Musical Theatre

Photo of Leslie Castay Leslie Castay Theatre Arts Faculty: Voice, Stage

Leslie Castay (she/her) holds an MFA from Tulane University. She is a veteran of Broadway, Television, Film and Cabaret stages.  A multiple Big Easy Award winner, she returned to New Orleans after a 20 plus year career as a New York City based actress.…

Photo of Amy Boyce Holtcamp Amy Boyce Holtcamp Theatre Arts Department Chair: (Drama & Musical Theatre) Acting & Directing
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Amy Boyce Holtcamp is a writer and director.  Her other directing credits include: Macbeth and Shakespeare’s R&J (Serenbe Playhouse), Broomstick (Southern Rep), Death of a Salesman (Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre), Romeo and Juliet and Julius Caesar (The Shakespeare Festival at Tulane), Waxie Moon: Extreme Boylesque (Northwest New Works at On the Boards), Waxie Moon: Boylesque Cinematheque (Next Stage), Heavens to Betsy by Stephanie Timm (Next Stage), Wonderful Life (Washington Ensemble Theatre), Romeo and Juliet (EVE Productions), A Christmas Story (Everett Historic Theatre), Having Our Say: The Delaney Sisters First 100 Years (Public Theatre of Kentucky), Sorry, Wrong Number (The Culture Project, NY), Christina and Apartment Building of the Blind (Soho Rep, NY), and Machinal and Stage Blood at the University of Washington. …

Photo of Stephani Kammer-Taylor Stephani Kammer-Taylor Dance Instructor | Jazz & Hip Hop

Stephani Kammer-Taylor resides in New Orleans as a professional instructor and choreographer.  After earning her Bachelor of Performing Arts degree from Oklahoma City University, Stephani began her professional career in New York appearing in regional theaters, industrials, and prime time television. …

Photo of Heidi Malnar Heidi Malnar Dance Instructor | Tap, Yoga

Heidi Malnar is an Emmy Award and two-time Big Easy Award winning dancer and choreographer from Chicago. She is the founder, artistic director and principal choreographer of Gulf Coast Theatre on Tap– New Orleans’ Premier Rhythm Tap Company; whose mission is to celebrate, promote, and preserve America’s indigenous dance form in the birthplace of jazz.…

Photo of Jose Simbulan Jose Simbulan Musical Theatre Division Chair: Musicianship

Jose C. Simbulan (he/him/his) has been on the podium and in the pits of various theatres over the past 35 years.…

Photo of Tianna Pourciau Sykes Tianna Pourciau Sykes Department Chair | Contemporary Modern, Ballet, Broadway Dance, Dance Studies

Tianna Pourciau Sykes is a dance educator, choreographer, and performing artist with experience spanning 20 years. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Dance from Kennesaw State University.…

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