Choreography credits include Southern Comfort (Public Theater), NBC’s Smash (Asst. Choreographer), David Blaine’s Real or Magic, Brave New World: the Musical (NC Stage), Mary Poppins (NCT). NYMF award winners Academia Nuts, Cloned, Volleygirls. TV: Fox’s SYTYCD, commercials for Hershey’s, White House Black Market, Sun Drop. Creator with multi Drama Desk Award nominated Parallel Exit: Physical Comedy Theater. Performance credits include Broadway: Bandstand (Chita Rivera Award Nomination). Paper Mill Playhouse: The Honeymooners (Dance Captain). Nat’l Tours: Billy Elliot (Associate Resident Choreographer / Dance Captain), Fosse (Dance Captain). Marymount Manhattan College professor and alumnus. Thanks to LL, Sally, LDC, Andy, and fam. www.ryankasprzak.com Showcasing the next generation of great Broadway Choreographers Grady McLeod Bowman Ryan Domres Karla Puno Garcia Ryan Kasprzak Jenn Rose Charlie Sutton The mission of the DanceBreak Foundation is to identify and nurture talented early and mid-career musical theater choreographers, and offer them an exceptional platform to showcase their work for an audience of industry leaders who can be most beneficial in advancing their careers. DanceBreak provides all the financial, administrative and technical support necessary to develop new choreographic talent for this uniquely American art form. Monday February 19 th , 2018 Ailey Citigroup Theater, Joan Weill Center for Dance 405 West 55th Street at 9 th Avenue, New York NY 10019 The Guidelines of DanceBreak The Sponsors of DanceBreak The People of DanceBreak The DanceBreak Foundation www.dancebreaknyc.org. Producer Production Director Resident Director Stage Manager Production Assistants Web Design Program Design, Video Design Master Class Teachers DanceBreak Selection Committee DanceBreak Foundation Board of Trustees Melinda Atwood Mark Robinson Josh Prince Kristin Orlando Shana Solomon, Paul Liberti, Ryan Winkler Jim Poulos Birdwing Media Josh Bergasse, Andy Blankenbuehler, Nick Kenkel, Robert LaFosse, Richard J. Hinds, Mandy Moore Rob Ashford, Melinda Atwood, Josh Bergasse, Pamela Cooper, Jamie Harris, Robert LaFosse, Lorin Latarro, Jerry Mitchell, Josh Prince, Sergio Trujillo Rob Ashford, Melinda Atwood, Josh Bergasse, Pamela Cooper, Jamie Harris, Robert LaFosse, Lorin Latarro, Jerry Mitchell, Mark Sendroff The Choreographers The DanceBreak Foundation would like to thank: Lori Klinger and Kat Coleman at ROSIE’S THEATER KIDS; Kris Carr, Julia Lumpkin, Alaric Hahn and Joel Wilhelmi at ALVIN AILEY STUDIOS. As well as the multitude of DanceBreak Volunteers. Rosie O’Donnell /Rosie’s Kids Nikki Atkins Melinda Atwood Pamela Cooper Terry Lindholm Eleanor Nalle Josh Prince Bill Prudich Peter Pucci Ryan Kasprzak Each choreographer, employing no more than 10 dancer/singers, must create two numbers, with a combined length of no more than 8 minutes. One may be completely of their own choosing, but the other must be from a traditional “book musical” set in its original context and performed and sung to live music. There is a maximum of 12 hours of rehearsal. DanceBreak is made possible with the generous support of: is a choreographer, tap dancer, film maker, and teaching artist. Regional: Arden Theatre, Theatre Horizon, 11th Hour Theatre Co, Milwaukee Rep, Roxy Theatre, Two River Theatre, and Walnut Street Theatre. Jenn received a Barrymore Award for excellence in theatre choreography for her work on The Black Nativity (Theatre Horizon). She is the founder and artistic director of Loose Screws Productions and has been commissioned to set new work for Ballet Fleming, Drexel University, Ursinus College, 213 Productions, and multiple dance studios throughout the country. www.iamjennrose.com. SDC Member. Dancer/Choreographer with more than a decade of Broadway experience. He has originated and danced in 10 Broadway shows working with Tony award-winning directors and choreographers. Broadway: American in Paris, Kinky Boots (Astaire Award Nom), How to Succeed..., Lysistrata Jones, Catch Me If You Can, Women On The Verge…, The Addams Family, Crybaby, La Cage…, Wicked. Choreography: Sherlock Holmes (development), Wringer (City Center Stage II), Gregorian (Soho Rep), Young Charles Dickens (Mint Theater), Away Towards Home (EnsembleStudioTheater) and Co-Artistic Director for Working Artists Theatre Project. Associate Choreographer: Clueless, Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion, Beatsville, A Sign Of The Times. Jenn Rose Charlie Sutton Choreography by Rommy Sandhu Photography by Ben Strothmann Dance Break 2018
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Choreography credits include Southern Comfort (Public Theater), NBC’s Smash (Asst. Choreographer), David Blaine’s Real or Magic, Brave New World: the Musical (NC Stage), Mary Poppins (NCT). NYMF award winners Academia Nuts, Cloned, Volleygirls. TV: Fox’s SYTYCD, commercials for Hershey’s, White House Black Market, Sun Drop. Creator with multi Drama Desk Award nominated Parallel Exit: Physical Comedy Theater.
