G ’S AC IN AD K E E M H Y T CONSERVATORY of the Arts m e u c s n i a c d th t ea ar tre visual AUDITION SHOWCASE 2016 All students auditoning for principal roles will have the wonderful opportunity to independently work with Broadway stars Mathew James Thomas and Tess Soltau to workshop their individual pieces for the auditons. Mathew and Tess will hold workshops on Thursday, November 3 and Friday, November 4 for all students auditoning. This is sure to be an amazing experience for each of students to gain knowledge and input from these two Broadway veterans. The following are bios for them both: Mathew James Thomas is a Britsh actor and singer who has made appearances Matthew James Thomas in television, flm, and theatre. He is known for his television roles including the BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning, The Lost Prince, and the ITV drama-musical show, Britannia High. Thomas is also recognized for his performance in the ttle role of the 2013 Broadway revival of Pippin, which received a Tony Award for Best Revival Musical. He was also a late additon to the U.S. natonal tour of Pippin in 2014. He had his Broadway debut in 2010 playing Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Turn of the Dark. Thomas trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London and later at the Italia Cont Academy of Theatre Arts also in London. His frst professional actng job came at the age of 8 when he played Kipper in a producton of Oliver. As a child he also appeared as Simon in Billy Elliot and in About a Boy,starring Hugh Grant. Additonally, Thomas made frequent appear- ances on numerous Britsh television shows, including Wonderful You, The Bill, Bad Girls, and Stephen Poliakof’s, The Lost Prince, among others. Conservatory In 2013, Thomas was nominated for an Outer Critcs Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Broadway Musical for his performance in the ttle role in Pippin, and, in 2015, he was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical for his performanceArtists as Fenwich in the Barryin Levinson Residence produced musical, Diner. Later in 2015, he was cast alongside Eddie Izzard in the HBO pilot, The Devil You Know, an upcoming drama program created by Jenji Kohan. Tess Soltau graduated from The King’s Academy in 2005 where she played Tess Soltau Tessnumerous Soltau lead roles graduated for The from King’s The Academy King’s AcademyTheatre Company. in 2005 where Tess is shea graduate played numerousof Carnegie lead Mellon roles University for The King’swhere Academy she graduated Theatre top Co.in her Tess class. is a Shegraduate has found of Carnegieincredible Mellon success University fulflling her where Broadway she graduated dreams. 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Woods, Tess’s where Broadway she starred credits as Rapunzelinclude Far playing From op- Heavenposite Donna, alongside Murphy Steven and AmyPasquale, Adams, The and Addams most recently, Family ,in where the biggest she played Broadway the role of Wednesday alongside Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwith, Into the Woods, where show in New York, Wicked, where she shehas starredstunned as audiences Rapunzel as playing the fabulous opposite Glinda. Donna Tess Murphy is also the and co-founder Amy Adams, and andco- owner of New York City’s puppy boutque,most Hound recently, and inTail the - bringing biggest comfortBroadway and show style in to New both York, pup andWicked owner., where she has stunned audiences as the fabulous Glinda. Tess is also the co-founder and co-owner of New York City’s puppy boutque, Hound and Tail – bringing comfort and style to both pup and owner. Adam Kaplan is a New York based actor and singer. originally from Westport, Connectcut. Adam earned a BFA in Musical Theatre at Elon University in North Carolina. He was a fnalist in the 2012 NYMF’s Next Broadway Sensaton competton, and in January of 2013 made his Broadway debut in Disney’s Newsies! performing the leading role Jack Kelly. He was in the New York Philharmonic’s Show Boat which was subsequently broadcast as part of PBS› Live at Lincoln Center series. Adam recently toured the United States and Japan as Charlie Price in the first national tour of Kinky Boots. He is currently starring on Broadway as Calogero in the hit musical A Bronx Tale directed by Robert De Niro and Jerry Zaks at the Longacre Theatre. The King’s Academy is thrilled to have Adam work with the TKA Theatre