Musical Theater
2:00pm Elementary Session (open to all): Wednesdays, 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm starting Wednesday August 26, 2026
3:30pm Elementary Session (open to all): Wednesdays, 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm starting Wednesday August 26, 2026
6:30pm Middle School Session (open to all): Wednesdays, 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm starting Wednesday August 26, 2026
ALL CLASSES ARE HELD AT THE SANTA MONICA CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
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Details
Our Musical Theater Program provides a unique experience to students who wish to have a taste of Broadway, right here in Santa Monica! This year’s musical selection is the critically acclaimed "Mama Mia", which has been edited by our wonderful director Tomas Juarez. Students who participate in our program will get to experience a Broadway style casting where each student will audition for a part and assignments will be given out for solos and leads accordingly. Auditions will take place within the first month of classes, with a "mini" performance of the musical in December, and the full musical performance in May. In addition to singing, students will get an introduction to other aspects of musical theatre, such as staging and acting, and dancing.
We provide three different Wednesday sessions: 2pm, 3:30pm, and 6:30pm, and these sessions are open to any elementary/Middle school student who wishes to join. However we do gear 2pm,and 3:30pm classes towards 4th and 5th Graders for our Elementary Sessions, so if your child is younger and would be interested in singing, we would recommend auditioning but also checking out the Children's Choirs!
Faculty
Tomas Juarez Jr,
also known as Tommy, is a voice teacher at the Santa Monica Conservatory and a voice student from Santa Monica Community College. He studied under Dr. Janelle Destefano and has performed for SMC for the last 3 years and a half. He started a voice class in SMC and a semester later, joined the music program known as The Applied Music Program which started him on his road to classical singing. As well as joining this program, he has performed for many concerts such as The Applied Benefit Concert and opera productions such as Il Campanello, The Magic Flute, and Dido & Aneas. Tommy is a teacher that doesn't only teach how to sing but he teaches posture and adjusts the body to help sing more clearly.
He can teach any genres from classical to pop and ballads. He has also started teaching beginning piano to further help his students understand music and music theory. To help his students understand is his priority and he hopes to help further them in the musical studies.
Ariel Scott
is a dancer, choreographer, and educator with a deep belief in dance as a means for connection and community. Her work investigates the uncovering of self and the desire to be known, recognizing physicality as a uniquely adept avenue for authenticity.
Ariel has presented work in shows across Los Angeles, including the MashUp International Women’s Day Dance Festival, Stomping Ground LA VOICES festival series, and as a guest choreographer for Santa Monica College (SMC).
As an educator, Ariel is committed to creating spaces for joy and community through dance and frequently guest-teaches at universities, youth training programs, and workshops regionally.
She holds a BFA in Dance Choreography from UC Irvine and an AA in Dance from SMC.
Location:
The Santa Monica Conservatory of Music
1501 Colorado Ave.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Email: frontdesk@smcm.org
Call/Text: (310) 576-3600