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JOSHUA BERGASSE: As a choreographer Joshua works in New York and in theaters around the country. Recent events and productions include The ISES Big Apple Awards!, Stephen Schwartz’s Captain Louie (York Theatre & Little Shubert Theatre,) Most Happy Fella, La Cage Aux Folles, The World Goes Round, The Who's Tommy, South Pacific, Beehive, multiple productions of both Smokey Joe's Café and West Side Story and the national tour of Fame. World premieres include the Off-Broadway hit Bomb-itty of Errors; Crash Nation (Cherry County Playhouse,) Manhattan Magic (Sands Resort in Atlantic City,) A Holiday for Hope (Bushnell Theatre,) The Rose of Corazon (Contemporary American Theatre Festival,) My America (Kravis PAC) and Solo Pido: Bianca Morroquin in concert. Joshua’s Broadway and National touring Credits as a performer include Movin' Out, Hairspray, The Life, and West Side Story.

As an instructor, Joshua has been on the faculty at the Broadway Dance Center for the last 10 years and is a guest instructor for the Manhattan Dance Project, West Coast Dance Explosion, The Pulse, James Madison University, Shenandoah University, and the University of California Satellite Program.

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ANDY BLANKENBUEHLER won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Choreography for his work in the currently running Broadway hit In The Heights. For the off Broadway Production, Andy received Best Choreography awards from the Lortel, Outer Critics, Calloway, and Drama Desk. His choreography has also been seen on Bway in the new musical 9 To 5 (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics nominations), the revival of The Apple Tree (starring Kristin Chenoweth), the City Center revival of The Wiz, as well as the West End musical Desperately Seeking Susan. Read More...

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RANDY SKINNER is an award-winning director, choreographer, and performer whose work has encompassed Broadway, off-Broadway, regional, and Los Angeles productions. Shows include: 42ND Street (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics, Astaire nominations), State Fair (Outer Critics nomination), Ain't Broadway Grand (Tony, Outer Critics nominations), After the Night and the Music (MTC/Biltmore), Irving Berlin's White Christmas, Do Re Mi, Of Thee I Sing, Face The Musical and No No Nanette (the last four for City Center Encores), Lone Star Love (Lucille Lortel nomination), Read More...

KURT ROBINSON - A singing artist, Kurt has received national and international acclaim for his work in sacred, recital, and operatic settings. Kurt’s clientele have enjoyed thriving performances in some of the hottest Broadway productions and national tours, including Billy Eliot, In the Heights, Spring Awakening, Hairspray, Wicked, The Lion King, Tarzan, Phantom of the Opera, Dream Girls, West Side Story, A Chorus Line, Producers, Chicago, and Spamalot. He has coached recording artists for Columbia Artists, Jive, Def Jam, and Nicolodeon labels. Read More...

AARON ALBANO's Broadway Credits include The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Chip Tolentino), Mary Poppins (Valentine, u/s Robertson Ay), A Chorus Line (u/s Mark, Paul, Larry), Bombay Dreams (Ensemble, u/s Akaash). National Tours include The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Chip Tolentino), Wicked (Ensemble, u/s Boq).

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SHEILA BARKER has been an educator, choreographer and performer for the past 12 years in such places as Brazil, Japan, Mexico, Canada, Europe and across the USA. She received a BFA in dance and has extensive training in Jazz, Ballet, Modern, Tap, African/Dunham and Musical Theatre. Read More...