Performance credits include Broadway: Bandstand (Chita Rivera Award Nomination). Paper Mill Playhouse: The Honeymooners (Dance Captain). Nat’l Tours: Billy Elliot (Associate Resident Choreographer / Dance Captain), Fosse (Dance Captain). Marymount Manhattan College professor and alumnus. Thanks to LL, Sally, LDC, Andy, and fam. www.ryankasprzak.com
Showcasing the next generation of great Broadway Choreographers
Grady McLeod Bowman Ryan Domres
Karla Puno Garcia Ryan Kasprzak
Jenn Rose Charlie Sutton
The mission of the DanceBreak Foundation is to identify and nur tu re ta len ted ear ly and mid-career mus ica l thea ter choreographers, and offer them an exceptional platform to showcase their work for an audience of industry leaders who can be most beneficial in advancing their careers. DanceBreak provides all the financial, administrative and technical support necessary to develop new choreographic talent for this uniquely American art form.
Monday February 19th, 2018
Ailey Citigroup Theater, Joan Weill Center for Dance 405 West 55th Street at 9th Avenue, New York NY 10019
The Guidelines of DanceBreak
The Sponsors of DanceBreak
The People of DanceBreak
The DanceBreak Foundation
www.dancebreaknyc.org.
Producer Production Director Resident Director Stage Manager Production Assistants Web Design
Program Design, Video Design
Master Class Teachers
DanceBreak Selection Committee
DanceBreak Foundation Board of Trustees
Melinda Atwood Mark Robinson Josh Prince Kristin Orlando Shana Solomon, Paul Liberti, Ryan Winkler Jim Poulos
Birdwing Media
Josh Bergasse, Andy Blankenbuehler, Nick Kenkel, Robert LaFosse, Richard J. Hinds, Mandy Moore
Rob Ashford, Melinda Atwood, Josh Bergasse, Pamela Cooper, Jamie Harris, Robert LaFosse, Lorin Latarro, Jerry Mitchell, Josh Prince, Sergio Trujillo
Rob Ashford, Melinda Atwood, Josh Bergasse, Pamela Cooper, Jamie Harris, Robert LaFosse, Lorin Latarro, Jerry Mitchell, Mark Sendroff
The Choreographers
The DanceBreak Foundation would like to thank: Lori Klinger and Kat Coleman at ROSIE’S THEATER KIDS; Kris Carr, Julia Lumpkin, Alaric Hahn and Joel Wilhelmi at ALVIN AILEY STUDIOS. As well as the multitude of DanceBreak Volunteers.
Rosie O’Donnell /Rosie’s Kids Nikki Atkins Melinda Atwood Pamela Cooper Terry Lindholm Eleanor Nalle Josh Prince Bill Prudich Peter Pucci
Ryan Kasprzak Each choreographer, employing no more than 10 dancer/singers, must create two numbers, with a combined length of no more than 8 minutes. One may be completely of their own choosing, but the other must be from a traditional “book musical” set in its original context and performed and sung to live music. There is a maximum of 12 hours of rehearsal.
DanceBreak is made possible with the generous support of:
is a choreographer, tap dancer, film maker, and teaching artist. Regional: Arden Theatre, Theatre Horizon, 11th Hour Theatre Co, Milwaukee Rep, Roxy Theatre, Two River Theatre, and Walnut Street Theatre. Jenn received a Barrymore Award for excel lence in theatre choreography for her work on The Black Nativity (Theatre Horizon). She is the founder and artistic director of Loose Screws Productions and has been commissioned to set
new work for Ballet Fleming, Drexel University, Ursinus College, 213 Product ions, and mult ip le dance studios throughout the country. www.iamjennrose.com. SDC Member.
Dancer/Choreographer with more than a decade of Broadway experience. He has originated and danced in 10 Broadway shows working with Tony award-winning directors and choreographers. Broadway: American in Paris, Kinky Boots (Astaire Award Nom), How to Succeed..., Lysistrata Jones, Catch Me If You Can, Women On The Verge…, The Addams Family, Crybaby, La Cage…, Wicked. Choreography: Sherlock Holmes
(development), Wringer (City Center Stage II), Gregorian (Soho Rep), Young Charles Dickens (Mint Theater), Away Towards Home (EnsembleStudioTheater) and Co-Artistic Director for Working Artists Theatre Project. Associate Choreographer: Clueless, Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion, Beatsville, A Sign Of The Times.
