Musical Theatre


Musical Theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance.  At our musical theatre classes students can expect a little bit of singing, a little bit of dancing and a little bit of acting, and a LOT of fun! Stage Door Musical Theatre classes have been running since 2011 and are our most popular offering, providing a great, fun, social environment for students to create, collaborate and develop in a safe, friendly space. 

Students can expect to:  learn theatre craft; make friends; build confidence; play drama games; and get creative - all while rehearsing song and dance routines from the charts, movies and musicals, ready to perform at our end of year Musical Theatre Showcase. 

As any successful performing arts teacher or administrator would tell you, a well run music, drama or dance program should not be about churning out little show ponies and pint-sized divas.

Stage Door's Musical Theatre classes aren't just about singing….  they aren't just about acting…..  and they aren't just about dancing…… They are the culmination of all of these performance disciplines, and ultimately, they are about fun, friendship, confidence boosting and overall musical theatre craft.

The 4 key areas of Musical Theatre - Stage Craft, Acting & Characterization, Singing, and Dance & Movement - will be taught each term through various games, exercises, rehearsals and performances. Each key area will receive equal attention throughout the year, though from term to term we may focus more on certain areas.

At the end of the year all Musical Theatre Classes take part in our annual End of Year Musical Theatre Showcase performance at the Whakatane Little Theatre. Details about performance dates and times will be made available at the start of the year.

As well as our school aged musical theatre class, we are pleased to also offer a Musical Theatre Class for Adults (16+). Check out the Adults section of this website to see everything we currently have on offer for teens and adults.

Please note that spaces in our musical theatre classes are limited and will be allocated in the order in which enrolment requests are received, and then confirmed on receipt of Term One invoice payment. 
 

 


 

Musical Theatre classes run for 30-90 minutes depending on the age group.
Classes are currently available for Primary, Intermediate & High School aged students. 
See below for class options.

 


 

"We have had our 6 and 8 year olds attending Stage Door over the last two years. In that time our 8 year old has grown out of a shell with courage and confidence. Our 6 year old is becoming more and more of a performing showman on stage. Both of them love the music, singing and performing with all the other children. 2019 saw our 12 year old join Stage Door and excelled on the stage having fun. To parents, it is worth the commitment and rewarding to see the children learning confidence, skills, communication, arts, dance, song and everything else that we can't think of right now. Welcome to you all."

~ Greg

Musical Theatre classes

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2019 Sparklers Musical Theatre Class

30 min Musical Theatre class for young primary students from 5 years+. 

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2019 Starlets Musical Theatre Class

30 min Musical Theatre class for young primary students from 6 or 7 years+. 

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2019 Rising Stars Musical Theatre Class

45 min Musical Theatre class for older primary school aged students.

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2019 Shooting Stars Musical Theatre Class

45 min Musical Theatre class for our oldest primary school aged students.
 

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2019 Asteroids Musical Theatre Class

60 min Musical Theatre class for intermediate aged students.

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2019 Super Novas Musical Theatre Class

60 min Musical Theatre class for intermediate aged students.

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2019 Zodiacs Musical Theatre Class

90 minute Musical Theatre class for junior high school aged students. 

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2019 Constellations Musical Theatre Class

90 minute Musical Theatre class for senior high school aged students. 

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Constellations Class

Our new Musical Theatre Dance class has been specifically designed to help our up and coming young performers up-skill as they work to become 'Triple Threat' Musical Theatre performers.