In Person: MUSICAL THEATER AGENT NIGHT - Showcase to 3 NYC Agencies

Thursday, August 8, 2024, 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT

In Person in NYC!

Here's your chance to Showcase to THREE NY agencies in that represent talent for Musical Theater. 

You'll get immediate feedback on your performance so you can continue to make smarter and more powerful choices in this ever-changing career.

You'll also receive written feedback that will be given to you after the event to provide even more clarity on your work.

For this showcase, please prepare TWO contrasting 32-bar cuts.

This panel includes:

- Christopher D. Silveri, UIA Talent Agency - New to Office!

- Kiki Sabater, Bonafide and Emerging Artists - New to Office!

- Josh Sassanella, ASA - Ann Steele Agency

*Please note that Guests are subject to change.

Accompanist will be provided.

Please note that this in person showcase will be at:

Pearl Studios NYC

You will be emailed your assigned studio the morning of your event.

Pearl Studios has two addresses:

500 8th Avenue, 3rd and 4th floors
and across the street
519 8th Avenue, 12th floor
(between 35th and 36th)

All studios labeled with numbers are at 500 8th Avenue, 3rd and 4th floors.
All studios labeled with letters are at 519 8th Avenue, 12th floor.

EVENT OVERVIEW:

This in-person event will start with a 20-30 minute Q&A with everyone in the studio.

Afterwards, you will be showcasing to the panel by appointment. Q&A is optional to attend but we recommend.

You’ll be given your appointment times in advance in EST.

Please show up at least 10-15 minutes before your scheduled time, and please be aware that timing issues can occur but your host will keep you updated while you are waiting.

We kindly ask that you do not request to alter your appointment time.

WHAT TO PREPARE:

For this Agent Showcase, please prepare TWO contrasting 32 bar cuts. Please bring your book. An accompanist will be provided.

Please follow the procedures listed below:

• Please update your headshot and fill out the MY INFO section of your AC account upon registration.

• The room will be open 30 minutes before the event is scheduled to start. Please arrive at least 10 MINUTES before your event begins as your host will give important information about the event at this time.

Additional Information:

Our online office hours are 9am-6pm Monday-Friday

**No recording of any kind is permitted by participants during class.**

**Actors Connection classes and programming are for ADULTS (18+). Unless it is disclosed above, with permission, some teens (14+) are allowed to take adult programming. To inquire about getting permission, please send an email to: info@actorsconnection.com**

**Please keep in mind that all programs at Actors Connection are for educational and professional development purposes. Participating in any class or event is not a promise of employment.**

Christopher D. Silveri

Now Vice President & Partner of UIA Talent Agency in the Film, TV, & Theatre, Christopher D. Silveri takes great pride in his career in the entertainment industry that has spanned the last two decades since his graduation from New York University’ Tisch School of the Arts. 

After a brief stint in acting, Christopher began his entertainment career casting commercials with Liz Lewis Casting Partners, moved in to represenation to head up the Legit Department (Theater, TV, and Film) at Gilla Roos, Ltd. and began his management career as Vice President of Talent Management at Prestige Management Group and then opened up his own office Center Stage Management. He's now back as an agent at UIA.

Christopher’s clients can be seen on television on such shows as FBI, FBI: Most Wanted, Bull, Blue Bloods, Ways & Means, The Good Wife, The Good Fight (CBS), Manifest, Girls5Eva, The Endgame, New Amsterdam, The Blacklist, Law and Order, Law and Order: SVU, Law and Order: Organized Crime, Chicago PD, Chicago Fire (NBC), For Life (ABC) American Horror Story (FX), Partner Track, UnCoupled, Ozark, Inventing Anna, Pose, Orange Is The New Black, (NETFLIX), Mr. + Mrs. Smith, Larry’s Diner, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Harlem, Modern Love (AMAZON), That Damn Michael Che, The Undoing, Succession, The Flight Attendant, Mare of Easttown, The Other Two, Search Party, Gossip Girl [Reboot] (HBO), Let The Right One In, City on a Hill, Billions, Run The World, Ray Donovan, Escape at Dannemora  (SHOWTIME), Power (STARZ), Godfather of Harlem (EPIX),  Younger (TV Land), Wu-Tang: An American Saga (HULU)The Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS), Alternatino (Comedy Central), The Changeling, City On Fire, WeCrashed, The Morning Show (Apple TV+), etc..

On the film side: Fresh Kills, The Home, The Kill Room, Judas and the Black Messiah, Big Time Adolescence, Happiest Season, The King of Staten Island, The Trial of the Chicago 7, The Report, The First Purge, The Post, The Wolf of Wall Street, etc..

Many of his clients also have national ad campaigns and/or major print advertisements running.

Christopher also does many seminars for those just starting out in the entertainment industry, teaching and participating in workshops in New York (New York University, Pace University, Brooklyn College) and Washington D.C..

Josh Sassanella

Josh Sassanella was born and raised in Indiana and fell in the love with the performing arts at an early age. After attending Purdue University in Ft. Wayne Indiana, he quickly found success as an actor in numerous theme parks and onboard major cruise lines.

Since then, Josh has been seen in major musical theatre productions including Mamma Mia! at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, Smokey Joe's Cafe and Xanadu at Music Theatre Wichita, Rent at Forestburgh Playhouse, the world premiere of High School Musical 2 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, and on the first National Equity Tour of Rock of Ages. 

Josh was also seen on Broadway in Rock of Ages where he covered numerous leading roles and as swing in the highly controversial production, Spider-man : Turn off the Dark. 

His writing, composing, directing, and work as a choreographer has taken him all over the world and after years on the stage, Josh is now thrilled to find a home at ASA, guiding, nurturing, and pushing actors to fulfill their dreams in NYC and abroad. 

Josh prides himself on having the experience of working on almost every Equity contract, understanding the arduous steps it takes to build a career in theatre, and using that experience to advise ASA clients to take logical and exciting steps towards all the opportunities show business has to offer. 

Kiki Sabater

Kiki Sabater’s career began in the theatre where she studied performing arts from middle school to college, with studies in musical theatre at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and a degree in Theatre Arts from Rollins College.

She made her way into the casting and agency worlds as a reader for NYC casting offices and a talent agency intern. After a hiatus to travel the world as a flight attendant, Kiki found her way back to the world of the arts and found her home at Bonafide & Emerging Artists. Kiki is thrilled to start this year with BEA as their theatrical agent, committed to their model of inclusivity and diversity through the talent she represents.

Originally from West Palm Beach, Florida, Kiki is an avid surfer and in her free time, can be found anywhere there are good waves. Kiki is also a published author of mixed media art books with her second book set to be released in Spring 2024. When she’s not writing or surfing, Kiki loves playing her white Fender Telecaster and singing 90s grunge.