Jenn Rose
Charlie Sutton
Choreography by Rommy Sandhu Photography by Ben Strothmann
The Choreographers The Performances The Performances
“The Juggernaut” (excerpt) from The Wild Party music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Grady McLeod Bowman
“Silent Movies” music and lyrics by Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear
Performers: Cassidy Stoner, Daniel Yearwood, Joshua Burrage, David Ferguson, Ashley Fitzgerald, Jessica King, Allie Pizzo, Carolyn Roque, Jess LeProtto, Malik Akil
in alphabetical order in alphabetical order
“Marian the Librarian” from The Music Man music and lyrics by Meredith Wilson
Ryan Domres
“Wonderland” music and lyrics by Max Martin, Taylor Swift and Shellback
Performers: Ricky Gee, Nikki Croker, Ryan Cyr, Kelly Loughran, Kathleen Laituri, Kory Gleller ,Kyle Weiler, Matt Wiercinski
“Pinball Wizard” from The Who’s Tommy music and lyrics by Pete Townsend
Ryan Kasprzak
“I Want You Back” Music and lyrics by The Corporation (Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Alphonso Mizell, and Deke Richards) Arrangement by Santiago Murillo and inspired by Lake Street Dive
Performers: Evan Kasprzak, Max Clayton, Zachary Downer, Marc Heitzman, Phillip Attmore, Sarah Meahl, Andrea Dotto, Rosie Lani Fiedelman, Alicia Newcom, Maria Briggs
"La Vie Boheme" from Rent music, lyrics, and book by Jonathan Larson
Jenn Rose
"That's What It's All About" Song: The Hokey Pokey by Larry Laprise Musical Arrangement by: Dan KazemiPerformers: Jonathan Burke, Rebecca Kritzer, Curtis Schroeger, Virgil Gadson, Kristyn Pope, Sam Quinn, Ian Fitzgerald, Greer Gisy, Rachel Camp, Billy Bustamante
“Baby You Knock Me Out” from It's Always Fair Weather lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; music score by André Previn
Charlie Sutton
“The Deduction Ballet: Sherlock Holmes” Music composed by Hans Zimmer Original concept by Charlie Sutton
“Dirt” from Sweet Smell of Success music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Craig Carnelia
Karla Puno Garcia
“My Turn” Music: Conga Twist by The Revels; Comanche by The Revels Music Editor: Jonathan Ritter
Performers: Lexi Garcia, Christina Glur, Melissa McCann, Eliza Ohman, Tanairi Vasquez, Michael Baerga, Donald Jones, Jules Joseph, Roddy Kennedy, Julian De Guzman
Ryan Domres
Karla Puno Garcia
is a NYC-based choreographer who Dance Magazine has called "exceptionally versatile" and "on the rise". Choreography credits: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show (Off-Broadway), Jospeh...Dreamcoat (Drury Lane Theatre), My Fair Lady (Olney Theatre), A Night With Janis Joplin (Cap Rep/Barter Theatre/Laguna Playhouse), Grease (Gateway Playhouse), Beauty & The Beast (Northern Stage), Godspell (Pace University), and Jesus
Christ Superstar (Cape Fear Regional Theatre). Other choreography credits include 2 original contemporary works on students at NC School of the Arts. Associate Director & Associate Choreographer credits: Dogfight (Second Stage Theatre), In Your Arms (The Old Globe), A Night With Janis Joplin (Cap Rep/Barter Theatre/Laguna Playhouse), The Great American Mousical (Goodspeed Opera House), and Top Hat (NY Developmental Lab).
Directing/Choreography | International: The Great Gatsby (World Premiere), Spring Awakening, High School Musical. Regional: Meadow Brook Theatre, The Stephen Foster Company, Norwegian Cruise Line, Jean Ann Ryan Productions, 13 (w/ Jason Robert Brown), The Wild Party (w/ Andrew Lippa), RENT (Broadway Lights). Associate/Assistant | Broadway/National Tours: Cinderella, 9 to 5. Regional: A Christmas Story, High School Musical 2 with
Disney Theatricals (World Premiere). www.ryandomres.com
Karla fuses classic storytelling with a modern-day edge. Regional: In The Heights, Virginia Repertory (Best Choreography, Richmond Theatre Critics). Short Film: The Spot (San Francisco Dance Film Festival selection). Music Videos: Kindness, Casablanca Records; The Knocks, Atlantic Records. Hamilton’s 2016 Gypsy of the Year piece “America,” (Best Presentat ion). Upcoming Off-Broadway: 1001 Nights and One Day.Broadway
performance credits: Hamilton, West Side Story, Gigi, and Hot Feet. Tours: Wicked, Addams Family, Rasta Thomas’ Bad Boys of Dance. TV: Smash; So You Think You Can Dance. Karla teaches a popular Theater Jazz class every Week at Broadway Dance Center. She is also an NYU Tisch graduate. Www.KarlaGarciaDance.com @KarlaGarciaDance.com
Grady McCleod Bowman
Assistant Choreographer: Kelly Liz Bolick Music Director: Santiago Murillo Drummer: Bruno Esrubilsky
Music Director: Dan Pardo Drummer: Dan Weiner
Music Director: Chris Ranney Drummer: Bruno Esrubilsky
Assistants: Stephanie Card Music Director: Dan Kazemi Drummer: Joe Devico
Assistants: Jonathan Ritter Music Director: Ian Weinberger Pianist: Mike Moise Drummer: Dan Berkery
Assistant: Samantha Zack Music Director: Joey Chancey Drummer: Eric Poland