KRISTINE BENDUL is currently one of the leads in Twyla Tharp’s Broadway show Come Fly Away at the Marquis Theater. Other Broadway credits include Movin’ Out (which in 2005 she received a Helen Hayes nomination for Outstanding Supporting Performer), Man of La Mancha, Swing, On The Town, and The King and I. She has appeared in Camelot at Lincoln Center and Miss Saigon at North Carolina Theatre and the MUNY as well as numerous City Center Encores productions which include On The Town, No Strings, Golden Boy and One Touch of Venus. Other credits include the 81st Annual Academy Awards with Hugh Jackman and Beyonce and dancing on the Tony’s at Radio City. Before Broadway, Kristine’s extensive background in ballet enabled her to study with Boston Ballet, New Jersey Ballet, School of American Ballet, and tour internationally with New York City Ballet Company to Russia and Taiwan. Kristine’s dance experience with partnering includes Hustle, Salsa, Lindy Hop, East and West Coast Swing. Kristine won 1st Place in the Cabaret division at the North Atlantic Swing Dance Championships in 2003.

RACHEL BRESS has been a performer and associate choreographer in New York for the past 10 years. Recent associate choreography credits include 9 to 5 (Broadway ’09) Pirate Queen (Broadway) The Apple Tree and On A Clear Day… (City Center, Encores!) Desperately Seeking Susan (The West End) Pippin (National Tour) and Andrew Lippa's A Little Princess (TheatreWorks) As an assistant choreographer, Rachel worked on Dirty Blonde (Broadway) Old Money (Lincoln Center) and Carol King: Making Music with Friends (Madison Sq. Garden). Rachel has choreographed for the NBA and WNBA All-Star Game half-time shows (NBC), Sex and the City (HBO), The Street (FOX) Apartment 3A (NYC - by Jeff Daniels) and The Electric Company (Sesame Workshop). Recent Performance credits include Mamma Mia!, Wicked, The Pirate Queen, West Side Story and NYCO’s production of Most Happy Fella. Rachel is a co-founder of Stage Door Connections, Inc. (www.StageDoorConnections.com)

BILL CASTELLINO has produced and directed many world premieres, musicals and plays. World Premieres: Dr. Radio (book writer), Some Kind of Wonderful (co-creator), Cagney, Dorian Gray, Lizzie Borden, Heartbeats (co-creator), Fishwrap (co-author), Holiday for Help (author), House Divided, Singing Weatherman, Happy Holidays (co-creator), Presidents, Crash Club (co-author), Beautiful Dreamer (author), Rhythm Rox (creator), Another Summer, Miklat, and Breathe. Other credits include: Spelling Bee, Carousel, Rent, Edwin Drood, Godspell, Music Man, West Side Story, Chicago, Joseph, Tommy, Little Shop, Beehive, Evita, Slab Boys, Oliver, Cabaret, Abyssinia, Rap Master Ronnie, Last Five Years, Spitfire Grill, Nightclub Cantata, Lullabye and Goodnight, Ionsecopade, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Hair, etc. Tours: Jolson, Chess, Fame, Tomfoolery (International), Les Miserables (International), etc. Awards: 11 Drama Logue, 4 LA Weekly, the Jefferson Award, the Silver Palm Award, and multiple nominations. Venues: Carnegie Hall, the Smithsonian Institution, Goodspeed, Pasadena & Cleveland Playhouses, Barrington Stage, PBS, ABC, HBO, Showtime, and many others. Castellino just wrote and directed the PBS SPecial "Bell'Aria" to air in December. He will then go on to direct The Rocky Horror Picture Show in Alabama and a new musical he is writing called Jolson at the Winter Garden in Florida.

KEVIN COVERT is currently playing Buck Wiley and Martin Holton in the Tony Award Winning Best Musical Memphis, where he is a member of the original cast. Before that he was in the original cast of Monty Python's Spamalot which also garnered the Best Musical award at the Tonys. Other favorites include the National Tours of South Pacific and Cats. He portrayed Mayor Fox in the World Premiere of Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas at Goodspeed where he also served as associate choreographer to Christopher Gattelli. Other favorites include 1776 at California Music Theatre and Kiss Me, Kate at Houston's TUTS. Originally from Winchester, Virginia Kevin received his BFA from Florida State University.

