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Training Tomorrow's Broadway Stars

On-Demand Webinar with Andrew Barth Feldman and Shereen Pimentel

Join us to hear Andrew Barth Feldman (Dear Evan Hansen, Disney’s High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical), Shereen Pimentel (West Side Story, The Show Must Go On, The Lion King), and host Tina Cocumelli (TBD Theatricals producer, veteran theatre educator), come together to cover how theatre leaders can help prepare their actors for success.

Watch this webinar to hear our expert speakers discuss:

  • What aspects of their school and community theatre work prepared them for Broadway and professional stage careers
  • What parts of theatre culture serve their generation best
  • Why the ensemble concept and a culture of kindness and inclusivity is the right path forward
  • And more
Speakers
  • Tina Cocumelli

    Tina Cocumelli

    Tina is the host of our event and a native of Los Angeles, California, who spent over four decades as a K-12 theatre educator and curriculum designer. She has produced and directed over 300 plays and musicals with students of all ages... including the young Hunter Arnold, whom she gave his first roles onstage. Now in Act II of her career, Tina works in production and development for TBD Theatricals. She is a graduate of the UCLA School of Theatre, Film, and Television, and also holds a Master’s degree in Educational Psychology from Point Loma University.

  • Andrew Barth Feldman

    Andrew Barth Feldman

    Andrew Barth Feldman won the 2018 National High School Musical Theatre Award (aka the Jimmy Award) as a high school sophomore, and went on to make his Broadway debut as the title character in the Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen as a junior in high school. Since then, he has starred in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical, and various other television and film, going on to create Broadway Jackbox and Broadway Whodunit and earn an Emmy Award for hosting the 2020 Roger Rees Awards. And then he made this big dumb thing, and he thinks you're really gonna like it. Learn more about his ongoing work at andrewbfeldman.com.

  • Shereen Pimentel

    Shereen Pimentel

    Shereen Pimentel was last seen in the 2020 Broadway revival of West Side Story as Maria. This promising young soprano was recognized for her outstanding performance as an Outer Critics Circle honoree for Best Actress in a Musical. Ms. Pimentel started performing professionally at the very young age of nine, when she debuted on Broadway as Young Nala in The Lion King. Her recent concert performances include Playbill’s Curtains Up Festival, The Show Must Go On at Majestic Theater and 54 Below performance of Write out Loud. Her screen credits include John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch on Netflix. Ms. Pimentel is a 2020 graduate from the Juilliard School with a bachelor’s degree in vocal performance.