Company’s cast of Disney’s Newsies! Adam is sure to bring his expertse to the project to give our students the best the Broadway industry has to ofer. Matthew James Thomas is a Britsh actor and singer who has made appearances in television, flm, and theatre. He is known for his television roles including the BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning, The Lost Prince, and the ITV drama-musical show, Britannia High. Thomas is also recognized for his performance in the ttle role of the 2013 Broad- way revival of Pippin, which received a Tony Award for Best Revival Musical. He was also a late additon to the U.S. natonal tour of Pippin in 2014. He had his Broadway debut in 2010 playing Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Turn of the Dark. Thomas trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London and later at the Italia Cont Academy of Theatre Arts also in London. His frst professional actng job came at the age of 8 when he played Kipper in a producton of Oliver. As a child he also appeared as Simon in Billy Elliot and in About a Boy, starring Hugh Grant. Additonally, Thomas made frequent appearances on numerous Britsh television shows, including Wonderful You, The Bill, Bad Girls, and Stephen Poliakof’s, The Lost Prince, among others. In 2013, Thomas was nominated for an Outer Critcs Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Broadway Musical for his performance in the ttle role in Pippin, and, in 2015, he was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical for his performance as Fenwich in the Barry Levinson produced musical, Diner. Later in 2015, he was cast alongside Eddie Izzard in the HBO pilot, The Devil You Know, an upcoming drama program created by Jenji Kohan. John Hickok is no stranger to the Broadway industry. He has had experience on the stage as well as in many areas of producton and directng. Mr. Hickok orig- inated the role of Professor Bhaer in Broadway’s Litle Women and is featured on the cast recording. Mr. Hickok world premiered Broadway’s Aida originatng the role of Zoser also being featured on the cast recording. Mr. Hickok received his actng training at the prestgious Royal Academy of Dramatc Arts in London and is a member of the Actor’s Equity Associaton. Mr. Hickok is also on the Theatre Faculty at Queens College and Western Connectcut University. The King’s Academy is thrilled to have Mr. John Hickok serve as head clinician at the annual Broadway Initatve Musical Theatre Showcase March 29 and 30. Ms. Hickok is sure to bring his expertse to our King’s Academy Conservatory students as they prepare for their future performances and auditons. The King’s Academy Conserva- tory of the Arts is excited for this collaboraton with Broadway’s John Hickok allowing our students to receive training from best in the industry. Lily Ojea Loveland joined Ballet Palm Beach as a principal dancer in 2009, afer fve years with the Alabama Ballet. She has spent summers dancing with other groups including New Orleans Ballet Theater and Hosanna Sacred Arts. Since joining Ballet Palm Beach she has traveled overseas seven tmes performing with Ballet Ambassadors. Besides being a dancer, she is also a teacher at Ballet Palm Beach Academy. She is a certfed master of the RPM technique. The technique explains ballet through physics and kinesiology and promotes exquisite classical results without forcing the body past it's absolute limits. It is a highly efectve approach to achieving natural movement quality and classical technique simultaneously. Lily is blessed to be a wife and mom of two. Lauren N. DeSantis ia a wife and mother of two amazing boys. She was born in Boca Raton, FL and moved to Wellington at young age. She has been dancing since the age of two. Lauren atended Bak Middle School and Dreyfoos School of the Arts, where she studied dance, under an amazing, diverse faculty. Most of her outside dance train- ing was done at a local studio in Wellington, Peggy Brown’s Academy of Dance. She danced with The Company at a compettve level for 15 years before atending college at Florida State University. At Florida State Lauren studied fashion merchandising and design and contnued to dance on her sorority’s dance team. Afer college she contnued her educaton and went into elementary educaton. Lauren currently teaches students with learning disabilites at Allamanda Elementa- ry School, in Palm Beach Gardens. Her real passion, besides being a mom, contnues to be dance.