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Musical Improv Level Two with Michael Lutton and Ammon Taylor

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

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

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: Ammon Taylor

Ammon Taylor is an award-winning pianist, composer, and music director. By day he accompanies dance classes and teaches music to children and adults alike. By night he rehearses and performs with the best musical improv performers in New York. Even later at night, he writes musicals.

Full Session Schedule

Session Schedule*

Jan 7, 2026, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
at TBA
(at a studio space TBA in the vicinity of Chelsea, Manhattan)
Jan 14, 2026, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
at TBA
(at a studio space TBA in the vicinity of Chelsea, Manhattan)
Jan 21, 2026, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
at TBA
(at a studio space TBA in the vicinity of Chelsea, Manhattan)
Jan 28, 2026, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
at TBA
(at a studio space TBA in the vicinity of Chelsea, Manhattan)
Feb 4, 2026, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
at TBA
(at a studio space TBA in the vicinity of Chelsea, Manhattan)
Feb 11, 2026, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
at TBA
(at a studio space TBA in the vicinity of Chelsea, Manhattan)
Feb 18, 2026, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
at TBA
(at a studio space TBA in the vicinity of Chelsea, Manhattan)
Feb 25, 2026, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
at TBA
(at a studio space TBA in the vicinity of Chelsea, Manhattan)

Show Schedule*

Mar 2, 2026, 7:00 PM
at Magnet Theater
(254 W. 29th Street)

_{*scheduling subject to change}