Photo Flash: Broadway Dreams Foundation Visits Omaha

By: Jul. 14, 2011
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Omaha's Broadway dreams come true for the second consecutive summer when The Broadway Dreams Foundation (BDF) partners with Omaha Performing Arts to present their acclaimed Summer Performing Arts Intensive at the Holland Performing Arts Center (1200 Douglas Street, Omaha, NE). Acclaimed theatrical director and producer Richard Jay-Alexander and a roster of Broadway veterans work with aspiring young performers from the Omaha area throughout the week in preparation for "True Colors," a one of a kind Broadway concert open to the public. Check out photos fromt he big event below!

The Omaha Summer Performing Arts Intensive featured a faculty roster of Broadway favorites including BDF Artistic Director Paul Canaan (Legally Blonde), James Kinney (Sweet Charity), Tyler Hanes (A Chorus Line), Nikki Snelson (Legally Blonde), Quentin Darrington (Ragtime) and Sarah Pfeifer (Jersey Boys).

Over three thousand students have participated in the BDF program in cities such as Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, San Diego and Omaha. Students have gone on to perform in regional, national and Broadway productions including Disney's The Lion King, Spring Awakening and Bring it On. Other students have pursued careers in the arts or attend prestigious theatre programs in universities throughout the United States. The Broadway Dreams Foundation offers significant scholarships to hundreds of students each year, ensuring that all qualified students are able to realize their Broadway Dreams regardless of their financial status. For more information on The Broadway Dreams Foundation, please visit www.mybroadwaydreams.com.

Photo Flash: Broadway Dreams Foundation Visits Omaha

Photo Flash: Broadway Dreams Foundation Visits Omaha
Richard Jay-Alexander

Photo Flash: Broadway Dreams Foundation Visits Omaha
Tyler Hanes, Nikki Snelson, Paul Canaan and Quentin Earl Darrington with students

Photo Flash: Broadway Dreams Foundation Visits Omaha
Sarah Pfeifer, Tyler Hanes, Nikki Snelson and Paul Canaan with students

Photo Flash: Broadway Dreams Foundation Visits Omaha
Nikki Snelson with students

Photo Flash: Broadway Dreams Foundation Visits Omaha
Richard Jay-Alexander

Photo Flash: Broadway Dreams Foundation Visits Omaha
AJ Lockhart

Photo Flash: Broadway Dreams Foundation Visits Omaha
Leigh Ellen Jones

Photo Flash: Broadway Dreams Foundation Visits Omaha
Tyler Hanes with Ryann Redmond

Photo Flash: Broadway Dreams Foundation Visits Omaha
TammyRa

Photo Flash: Broadway Dreams Foundation Visits Omaha
Tyler Hanes and Ryann Redmond with students

Photo Flash: Broadway Dreams Foundation Visits Omaha
Grace Gealey with students

Photo Flash: Broadway Dreams Foundation Visits Omaha
DaveBarrus, Director - Richard Jay-Alexander, Jake McCoy and Annette Tanner

Photo Flash: Broadway Dreams Foundation Visits Omaha
Paul Canaan with students

Photo Flash: Broadway Dreams Foundation Visits Omaha
students from Broadway Dreams Foundation intensive

Photo Flash: Broadway Dreams Foundation Visits Omaha



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