Description

A musical theatre jazz styled master class including a physical warm up and learning two different pieces from the same musical to gain further insight into the choreography vocabulary developed for an individual show and the skill set needed to perform the full show. A focus on character and acting, as well as stylized dance.

Julie (she/her) is a theatre director, a choreographer, and an educator. She has won a Jessie Award, a Dora Award, and multiple Ovation and Broadway World Awards in Outstanding Choreography for her work in Musical Theatre.
Julie trained and worked as a performer in New York City for over twelve years. Notable credits include the US National Tour of CRAZY FOR YOU, CELEBRATE BROADWAY starring John Lithgow and Linda Eder at The Kennedy Center, and performing as a Rockette at Radio City Music Hall for six seasons. As a Rockette she appeared numerous times on The Today Show, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and at the Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Ceremony.
Julie is now based in Toronto and travels across Canada and the US putting up musicals at some of the top regional theatres in the country, including The Citadel, The Arts Club, The Grand Theatre, Theatre Calgary, Chemainus Theatre Festival, The Rev Theatre Co, Cortland Rep, The Capitol Theatre, Western Canada Theatre, Persephone, The Globe Theatre, and Magnus Theatre.
Julie occasionally choreographs for film and TV, she worked with Idina Menzel on the BEACHES remake, Jon Benjamin Hickey and Elizabeth Marvel on the pilot episode of BLINK, and with Harland Williams on an episode of PACKAGE DEAL. Her work has been seen on HOLLY HOBBIE, SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED, MR YOUNG, and on the Lifetime TV Movie CHRISTMAS AT THE MOVIES, which airs every Christmas Season. She also loves educating the next generation of artists and has been on faculty at AMDA NYC, Sheridan College, Randolph College for the Performing Arts, and Capilano University.
Find out more at www.julietomaino.com.

Discipline Code:

TMF.TH

Location

Studio 405 at Granville Island, 1400 Johnston St

Instructor

Guest Artist