Broadway Performing Arts-A School of Dance, Music, and Acting

Welcome to BROADWAY PERFORMING ARTS: New Jersey’s foremost performing arts school offering expert training for ages 3 through adult in a wide variety of subjects by some of the most highly skilled teachers in the industry. You will not find better training anywhere else.

BPA Summer Musical Theatre Camp
Do your kids like to sing, dance, act and have fun! Then this is the camp for you!!
7/22 – 7/26 & 7/29 – 8/2 & 8/5 – 8/9
Each week will end with a performance for the families. And we’ll take a group to see BPA’s voice teacher in “Annie” on Broadway!

Click on the Summer Camp tab at the top of this page!

Summer Adult Ballet & Adult Hip Hop

Thursdays 7pm!

Starting June 20th

Online Photo Registration now available!

This year, in addition to paper order forms, we’ve decided to offer photo sign-up and purchasing on-line.

Please click the graphic to be taken to their secure Online Photo Registration system.

Inside you’ll find detailed instructions for how to use this simple and easy to navigate application.

Questions? Visit Sportography

Owners Elisa Heinsohn of the television series “Fame” and Cleve Asbury from the movie “Chicago” together bring more experience and expertise than anyone in Northern New Jersey.

New Dancing Disney Princess Workshop

Coming This Fall!

Trying to decide between a few different
Music, Dance and Acting Schools?

If you are looking for dance, music, or acting classes in Bloomfield, Montclair, Glen Ridge, West Orange or any of the surrounding areas, you have come to the right place! Broadway Performing Arts has taught over 1,000 students since it was established in 2007.
We offer classes in Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, Lyrical, Musical Theatre, Acting, Acrobatics, Cheer, Belly Dancing, Self Defense and Group Voice. We also offer preschool combination Ballet/Tap/Jazz classes. Private voice, piano and guitar lessons are also available.
Our lessons are scheduled at a variety of times so that you can book classes for different children to save you hours of driving and waiting time.
We have low pressure recitals that students can perform in if they wish.
Our teachers all have degrees and are very experienced in catering to the needs of new students.
Our year end recitals are held at the beautiful 1400 seat Bloomfield High School Auditorium. We have exciting and entertaining performances by all of our classes. Our shows are a comfortable length for parents, grandparents and young children.
Call us today, drop by or go to our website and you will see why more families in Essex county trust us for dance, music and acting instruction each year more than any other studio.

Annual Show Information!

Please hold these dates! BPA's Tribute to the Jersey Shore! Saturday June 15th at 2pm at the Bloomfield High School. Dress rehearsal is Friday June 14th, 4-8:30pm also at the High School. Show tickets go on sale Monday 5/6 at 4pm - $12 (5 & under free), $18 at the door. Deadline for DVD orders, Show shirt orders and Program ads - Saturday 5/18. Show pictures in costume - Saturday June 8th 2pm (schedule below and also posted at the studio) All students required to attend. photo day schedule 2013 to post Sign up for BPA's Musical Theatre Summer Camp by 4/30 and get 5% off! [twocol_one] [button link="http://www.broadwayperformingarts.net/schedule/" size="large" color="#7c3638" window="yes"]Class Schedule[/button] [/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last] [button link="http://www.broadwayperformingarts.net/register/" size="large" color="#7c3638" window="yes"] Class Registration [/button]

Summer Musical Theatre Camp Information!

Do your kids like to sing, dance, act and have fun? Then this Theatre camp is for you! We sing, dance, act & tumble the first half of the day and the 2nd half is dedicated to rehearsing a musical theatre number that will be performed on the Friday of each week. Come for one, two or all three weeks! We will also take a group to see our very own Sarah Solie (BPA's voice teacher) in "Annie" on Broadway! (Price to be determined.) Don't wait! Register for summer camp before April 30th and get 5% off! 3 weeks of Summer Musical Theatre Camp! 7/22 - 7/26 9-4pm (offering before and after care for $12/hr) 7/29 - 8/2 9-4pm (offering before and after care for $12/hr) 8/5 - 8/9 9-4pm (offering before and after care for $12/hr) One week - $249.00 Each subsequent week is an additional 5% off! Discounts for siblings too! Each week will offer: Fosse class/ Audition class/ Ballet/ Tap/ Contemporary/ Hip Hop/ Jazz/ Acting/ Voice/ Acro/ Musical Theatre and guest teachers! Bring your own lunch and a snack.

BPA involved in the local school systems!

We have an acting program in place in the Bloomfield schools system! We have a dance and cheer program happening at the Hillside school, the Kimberly Academy in Montclair and the Redwood school in West Orange!

Important Dates!

Ongoing registration! Sign up for BPA's Musical Theatre Summer Camp by 4/30 and get 5% off! Show tickets go on sale Monday 5/6 at 4pm - $12 (5 & under free), $18 at the door. Deadline for DVD orders, Show shirt orders and Program ads - Saturday 5/18 Closed Memorial Day - Monday 5/27 Show pictures in costume - Saturday June 8th 2pm (schedule posted at the studio) All students required to attend. BPA's annual show - Saturday June 15th, 2pm at the Bloomfield High School Dress rehearsal - Friday June 14th, 4-8:30pm at the Bloomfield High School

BPArtists Performing

December 1st 11:00am-2:00pm - The BPArtists Sr. company will be performing for the Gibbons Law firm's company party at 1 Gateway Center, Newark.

Congratulations BPA All Stars, Anthony Alves and Victoria Esquilin!!

Congratulations to our Cheer Class who competed last Saturday at the Just Cheer competition! They brought home a trophy!!! Their next competition is the Gotta Cheer Winters End competition this Saturday at the Clifton High School (time to be determined)! Congratulations to Anthony Alves who won a trophy playing the piano at the 2013 MAMTG Music Festival Saturday March 16th.

Phantom Of The Opera!

by Elisa on April 30, 2013 in Acting, Ballet, Blog

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The Biz

by Elisa on April 22, 2013 in Blog

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Commercial Anyone?

by Elisa on April 19, 2013 in Blog

There I am running like an overloaded bridge and tunnel fool down that extraordinarily long Port Authority hallway, only to be inches away from the ...

What BPA Students are Saying

“The hip hop classes are cool. The teachers are great and I’ve made a lot of new friends. Broadway Performing Arts rocks!” Isaiah – age 13

“I love taking tap, ballet, and High School Musical. The teachers are so nice and make every class so much fun! I’m so glad I’m at Broadway Performing Arts!”
Kara – age 13

“My teachers are some really nice people. Whenever I flunked they helped me do things the right way. Broadway Performing Arts is the best dance school ever!” Josephine – age 9

“The acting and commercial classes are my favorites. All of the teachers here are fun, warm and patient. I’m learning a lot from real professionals!” Missy – age 13

Broadway Performing Arts