JIM DALY has been head of the legit department at Bloc NYC since late ‘07.  Prior to arriving at Bloc, Jim worked as a junior agent at the Andreadis Talent Agency following two years as a commercial casting director at Background/Foreground Inc. in Manhattan.  Jim has a BFA from the University of Michigan and was last seen onstage in Off-Broadway’s hit musical, Altar Boyz.

PAIGE DAVIS Broadway: Boeing-Boeing (Gloria), Chicago (Roxie): National Tours: Sweet Charity (Charity), The Vagina Monologues, Beauty and the Beast (Babette) and Chicago. International Tour: Chicago. Regional: Favorite roles include Maria in The Sound of Music at The Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, April in Company at Missouri Repertory Theatre, Val in A Chorus Line at Austin Music Theatre, and Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at The Chicago Cultural Center. Other regional credits include Camelot, Hello Dolly! with Nell Carter, Oklahoma!, Anita in West Side Story and Catherine in Pippin among others. Cabaret: Taking A Chance. Television: Host of TLC's Emmy nominated "Trading Spaces," plus guest hosting and/or appearances on "The View," "The Tonight Show," "The Today Show," "The Wayne Brady Show," "Good Day Live," "The Martha Stewart Show," "The Dr. Phil Show," "Gameshow Marathon," "The Oprah Winfrey Show," and "A Wedding Story." Film: "Being Michael Madsen." Training: Meadows School of the Arts, Southern Methodist University. Author: The New York Times Bestseller "Paige by Paige." Other: Paige is an official spokesperson for Operation Backpack, a charity which serves homeless children in New York City. She is also an advocate and frequent emcee/performer for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids. She lives in Manhattan with her husband, actor Patrick Page, and their 12 year old Maltese, Sophie. For more information visit www.PaigeDavis.com

LUCILLE DiCAMPLI (McDONALD SELZNICK ASSOCIATES) New York Director/Agent: Lucille’s career has spanned the spectrum of dance. She’s worked as a professional dancer, choreographer, producer, and agent in several talent agencies in New York, Boston and in Los Angeles. While working as an agent in L.A., Lucille assisted in the growth, development and visibility of dance and choreography in all mediums. Several years ago, she opened the New York division of McDonald Selznick Associates and is currently directing the agency. MSA represents some of the finest Choreography and Dance talent in the business. Her clients have choreographed or danced in feature films, television, music videos, tours, Broadway shows, commercials, and more. They have worked with vocalists like Madonna, Britney Spears, Michael Jackson, Cher, and Beyonce. On Broadway, in such shows as Wicked, In the Heights, Mary Poppins, Guys and Dolls, Billy Elliot, and Rock of Ages; just to name a few. Her directors and choreographers have received American Choreography Awards, Emmy Awards, Tony Awards, DramaLogue Awards and MTV Awards. Lucille is thrilled to be back on the East Coast, working with her roster of high caliber artists and establishing a stronger dance community in New York.

MICHELLE DORRANCE began dancing under the Tutelage of Leading Youth Tap director Gene Medler at the Ballet School of Chapel Hill in North Carolina. She spent ten years with his North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble performing both as a company member and as a soloist at the St. Louis Tap Festival, the Chicago Human Rhythm Project, and international festivals in Europe and South America. She was a founding member of Savion Glover's company "Ti Dii," performing with him at the Joyce Theater, Monaco Dance Festival's "Nijinsky Awards," the "2002 Winter Olympics," the "Jerry Lewis Telethon," and the "Cannes Film Festival."Read More...

CHRISTOPHER FREER (CLEAR TALENT GROUP) has been the Director of Clear Talent Group’s New York office since its inception. A former performer, Christopher draws on vast and different experiences to help provide his clients with the advice and guidance to grow and advance their careers. After an internship at Bernard Telsey Casting, Christopher went to work at the two premiere agencies representing dancers in LA. After those experiences, he came back to NYC to launch the NYC office of Clear Talent Group.

