Meet our
Vocal Masterclass Faculty

Get to know our esteemed Vocal Masterclass Faculty before choosing your preferred masterclass!

We’ve gathered a wonderful assortment of acclaimed teachers, coaches, and performers alike to spend some time with you at this year’s Spring Break Workshop.

Scroll down and click on their names to learn more about each faculty member.

  • NIKKI RENÉE DANIELS has done 11 Broadway shows including Company (Jenny), The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Clara), The Book of Mormon (Nabulungi) and Les Misérables (Fantine.) She played Angelica Schuyler in the Chicago company of Hamilton. Other New York credits include Martha Jefferson in 1776 at City Center Encores, and Rose Lennox in The Secret Garden at David Geffen Hall. She has performed as a soloist with numerous symphony orchestras across the country and in Canada, and at Carnegie Hall. She holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music.

  • JEN WALDMAN is one of Broadway's most sought-after acting coaches. Her clients have appeared in nearly every Broadway musical in the last 15 years. Jen is described by her closest friends as “a human stethoscope”, cutting through the noise and getting to the heart of the matter. After listening to her own heart, Jen happily walked away from a career as an actor on Broadway so that she could have a bigger impact offstage. She now devotes everything she's got to helping other people tap into their creativity and express themselves. Her vision: a world in which we are all united in celebration of what it means to be human. If that sounds unreasonably optimistic to you... good. We could all use a bit of that from time to time.

  • JILLIAN PAIGE (she/her) is a classically-trained singer and passionate teacher of the Meisner technique. She was trained by Sanford Meisner's direct pupil, Terry Martin, and studied the Meisner technique for 5 years in New York with the late and great Ted Wold. Jillian holds a Masters in Music Theatre from Oklahoma City University and a Bachelors in Vocal Performance from Belmont University and loves sharing this freeing technique with other singers who need to get out of their heads after years of vocal training.

    MEISNER IN MUSIC is a New York City-based studio founded by Jillian that nurtures artists to find trust in themselves and their instruments through the Meisner technique.

  • JASON VEASEY originated the role of "Thought 5" in the Tony-winning Broadway production of A Strange Loop. Jason is an actor, known for American Gangster (2007), Only Murders in the Building (2021) and A Shot Through the Wall (2021). He was also seen in the Woolly Mammoth production of A Strange Loop and the original Playwrights Horizons production, for which he won an Obie Award. Other credits include the Broadway and National Touring companies of The Lion King and countless credits on stages across the country including Actors Theater of Louisville, Denver Center, and The MUNY. On TV you could spot him on High Maintenance, Chicago Fire, Dash and Lily, Flatbush Misdemeanors, and Betty. Upcoming: the film Home Free.

  • REBEKAH BRUCE PARKER is a conductor, music director, pianist, and vocal coach based in NYC. Ms. Bruce has most recently been seen performing with A Strange Loop, Company, and The Lehman Trilogy. She was Music Director of the First National Tour of Mean Girls, and has worked on a number of Broadway & Off-Broadway productions, new musicals, and concerts as a pianist and Music Director. She has worked in various capacities with the shows: Dancin', Sweeny Todd, Leopoldstadt, Bad Cinderella, West Side Story, The Prom, Music Man & more. Ms. Bruce previously served on the music faculty at Oklahoma City University, in both the opera and musical theatre departments from 2011-2017. She can be seen performing and teaching across the country, and maintains a private voice studio in NYC.

  • SIDNEY DUPONT received a 2022 Tony nomination for his performance as Washington Henry in Paradise Square. DuPont was previously seen in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical on Broadway, as well as the First National Tour and Australian Company. Some other favorite National Tours include: Memphis: the Musical and A Chorus Line. DuPont has also appeared in regional productions including the world premiere of Paradise Square (Berkeley Rep.), Man of La Mancha (The Shakespeare Theater), In the Heights (The Geva Theater), and Gypsy (North Carolina Theater). Television: FBI: Most Wanted (CBS). In recent years, DuPont has also stepped behind the scenes as a director, editor, cinematographer, and award-winning screenwriter. @SidneyDuPont.

  • Stage and screen star KELLI O’HARA has established herself as one of Broadway’s greatest leading ladies. Her portrayal of Anna Leonowens in The King and I garnered her the 2015 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical, along with Grammy, Drama League, Outer Critics and Olivier Nominations. Film and television credits include: Season 2 of Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why, All the Bright Places, Peter Pan Live!, Sex & The City 2, Martin Scorsese’s The Key to Reserva, Showtime’s Master of Sex, The Good Fight, Blue Bloods, N3mbers, and the animated series Car Talk, along with an Emmy-nominated performance in the hit web series The Accidental Wolf. Other Broadway credits include Kiss Me, Kate (Tony, Drama League, OCC nominations), The Bridges of Madison County (Tony, Drama Desk, Drama League, OCC nominations), Nice Work if You Can Get It (Tony, Drama Desk, Drama League, OCC nominations), South Pacific (Tony, Drama Desk, OCC nominations), The Pajama Game (Tony, Drama Desk, OCC nominations), The Light in the Piazza (Tony, Drama Desk nominations), Sweet Smell of Success, Follies, Dracula and Jekyll & Hyde. She was awarded the prestigious Drama League’s Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award in 2019.

Masterclass Schedule

OPEN masterclasses will be open to other workshop students to sit and observe.

CLOSED masterclasses will not have observers, and only the participating students will be in the room.

Tuesday - 3/14
Nikki Renee Daniels - (open)
Jen Waldman - (open)
Jillian Paige / Meisner in Music* - (closed)

Wednesday - 3/15
Jason Veasey - (open)
Rebekah Bruce Parker / Audition Technique - (closed)
Sidney DuPont - (closed)

Thursday - 3/16
Kelli O’Hara - (open)

*The Meisner in Music masterclass will be 3 hours to allow time to introduce students to the Meisner acting technique before applying it to a song. This class will overlap with the “An Inside Look at MJ: The Musical” panel.

Vocal Masterclass preference selection will open Monday, February 13 at 7:30AM CT for students registered for Spring Break NYC 2023.

Registered students– please check your emails for more information including the sign-up link and selection priority.

Reach us at info@ocunyc.com with any questions or concerns.