Summer Musical Theatre Intensive Faculty and Guest Luminaries

Julie Boyd (Director) 

Julie Boyd teaches acting at The New School for Drama, College of the Performing Arts, Queens College and Artsbridge Gap year. 

NY favorite Acting Credits:  Noises Off directed by Michael Blakemore on Broadway, Gemini at 2nd Stage directed by Mark Brokaw and Admissions at Lincoln Center directed by Daniel Aukin. 

Regional Favorites:  The Piggy Bank and The Misanthrope at The Guthrie directed by Garland Wright, Prayer for my Enemy at Hartford Stage directed by Bart Sher, and Lloyd's Prayer at Actors Theater of Louisville directed by Kenneth Washington. 

Julie has worked as an actress and director with the Eugene O'Neill Playwrights Conference for many years, as well as Sundance, Shenandoah and Perry-Mansfield New Plays. Directing credits include Fordham University, Yale School of Drama, NYU Graduate Acting, University of Utah, ACT School, University of MN Guthrie, HB Studios, EST, Passage Theater, Guthrie Lab, and Colorado Repertory Theater. 

TV/Film:  Margaret Mead and The Man Who Came to Dinner for PBS, The Good Wife, Law and Order, Sopranos, Rescue Me, The Beat, Prairie Home Companion and Dave Chappell Show. 

Julie is the recipient of a Fox Foundation Acting Grant.

Alexander Tom (Musical Theatre Workshop)

Alexander is the music supervisor for the Montclair State University BFA Musical Theater program. He was part of the inaugural 2020 artEquity BIPOC Leadership Circle with continued training by facilitators Nicole Brewer, Jacqueline Lawton, Carmen Morgan, and national organizations artEquity and Race Forward. He maintains active memberships with Musicians United for Social Equity (MUSE), Local 802 AFM, and the BMI Lehman-Engel Musical Theater Advanced Workshop.

A strong advocate for new work development, he continues to work with National Alliance for Musical Theater, creating incubation programs at Montclair State University and Sands College of Performing Arts at Pace University, and participating in new works initiatives with Arizona State University, Shenandoah Conservatory, North Central College, and Phoenix Theatre. Additional appointments include Signature Theatre, Paper Mill Playhouse, the Rev Theater, Southeastern Summer Theater Institute, Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre, Creede Repertory Theatre, Arizona Broadway Theatre, and Chicago Musical Theatre Festival. Broadway: Here Lies Love, The Music Man. Off-Broadway: The Visitor. Regional: Dr. Seuss’ “Grinch.” (10th national), State Fair, Bandstand (The Rev), Sound of Music (Paper Mill Playhouse), Yemandja (Mass MoCA), Pacific Overtures (Signature Theater), and Baked! (Prospect Theater Company, NAAP, NAMT).

Danielle Amedeo (Vocal Technique)

Danielle Amedeo is currently on faculty at Pace University and Marymount Manhattan College teaching musical theater singing. Danielle has also taught for for The Voice Lab specializing in trans-feminization speech and singing work.

Danielle has a decade of experience teaching voice to actors, singers and public speakers. Her Tony and Oscar-nominated students can be found in feature films, on- and off-Broadway, and with jazz, rock, and soul bands throughout NYC.

Danielle holds a Master’s Degree in Voice Pedagogy from Rider University and is AmSAT certified in the Alexander Technique (Dimon Institute, 2017). She received her BFA in Drama from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and has trained extensively with leading instructors and pedagogues.

Alfie Parker (Dance for Musical Theatre)

Is a country-hearted city boy. With a degree from Penn State University in Integrative Arts and professional training from Point Park Conservatory, Alfie has danced with Pilobus Dance Theatre, Bill T. Jones Dance Company, Nommo African Dance Company and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Company Summer Intensive. Broadway credits include Aladdin (ensemble and understudy for Genie), Chicago (ensemble), and South Pacific (ensemble and understudy for Henri). Alfie also teaches many styles of dance and loves being able to share his passion with others. He has taught extensively, including at the Broadway Dance Center, the American Musical Theatre Academy in New York, London and Canada, and the Scoula Artendanza in Italy.

David Gaines (Musical Director/Accompanist)

David Gaines is a NYC based pianist/musical director/arranger.  He’s currently a member of the faculty of Juilliard’s Drama Division, where he has worked as a vocal coach since 2010. He has also worked extensively as music director/coach with NYUs Graduate Acting Program.

As Musical Director, he has worked with cabaret artists such as Andrea Marcovicci, Penny Fuller, KT Sullivan, Jeff Harnar and many others.