GREG GRAHAM Broadway: Currently in Billy Elliot, other credits include Fosse, Chicago (Marvin Harrison), Hairspray (Dance Captain), Never Gonna Dance (Asst. Choreographer), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Dance Captain). Film: “Across The Universe,” “State Of Play,” Choreography credits include Tio Pepe at the Public Theater, work on the TV series Ugly Betty and soon a Universal Pictures film entitled “State Of Play,” directed by Kevin McDonald. Greg hopes to have his own choreography and direction on a Broadway stage very soon.

JAMES KINNEY has been performing professionally since the age of 15. He was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida and began his classical training with The Florida Ballet, later melding his training into Jazz and Musical Theater. His Broadway credits include: Fosse, Dance of Death, Barry Manilow’s Harmony and the most recent revival of Sweet Charity, starring Christina Applegate, where he also served as the production’s Assistant Dance Captain. He continued preserving the “Fosse style” when he became the Dance Captain for choreographer Wayne Cilento’s First National Tour of Sweet Charity, starring Molly Ringwald. Read More...

LORIN LATARRO has performed and taught all over the world. She currently can be seen in the new Broadway Revival of Guys and Dolls. Other Broadway credits include: A Chorus Line performing the roles of Cassie and Sheila, the lead role of Brenda in Movin' Out, Bambi in Curtains, Fermina in Man of La Mancha, Nadjira in The Apple Tree, lead Lyndy Hop in Swing, and was featured in Fosse, Kiss Me Kate, Spamalot, and Wonderful Town. She was Assistant Choreographer on NBC’s "Grease, You’re The One That I Want" and "Clash of The Choirs" and was also seen on PBS "Great Performances." Lorin graduated from Juilliard, danced with Martha Graham Co. and Momix. Lorin also directs and choreographs Broadway By The Year at Town Hall, Broadway Bares, and numerious national commercials, and has assisted on the development of many Broadway shows.

BIANCA MARROQUIN was born in Monterrey, Mexico, and raised on the border between Matamoros, Mexico and Brownsville, Texas. She started her artistic career in Mexico City in the productions of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Rent, Phantom of the Opera, Vagina Monologues and Chicago. For her portrayal of Roxie Hart in Chicago Bianca received 5 awards from the Mexican Critics Associations including New Revelation and Best Actress. In the summer of 2002, Bianca was invited to crossover from Mexico to Broadway and made her debut with her English version of Roxie Hart and later kicked off Chicago’s 3rd National Tour. In 2004, She was awarded a Helen Hayes Award in Washington DC for Outstanding Lead Actress. Other Broadway Credits include In the Heights, and The Pajama Game.

EMILY MORGAN most recently was the dance captain on the First National tour of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. She is the associate choreographer for the Off-Broadway show Girl’s Night. Other projects include the New York premier production of Hurricane, the Musical (assistant director and choreographer), Freshly Tossed, NYMF 2007, 2008 (assistant choreographer), Cactus Flower (assistant director), and ABC’S "EXTREME HOME MAKEOVER" (assistant choreographer).

SARAH O'GLEBY is currently Dance Captain on the new Broadway revival of Promises, Promises with Sean Hayes and Kristen Chenoworth. Sarah has also worked on the ‘81st Academy Awards’ with Hugh Jackman and Beyonce as Assistant Choreographer. Her West End London theatre credits include: Candide , Footloose , A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum , We Will Rock You, Mamma Mia and Saturday Night Fever. Her UK Touring credits include Guys and Dolls and Annie Get Your Gun. Her Assistant Choreography credits include: The Wedding Singer (U.S Tour), Dancing in Shadows (Soeul, South Korea) and The Producers (Madrid, Spain).

