UPDATE: This class has been canceled. Refunds will be issued for those who enrolled.<\/p>\n
Randy Davis, a Broadway performer serving as choreographer for this year\u2019s season of Western Playhouse at Missouri Western State University, will conduct a master class, \u201cDance Your Way to Broadway,\u201d on Sunday, June 15 in St. Joseph. The cost is $50, and advance registration is requested by calling 816-271-4100. The master class is presented by a partnership between the Western Playhouse and McCoy Rigby Entertainment of Yorba Linda, Calif.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a dedicated educator and dance instructor, my mission is to foster and nurture young artists, to help develop their skills and share over three decades of national and international musical theater experience,\u201d Davis said.<\/p>\n
The master class provides the opportunity to learn from an experienced Broadway dance artist in a challenging, inspiring environment. It includes a screening of the documentary \u201cThe Dancer\u2019s Chronicles,\u201d followed by a question-and-answer session. Intermediate and advanced are invited to learn original Broadway choreography from a number of shows.<\/p>\n
Davis has appeared in several Broadway shows and national tours, including the hit revival of \u201cGuys & Dolls\u201d with Peter Gallagher, Faith Prince and Nathan Lane. He continued from there with runs in \u201cCats\u201d and \u201cPeter Pan\u201d and assisted with the original Broadway production of \u201cAll Shook Up.\u201d He was also one of the select actors that appeared at the famed Apollo Theatre in George C. Wolfe\u2019s \u201cHarlem Song” and has performed twice at the White House.<\/p>\n
In addition to choreographing both Western Playhouse shows, \u201cThe Music Man\u201d June 20-28 and \u201cMother Divine,\u201d July 11-19, Davis will perform in \u201cMother Divine.\u201d Davis choreographed \u201cMother Divine\u201d when it was produced as one of ten official selections of The Next Link Project of the 2013 New York Musical Theatre Festival.<\/p>\n
Having worked throughout the United States, Europe and Asia, Randy\u2019s innovative voice in the ever expanding field of performance creates beautiful bodies in motion while making fierce and soulful statements about the world inside and out of a performer\u2019s perspective. His master class is designed to help to ensure that attendees are truly representing to their full potential when auditioning, fully utilizing their talents and strength in a carefully crafted marketing presentation.About Western Playhouse:<\/strong> Western Playhouse is a non-profit theatre whose purpose is to enhance the local and regional arts scene, engage the community with family-friendly events, and empower young theatre artists by providing them with professional applied-learning opportunities while providing an exceptional theatrical experience.<\/p>\n About McCoy Rigby Entertainment:<\/strong> Celebrating its 20th<\/sup> Anniversary season at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, McCoy Rigby Entertainment (MRE), is one of the world\u2019s premier theatrical production companies. Headed by Executive Producers Tom McCoy and Cathy Rigby, MRE has produced over ninety Broadway-caliber musicals, plays, and concerts featuring some of the biggest stars working in the industry today. In addition, MRE has launched several Tony Award-nominated Broadway, international and national touring productions including: Peter Pan<\/em>, Seussical the Musical<\/em>, and Annie Get Your Gun<\/em>, all starring Cathy Rigby; Frank Wildhorn\u2019s Jekyll and Hyde<\/em> starring American Idol star and Tony Award nominee Constantine Maroulis along with Grammy Award nominee and R&B superstar Deborah Cox; Jesus Christ Superstar<\/em> starring Carl Anderson and Sebastian Bach; Camelot<\/em> starring Michael York and Lou Diamond Phillips and Happy Days<\/em> written by Gary Marshall and Paul Williams. Since 1990, Peter Pan<\/em> starring Cathy Rigby has made four stops on Broadway, four Tony Award nominations including Best Revival of a Musical and Best Actress in a Musical. \u00a0The A&E TV network premiere of \u201cPeter Pan,\u201d starring Cathy Rigby, received one Emmy Award and four Emmy Award nominations. MRE\u2019s other credits include numerous award-winning documentaries and stadium events.<\/p>\n About Missouri Western:<\/strong> Missouri Western State University is a comprehensive regional university providing a blend of traditional liberal arts and professional degree programs. The university offers student-centered, high quality instruction that focuses on experience-based learning, community service, and state-of-the-art technology. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit www.missouriwestern.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2014end\u2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" UPDATE: This class has been canceled. Refunds will be issued for those who enrolled. Randy Davis, a Broadway performer serving as choreographer for this year\u2019s season of Western Playhouse at Missouri Western State University, will conduct a master class, \u201cDance Your Way to Broadway,\u201d on Sunday, June 15 in St. Joseph. The cost is $50, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[48],"tags":[517,651,785,786],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2296"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2296"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2296\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7852,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2296\/revisions\/7852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}