For the last three summers Utah Conservatory has taken a select number of students to New York to train in musical theatre, opera and acting.

The course includes instruction from seasoned, well-known professionals who are working and producing on Broadway, Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center.

The Utah Conservatory Juilliard Broadway Showcase Camp gives Utah students a unique perspective into New York, introduces them to theater professionals, hones singing, acting and staging skills and concludes with gala showcases and productions similar to the “coming out” agent showcases given by college seniors around the country.

The students stay at the famous Julliard school dorms in Lincoln Center as they train with several NYC coaches and teachers. This makes for a very busy eight days of acting, singing, dancing, attending Broadway shows, union visits and back stage tours.

Students also visit performing-arts programs, colleges and Broadway performers; all this while producing and advertising two days of showcases intended for industry professionals, including agents, casting directors and even a few friends and family members.

This year, the students coached with seven professional coaches while at the NYC Juilliard Camp, including Joan Kruegar, the 2009 Classical Singer Magazine Coach of the Year and Judith Fredricks, Music Theatre and Opera Coach and Director of Opera New York.

Other coaches included AMDA faculty and freelance teachers.

Debra Cook prepares showcases with the students leading up to the trip, assisted by acting coach, Dr. Fredric Cook and local choreographer, Ellie Gallagher.

This summer, ten young ladies from age nine to 23, attended the camp, including Parkites Eloise Johnson, Susie Carroll, Emma Fox, Hana Gottlieb, Hannah Richard, Erin Roach, Ellie Fischer, Hana Oden and Zoe Heiden.

Elise Trejo, from Davis County, also attended for her third year in a row.

Continued participation in the camp increases opportunities. As students return to NYC from one year to the next, industry professionals remember them, see their progress and take them seriously. Their exposure helps them to actualize a standard

To register your interest in the NYC Summer Camp or any other opportunities for singers and actors, contact Utah Conservatory at 435-649-6292.