Peter Sklar, Ed. M. Harvard University, is pleased to be making his Broadway producing debut with his new musical, The Kid Who Played the Palace, (Director, Bill Martin, Broadway’s The Lieutenant: five-time Tony nominee). He is a nationally-known speaker, educator, author, talent scout and producer with three decades of experience discovering and working behind-the-scenes with young performers such as Sara Jessica Parker, (HBO’s Sex & The City), Zachery Ty Bryan, (Home Improvement), Reese Witherspoon, (Legally Blonde, Walk the Line), Ashley Bashioum, (The Young and the Restless), Lori Loughlin, (Full House), Mischa Barton, (Fox TV’s O.C.), Alex Winter, (Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Lost Boys), Rick Schroder, (Silver Spoons, NYPD Blue), Ricki Lake, and hundreds of others.

His work to date has been the subject of five feature-length articles in The New York Times, along with numerous feature articles in The New York Daily News, New York Post, Dallas Morning News, Chicago Tribune, Atlanta Journal/Constitution, Kansas City Star, as well as on numerous ABC, NBC and CBS local and nation-wide news and entertainment programs including E! True Hollywood Story, Bravo Channel, Donahue, Good Morning America, etc.  In 1984, Mr. Sklar founded the famed Beginnings Workshop in upstate New York. His publication, Winning Monologues from the Beginnings Workshop, (Samuel French/Baker’s Plays), is a standard text in many high school and college theater departments, as well as a resource for numerous talent agencies and casting directors. Mr. Sklar studied concert piano at New York’s Juilliard School of Music and was a career musician. He holds a Masters Degree in Education from Harvard University, with a concentration in adolescent development and counseling. His protégés and/or discoveries include thousands of successful young performers, such as:

 

	Mischa Barton Fox TV's The O.C. See the Moment of Discovery at Beginnings E! TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORY
	Sarah Jessica Parker HBO's Sex and the City
	Reese Witherspoon Legally Blonde, Walk the Line, Sweet Home Alabama
	Zachery Ty Bryan "Brad", ABC's  Home Improvement Click here for personal endorsement See the Moment of Discovery at Beginnings
	Ashley Basioum CBS's The Young and the Restless
	Lori Loughlin NBC's Full House, Secret Admirer
	Rick Schroder CBS's Silver Spoons, NYPD Blue, etc.
	Allison Smith Broadway's Annie, CBS's Kate and Allie
	Brian Bloom Emmy Award Winner, CBS's As the World Turns
	Alison Porter Curly Sue, Parenthood, etc.
	J.D. Roth Host , MTV, FOX's Fun House
	Missy Goldberg ABC's The Saturday A.M. Posse Click here for  ABC TV credit Click here for Broadway Playbill credit
	Zachary David Cope Stir of Echoes, co-starring with Kevin Bacon
	Josh Blake CBS's Search for Tomorrow, NBC's Alf
	Tammy Amerson ABC's  One Life to Live
	Jeffrey Landman Les Miserables, Halloween V Click here for Broadway Playbill credit
	Pam Potillo NBC's The Cosby Show
	Justin Henry Kramer vs. Kramer, Sixteen Candles
	Kia Goodwin NBC's 227 with Marla Gibbs
	Braden Danner Broadway's Les Miserables
	Ruben Gomez Lead Vocalist, Menudo
	Sarah Doroff Three Fugitives, etc.
	Alexander Winter Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Lost Boys
	Holly Marie Combs "Piper", WB's Charmed
	Matt White Broadway's On Borrowed Time Click here for Broadway Playbill credit
	Carol-Ann Plante NBC's Harry and the Hendersons Click here for personal endorsement
	Hal Goldberg Broadways' The Rothschilds
	Danny Peled Broadway's Conversations With My Father Click here for Broadway Playbill endorsement
	Ashlee Levitch NBC's I'll Fly Away Click here for professional credit

Mr. Sklar is co-author of the professional trade publication "Winning Monologues from the Beginnings Workshop" ( Baker's Plays/Samuel French), currently used by hundreds of high-school and university theater arts departments, as well as by many New York and Los Angeles professional acting schools and agencies.
 

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Cover Story, Weekender Guide The New York Times The Call of Broadway The New York Times	Broadway Bound students truly ... Broadway bound Broadway Bound Performing Arts Center
Where Life is a Kiddie Cabaret New York  Daily News The Start of Something Big New York  Daily News	BROOKFIELD: Child Acting Coach Offers Advice for Budding Stars NewsTime Live.com Talent Scout: Discipline Key to Showbiz Success NewsTime Live.com
Showbiz Kids Dallas Morning News	Can He Make You a Star?  Worcester Telegram and Gazzette News
New Beginning for Youngsters New York Post	Celebrated Talent Scout Visits Pahrump Pahrump Valley Times
Kids Strut for Talent Developer Fort Collins Coloradoan	Preparing for the Big Time Bergs-Mont Newspapers
Calling All Actors Newark Advocate	Producer Peter Sklar will Speak Locally Daily Chronicle
Talent Scout Sklar to Visit Music, Dance School Gainesville Times, Georgia	Broadway Producer Comes to the Starplex Starplex
Acting coach to give free lecture Sunday at Kim’s Academy of Dance Jacksonville, Daily Progress	Young Stars Get Chance to Hit Bigtime Belfast Telegraph
Peter Sklar comes to Wolcott Dance Academy Wolcott Dance Academy Online	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 News-Star.Com
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 Nashua Telegraph
DeAnna's School of Dance Young actress is pursuing her dream DeAnna's Dance School

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If you or your child has been interviewed and formally invited to the beginnings workshop, you are welcome to address any questions or requests for information directly to Mr. Sklar by telephone. Please write or email for more information; petersklar@aol.com  beginnings workshop c/o Peter Sklar, Director 68-A Croton Dam Rd Ossining, NY   10562 Design and Content Copyright © 1999-2007 Peter Sklar Special thanks to Dr. Kevin Kolack, Mia Valdez, Tracy Pence, Sybil Sklar and Cheryl Woolwine. 02/26/2008 06:28 PM