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. 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, Wendy Seyb, 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. Laurie Kanyok, 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:

An award-winning choreographer and member of SDC, Jenn has worked on over 20 regional theatre productions, including: Cabaret and Gypsy (Arden Theatre Company), Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Milwaukee Rep); Honk!, A New Brain, Black Nativity, Into the Woods, Spring Awakening and Spelling Bee (Theatre Horizon); The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Little Shop of Horrors, and Avenue X. Film: Feature; Christmas Dreams, Short; Not Immune

(Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival Selection). Commissioned; The Missing Piece and Parachute (Ballet Flemming) Recipient of the 2016 Barrymore Award for Excellence in Theater Choreography with five additional nominations. Co-Artistic Director of 213 Productions, and co-creator of Untitled Project #213 (Philadelphia Fringe Festival) and Your Attention Please. www.iamjennrose.com.

Choreography credits include: Sherlock Holmes (development), Wringer (City Center Stage II), Gregorian (Soho Rep), Young Charles Dickens (Mint Theater), Away Towards Home (Ensemble Studio Theater) 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. 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.

Jenn Rose

Charlie Sutton

Choreography by Rommy Sandhu Photography by Ben Strothmann

D a n c e B r e a k 2 0 1 8

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, Mariah Reives, Carolyn Roque, Jess LeProtto, Malik Akil

in alphabetical order in alphabetical order

“Marian the Librarian” from The Music Man Music and Lyrics by Meredith Willson

Ryan Domres

“Wonderland” Music and Lyrics by Max Martin, Taylor Swift and ShellbackPerformers: Ricky Gee, Melanie Comeau, Nikki Croker, Ryan Cyr, Kelly Loughran, Kathleen Laituri, Kory Geller, Mallory Pettee, 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 DivePerformers: 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, Eric Badique, Kristyn Pope, Sam Quinn, Ian Fitzgerald, Greer Gisy, Rachel Camp, Adrienne Reed

“Baby You Knock Me Out” from It's Always Fair Weather Music score by André Previn Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green Rehearsal Skirt by DW Withrow

Charlie Sutton

“The Deduction Ballet: Sherlock Holmes” Music composed by Hans Zimmer Music adapted by Joey ChanceyPerformers: Melanie Moore, Fredric Odgaard, Kyle Brown, Peter Chursin, Jeffrey Sousa, Ryan Worsing, Lauren Boyd Jamie Kasey Patterson, Lindsay Janisse, Kristin Yancy

“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, Michael Baerga, Donald Jones, Jules Joseph, Roddy Kennedy, Julian DeGuzman

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 with 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).

Direction/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

is the recipient of the 2017 Richmond Theatre Critics Best Choreography Award for original work on In The Heights (Virginia Repertory Theatre.) 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 Presentation). Upcoming Off-Broadway; One Thousand Nights and A Day, Prospect Theater

Company. Performance credits: Broadway's Hamilton, West Side Story, Gigi, and Hot Feet. National Tours Wicked, Addams Family, Rasta Thomas' Bad Boys of Dance. TV: Smash, So You Think You Can Dance. BFA NYU Tisch. Www.KarlaGarciaDance.com

Grady McLeod Bowman

Assistant: Kelly Liz Bolick Music Director: Santiago Murillo Drummer: Bruno Esrubilsky

Music Director: Dan Pardo Drummer: Dan Weiner

Music Director: Chris Ranney Drummer: Bruno Esrubilsky Assistant: Stephanie Card

Music Director/Pianist: Dan Kazemi Drummer: Joe Devico

Assistant: Jonathan Ritter and David Guzman Music Director: Ian Weinberger Pianist: Mike Moise Drummer: Dan Berkery

Assistant: Samantha Zack Music Director: Joey Chancey Drummer: Eric Poland

Mark Robinson (Director) has previously worked on six DanceBreaks. An award-winning stage director and member of the SDC, Mark is also an established event producer, having supervised the Boston>New York AIDS Rides, the Broadway&Ballet Hero Awards, and Path2Parenthood’s galas, among others. He proudly served on the staffs of both the 2016 Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign and the 2017 Washington DC Women’s March. www.markrobinson.net