Invited to represent the U.S. at the 10th Anniversary of Les Misérables in London, Craig Schulman is the only actor in the world to have portrayed three of the greatest musical theatre roles: the Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom Of The Opera; Jean Valjean in Les Miserables; and the title roles in Jekyll & Hyde.  He has portrayed Jean Valjean in four different companies in three countries for a total of over 1,900 performances.  Widely recognized from the PBS broadcast of The 10th Anniversary: Les Misérables In Concert; he has also played Che in Evita, Tevye in Fiddler On The Roof, Archibald in The Secret Garden, and Father in Children Of Eden. Schulman moves freely between the worlds of Broadway, opera and symphonic pops programs.  He has appeared with many opera companies around the U.S., singing leading tenor roles in The Tales of Hoffmann, Tosca, Madame Butterfly, Carmen, Die Fledermaus, La Bohéme, La Traviata, The Crucible, and Manon. As a Pops artist, he is the creator and producer of the BROADWAY NIGHTS™ concert series and has appeared in all thirteen of the BROADWAY NIGHTS™ programs. He has three solo  concert programs entitled, “Craig Schulman On Broadway”, “Heroes, Monsters & Madmen™” and “Be My Love… A Broadway Valentine”. Television credits include The Guiding Light, All My Children, One Life To Live and most recently, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, and NBC's Weekend Today.  He can be heard as the voices of both "Luciano Pavarotti" and "Placido Domingo" on MTV's Claymation Celebrity Death Match. He dedicates his performance to the memory of his daughter Jenna.  Please visit www.JennasDream.org. Craig’s CD, called Craig Schulman On Broadway is available at www.CraigSchulman.com, where fans can learn more about his career.

Francesca DeAngelo has been a dance teacher, choreographer and company director for over twenty five years. She has choreographed over 35 musicals for KJK Productions and several Broadway Star Benefits presented in the New York area with such stars as Alan Menken, Craig Schulman and Gay Willis. She has traveled throughout Europe and the Middle East as a dancer and master teacher and performed and choreographed locally for KJK’s Children’s Theatre and Main Stage Productions. As a choreographer her favorite shows include: 42nd Street, Peter Pan, West Side Story, Evita, Bye Bye Birdie, A Chorus Line, Anything Goes, Annie, Guys and Dolls, Funny Girl and My Fair Lady to name a few. As a teaching artist with City Center’s Educational Out Reach Program, she has taught postperformance workshops with members of the Paul Taylor Dance Company in NYC schools and is currently on staff at Rye High School teaching dance as part of the Performing Arts Program. In conjunction with Blind Brook High School, Francesca was recently nominated for a Helen Hayes Award for her production number Anything Goes. She holds a BA in Sociology from Iona College and thirty credits in career related courses from SUNY Purchase. Continuing her professional development, Francesca completed an intensive workshop at City Center and mentoring program called “Stage to Classroom” designed to integrate dance into the academic classroom as well as Broadway Dance Center’s Teachers Only Workshops.

Gabriel DeAngelo Producer and Musical Director has produced and directed numerous theatrical productions including Into the Woods, Guys and Dolls, The Sound of Music, Music Man, Grease, Anything Goes and many more.  He has performed throughout the US and Internationally with many of the world’s leading choral conductors, and is also the founder and owner of the professional male vocal ensemble, The New York Vagabonds with whom he has toured throughout the U.S and abroad.  Mr. DeAngelo holds a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Music Education and Performance and is a member of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA).  He is also an accomplished musical arranger and volleyball player/coach.

Bonnie Kennedy (New York Dance Manager) has been teaching, studying, choreographing and performing for years in New York and Connecticut. She has studied and worked with excellent tap and jazz teachers such as Francesca Flanagan, Joan McGrath and Gail Smith as well as master classes with renowned teachers. She has choreographed and performed with the Wilton Play Shop, Connecticut Play Makers, New Canaan Summer Theatre and the Darien Players. In addition, Bonnie was a trainer and office manager for Curves for Women, office manager for Kennedy Security Services, Inc. and shipping manager for Avon for over ten years.

Joanna Elisabeth Priwieziencew-Smith is an alumni of the National Ballet School of Warsaw, Poland. She performed with many companies throughout Europe including  the Grand Opera of Warsaw, The Stuttgart Ballet and the Open Dance Festival in St. Petersburg. Joanna continued her career in Madrid, Spain as a member of  the Ballet Carmen Roche and subsequently  traveled to Italy where she was a member of the newly founded Progetto Compagnia performing in various styles, such as TanzTheatre and Forsythe's Contemporary Ballet. Currently, Joanna has been dancing with Ajkun Ballet Theatre, Contemporary Ballet Theatre and recently started dancing with Exit 12 Dance Company in New York City.

Lamont Davis is a talented star on the rise whose energy and enthusiasm capture the heart and soul of his students. Lamont started singing and dancing before he was 10, performing all over the tri-sate area with his two brothers. At the early age of 17, He began teaching career at the YMCA in Yonkers, NY and soon after joined The Heavenly Bodies Dance Studio putting his extensive training in action teaching Hip Hop. Lamont was also an outstanding member of the AMAS Musical Theatre Co. for 16 years earning him the title of "Triple Threat"! Lamont has an infectious sense of joy that he infuses into whatever group he is working with. His history and devotion to his craft are as rich as his talent. His training includes Modern, Jazz, Tap, African and Hip Hop.

Samantha Stiglianese

Master Class Series Master Classes will be taught by a variety of distinguished teachers/choreographers from the metropolitan area.  Working with various Artistic Directors, performers and organizations, throughout the United States, we are dedicated to bringing the joy of dance to every student as well as the opportunity of working with the most gifted teaching artists today.