Betty Buckley to Hold Workshops in LA, Chicago, and More!
Following her successful run of her new show "Ah, Men! The Boys of Broadway!" at the prestigious NYC Cabaret Feinstein's, legendary Broadway star Betty Buckley her Song Interpretation & Monologue Workshops in Fort Worth, Los Angeles and Chicago.
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.
In Fort Worth, the November Workshop consists of two rounds of six classes. Sessions begin on November 2 and 21st and are held at the FW Community Arts Center and the Museum of Modern Art in Fort Worth. For further details and to arrange an interview, prospective participants should contact m@marjoriehayes.com. For more information go to www.bettybuckley.com.
In Los Angeles, the workshop is being presented by Collaboration Factory and will consist of a four day Intensive from Tuesday, Dec. 6 through Friday, December 9. For further information and an interview, call 323-650-2500 or info@collaborationfactory.com.
In Chicago, Ms. Buckley will be offering her workshop for the first time. A four day intensive will run from Monday, December 12 through Thursday, December 15.
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 over 40 years for people who want to hone their communication skills in song and in business. 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 CDs, Bootleg: Boardmixes from the Road released in October, 2010 and Ghostlight produced by the legendary T Bone Burnett out in Spring 2012.
Photo Credit: Walter McBride/WM Photos
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