Jessica Rofe News

A Class Act NY, the award-winning acting studio will produce a staged reading of award-winning Bobby Cronin's new musical PSYKIDZ on August 24, 2018. The reading will be directed by Broadway Actress Lauren Elder and produced by ACANY Artistic Director Jessica Rofe Grosman and Jonathan Grosman.

After hosting sold-out Hamilton-themed workshops in the Tri-State Area, award-winning Manhattan acting studio A Class Act NY and Hamilton star Andrew Chappelle (HAMILTON, MAMMA MIA!) are now bringing workshops all over the northeast. Scroll down for a look at Chappelle's most recent workshop!

The Llewelyn Davies Boys of Finding Neverland, Broadway's new smash hit musical, taught a one-day musical theatre Finding Neverland theme workshop at A Class Act NY, Manhattan's award-winning acting studio for kids and teens, on Sunday, December 13th. Scroll down for photos!

Lilla Crawford recently taught an INTO THE WOODS musical theatre class alongside A Class Act NY's Artistic Director, Jessica Rofe. Scroll down for photos!

Two-time Tony nominee Laura Osnes (Ella in CINDERELLA, Bonnie in BONNIE AND CLYDE) spent 3.5 hours working with 16 lucky students at Manhattan's award-winning acting studio for kids and teens, A Class Act NY on Saturday, February 28. Scroll down for photos!

Want to win a free spot in Lilla Crawford's INTO THE WOODS Workshop March 28? Are you between the ages nine and eighteen? Follow these simple steps to enter the contest! If you win, you get to spend five hours with your idol, Lilla Crawford, star of Disney's smash hit feature film, INTO THE WOODS.

A Class Act NY, Manhattan's award-winning acting studio for kids and teens, put on four main-stage productions of Disney's smash hit stage play, HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL JR, over the holidays at the York Theatre in Manhattan. HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL JR was produced by Artistic Director, Jessica Rofe, and directed by Broadway's Sarah Amengual (Maria in WEST SIDE STORY), with music direction by Philip de la Cal. BroadwayWorld has photos of the cast in action below!

Camp ACA is a one-week Broadway summer camp that features workshops with Broadway actors on musical theatre technique, improvisation, dance, vocal training, acting for the camera, and introductions to Shakespeare, stage combat and stage make-up. This year, the camp welcomed Broadway stars Kat Ventura, Ben Cameron, Matthew James Thomas and more with artistic director Jessica Rofe. Check out photos from the week-long camp and its final showcase below!

A Class Act NY, the acting studio for kids and teens, recently conducted a Billy Elliot Workshop with Trent Kowalik and Thommie Retter.

Due to the overwhelming success of the Billy Elliot Workshops in New York City, A Class Act NY, the award-winning acting studio for kids and teens is bringing the One-Day intensive to the Sid Jacobson JCC in Roslyn on February 15, President's Day.

Due to the overwhelming success of the Billy Elliot Workshops in New York City, A Class Act NY, the award-winning acting studio for kids and teens is bringing the One-Day intensive to the Sid Jacobson JCC in Roslyn on February 15, President's Day.

A Class Act NY's latest workshop was star studded with Billy Elliot's Thommie Retter (Mr. Braithwaite) and Trevor Braun (Michael), who taught the students the Billy Elliot finale.

A Class Act NY, the award-winning acting studio for kids and teens, hosted a one-day Billy Elliot Workshop on Nov. 1st with stars Trevor Braun (Michael) and Thommie Retter (Mr. Braithwaite.) Kids worked on scenes, songs, and a dance combo from Billy Elliot as well as proper audition technique. Manager, Aaron Anderson of Kanner Entertainment also came in to observe class and conduct a mock audition.

A Class Act NY, the award-winning acting studio for kids and teens, brought Andrea McArdle, the original Annie and Broadway legend to Long Island to do a one-day Annie Workshop.

A Class Act NY, the award-winning acting studio for kids and teens has recently wrapped their widely popular one-week Broadway camp programs. Campers, ages six through 16, came from all over the globe to participate in the camps including London, England, Ohio, Missouri and Pennsylvania.

The following is news from A Class Act NY.

On April 5th, A Class Act NY, New York's award-winning acting studio for kids and teens hosted a Little Mermaid Workshop with Sierra Boggess, the star of the show! Sierra worked with twenty lucky participants ranging in ages from 7 - 16 on songs and scene work from Mermaid as well as musical theatre audition technique.

On May 2nd, A Class Act NY hosted a One-Day Workshop with not one, two but three stars of Broadway's newest smash hit, Billy Elliot at their Billy Elliot Workshop! Not only did kids work with Thommie Retter (Mr. Braithwaite), Casey Whyland (Tracie Atkinson) and Erin Whyland (Debbie Atkinson) but Nora Brennan, the children's casting director was also there to conduct mock auditions with the kids during the last half of class!

There are a few spaces left in A Class Act's ACTING 101 CLASS with Mary Poppins Star, Tony Mansker! You will leave this six week class with a strong acting foundation. Class starts Saturday, January 17th. It culminates in a showcase for family, friends and industry professionals.