Joseph Baker , (alias MR. B.) is a well known vocal coach, Broadway Music Director/Arranger/Composer. He has had over 30 years experience in and around Broadway, and is The Artistic Director of THE BROADWAY YOUTH ENSEMBLE (www.broadwayyouthensemble.com)
Shows he has performed include: WICKED, SHREK, THE LION KING , BLOOD BROTHERS, THE LIFE, GRAND HOTEL, STARLIGHT EXPRESS, THE TAP DANCE KID, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, CATSKILLS ON BROADWAY, THE LIFE , FOOTLOOSE, and BELLS ARE RINGING. He has also done duties as Orchestrator, Vocal Arranger or Dance Arranger on shows as: BUBBLY BLACK GIRL, THE GREEN HEART, and FOOTLOOSE. Across the sea, Joseph has worked on the Japan tour of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS as music director and conductor. Since 1999 he has been a guest conductor, arranger, and music director for the HYUNDAI Theatre company in Seoul, Korea, performing their successful productions of TRIPITAKA, ANOTHER SUN and CHANG POGO there and all over the world. He has performed with several well-known artists, and especially enjoys work in the concert pops field. He has conducted for artists such as Helen Reddy, Petula Clarke, Art Garfunkel, Chita Rivera, Leslie Uggams, Jackie Mason, Carole King, and David and Shaun Cassidy.
Shows he has performed include: WICKED, SHREK, THE LION KING , BLOOD BROTHERS, THE LIFE, GRAND HOTEL, STARLIGHT EXPRESS, THE TAP DANCE KID, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, CATSKILLS ON BROADWAY, THE LIFE , FOOTLOOSE, and BELLS ARE RINGING. He has also done duties as Orchestrator, Vocal Arranger or Dance Arranger on shows as: BUBBLY BLACK GIRL, THE GREEN HEART, and FOOTLOOSE. Across the sea, Joseph has worked on the Japan tour of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS as music director and conductor. Since 1999 he has been a guest conductor, arranger, and music director for the HYUNDAI Theatre company in Seoul, Korea, performing their successful productions of TRIPITAKA, ANOTHER SUN and CHANG POGO there and all over the world. He has performed with several well-known artists, and especially enjoys work in the concert pops field. He has conducted for artists such as Helen Reddy, Petula Clarke, Art Garfunkel, Chita Rivera, Leslie Uggams, Jackie Mason, Carole King, and David and Shaun Cassidy.
Badiene Magaziner, a highly sought out international voice teacher, is currently on the faculty of THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL, from which she holds a Master of Music Degree in Voice. Although Badiene’s career was in opera and Broadway, she has become one of the foremost experts in teaching Pop, Rock, R&B, Jazz and Gospel, as well as opera and Musical Theater and is recommended by New York’s top agents, managers and casting directors for her ability to immediately identify a problem and provide a healthy solution that works.Her students, both children and adults, have appeared in numerous Broadway shows including FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, SCHOOL OF ROCK, FUN HOME, KINKY BOOTS, MATILDA, AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, KING AND I, LES MIZ, FINDING NEVERLAND, LION KING, ANNIE, PIPPIN, NEWISES, A CHRISTMAS STORY, BILLY ELLIOT, MARY POPPINS, and RENT.
Badiene’s students have also been featured in Off Broadway, in National Touring Companies, and have appeared on AMERICA'S GOT TALENT, (Winner, Bianca Ryan) X-FACTOR, (Bea Miller) AMERICAN IDOL.
Badiene has successfully coached singers, dancers, and actors in every aspect of musical performance and was personally invited by METROPOLITAN OPERA STAR, Dolora Zajick to contribute her expertise at the Institute for Young Dramatic Voices.Ms. Magaziner conducts Skype Voice Lessons and Master Classes in Vocal Technique via online video conferencing as well as Master Classes on “Selling a Song,” and Informal Audition Workshops with major Casting Directors. Badiene also presents a series of group classes geared towards helping young performers develop their voices and performance skills.
Badiene’s students have also been featured in Off Broadway, in National Touring Companies, and have appeared on AMERICA'S GOT TALENT, (Winner, Bianca Ryan) X-FACTOR, (Bea Miller) AMERICAN IDOL.
