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The Kid Who Played the Palace

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Beginnings
America's Most Complete 
Arts Experience
for Young People.

Established 1984

America's Most Complete Arts Experience
for Young People 

NEW YORK                   HOLLYWOOD                     LONDON

An approach to
professionalism as caring as
it is practical

Established 1984   

            

Beginnings is proud to include Tony Award-winning star Sutton Foster, (title role of “Millie Dillmount”) BROADWAY’S THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, BROADWAY'S LITTLE WOMEN, (formerly starring as "Jo"), recently starring in BROADWAY'S THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, among our recent guest instructors.
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Beginnings is proud to include Courtney Young, (currently Dance Captain for
BROADWAY’S THE PRODUCERS)
among our guest instructors.

Professional Resume
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Ben Cameron, (recently appearing in
BROADWAY'S WICKED,
formerly BROADWAY'S AIDA and BROADWAY'S FOOTLOOSE) guest lecturer and master class instructor.

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Click her to see Broadway Playbill credit

Beginnings: a seven-day professional resident workshop for children, teenagers and young adults seeking interviews and auditions for commercials, print, television, film and Broadway. A thoroughly holistic environment fostering organic nutritional practices, personal growth, and the profound enhancement of self-worth.

Congratulations to Beginnings' protégé
     Tracy Edwards, (formerly starring as "Amber Von Tussle" in BROADWAY'S HAIRSPRAY; currently featured in BROADWAY'S LEGALLY BLONDE ). Tracy often returns to Beginnings as a guest instructor.
Professional Resume
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Congratulations to Beginnings' protégé Laura Osnes, winner, NBC TV's GREASE: You're The One That I Want national competition, currently in the starring role of "Sandy", revival of BROADWAY'S GREASE, Brook Atkinson Theater. We're pleased to announce that Laura will be visiting us this summer, (2008),              as a guest instructor.

Congratulations to recent Beginnings protégé
Tessa Netting (August, '06) for debuting in the featured role of "Susan Parks" in the upcoming premier of BROADWAY'S BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL.

 

 


 

Congratulations to Beginnings protégé
Ashley Bashioum (August, '98) for her
continuation of the role of
"Mackenzie Browning" in CBS TV's
The Young and the Restless.

(Click here to see Ashley's personal endorsement)
(Click here to see Ashley's parents' personal endorsement)

    

 

Congratulations to Beginnings discovery
Mischa Barton, recently appearing as
"Marissa Cooper" on FOX TV's The O.C
.
See the moment of discovery!

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Congratulations to Beginnings' discovery
   Zachery Ty Bryan on the completion of his successful run with ABC TV's Home Improvement.

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See the moment of discovery!

 

 

 
Boris Leskin, Professor of Film and Television, New York University,
long-time colleague of Mikhail Baryshnikov, currently co-starring with Elijah Wood
(Lord of the Rings) in Warners Independent film release, EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED

Professional Resume
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Congratulations to Beginnings protégé Tanner Rich on booking the role of
“Young Ed” on NBC TV’s series Ed.
Click here for Tanner's personal endorsement


Beginnings is proud to include Arnold Mungioli,
Mungioli Theatricals, Inc. Former Executive Director of Theatrical Casting,
The Disney Company: BROADWAY'S LION KING,
BEAUTY & THE BEAST, AIDA
, etc., among our annual
guest lecturers and coaches.
Professional Resume
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Congratulations to Beginnings protege
Tom Galassi on his seventh successful year
with Blue Man Group.

Click here to see Tom's personal endorsement

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to Beginnings protege
Heather Dawn for joining the First National
Tour of BROADWAY'S 42nd STREET.

 
Program is held in carefully chosen licensed facilities located in
Pennsylvania, New Jersey or upstate New York 100-200 miles from
New York City.

Congratulations to Beginnings' instructor Christina Pawl on her recent completion of the featured role of "Rosie" in BROADWAY'S CABARET.
Beginnings is proud to include Ms. Pawl as an annual full-time instructor in authentic Fosse Jazz choreography.

Professional Resume
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Noteworthy statistic: We are pleased to report that beginnings' twenty-three year history, (founded in 1984), encompassing a student population of more than ten thousand children, teens and young adults, has never produced a single major injury or illness, nor a single medical insurance claim, nor a single significant complaint of ANY nature whatsoever related to this workshop, its staff, or its director, Peter Sklar. For authentication, please consult the New York State Department of Consumer Affairs, the New York State Attorney General's Office, the New York State Office of Children and Family Protective Services, New York State Social Services/ Family and Children's Services Division, and the New York State Department of Health, as well as thousands of available references from all parts of the United States. Thank you.
 

Beginnings is proud to include
Lawrence E. Street, who recently completed  the featured role of "Billy Boy Bill" in BROADWAY'S URINETOWN, among our guest instructors.
Professional Resume
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Congratulations to Beginnings protégé Marni Raab for her successful completion of the role of "Christine" in  the Third National Tour of BROADWAY'S PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.


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Beginnings' Off-Broadway showcase performance in New  York City is attended by a cross-section of major New York   and national talent agents, managers, and casting  directors.  Specific, direct results of this workshop have  included multiple bookings on Broadway, in feature films,  starring or guest roles on dozens of national prime-time  television series, mini-series and daytime serials, and  several hundred national commercials,   print modeling  jobs, voice-overs and jingles.   

Congratulations to Beginnings' discovery Zachary Cope
(June '98), co-star with Kevin Bacon in the feature film
"Stir Of Echoes".

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Beginnings Workshop Director PETER SKLAR
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The Call of Broadway
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Where Life is a Kiddie Cabaret
New York  Daily News

The Start of Something Big
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BROOKFIELD: Child Acting Coach Offers Advice for Budding Stars

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Showbiz Kids
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Can He Make You a Star?
 
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New Beginning for Youngsters
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Celebrated Talent Scout Visits Pahrump

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Kids Strut for Talent Developer

Fort Collins Coloradoan

 

 


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Calling All Actors

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Gainesville Times, Georgia

 

 


Broadway Producer Comes to the Starplex
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Peter Sklar comes to Wolcott Dance Academy
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New York scout searches for first-rate talent during visit

Kenton Times
 

 

 


N.Y. Scout Gives Insight Into Entertainment Business
Yankton Press

 

 


Broadway producer to visit Shawnee
for free lecture Saturday at dance studio

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Local talent headed to New York
Valley Free Press

 

 


Georgetown teen plans to follow her dream
Mountain Democrat


Star coach Talent scout will share advice for young hopefuls
Belleville News Democrat

 

 


Local performers selected for Broadway Workshop
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Young actress is pursuing her dream

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