A host of Irish West End and Broadway stars are coming together to take part in a week-long festival of free online master-classes.
Belfast-born musical theatre star, Rachel Tucker as well as Killian Donnelly, who has performed in the Phantom of the Opera, and Fra Fee, who has starred in the Ferryman, are among the many experienced performers who have signed up to participate in the event.
The festival, which is being put together by Irish Youth Musical Theatre (IYMF), in collaboration with Cork Opera House, will see free master-classes and workshops streamed live.
The event, which begins today and runs until Friday, will be made up of 45 minute classes in dance, voice and acting, which will be broadcast live on IYMT’s Instagram each day.
While the master-classes are being streamed free of charge, participants are being asked to consider donating to Barnardos Children’s Charity.
Other tutors include Kerry Ellis (Wicked), Natalie May Paris (Six), Grace Mouat (&Juliet), Noah Thomas (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie), Leslie Bowman (Hamilton), Felipe Bejarano (The Prince of Egypt), and Jordan Crouch (White Christmas).
Séimí Campbell, Artistic Director of IYMT, said: "Along with our friends at Cork Opera House, we are delighted to offer a week-long programme of online training from the very best of our industry that is accessible to all".
Ashley Keating, Interim CEO at Cork Opera House, added: "We’re delighted to be collaborating with Irish Youth Musical Theatre on this exciting project.
"Over the last number of years, Cork Opera House has established itself as the biggest producer of musical theatre in the country and we feel that we have a role to play in supporting the development of the next generation of musical theatre talent.
"We’ve always prided ourselves on producing some of the best loved musicals on our stage and to be bringing the industry’s biggest stars to the homes of people around the country in these times is a real privilege".
Further information is available online at Irish Youth Musical Theatre and Cork Opera House’s social media platforms @irishyouthmusicaltheatre @corkoperahouse