Badiene has successfully coached singers, dancers, and actors in every aspect of musical performance and was personally invited by METROPOLITAN OPERA STAR, Dolora Zajick to contribute her expertise at the Institute for Young Dramatic Voices.Ms. Magaziner conducts Skype Voice Lessons and Master Classes in Vocal Technique via online video conferencing as well as Master Classes on “Selling a Song,” and Informal Audition Workshops with major Casting Directors. Badiene also presents a series of group classes geared towards helping young performers develop their voices and performance skills.
Amelia Demayo runs a vocal technique program for professional youth, training children ages five to college age, . Amelia’s students have appeared in countless theatrical productions. Her students have appeared on Broadway and/or Broadway National Tours of A Little Night Music, Beauty and the Beast, Billy Elliot, Bye Bye Birdie, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!, Happiness, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Les Miserables, Ragtime, The Lion King, The Color Purple, Little House on the Prairie, Mary Poppins, The Miracle Worker, Peter Pan, Scrooge the Musical, Shrek, 13, West Side Story, White Christmas, among others. Off-Broadway student credits include A Christmas Carol, American Girl Revue, American Girl Circle of Friends. Her students have also been the voices for projects such as Barbie CDs, Backyardigans, Dora the Explorer, Go Diego Go, Kids Bop, etc. Amelia also has written several songs and musicals for young audiences. These have been presented in the Professional Children's Theater Series, co-written and produced by Deb Roberts at the Cultural Department at the JCC on the Palisades. As a performer, credits include:Cats (Grizabella & others), Les Miserables (Cosette and Ensemble), Evita (Eva Perone), Barber of Seville (Rosina),The Marriage of Figaro (Susanna), Un Ballo in Maschera (Oscar). Ms. DeMayo also provides Career Consulting to families with professional children.
Janine Molinari is a director, choreographer, producer and teaches master classes throughout the U.S., Canada and Asia, including the Taipei International Dance Festival and Dance Theatre Tokyo. Some of her favorite choreography endeavors have included The Producers, Smokey Joe's Cafe, Johnny Guitar, A Funny Thing Happen...Forum, The Buddy Holly Story, The 25th Annual...Spelling Bee and Miracle on 34th Street.
When not traveling, Janine resides in NYC, where she is the founder and artistic director of DanceMolinari NYC/LA, a company that trains and coaches young professionals in all areas of dance, improv, acro and audition preparation for Broadway, tours, television, commercials and feature films. She was recently featured in the PBS documentary, "Annie: It's the Hard Knock Life, from Script to Stage" as well as in the book How To Act Like A Kid written by Henry Hodges and Margaret Engel.
Janine’s students can be seen in multiple Broadway shows, tours, television, movies and commercials. She teaches master classes in Broadway theatre dance and tap, throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia; as well as private and group instruction in the heart of New York City and Los Angeles. She understands the real demands being placed on the Broadway artist of today and emphasizes balance of mind, body and spirit so as to perform at one’s peak. She knows the art of auditioning is vital to be a competitive and successful “triple threat”. "One must be able to execute a triple pirouette as well as a triple time step all while singing a high C and maintaining the integrity of the character being played"-this all being expected at the audition! Endurance, flexibility(in all styles of dance), improvisation, proper alignment, technique and injury prevention are integral in the training Janine offers. She teaches all levels and ages of professional performers! She is a proud member of AEA, SAG-AFTRA, the National Dance Association and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.
When not traveling, Janine resides in NYC, where she is the founder and artistic director of DanceMolinari NYC/LA, a company that trains and coaches young professionals in all areas of dance, improv, acro and audition preparation for Broadway, tours, television, commercials and feature films. She was recently featured in the PBS documentary, "Annie: It's the Hard Knock Life, from Script to Stage" as well as in the book How To Act Like A Kid written by Henry Hodges and Margaret Engel.
Janine’s students can be seen in multiple Broadway shows, tours, television, movies and commercials. She teaches master classes in Broadway theatre dance and tap, throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia; as well as private and group instruction in the heart of New York City and Los Angeles. She understands the real demands being placed on the Broadway artist of today and emphasizes balance of mind, body and spirit so as to perform at one’s peak. She knows the art of auditioning is vital to be a competitive and successful “triple threat”. "One must be able to execute a triple pirouette as well as a triple time step all while singing a high C and maintaining the integrity of the character being played"-this all being expected at the audition! Endurance, flexibility(in all styles of dance), improvisation, proper alignment, technique and injury prevention are integral in the training Janine offers. She teaches all levels and ages of professional performers! She is a proud member of AEA, SAG-AFTRA, the National Dance Association and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.
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