Six Millburn Students To Perform At Paper Mill Playhouse

MILLBURN, NJ — Six Millburn School District students were selected to be a part of the Paper Mill Playhouse's prestigious Summer Musical Theatre Conservatory for 2019.

Amanda Heckmann, Halle Just, Spenser Brenton, Judith Diminni, Uma Menon and Olivia Shannon all were selected to perform in a fully produced, original concert titled, "New Voices of 2019: Learn Your Lessons Well."

“From the first day of class all the way through opening night of New Voices, we require our students to rise to the demands of this rigorous program,” stated Lisa Cooney, Paper Mill Playhouse Director of Education. “We ask them to work harder than they ever have before as young performers, and we strive to build an incredible ensemble company, while each student hones their own individual performance skills. Our faculty pushes the students to believe in themselves as professional artists and treats them as such. We find summer after summer that our students meet our expectations and more. When they move on to college or the professional world, they are ready for the challenges they’ll face, and time and again they thrive and ultimately live their dream of being a professional performer. It’s gratifying when they make a name or themselves on Broadway or in Hollywood, but even if they do not, the skills they learn and the work ethic they develop will serve them in any field.”

The concert is a culmination of the five-week conservatory program. In the program students participate in intensive classes including musical theater performance, acting, dance, private voice lessons, and improvisation, while also attending guest workshops led by professional actors, directors, and casting agents.

Performances of New Voices of 2019: Learn Your Lessons Well will be held on Aug. 2 at 7:30 p.m. and Aug. 3 at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. at Paper Mill Playhouse, 22 Brookside Dr., Millburn. Tickets range in price from $25 to $45. Tickets may be purchased by calling 973-376-4343, online at www.papermill.org, or by visiting the Paper Mill Playhouse Box Office.

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