Anthony V. Crivello

<p>ANTHONY CRIVELLO received Broadway’s Tony Award, Chicago’s Jefferson Award, a Carbonelle Award and nominations for three Jefferson Awards, two Canadian Dora Mavor Moore Awards, LA’s Ovation, Drama Critics, Robbie, Garland Awards, and Friends of New York Theater Award. Broadway: Golden Boy, Kiss of the Spiderwoman (Toronto, London), Marie Christine, Evita, Les Miserables, The News, Measure For Measure, Heathers: The Musical. Toronto: Jane Eyre. LA: Steve Martin’s The Underpants, Expecting Isabel, Do I Hear a Waltz. Chicago: The House of Martin Guerre, A Flea in Her Ear, Louis and Keely Live At The Sahara. Las Vegas: Phantom-The Las Vegas Spectacular. Films: Roland Emmerich’s Trade (Kevin Kline/ premiers 2007 Sundance Film Festival), Material Girls (Hilary &amp; Hailey Duff and Angelica Houston), Texas Rangers (Ashton Kutcher &amp; Usher), Independence Day. Henry Toy, The Mark, The Glass Jar, Jane Austen’s Mafia!, Slaves of New York, Spellbinder, Shakedown, Crocodile Dundee II. Television: “Behind The Candelabra,” “Seinfeld,” “CSI: NY,” “Frasier,” “In-Laws,” “Crossing Jordan,” “Law and Order,” “Normal,” “Ohio,” “Dillinger and Capone,” The Lost Capone,” “Miami Vice,” “Star Trek-Voyager,” “Babylon 5,” “Alien Hunter,” “Les Miserables in Concert,” “One Life to Live.”
Anthony V. "Tony" Crivello
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BROADWAY WEST ENTERTAINMENT
PRESENTS:
AUDITION ADVANTAGE
A SEMINAR ON THE SECRETS TO A SUCCESSFUL BROADWAY AUDITION -----------------------------------------------
AUDITION ADVANTAGE
AN ADVANCED AUDITION SEMINAR
A SIX HOUR WORKSHOP INSTRUCTORS EVALUATE AUDITION MATERIAL AND PRESENTATION
WHILE COVERING SUCH DIVERSE TOPICS AS:
ACTING IN SONGS
THROUGH LINE
EACH SONG IS A MONOLOGUE
ARCH IN SONG AND IN THE ENTIRE SHOW BLOCKING PREPARATION
DRAMA VERSUS “OVER DRAMATIC” ACTING AGAINST THE LINES
SELF DIRECTION
ACTING CLASSES</p>

<p>WARMING UP THE BODY/THE INSTRUMENT (VS VOCAL PREPARATION)
RELAXATION IN WARM-UPS
DISTRACTION EQUALS FAILURE
“THE PSYCHE-OUT”
REHEARSING A SONG/SCENE
HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH?
HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH?
NO TIME TO PREP (TOO MUCH TIME TO PREP) FREEDOM IN WORK
IMAGINATION AND “THE ART OF LYING” RELAXATION AND LEAVING ROOM FOR CREATIVE FLOW
SONG-A-LONG (EMOTIONS MATCHED TO MATERIAL)
WALKING INTO THE ROOM
ENGAGE WHEN ENGAGED
SMILING (THOUGH YOUR HEART IS BREAKING) SMILE AND SELL vs. SCARING THEM
BE NOTHING BUT YOURSELF IN THE CHARACTER
OVERSELLING
ENERGY FORWARD
PROCESS AND PREPARATION
PUBLIC SOLITUDE (STANISLAVSKI AND THE MOSCOW THEATER)
RELAXATION IN PREPARATION
REAL NERVES/THE USE OF “WHERE YOU REALLY ARE”</p>

<p>ACKNOWLEDGING REALITIES VERSION OF CHARACTER COMMERCIAL VERSUS THEATRICAL HEIGHTENED REALITIES
CREATING A MAZE (I CAN’T SEE OR HEAR YOU)
THE ALL-AROUND TALENT
DEVELOPMENT OF ALL SKILLS
THE ARTS FEED THE ARTS INTERCONNECTED ART FORMS SERVE EACH OTHER
VOCAL PYROTHECNICS VERSUS STYLE STYLE IN THE PERIOD (HOW FAR DO I GO) MATCHING MATERIAL (STYLE &amp; DRESS) “OVER SINGING”
SIMPLICITY AND FOCUS
WHAT IS THE RIGHT MATERIAL TO AUDITION WITH?
RESPECT FOR MY INSTRUMENT “THE VIOLINIST ETHIC” SMOKING AND DRINKING</p>

<p>AGENTS/UNIONS
ARE THEY NECESSARY?
USED CAR SALESMAN AND HUSTLE- DUSTIN HOFFMAN AND HIS PHILOSOPHY BUILDING MY OWN MACHINE
-BUILDING A REPUTATION
-STANDING IN THE NON EQUITY LINE
SCHOOLS:
LISTING OF BEST:
DRAMA &amp; MUSICAL:
YALE, JULLIARD, CINCINNATI CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, CARNIEGE-MELLON, NORTHWESTERN, ETC.
DRAMA/LEAGUE AUDITIONS
THE IMPORTANCE OF ALL AROUND EDUCATION
SCHOLARSHIPS
WHERE AND WHEN
HEADSHOTS &amp; RESUMES
LAYOUT AND PRESENTATION
BIO AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION “CATCHING THEIR EYE”
TOO MUCH INFORMATION
MARKETING</p>

