Award-Winning Broadway Actor
Denise Summerford
Founder & Director
Learn, Train and Grow with Broadway Pros! Broadway Arts Collective is committed to connecting students of the performing arts to industry professionals - right here in the Hudson Valley. BAC gives kids the mentoring and tools they need to SHINE!
The future of Broadway starts here!
Recipient of the Ulster County Executive’s Arts Award for Arts in Education
SOMETHING
WICKED
THIS WAY COMES
ARE YOU READY TO BE "CHANGED...FOR GOOD?"
Well, get ready to enter your WICKED ERA!!! You've seen the musical and you are going to the movie. Now complete your experience in our WICKED BROADWAY BREAKOUT WORKSHOP. You'll get to work with Elphaba from Broadway’s WICKED, participate in a Q&A AND get autographs and pics.
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BAC's 2024 BROADWAY BREAKOUT - WICKED
When: Monday, December 30th
Time: 11:00-5:00
Where: Parker Theatre @ SUNY New Paltz
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CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION AND DETAILS!
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HURRY! NEARLY SOLD OUT!
2024 SUMMER MUSICAL THEATRE WORKSHOP
@ SUNY New Paltz
Parker Theatre!
See you Summer 2025!
July 28-August 1, 2025
Registration opens January 2025
In Partnership with
ADULT ACTING CLASS!
Interested in an Adult Acting Class?
LET US KNOW!
We are collecting names and will figure out the best day/time to meet.
​BAC is excited to announce our newly formed
EMERGING PERFORMING ARTIST COMPANY.
EPAC is a prestigious advanced theatre group, designed to nurture and enhance the talents of emerging young actors.
Accepting Applications for the 2024-25 School Year
EPAC for Grades 8-12
and introducing
EPAC Jr for Grades 5-8
Learn more about EPAC!
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BAC's Official Store!
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Love! We love Denise! My daughter has thrived under her tutelage for many years. We started her performance journey at 8 with the Summerfords and now at 16, we have engaged BAC to help us prepare for college auditions! We have enjoyed seasonal, daily and summer master classes and camps. Thank you!
-- Nicole A., BAC parent
I can not recommend Broadway Arts Collective enough. This was such an amazing experience for my daughter and I can’t wait for the next one. I saw so much growth and confidence in my daughter from just the one week she attended.
-- T. White, BAC parent
My daughter has been training with Denise Summerford and Broadway Arts Collective for 7 years. In workshops with Broadway professionals, she has received incredible training in singing, dancing and acting. BAC has helped prepare her for college, where she will be studying Vocal Performance and Musical Theater. We are extremely grateful to Denise for providing such exceptional opportunities to learn, train and grow as an artist. I strongly recommend BAC if you have a child who wants to perform. There is no better training.
-- N.D., BAC parent
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BIG NEWS!
BAC is Recipient of the Ulster County Executive’s Arts Award for Arts in Education
John & Denise Summerford of Broadway Arts Collective receiving the Ulster County Executive's Arts Award for Arts in Education from Pat Ryan, Ulster County Executive.
We are honored to receive the Ulster County Executive’s Arts Award for Arts in Education!
A big thank you to Arts Mid-Hudson & Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan! And a HUGE thanks to all of our students and families for your support. You made this all possible.
Additional thanks to our partners: All of our guest teaching artists, Brendan Burke & Shadowland Stages, SUNY New Paltz School of Fine and Performing Arts, Dutchess Community College, One Epic Place, Hudson Valley Conservatory, Kaleidoscope Arts Center & Black Sheep Recording Studios.
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BAC Founder and Creative Director, Denise Summerford sings "For Good" from WICKED with long time students Sydney Druttman, Haley Collier and Andrew Geher - all 3 are attending college theatre programs. Congrats!
Accompanied by Katya Stanislavskaya.
Recorded & Engineered by Jeffrey Frey at Black Sheep Recording Studios in Gardiner, NY.
Thanks to all!
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This was a performance for the Ulster County Executive's Arts Awards in which BAC received the Arts in Education Award.