Jessie Mueller, Nikki Renée Daniels, Lorna Courtney, More Will Be Part of Songbook Academy Summer Music Intensive | Playbill

Cabaret & Concert News Jessie Mueller, Nikki Renée Daniels, Lorna Courtney, More Will Be Part of Songbook Academy Summer Music Intensive

Michael Feinstein leads the Great American Songbook Foundation series, which includes public performances that are also live streamed.

Jessie Mueller, Nikki Renée Daniels, and Lorna Courtney

A host of concert and stage stars—including several Broadway favorites—will be guest mentors for The Songbook Academy's annual summer music intensive. Presented by the Great American Songbook Foundation, the intensive will be held July 12-19 at Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, Indiana.

In addition to Great American Songbook Foundation founder Michael Feinstein, those who will help lead the 40 student participants include Tony winner Jessie Mueller and Nikki Renée Daniels, appearing during the week’s public events; as well as Kate Baldwin, Lorna Courtney, Catherine Russell, and A.J. Shively, leading private master classes and workshops.

The students will work throughout the week with music directors Caelan Cardello, Jeff Harris, Oscar Hernández, Daryl Kojak, and Melanie Shore; and vocal coaches Shereen Ahmed, Kathleen Hacker, MaryAnn Hu, Melvin Brandon Logan, and Mary Michael Patterson.

Other special guests assisting with this year’s Academy include Catherine Walker as vocal technique coach and Songbook choir director, Kenny Shepard as guest choreographer, Russ Kassoff as guest music director for The Songbook Academy in Concert, and 2016 Songbook Academy alum Nina White, who made her Broadway debut in Kimberly Akimbo.

The Songbook Academy, now in its 16th year, includes workshops, master classes, and performance opportunities that help participants hone their vocal and stage skills, while building friendships and professional connections.

Songbook Academy Week also features public performance events at the Payne & Mencias Palladium concert hall for both live audiences and live stream viewers worldwide.

Tickets for all three of the public performances—including a July 15 Public Masterclass led by Feinstein and Mueller; a July 17 Songbook Showcase featuring special performances by Feinstein and Daniels, and The Songbook Academy in Concert July 19, emceed by Feinstein—are on sale now. Visit TheSongbook.org.

 
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