Musical Improv Level One

Musical Improv Level One with Michael Lutton

Sign up Class Days: Wednesdays 6pm - 8pm (in-person)
Begins: Jul 1, 2026
Ends: Aug 19, 2026
Price: $299

Check below to see the full schedule for each session, see if your class skips a week for a holiday, and check out the date and time of your class show(s).

Class Description


Learn how to put your thoughts and emotions into song and take your improv scenes to the next level! In this 8-week course you will learn the song structures you need to make up musicals on the spot. No need to be an experienced singer! Through exercises in group dynamic, support, and movement, you will learn how to turn every song you improvise into a full-blown musical number. 8 weeks of classes followed by a class performance.

Instructor: Michael Lutton

Michael has been a Magnet instructor since 2011. He has travelled the country performing in festivals and has taught workshops in Boston and Washington, DC. He has also taught several corporate and team-building workshops.

He began improvising in 2006, and was lucky to train with teachers such as Armando Diaz, Rachel Hamilton, James Eason, and Tara Copeland.

Michael currently teaches Level 1, Level 4: Monoscene, Musical Improv Level 1 and Musical Improv Level 3.

In addition to his teaching duties, Michael is the Director of the Musical Improv Program at the Magnet.

Full Session Schedule


Session Schedule*

  1. Jul 1, 2026, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
    at TBA
    (at a studio space TBA in the vicinity of Chelsea/Midtown Manhattan)
  2. Jul 8, 2026, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
    at TBA
    (at a studio space TBA in the vicinity of Chelsea/Midtown Manhattan)
  3. Jul 15, 2026, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
    at TBA
    (at a studio space TBA in the vicinity of Chelsea/Midtown Manhattan)
  4. Jul 22, 2026, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
    at TBA
    (at a studio space TBA in the vicinity of Chelsea/Midtown Manhattan)
  5. Jul 29, 2026, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
    at TBA
    (at a studio space TBA in the vicinity of Chelsea/Midtown Manhattan)
  6. Aug 5, 2026, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
    at TBA
    (at a studio space TBA in the vicinity of Chelsea/Midtown Manhattan)
  7. Aug 12, 2026, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
    at TBA
    (at a studio space TBA in the vicinity of Chelsea/Midtown Manhattan)
  8. Aug 19, 2026, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
    at TBA
    (at a studio space TBA in the vicinity of Chelsea/Midtown Manhattan)

Show Schedule*

  1. Aug 22, 2026, 4:30 PM
    at Magnet Theater
    (254 W. 29th Street)
  2. *scheduling subject to change