PATRICK PAGE was born in Spokane, Washington in 1962. He was raised primarily in Monmouth, Oregon, where his parents, Bob and Geri, still reside. He has two brothers, Robert and Michael, and a sister, Gayle. He attended the Pacific Conservatory of Performing Arts in Santa Maria, California, and received his BA from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. As a young child, Patrick watched his father perform Shakespeare at The Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, and the theatre bug took hold. Patricks Broadway credits include his ongoing role as Scar in The Lion King and three years as Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast. Other Broadway credits include Decius Brutus in Julius Caesar (starring Denzel Washington), Scrooge in A Christmas Carol (standby for Roger Daltrey) and multiple roles in The Kentucky Cycle. Off-Broadway he has appeared in Richard II directed by Steven Berkoff at The Public Theatre, and played the title role in Rex (opposite Melissa Errico) at The York Theatre.

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ANDREW PALERMO is the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of dre.dance (along with childhood best friend, Taye Diggs), an NYC based contemporary dance company.After nearly two decades of professional performing experience including the original Broadway companies of Wicked and Annie Get Your Gun (revival), the closing Broadway company of How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying, national and international tours of West Side Story, and performances at Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, The Hollywood Bowl, Second Stage and numerous regional theaters, Andrew now maintains a schedule of direction and choreography for stage and screen and is in consistent collaboration on a variety of projects in development. A select list of theatrical direction and choreography credits include award-winning productions of Ace (The Old Globe, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Repertory Theater of St. Louis), Two Gentlemen of Verona (University of Cincinnati/CCM), Hair and The Wild Party (Wichita State University) as well as Kristin Chenoweth at Carnegie Hall, Bright Lights, Big City (Prince Music Theater), Aida (Music Theater Wichita), Man of La Mancha (Sacramento Music Circus), Esther Demsack (SPF Festival at The Public Theater), among others.

NOAH RACEY is a New York based performer, choreographer, and director. On Broadway Noah debuted in the revival of Follies and has since appeared in the Original casts of Thoroughly Modern Millie (associate Choreographer), Never Gonna Dance (starring opposite Nancy Lemenager and Karen Ziemba) and most recently Curtains, starring David Hyde Pierce and Debra Monk. Other New York credits include appearances at the Apollo Theatre, City Center Encore's, 3 performances at Carnegie Hall, and a 5 year association with the critically acclaimed BROADWAY BY THE YEAR series at Town Hall. As a choreographer Noah has worked with Tommy Tune, Jerry Mitchell, David Parsons, and Rob Ashford. He choreographed last year’s national tour of White Christmas and Associate Directed High School Musical and High School Musical 2, all directed by Jeff Calhoun for Atlanta’s Theatre Of The Stars. Most recently Noah choreographed the world premiere of Turn of the Century at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, directed by Tommy Tune, starring Jeff Daniels and Rachel York. Noah is the Founder and Artistic Director of the New York Tap Ensemble with upcoming performances in Kuwait and Italy. He will be performing in New York in 2010, starring in a new (as yet untitled) collaboration with director David Shiner and Cirque Du Soleil at the Beacon Theatre. Noah is a product of—and strong proponent for— arts funding in public schools.

JERMAINE REMBERT is currently in Broadway's Memphis. Other Broadway credits include La Cage aux Folles, Oklahoma!, Swing!, On the Twentieth Century and Funny Girl. Other credits include The Will Rogers Follies (Gateway Playhouse), Camelot (Lincoln Center w/NY Philharmonic), All Shook Up (1st nat’l tour), Radio City Christmas Spectacular, and West Side Story (European tour).

