at Goldsmiths University of London, and is a Musical Director & Staff Accompanist at Bird College Conservatoire of Dance & Musical Theatre. He is also a regular accompanist here at Pineapple Dance Studios. Mike is a guest conductor of the Welsh Musical Theatre Orchestra and Carpe Diem Offincia Artistica in Marsala Sicily. Mike is the former resident musical director of SALT Performing Arts in the United States, musically directing over 20 productions between 2018 and 2021. Mike completed his work experience in 2022 as a Music Assistant for the cast change of Les Miserables.