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In-Person Musical Improv Level Two

In-Person Musical Improv Level Two with Frank Spitznagel and Nikita Burdein

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Class Description

Taking the fundamentals you learned in level one, Musical Improv Level 2 shows you how to make your improvised scenes and songs look and feel more like a Broadway musical! Exercises in listening and emotional commitment will give you the solid scene-work you need to launch into songs. Also, you will explore different song styles, learning about want songs, philosophy songs, charm songs, and metaphor songs. 8 weeks of classes followed by a class performance. Prerequisite: Musical Improv Level One
All students will be asked to show proof of vaccination prior to the first session in order to participate in this class
NOTE: At the request of one of the instructors who has undergone several recent medical procedures, masks will be required for students when not on stage.

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.

Instructor: Nikita Burdein

Born in Ukraine, raised in Chicago, and now in NYC, Nikita is an improviser, video producer, theater maker, and other multi-hyphenate (son, brother, friend, etc.)

He trained at the Magnet Theater and Upright Citizens Brigade Theater before becoming a house performer at both theaters and a teacher at the Magnet of Musical Improv. He can be seen Fridays at the Magnet Theater's Premiere: the Improvised Musical (the longest running weekly Musical Improv show in NYC!) Nikita can also be seen at the UCB Theater on Harold Night with this team, The Prophecy. He also performs regularly with Baby Wants Candy, Shamilton, and with Shitzprobe, with monthly shows all around NYC.

Full Session Schedule

Session Schedule*

  1. Oct 17, 2021, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
    at TBA
    (at a studio space TBA in the vicinity of Chelsea, Manhattan)
  2. Oct 24, 2021, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
    at TBA
    (at a studio space TBA in the vicinity of Chelsea, Manhattan)
  3. Oct 31, 2021, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
    at TBA
    (at a studio space TBA in the vicinity of Chelsea, Manhattan)
  4. Nov 7, 2021, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
    at TBA
    (at a studio space TBA in the vicinity of Chelsea, Manhattan)
  5. Nov 14, 2021, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
    at TBA
    (at a studio space TBA in the vicinity of Chelsea, Manhattan)
  6. Nov 21, 2021, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
    at TBA
    (at a studio space TBA in the vicinity of Chelsea, Manhattan)
  7. Dec 5, 2021, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
    at TBA
    (at a studio space TBA in the vicinity of Chelsea, Manhattan)
  8. Dec 12, 2021, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
    at TBA
    (at a studio space TBA in the vicinity of Chelsea, Manhattan)

Show Schedule*

  1. Dec 12, 2021, 6:00 PM
    at Magnet Theater
    (254 W. 29th Street)
    2. *scheduling subject to change