<p>DRESS FOR CHARACTER (DRESS FOR SUCCESS) YOU ARE YOUR OWN CORPORATION
YOU SELL YOU BETTER THAN ANYONE
DISCUSSION ON “THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TABLE”
WHAT DO THEY WANT OR NOT WANT? WHAT DO THEY NEED?
THE REAL TRUTHS
SEX AND THE CASTING COUCH “PLAYING THEM”
NEPOTISM IN THE BUSINESS
LOS ANGELES VERSUS NEW YORK REGIONAL EXPERIENCE BUILDING A NETWORK
IMPORTANCE OF CONTACTS
“CLICKS AND CLUBS”
SELLING SEX AND CROTCH
TRENDS IN THE MEDIA
PAYING ATTENTION TO THE CURRENT FADS PAYING YOUR DUES
ROCK AND RECORDING BROADWAY VERSUS POP CAREER PATHS</p>

<p>“THE DEATH SPIRAL”
WHAT “AGE” IS BEST TO TRY WHERE DO I GO TO START?
WHEN DO I BEGIN?
THEATER AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE INTERNET.
THE COMPUTOR IS MY FRIEND AND A NECESSARY TOOL
DIRECTORS:
TONY AWARD WINNING ACTOR ANTHONY CRIVELLO
(KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, EVITA, MARIE CHRISTINE)
AND
BROADWAY VETERAN
KELLI JAMES CHASE
(LES MISERABLES,
THE MUSIC of ANDREW LOYD WEBER)</p>

<p>ITINERARY:
The Advanced Audition Workshop will include the following topics in depth:
.evaluation of audition materials and presentation .the real truths about the business
.acting in songs
.warming up the body and instrument .rehearsing a song or scene
.the all around talent/development of all skills .agents and unions
.schools
.scholarships
.headshots and resumes
Tony Award winning actor Anthony Crivello and Broadway Veteran Kelli James Chase will instruct share their wealth of knowledge and professional experience. Their goal is to prepare, augment and challenge their students for the REAL WORLD OF THE ARTS. This includes a wide range of philosophies, techniques,
studies and strategies whereby success can be achieved in the world of Musical Stage and Acting, as well as other professional arenas.
Anthony Crivello is 1993 TONY AWARD winner for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical as the original Valentine in Hal Prince’s “Kiss of the Spider Woman.” Additionally Mr. Crivello has starred on Broadway in “Evita” for Hal Prince and “Les Miserables”. In 1999 Mr. Crivello starred opposite Audra McDonald in the World Premiere production of “Marie Christine” at Lincoln Center. Recently he was awarded a
2001 LA Ovation Award Nomination for Sondheim/ Rodger’s “Do I Hear A Waltz” directed by David Lee (“Fraiser.”) Anthony’s Feature Film credits include “Jane Austin’s Mafia!,” “Independence Day,” “Crocodile Dundee II” and many noted television appearances including “Seinfeld”(Jerry Seinfeld &amp; Michael Richard), “Star Trek:Voyager”
“Geppetto” (Drew Carey), “Normal, Ohio” (John Goodman), “The Lost Capone” (Eric Roberts), and “Law and Order.” He can also be seen on the PBS special “Les Miserables in Concert: Live from London’s Royal Albert Hall.” Mr. Crivello has shared his singing talents on 10 original CD recordings as well as many film soundtracks.
Kelli James notable resume includes twenty-five years of starring roles in Broadway productions including four years opposite Donny Osmond as the The Narrator in “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”, Eponine in the original Broadway production of “Les Miserables,” featured soloist (hand picked by Andrew Lloyd Webber) in his premiere production of “The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber in Concert”, and The American Tour of “Music of The Night.” Recently, Kelli starred in “Night of 1000 Voices,” an Encore performance of with the London Philharmonic at the Royal Albert Hall, London.
Ms. James additional credits include Columbia in ”The Rocky Horror Show,” Peron’s Mistress in “Evita” for Tony Award winning director Hal Prince, and Giulietta in “Aspects of Love”:National Tour. She has been featured on several albums including her solo debut CD “A Narrator’s Christmas”, and performed with such artists as Sarah Brightman, Gary Morris, Sam Harris and Faith Hill.
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BROADWAY WEST ENTERTAINMENT
PRESENTS:
AUDITION ADVANTAGE
YOUNG SHOWSTOPPER PROS!!
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DESTINATION BROADWAY!!</p>

<h2>[A 4 hrs. ACTING INTENSIVE WORKSHOP FOR ADVANCED STUDENTS OF THE ARTS from AGES 13 AND UP]</h2>

<p>A Musical Theater Experience for Kids Ages 7 - 12 Years interested in gaining the secrets the Broadway professionals know
DIRECTORS:
TONY AWARD WINNING ACTOR ANTHONY CRIVELLO
(KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, EVITA, MARIE CHRISTINE)
AND
BROADWAY VETERAN
KELLI JAMES CHASE
(LES MISERABLES,
THE MUSIC of ANDREW LOYD WEBER)</p>

<p>The YOUNG SHOWSTOPPER PROS!! “WAITING IN THE WINGS” Class will include:
.Theatre games
.Improvisation
.Auditioning
.Presenting prepared material from Broadway Musicals (Example - Oliver or Annie)
.Basic presentation
.Vocal and Acting technique
.Stage presence and self esteem
.Question and answer session for parents and kids attending workshop
Anthony Crivello and Kelli James Chase instruct with a wealth of knowledge and professional experience in the world of the performing arts. Their is goal is to prepare, motivate and challenge their students for a REAL WORLD OF THE ARTS experience. This includes a wide range of philosophies, studies and strategies. A unique inter-active experience that will guide and propel the students to success “on stage” or beyond.</p>