Learn from Great Musical Theatre Teachers

Michelle Lugo is a dedicated music composer, arranger, sound engineer, sound designer and overall musician who has been making contributions to the entertainment industry since 2021. She crafts music compositions for film, television, video games, and musical theater.

Born and raised in Billings, Montana, I am entering my fourth decade as a music teacher and theater coach in Eugene, Oregon, where I remained after graduating from the University of Oregon School of Music in 1994. In addition to my expertise in teaching music and theater, I have also spent my life studying foreign languages and am currently focused on translating my method into…

I'm a opera professional singer, vocal coach, & piano teacher with Bachelor's & Master's in Voice performance. I've been working as a freelance singer in different styles (classical, classical cross-over, musical theater, and jazz) over the past 20 years.

For over 33 years as a musician and 29 years as an educator for all grade levels and teachers alike, I have the experience of learning from my previous students and applying more efficient techniques to current and future ones. Much like my students, I work towards learning the most innovative techniques while foreseeing the trends of the future in music and education.

Ellynne Rey is a professional singer based in the New York greater metro area. She performs in a variety of settings, has recorded a few CDs, and is currently on the music faculty of 2 universities in Connecticut. She is also a songwriter, lyricist, and composer/pianist.

Rhys Lovell is a theatre artist whose work has been seen throughout Central Illinois for the past 35 years. As an actor, he has appeared in dozens of productions at Heartland Theatre Company, Prairie Fire Theatre, the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, and the Evergreen Cemetery Walk, which he directed for six years.

My name is Arianna Gayle, and I'm a Broadway and TV actor, Juilliard MFA graduate, and teaching fellow at Patrick Page Studio. I am based in New York City. With training in over 10 countries, I believe acting helps us understand each other as human beings; and love to expand that love of acting into my practice as a teacher.

Hi! I'm Melina! During the last six years, I have been working on musical theatre and contemporary music performances. I have also composed music for stage theater and short movies and developed myself as a song-writer, arranger and performing artist. I have three bachelor degrees in contemporary music, classical music and contemporary music performance.

Geno, life-long musician from Austin, Texas, grew up in the renowned 78704 zip code surrounded by some of Austin's most iconic musical legends like Rocky Erickson, Marcia Ball, and Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Geno started playing piano and taking voice lessons at age seven and later attended Austin High School, playing tuba in band and orchestra.

Yuriko Shibata is a pianist and musical theatre composer working between Tokyo and New York. She began studying piano at the age of three and developed a deep passion for music, storytelling, and theatre from an early age. She graduated from Tokyo College of Music, where she studied composition, and later received her MFA in Musical Theatre Writing from the Tisch School of the…