United Solo Hosts Master Class With Broadway Press Agent Joshua Ellis

United Solo will host a Master Class taught by Joshua Ellis, renowned theater publicist and press agent, as part of the United Solo Professional Training Program, on Monday, August 6, 2018 at Theatre Row in New York City. This class will introduce participants to practical tools and skills required to publicize and market themselves and their shows. It's about shaping expectations for potential audiences, whether they are critics, reporters or theatergoers.

Topics include creating buzz; giving interviews; writing programs, press and promotional materials; creating publicity photos and video; managing an Internet presence; participating in auxiliary media events; and budgeting all this. Space is limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis. "Participants of the United Solo Professional Training Program have an incredible opportunity to work in a collaborative setting with industry leaders in theatre, television, and film. The wisdom gained from these sessions, as well as the connection with top-notch professionals, create an invaluable experience that we, as artists, can keep with us for a lifetime," says Pat McAndrew, Master Class Manager at United Solo.

Joshua Ellis created, developed and executed the public relations for dozens of Broadway and off-Broadway productions, including David Merrick's "42nd Street" (Tony Award), Stephen Sondheim's "Into the Woods" (N.Y. Drama Critics Award), Lena Horne: "The Lady and Her Music" (Special Tony Award and Grammy Award), Yul Brynner in "The King and I" (Special Tony Award), August Wilson's "Fences" (Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize), "The Elephant Man" (Tony Award), Frank Langella in "Dracula" (Tony Award), "Morning's at Seven" (Tony Award), "Big River" (Tony Award), Sandy Duncan in "Peter Pan," and seven productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company including the monumental "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby" (Tony Award). Simultaneously, he was the press representative for the multi-award winning Roundabout Theatre Company. For two years, he did publicity for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and for five years he was Barry Manilow's personal press agent. Ellis was on the founding Steering Committee of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, and served on that committee for five years while heading BC/EFA's public relations efforts.

The Master Class is hosted by United Solo, a New York-based company dedicated to the genre of solo performance. Since its inception in 2010, United Solo has featured nearly 1,000 productions from all over the world. Each year, United Solo presents solo pieces, discovers original scripts, connects theatre artists with their audiences, and expands its new series of Master Classes for theatre artists, students, and enthusiasts with all levels of experience. The United Solo Professional Training Program is led by world-class theatre professionals, whose accomplishments and credits guarantee a top-notch educational experience, including Pau Aran Gimeno, a dancer and choreographer with Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch; James Lecesne, a performer and screenwriter of the Oscar-winning film "Trevor"; Fiona Shaw, one of the most influential actresses and directors of contemporary theatre; Bill Bowers, hailed by critics as the most accomplished and renowned mime of his generation; and Allan Corduner, internationally acclaimed actor, currently starring in "My Fair Lady" on Broadway.

HOW TO BE A STAR, a Master Class with Joshua Ellis, will take place on Monday, August 6 at 6pm (duration 120 min.) at Theatre Row: Stage Door, 407 West 41st Street, New York, NY 10036. Pre-registration is required to participate and can be done online at http://unitedsolo.org/us/uedu - where more details can be found as well.