RCA IN THE NEWS

ANDREW NEAL ACCEPTED TO AMDA

The American Musical and Dramatic Academy ( City)/AMDA and Conservatory of the Performing Arts (Los Angeles) is pleased to announce that Andrew Neal has been accepted for the 2015-2016 academic year. Andrew is the son of Jerry and Shannon Neal and is a senior at Riverside Christian Academy. He has been participating in drama classes at RCA and in local theatre with the Carriage House Players since he was in sixth-grade. Andrew said he has learned every part of making a show become a reality from the onstage acting parts to the offstage directing parts and that he hopes to further his knowledge in New York.

Admission to AMDA is extremely competitive; our students come from all over the globe and are selected from auditions held in more than 35 cities throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, England, Argentina, Brazil, Israel and South Korea. The full-time enrollment at the two AMDA locations is approximately 1,300 students. AMDA was founded in 1964 as a premier performing arts conservatory. With campuses on New York’s Upper West Side and in the historic Hollywood district in Los Angeles, AMDA sits in the epicenter of two entertainment communities, making it uniquely suited to offer intensive full-time training and BFA programs in Acting, Music Theatre, Performing Arts and Dance Theatre. AMDA graduates have performed on Broadway in: VENUS IN FUR, WAR HORSE, BORN YESTERDAY, MARY POPPINS, PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT, SPIDERMAN, TURN OFF THE DARK, GREEN DAY’S AMERICAN IDIOT, 9 TO 5, AVENUE Q, CHICAGO, A CHORUS LINE, GREASE, GYPSY HAIR, HAIRSPRAY, IN THE HEIGHTS, JERSEY BOYS, LEGALLY BLONDE: THE MUSICAL, MAMMA MIA, RENT, SHREK THE MUSICAL, SOUTH PACIFIC, SPAMALOT, WEST SIDE STORY and WICKED. Recent film credits for AMDA graduates include: THE HUNGER GAMES, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS, WIN WIN, 3:10 TO YUMA, THE ACCIDENTAL HUSBAND, AMERICAN BEAUTY, DROP DEAD GORGEOUS, DUPLICITY, ENCHANTED, EVERY LITTLE STEP, HAIRSPRAY: THE MOVIE and THE SHAPE OF THINGS. Television credits for AMDA graduates include: “NCIS” (CBS), “CASTLE” (ABC), “” (FOX), “” (NBC), “WHITE COLLAR” (USA), “HOUSE” (FOX), “ROYAL PAINS” (USA), “THE GOOD WIFE” (CBS), “CRIMINAL MINDS” (CBS), “THE FOLLOWING” (Fox), “BUNHEADS” (ABC Family), “AWKWARD” (MTV), “BOARDWALK EMPIRE” (HBO), “” (ABC), “RED WIDOW” (ABC), “JUSTIFIED” (FX), “NURSE JACKIE” (SHOWTIME), “PAN AM” (ABC), “A GIFTED MAN” (CBS), “” (ABC), “GENERATION KILL” (HBO), “GREY’S ANATOMY” (ABC), “GOSSIP GIRL” (CW), “GUIDING LIGHT” (CBS), “IN PLAIN SIGHT” (USA), “LAW AND ORDER” (NBC), “THE OFFICE” (NBC), “SNL” (NBC), “DEXTER” (Showtime) and “WEEDS” (SHOWTIME).

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