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Advanced Musical Improv

Advanced Musical Improv with Michael Lutton and Frank Spitznagel

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Class Description

This virtual course builds on the skills students learn in Musical Level 2. In addition to learning how to improvise new types of musical theater songs, students will learn new narrative forms not covered in Musical 2 or Musical 3. 6 weeks of 2-hour sessions followed by a class show. Prerequisite: Musical Improv Level 2.

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.

Instructor: Frank Spitznagel

Frank Spitznagel is the Musical Director at Magnet Theater and a piano accompanist who frequently plays for such improv groups as I Eat Pandas, Veal, The Made-Up Musical, Gusto, and many others. He is a graduate of the Boston Conservatory of Music, where he studied piano performance. His work can be heard on several studio recordings. Frank has composed for Comedy Central and the Aspen Comedy Festival. He accompanied Itzhak Perlman in an original jazz composition by Benny Golson at Lincoln Center. He also played the American premiere of The Hired Man Off-Broadway. He has been musical director for productions such as Nunsense (all incarnations), A Chorus Line, Chicago City Limits, and several original musicals.

Full Session Schedule

Session Schedule*

  1. Sep 10, 2020, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
    at Zoom
    (Instructor will send info)
  2. Sep 17, 2020, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
    at Zoom
    (Instructor will send info)
  3. Sep 24, 2020, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
    at Zoom
    (Instructor will send info)
  4. Oct 1, 2020, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
    at Zoom
    (Instructor will send info)
  5. Oct 8, 2020, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
    at Zoom
    (Instructor will send info)
  6. Oct 15, 2020, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
    at Zoom
    (Instructor will send info)

Show Schedule*

  1. Oct 16, 2020, 7:00 PM
    at Zoom
    (Instructor will send info)
    2. *scheduling subject to change