Check out former camper Max Schneider’s new TV show on Nick

December 15th, 2011

Max Schneider (2006-2010) is playing Zander in the upcoming How To Rock. We’re looking forward to the show…

http://www.nick.com/videos/clip/how-to-rock-series-premiere-coming-in-2012-N14522-01.html

2011-2012 Camp Fairs

December 11th, 2011

 


Georgia Music Educators Association in Service Conference
Thursday, January 26, 2012 – Saturday, January 28, 2012
Savannah, GA

 


Summer Opportunities St. Louis
Saturday, January 28, 2012
10 AM – 3 PM
Whitfield School, 175 South Mason Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63141

 


Ohio, Chagrin Falls Middle School
Saturday, January 28, 2012
10 AM – 2 PM
Chagrin Falls Middle School, 342 East Washington St., Chagrin Falls, Ohio, 44022

 


Manhattan Media – NYC – Downtown Grace Church School
Saturday, January 28, 2012
12 Noon – 3 PM
86 4th Ave. between 10th and 11th Sts.

 


 

Representative in the Washington, DC Area
Saturday and Sunday, January 28 and 29, 2012, call for Details

 


 

KIDS Fair at Brookline High School (MA)
Sunday, January 29, 2012
12 Noon – 3 PM
115 Greenough St., Brookline, MA

 


Manhattan Media – Brooklyn Union Temple
Sunday, January 29, 2012
12 Noon – 3 PM
17 Eastern Pkwy (between Plaza St. E. and Underhill Ave.)

 


MetroKids Super Camp Fair – Conshohocken, PA
Sunday, January 29, 2012
1 PM – 3 PM
Conshohocken, Marriott, 111 Crawford Ave., West Conshohocken, PA

 


Tower Hill, Delaware
Thursday, February 2, 2012
3:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Tower Hill School, 2813 West 17th Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19806

 


Westridge School California Camp Fair
Saturday, February 4, 2012
10 AM – 3 PM
Westridge School, 324 Madeline Drive, Pasadena, CA

 


Chestnut Hill Academy, Philadelphia
Saturday, February 4, 2012
11 AM – 2 PM
Chestnut Hill Academy, 500 West Willow Grove Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118-4198

 


Manhattan Media – Upper West Side – Bank Street School
Saturday, February 4, 2012
12 Noon – 3 PM
Upper West Side Bank Street School, 610 W. 112th St. (between Broadway and Riverside Dr.)

 


Representative in the Maryland and Virginia Areas
Saturday, February 4 and Sunday, 5, 2012 – call for Details

 


Newton, MA High School South Camp Fair
Monday, February 6, 2012
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
140 Brandeis Road, Newton, MA 02459

 


Texas Music Educators Association Clinic Convention
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 – Saturday, February 11, 2012
Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio,Texas

 


Manhattan Media – Westchester
Sat, February 11, 2012
12 Noon – 3 PM
Mamaroneck High School, 1000 West Boston Post Road

 


Atlanta, GA Open House
Saturday, February 11, 2012 from Noon to 4 PM
At the Goldberg Residence
2228 Lasalle Drive
Marietta, GA

Manhattan Media Westchester
Sun, February 12, 2012
12 Noon – 3 PM
Double Tree Tarrytown, 455 South Broadway, Tarrytown, NY

 


Atlanta Camp Fair – Town Center Mall – Kennesaw, GA
Sunday, February 12, 2012
1:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Town Center Mall, Kennesaw, GA

 


Germantown Academy, PA
Mon, February 13, 2012
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Germantown Academy, 340 Morris Road, Fort Washington, PA 19034-0287

 


Great Valley Middle School Camp Fair, PA
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Great Valley Middle School, 255 Phoenixville Pike, Mt Malvern PA (Between Rte 401 & 29)

 


Houston, Texas Open House
Sunday, February 26, 2012 from Noon to 4 PM
At the Sondock Residence
7401 Avenue B
Bellaire, Texas

 


 

Solon Ohio Camp Fair
Saturday, March 3, 2012
10 AM – 2 PM
Solon Convention Ctr, 35000 Portz Parkway, Solon, OH 44139

 


 

SUMMER CAMP EXPO – Las Vegas
Saturday, March 3, 2012
11 AM – 3 PM
The Meadows School
8601 Scholar Lane
Las Vegas, NV 89128

 


 

Manhattan Media – NYC – Downtown Grace Church School
Saturday, March 10, 2012
12 Noon – 3 PM
86 4th Ave. between 10th and 11th Sts

 


Manhattan Media – Brooklyn Union Temple
Sunday, March 11, 2012
12 Noon – 3 PM
17 Eastern Pkwy (between Plaza St. E. and Underhill Ave.)

 


Music for all National Festival Indianapolis
Tue, March 13, 2012 – Saturday, March 17, 2012
Indianapolis, IN

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Manhattan Media – Upper East Side, St Jean Baptiste School
Saturday, March 31, 2012
12 Noon – 3 PM
173 E. 75th St. (between 3rd Ave. & Lexington)

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Manhattan Media – Upper West Side – Congregation Rodeph Sholom
Sunday, April 1, 2012
12 Noon – 3 PM
7 W. 83rd St. (between Central Park West and Columbus Ave)

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Tennessee Music Education Association
Thursday, April 12, 2012 – Saturday, April 14, 2012
Chattanooga Convention and Trade Center

Camper News that missed our last Newsletter

May 25th, 2011

Julia Braverman is a finalist in music for a better America talent competition to be held on may 14 at the usta tennis center in flushing. Julia will be singing and playing piano.