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WENDY SEYB creates and choreographs in both worlds of dance and theatre. Her work explores the humorous side of human emotion and story through dance, character, and comedy. (Selected credits) International: The Toxic Avenger Musical (Dora Award Nomination). Off-Broadway: The Toxic Avenger Musical (Lortel and Callaway Nomination), Click Clack Moo (Lortel Nomination), Walmartopia. Regional: Harry Connick Jr.’s The Happy Elf, And The World Goes ‘Round. Tours: Nickelodeon’s Storytime Live (also Radio City). Other New York Theater: Mel And El: Show And Tell (Ars Nova), But I’m A Cheerleader, Trey Parker’s Cannibal! The Musical and The Great Conjurer (Innovative Theatre Nomination). Ms. Seyb’s original dance comedies, including School Daze, have been presented at Dance Theater Workshop, Joyce SoHo, The Kraine (Golden Nose Award), DRA’s Gala Dance From The Heart (Hosted by Tony Winner Bill T. Jones), The Flea Theater, 37 ARTS, HERE Arts Center, The Duke Theater and Ailey Citigroup Theater. She is a proud alumna of Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab, DanceBreak and Boston University.

SHEA SULLIVAN was the long time assistant to the late Dr. Henry LeTang, a Tony Award winning choreographer and Tap Master. Shea assisted Dr. LeTang on many projects, her favorite being the movie "Bojangles," starring Gregory Hines. Shea travels throughout the country and abroad giving master classes, private lessons and teacher workshops. She has taught for all the top dance conventions such as DMA, NYCDA, Showstoppers and her choreography has resulted in many top awards including the gold medal at the Tap Dance World Championships. Shea is also a Theatre, TV and Film choreographer. Read More...

JAY BINDER, C.S.A./NIKOLE VALLINS, with Jack Bowdan C.S.A, Mark Brandon and Sara Schatz, are proud to have cast Irving Berlin’s White Christmas since its premiere in 2004. They have cast more than 70 Broadway shows including A Chorus Line, Gypsy, The 39 Steps, Is He Dead?, Inherit the Wind, Journey’s End, Butley, …Virginia Woolf, Sweet Charity, Wonderful Town, Movin’ Out, 42nd Street, The Music Man, The Iceman Cometh, …Charlie Brown, The Sound of Music, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, The Last Night of Ballyhoo, Chicago, The King and I, Damn Yankees, Lost in Yonkers, Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, The Goodbye Girl, Encores! Film: Hairspray, Dreamgirls, Chicago, the upcoming Nine. Eight-time Artios Award winner.

MARIANNE WELLS is a professional voice technician/vocal coach with private studios in New York City and Montréal. Her clients are performing on Broadway, in Film/TV, and as Major Recording Artists. Marianne is well-known for her ability to build a healthy voice with a solid vocal technique that can be applied to any style of singing. With her diverse performance background she helps students develop repertoire for ideal audition material. Marianne’s clients are currently on Broadway/National Tours of American Idiot, A Little Night Music, Next to Normal, West Side Story, Addams Family, Rock of Ages, In the Heights, Billy Elliot, Wicked, Shrek, Mary Poppins, Legally Blonde, Chorus Line, Hairspray, Grease, Fiddler on the Roof and Jersey Boys as well as the upcoming productions of Spiderman, Women on the Verge, and Bring It On. She has vocally consulted on feature films in the United States and Canada for DreamWorks, Disney Productions, Warner Brothers, Fox and The Weinstein Co. Marianne also serves as a Vocal Producer for major record labels including Universal, Def Jam, Sony, EMI and J Records.

SCOTT WOJCIK moved to NYC in 1992 to pursue an acting career. He attended Bentley College for undergrad and Texas Tech University’s grad program. Scott supplemented his acting career as a freelance Casting Assistant until 1999 when he joined Charles Rosen Casting. Scott became partner of Rosen & Wojcik casting in 2005. In 2002 Scott and partners formed CRW Productions, a company that creates and produces customized live theatrical events. In 2009 Scott opened wojcik | seay casting with casting partner Gayle Seay. Their clients include several regional theatres and a wide range of commercial projects. Current theatre projects include two NYMF shows, Trav’lin & Show Choir!, and a rock musical Chix 6. Scott teaches regularly for SAG, several studios in the city and around the country. In 2006, Scott and teaching partner, Susan Pilar, developed an audition skills boot camp called FUSE.