Summer Musical Theatre by PPAC
Where YOU Create Magic on Stage!

To be added to the Summer 2026 notification list, please email nsb@ppacri.org.

About Next Stop BROADWAY®

Next Stop BROADWAY® transports participants to the “Golden Age of Broadway” for a rigorous, five-day immersion into musical theatre. The cast learns the music and choreography of iconic chorus numbers from the catalogue of a selected composer each year. The week culminates in experiencing the thrill of an Opening Night performance held on Friday from 5-7 PM for families and friends. Note that the 2024 final performances are available for viewing at the end of this page.

Through workshops, classes, and rehearsals, the cast will tap their creativity, build their skills, and cultivate their passion all in the context of collaborating and fostering friendships with their fellow cast members -- right here on the stage of PPAC, one of the nation’s foremost and storied independent theaters! All participants are part of the ensemble: there are no lead roles. Cast members work in four age-based groups and the final performance includes numbers involving individual groups, pairs of groups, and the whole cast.

Next Stop is a full-day program. Cast members arrive by 8:45 AM, and the program ends at 5 PM daily (7 PM on Friday). As an intensive, cast members are engaged in learning and rehearsing material for 90% or more of the program. All needed supplies and materials are provided, as well as daily snacks. Lunch is now provided on Friday only; participants should pack lunch on the other days. There is a Zoom orientation for parents and guardians a week or two before the program.

Next Stop BROADWAY® is designed for the success of cast members with or without prior musical theater experience. No auditions are required. Given the intensive nature of the program, sincere interest in singing, acting, dancing, and/or performing is strongly recommended.
 

About ENCORE!

ENCORE! is an advanced, small-group, five-day musical theatre intensive. The program focuses on the music and choreography of the post-Golden age eras of the 50s, 60s, and 70s. The week culminates in a medley showcase on Friday from 4-5 PM for families and friends. ENCORE! is for students with previous experience. All participants must have been in a minimum of two performances and have a sense of their strengths and areas for growth in musical theatre.

By working 1:1 with instructors and in small groups with fellow experienced performers, participants will challenge themselves and one another to perform at their best, complement and accent one another’s strengths, and push themselves into areas where they are growing as performers.

ENCORE! is a full-day program. Cast members arrive by 8:45 AM, and the program ends at 5 PM daily. All needed supplies and materials are provided, as well as daily snacks.

To Respond To This Casting Call:

Registration for Summer 2026 will open in January. To be notified, please email nsb@ppacri.org to be added to our list.

For Next Stop BROADWAY® registrants must be aged 10-17 on the first day of the program and may register for one or both weeks. 80-100 students join the cast of each week. If you are considering both weeks, please note that the cast learns the same material both weeks. Cast members who join both weeks will have the option to return to the same group to delve more deeply OR to be assigned to a different group to experience some new choreography and lyrics.

ENCORE! Is designed for high school or early college aged, experienced performers. We will consider requests for advanced, upper middle school students.

The registration fee for both programs is $565 for a new, single registration and $525 for sibling and returning registrations. Financial Aid is available.

Financial Aid for Next Stop BROADWAY and ENCORE! are made possible by the generous and long-standing support of The Robert F. Stoico / FIRSTFED Charitable Foundation. We are proud to honor the legacy and memory of Robert F. Stoico (1940-2025) with each and every cast member whose participation is made possible by the Foundation. We are also grateful to Jill and Larry Goldstein and PPAC’s Annual Fund Donors, with additional support from an Anonymous NSB Family, and for the commitment of PPAC’s Board of Directors and its Community Outreach Committee to this and other outreach and engagement initiatives.

For more information about Next Stop BROADWAY® and/or ENCORE!, please contact:

Ricky Gresh
nsb@ppacri.org
401.574.3105

 
Where YOU create magic on stage!

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Next Stop BROADWAY^® 2025

Bravo! Congratulations to the magical cast and staff of Next Stop Broadway and ENCORE! 2025!