James Jackson is playing Horton in the Rippowam Cisqua School production of Seussical. He was recently in Rent and is now playing Sonny and Danny in two different casts of Xanadu at Main Street ACT. He is the stage manager there for the junior cast of Aladdin and Sleeping Beauty.

Ben Jackson recently played Shane in Camp Rock and is now playing Sonny and Danny in two different casts of Xanadu at Main Street ACT.

Hope Jackson recently played Dana in Camp Rock and is now playing Calliope in Xanadu at Main Street ACT.

Ellie Sondock auditioned with over 500 kids for the highly selective Musical Theater program at The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA) in Houston. Twelve students were chosen for this department, which offers highly specialized and rigorous training in all aspects of Musical Theater, along with a rigorous academic program. She will start school in the fall as an incoming 9th grader.

Addie Meny has been cast as JoJo in Suessical the Musical at The Playhouse on the Green in downtown Bridgeport, CT.

First-time camper Jordan Bialik will be playing the role of Horton the Elephant in his school’s production of Seussical.

Matthew Wechsler put up his first Music Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTWR3aTd1dg

Morgan Luc Seftel and Scott Feiner performed in The Roslyn Theater Company’s A Chorus Line. Morgan was inducted into the Jr. Thespian Society at Weber Middle School after his performance as Bundles in Annie Jr. with Juliet Walzer. Morgan also danced in the Hannah Kroner School of Dance’s Cancer Benefit In Living Color with Lindsey and Chelsea Wolgel and 150 other girls!

Juliet Walzer sang Tiempo de Vals by Chayanne in front of 10,000 people at Mexico City’s National Auditorium as part of the Quincenera 2011 events (sort of a giant annual Sweet 16 spectacle for hundreds of 15 year olds.) Juliet appeared in several Mexican newspapers, including a profile in the largest one, El Universal http://www.eluniversaldf.mx/miguelhidalgo/nota24822.html.

Equity and Non-Equity Open Call Auditions for Disney’s NEWSIES! The Musical

March 31st, 2011

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Premieres at Paper Mill Playhouse September 2011

SEEKING:  Males and Females, minimum age 16 (to play 16-22), who are great dancers, singers, actors.

LOCATION:
Pearl Studios, 500 8th Avenue, 12th Floor, NYC 10018

WHEN:
Equity Females – Wednesday, May 4th – 10:00a (sign-in begins at 9:00a)

Non- Equity Females – Wednesday, May 4th – 2:00p – 6:00p (sing-in begins at 1:00p)

Equity Males – Thursday, May 5th – 10:00a (sign-in begins at 9:00a)

Non-Equity Males – Friday, May 6th – 10:00a (sign-in begins at 9:00a)

Please come ready to dance for all of the above auditions.  You may be asked to sing afterwards, so please bring sheet music in the appropriate key.  A contemporary musical theatre song is preferable.  An accompanist will be provided.

If you cannot attend any of these auditions, please send a photo and resume to:  newsies.casting@gmail.com

Check out www.talenthatch.com

January 21st, 2011

TalentHatch is a  new, free website where young people around the world (under age 25) can share their performing arts talent by posting videos of their performances in a special website dedicated specifically to them.  The website was started by a french woods mom, check it out! http://www.talenthatch.com/

The Battle Hymn of the Republic

October 15th, 2010

CHeck out the high Resolution video from the Patriotic Pops concert version of The Battle Hymn of the Republic

http://www.frenchwoods.com/battle-hymn-video.htm

Open call for auditions for The Addams Family on Broadway

August 20th, 2010

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May Birthdays we forgot in the May Newsletter:

May 14th, 2010

Happy Birthday to Joseph “Dovy” Ehrenreich 5/11

Disney and French Woods are teaming up to develop three new Disney titles this summer!

April 28th, 2010

These shows have never been performed before and French Woods has been asked to help develop the shows before they are released to the public.

Our staff will be working on these shows with the help of the Disney Theatrical Productions development team. Disney staff will be attending the performances of the shows as well as working directly with French Woods campers and staff.

Disney’s Winnie the Pooh is being developed in session 3 for 7-11 year olds:
Deep in the Hundred-Acre Wood… Pooh, Piglet, Owl, Rabbit, Tigger, Kanga, Roo and Eeyore are on a mission to rescue Christopher Robin from the dreaded Backson! This new musical for young performers includes classic songs like “Winnie the Pooh” and “The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers” as well as three new songs from the upcoming animated feature film, Winnie the Pooh (2011).

Disney’s Little Mermaid JR, being developed for 11-14 year olds in session 4:
More than anything, the young mermaid Ariel wants to be part of the human world above, but her father, King Triton, will allow nothing of the sort. When Ariel trades her voice for a pair of legs, she has only three days to get Prince Eric to kiss her or she becomes the Sea Witch’s slave forever! This thrilling and touching ocean adventure for young performers features all of the songs from the 1989 animated feature (including “Under the Sea” and “Kiss the Girl”) as well as two new songs from the 2008 Broadway musical.

Disney’s Camp Rock: The Musical is being developed for 11 – 17 year olds in session 2 based on the Disney Channel movie as well as the new movie that will be released in the fall.
This summer was supposed to be about relaxing, enjoying their music, and getting to know each other better. But with Camp Star across the lake threatening Camp Rock’s very existence, Mitchie and Shane must spend every waking moment getting the young campers into top shape for the final jam! This new musical based on the Disney Channel hit movies Camp Rock and Camp Rock 2 celebrates making music, overcoming obstacles, and fostering friendships.

For more information, contact french woods or check out our website at www.frenchwoods.com

One Campers video about her experience at camp

April 5th, 2010

Watch this video from one of our campers about her experience at camp