On Saturday, April 16, 25 metro area high schools continued their journey toward scholarships, prizes and money for their performing arts programs by competing at the St. Louis Teen Talent Showcase Semifinals.
Area performing arts professionals judged the groups and narrowed them down to 12 that will move on to the finals on Friday, May 6 at 8 p.m. at The Fabulous Fox Theatre. The final competition is a Broadway style show and is free to the public. Tickets are available at no charge at The Fox box office and through Metrotix.
Judges for the finals are: Betsy Capes of Capes Coaching (NYC), Mike Isaacson of The Muny, Megan Larche of Fox Theatricals (NYC), Steve Woolf of Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Michael Uthoff of DANCE St. Louis and special guest judge Phyllis Smith, native St. Louisan and longtime ensemble cast member in NBC’s hit series “The Office.”
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Students are being judged on technical ability, stage presence (poise, personality), interpretation, originality, content and overall appearance. All of the judges are available for interview.
The final 12 will not only compete in front of a live audience at The Fox, but they get the opportunity to work with Broadway actor, director and choreographer Tony Parise. He will choreograph the finals along with local professionals Gerri Stretz and Yvonne Meyer.
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The Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation (Fox PACF) is producing this showcase as an effort to both foster and shine the spotlight on the emerging talent of our high school performing art students.