What steps can I take as a freshmen in getting on to broadway in the future?

Question

should i focus on acting or singing or dancing or what???????

Answer 1

Here's what I can tink of so far:

- Engage in voice lessons for both classical and pop music. For starters, ask your music teacher if he/she could train you.

- Join your local Community college for after school programs for acting or singing.

- Watch broadway plays to have an idea what goes on in a production.

- Watch movie adaptations of plays.

Answer 2

You will have to cultivate all 3 talents. Years ago, the leads in musicals sang and sometimes acted, the chorus was split into singers and dancers. The high cost of production introduced the idea of the "triple threat" performer - someone who could do all 3 well. I also know many performers who have had to learn to play a musical instrumental (or more than one) for their role on stage.
The best training is experience. Join a community theater, watch, learn and do. Like any other art form, you will find what works for you and what doesn't. Don't focus on being a Broadway STAR. Concentrate on being a working actor.
There isn't any such thing as a B'way star anymore - most leads go to tv or movie actors who can warrant the high prices of B'way tickets. Who going to pay $100 dollars a pop to see Joe and Jane Doe in a single-set revival?? Most of middle America doesn't even know that that nice old lady on Murder, She Wrote had a career on B'way once.

Answer 3

Focus on all three. The best performers on Broadway can do all 3. Learn to sing, act & dance in that order. Then you'll be what they call a "triple threat."

Answer 4

Broadway is all about the triple threat so you got to stat studying all three. You'll want to get involved in Choir, Acting classes, School striaght plays and Musicals, and any dance class available. Outside of the school try to get Private voice and acting classes, take ballet, Jazz and Tap Dances, and get involved with Community theater. Sounds like alot I know but it's not impossible to do and it looks REALLY good on a resume.

Answer 5

I would say focus on all the big aspects. Take vocal, dancing, and acting lessons from the highest proffessional you can get. Try to convince your parents into enrolling you into a Performance Arts academy, most Broadway Actors and Actresses got their start with classes like that.

Answer 6

of course acting is the number one factor in getting into broadway. singing comes in second.

it doesn't matter if you have a dancing background in entering broadway. you just need to know how to move on stage.

keep on joining plays, no matter how small a production is. showing a good portfolio of all the plays you've been part of will give you a better chance of getting in a broadway play :)

Answer 7

With all due respect, I ask you what you feel most comfortable in? What "suits" or fits you best? That verly likely is where to focus.

Have you a direction yet?

Certainly there is complete validity in being versatile, and in the matter of creative pursuits and passions driving those; one should likely be able to "step up" to multiple challenges. Hopefully the craft and the direction "finds" us, not the other way around.

Beginning the process likely means keeping expectations modest, but be assertive in actions as to expose yourself to that world and IT to you.

No matter how "close" your freshman class is,,,It's a long walk to "Broadway"

The joy and bounty may be as much in the journey as "at" any destination, and experience truly can be one of the better teachers anyway. Start at a pace that feels comfortable to you, even in "baby steps"; but try to not take "backward" steps in any rejections or disregards of you. They aren't meant as personal attacks; and many of us find our Niche, no matter "Broadway" or not.

Steven Wolf

The best too you, and please DO NOT "break a leg" smiles.

Answer 8

okay the lesson in musical theatre..you should try and be a triple threat. singer,dancer,actor. sometimes thats doesn't happen.
but notice: what do you see most of in a broadway show. broadway musical that is..
Acting!
Acting is done throughout the entire show. through the singing..through the dancing..it's on going.
i hope this helps. the major thing i think to work on is acting. :) goodluck:)

Answer 9

Agents and Casting Directors, look for triple-threat performers that is: someone that can dance (tap and jazz), sing and act. Start performing where you live. Join the community theatre.

Answer 10

on broadway you have to dance, act, and sing. take classes and go to auditions.