Betty Buckley to Host New York Song & Monologue Workshop, 2/12

The T. Schreiber Studio welcomes back Legendary Broadway Star Betty Buckley for a 4 day Song Interpretation and Monologue Workshop in February.

Ms. Buckley shares her expertise and guides her students through a methodology that facilitates audience connection through songs and monologues. Her emotional connection to songs and audiences is renowned, and that very connection is at the heart of what Ms. Buckley imparts to her students.

The February Workshop consists of four class sessions: Feb. 12 from 4:30 to 9pm and Feb. 13, 14, & 15 from 6:30pm to 11pm. Classes will be held at Chelsea Studios. An accompanist will be provided. For further details and to arrange an interview, prospective participants should contact BuckleyNYWkshp@aol.com For more information go to www.bettybuckley.com.

Ms. Buckley guest starred on ABC Family's hit show Pretty Little Liars in August 2011. Last winter, she co-starred in Dallas Theatre Center=s smash hit Arsenic and Old Lace. The Tony award winner has thrilled audiences for with acclaimed performances in such Broadway shows as Sunset Boulevard, Cats, The Mystery of Edwin Drood and 1776. Her highly praised starring role in the M. Night Shyamalan feature film The Happening, joins her other memorable film performances including Tender Mercies, Frantic, and Carrie. Last year she appeared in the new Tom Hanks/Steven Spielberg mini-series The Pacific on HBO and her most recent film Five Time Champion opens in theatres soon. Last summer Ms. Buckley starred Off-Broadway in White’s Lies. In 2009, Ms. Buckley was honored with the Texas Medal of Arts Award for Theater and was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame in 2007.

Ms. Buckley has been a teacher for 40 years for people who want to perfect their ability to effectively communicate in their work and relationships. The class also welcomes auditors who participate in all aspects of the class except the individual coaching by Ms. Buckley.

The actor-singer works regularly in concert with her ensemble of musicians. Her solo CD, Stars and the Moon: Betty Buckley Live at the Donmar Warehouse, received a Grammy nomination. In 2007, she released a new CD Betty Buckley 1967, which hit the Billboard charts. In 2008, Quintessence with her quintet was released by Playbill and Sony BMG Broadway Masterworks. She has two new upcoming CDs, the recently released Bootleg: Boardmixes from the Road and Ghostlight produced by the legendary T Bone Burnett out in 2012.

Named for Buckley's outstanding contribution to the musical theatre, The Betty Lynn Buckley Awards honor outstanding Musical Theatre in Tarrant County high schools.

The T. Schreiber Studio established in 1969, is recognized as one of the foremost professional theatre studios in New York City, devoted to the comprehensive training and development of actors in a supportive and collaborative environment.

The Studio’s ongoing classes are integrated into its annual season of productions, allowing the accomplished faculty to guide the growth of each artist from classroom to stage. The faculty of the Studio is composed of working professionals and established artists in theatre, film, and television, under the direction of Terry Schreiber. www.tschreiber.org

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