VP Boyle News

The New York Film Academy's Musical Theatre and Film Conservatory has announced new awards and screenings of two original movie musical short films.

Tonight, June 20, NewFilmmakers celebrates alternate lifestyles.

The 4th Annual D2GB Children's Performing Arts Camp is coming to a close! After an inspiring four days at Pearl Studios, there's only one day left and it's time to celebrate the growth of our campers as they share what has been learned over the course of the camp.

R.Evolución Latina's D2GB (Dare to Go Beyond) Children's Performing Arts Camp concludes tomorrow with a very special celebration at El Museo del Barrio. R.Evolución Latina, who has been featured on NBC's Nightly News with Brian Williams in a segment called 'Making a Difference', is a collective of artists and activists committed to empowering the artistic community in order to inspire growth within the Latino Community through collaboration, productions, and educational support programs. An added focus to this year's camp is health awareness and the importance of physical activity as we address the growing concern of obesity in our Latino children. 'Through the arts, we will empower the youth to recognize the importance of leading and maintaining a healthy life' says Camp Coordinator Ali Solomon. This free camp will provide more than 150 underserved children ages 7-17 the chance to experience the arts through classes taught by NYC and international artists from the theatre, music, dance, and Latino communities. 'This camp is very inspiring and also fun... It's like a mission that we have to accomplish during this week, I'm just loving everything about it.' said Rosa Fermin one of the students.

Welcome to Oz where there are two kinds of sparkly green. The first (and most wonderful) is the sparkle that comes from your family, friends and colleagues that wish you joy with every molecule of their body. They are the keepers. The jewels in your crown adventure that add luster and light to anything you do. They will champion you whether you rise or whether you fall and love you just the same. They come in all sorts of surprise colors and shine. They can be sapphire blue, emerald green, amber yellow, ruby red and the brightest of white diamonds. They can be co-workers at your survival job, the man that got away, the young gal at your stage door every night or even someone from afar that you will never meet.

Acclaimed comedian David Lee Nelson will host this exciting star-studded event to assist Coyote REP in raising funds for its upcoming season at the beautiful Players' Club at 16 Gramercy Park in NYC.

I think dogs really get it. They have their priorities straight and live totally in the moment. Life is an awesome combination of eating, sleeping, playing, pooping and hanging out with people who love you. Throw in some snow, an old shoe to chew, a good stick to fetch, some crotch sniffing and the world is their oyster. Sign me up for that life in the next round-

Acclaimed comedian David Lee Nelson will host this exciting star-studded event to assist Coyote REP in raising funds for its upcoming season at the beautiful Players' Club at 16 Gramercy Park in NYC.

Think about vanilla ice cream. It's always a pretty nice thought in my head...

I've had two amazing theatrical experiences recently that showcase the power of what we do. Firstly, I was absolutely blown away by Sherie Rene Scott's personal and professional triumph with Everyday Rapture. I walked out inspired, refreshed and honored to be in theatre.

I'm constantly fascinated by people. I should be since it is inherent to my job as a coach, champion and artist. As a storyteller, we have to observe and study the world in which we live so that we can draw inspiration from it in powerful ways.

VP BOYLE announces his set of fierce guest singers for Saturday's concert at Le Poisson Rouge. Charissa Bertels, Nick Cartell, Emily Drennan, and Dominic Sheahan-Stahl will sing backup on several numbers throughout the show and will be joined by Melissa Hammans, Katie Kozlowski, Paul Luoma, David Alan Marshall, Brooke Wilson, Matt Wilson, and Katie Zaffrann for the mega blow-out Queen finale.

BWW Discounts is offering you the chance to save on an exclusive Broadway-level audition workshop, then take a campus tour and audition for the New York Film Academy's cutting-edge Musical Theatre Conservatory Program on August 21st in New York City.

Building your team or support network is a two way street. It starts with understanding of what you need personally, professionall, creatively and spiritually. Denying that you need to create a team, a tribe or your own little (or huge) network of like-minded individuals is deadly. A support network is a group of colleagues who provide guidance and assistance to one another throughout their lives and/or careers. Some people call it networking. I think 'networking' is an ugly word. Networking is collecting cards and names with only a 'what can they do for me' attitude. It's greedy and everyone on the planet can smell that kind of oily from a mile away. I'm up for creating and contributing to my community. I believe in legacy. You have to give more than you take but you also have to learn how to make requests. Giving is receiving and vice versa. By designing your own support network, you can tailor it to suit your needs but first ask yourself these questions:

If you want the sauce to simmer, you have to turn up the heat. I'm not really talking about temperature, you know. However, I really think that actors fall into three groups:

After spending the last 15 years training musical theatre professionals, I've learned that there are no rules. More importantly, the training never stops. Ever. This business is hard and if you aren't constantly working on your craft through training and practical experience, you are totally faking it and someone else is going to book the job. There is a school of thought that 10% of your income (whatever that is) should go to education in someway because if you are not learning you are dying. I totally agree. The thing that fascinates me the most is that people wait so long or think that dedicating six months, a year or even two to their artistic development isn't worth a gazillion returns in the future. Tell that to any serious professional who enjoys a career and livelihood in this business and they would laugh at you.

There are a few things in life that really incite me to rage. Littering, lame passive/aggressive communication, condescension and piss-poor-customer-service-by-people-who-recite-scripts-and-do-not-use-the-gray-matter-located-in-their-skulls. Can you tell I'm serious?

BOB CLINE, director of White's Lies, and MARK FIFER, music director, are now on board for VP Boyle @ (le) poisson rouge. Bob is a professor at NYC's Pace University, in charge of the Senior Musical Theatre majors in the BFA program.

Not being on television you dork, that is awesome and welcomed. Watching hours and hours and hours of crap when you could be doing something productive with your time. Or playing video games. They suck, too.