Betty Buckley Set to Teach LA Workshop Beginning 8/30

The legendary Broadway star, actress/singer Betty Buckley will offer a special four day Song Interpretation & Monologue Workshop in Los Angeles beginning August 30. The Tony Winner will assist aspiring artists, educators and experienced performers in the craft of singing, acting and storytelling.

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.

After her most recent successful run at Feinstein's!, The New York Times' Stephen Holden raved, "Betty Buckley [is] at the very top of her game." John Simon of Bloomberg Press wrote, "Equally accomplished as actress and singer, she pours a lifetime into every song."

Collaboration Factory is an award winning Los Angeles based Production Company, specializing in Music based entertainment for film, television and music video projects. The workshop is being presented in association with Dan Callaway, one of LA's most sought-after voIce Teachers (http://www.MyLAVoiceTeacher.com)

The class welcomes auditors, at a reduced rate, who participate in all aspects of the class - including powerful group exercises and work with partners - except the individual singing and monologue coaching by Ms. Buckley.

The workshop will consist of four sessions beginning Tuesday, August 30 - Friday, September 2. Each session will be from 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. A pianist will be provided.

Most recently co-starred in Dallas Theatre Center's smash hit "Arsenic and Old Lace, the Tony award winner has thrilled audiences 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 Tom Hanks/Steven Spielberg mini-series The Pacific on HBO and her most recent film Five Time Champion will open 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. She also has an extensive concert career and recently received rave reviews for her new show For the Love of Broadway! at the prestigious Feinstein's nightclub in NYC. The New York Times' Stephen Holden acclaimed "Betty Buckley was at the very top of her game." John Simon of Bloomberg Press raved "Equally accomplished as actress and singer, she pours a lifetime into every song."

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 the 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 recently released Bootleg: Boardmixes from the Road and her upcoming CD Ghostlight, produced by the legendary T Bone Burnett, will be out in 2012.

Named for Buckley's outstanding contribution to the musical theatre, The Betty Lynn Buckley Awards honor outstanding Musical Theatre in Fort Worth, TX.

For more information, contact 323-650-2500 or Info@collaborationfactory.com.

Photo Credit: Monica Simoes

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