Cleve Asbury
Mr. Asbury was most recently feaured in and was assistant dance captain for the Broadway production, CHITA RIVERA: THE DANCERS LIFE. He was critically acclaimed in his performance as George M. Cohan in the Ogunquit Playhouse production of GEORGE M.

He was also featured in the major motion picture CHICAGO . He appeared as “Charlie Davenport” in the Broadway production of ANNIE GET YOUR GUN. He also appeared as “Lumiere” in the Los Angeles production of, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, and as “Schultz” in the national tour of MISS SAIGON. He was “Branislav” in the critically acclaimed Los Angeles production of, ALL I NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN.

He has been featured in seven other Broadway musicals including, “Gaby” in JEROME ROBBINS BROADWAY, directed by Jerome Robbins, “Nat Goodwin” in HARRIGAN AND HART, “Riff” in WEST SIDE STORY, ME AND MY GIRL, COPPERFIELD, BRING BACK BIRDIE, and PETER PAN. Regionally, he was recently seen as “Lucky” in DAMES AT SEA. He performed in the West Coast Theater Ensemble productions of, THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE as “O’Neil”, “Don Pedro” in, THE MUCH ADO MUSICAL, and as “Jack Chesney” in, CHARLEY’S AUNT. He toured the U.S. , Japan , and Russia in the first musical ever co-produced by the United States and Russia as “Stompy” in, SOPHISTICATED LADIES.

Off-Broadway Mr. Asbury was seen as “Dirk” in Wendy Wasserstein's MIAMI . He is a veteran of numerous television commercials and industrials. He is happily married to actress Donna Marie Asbury, and their favorite production is their 14 year old daughter, Jacqueline Marie.

Welcome to the Broadway Performing Arts Center.
Our Professionals have performed, produced and
trained with the highest caliber talent on both coasts.
Our professional staff includes;
     •  Cleve Asbury:  Owner/Director
     •  Elisa Heinsohn:  Owner/Director
     •  Larissa Adamczyk:  Dance Instructor
     •  Catherine Hughes Black:  Zumba Instructor
     •  Evan Tintle Charpentier:  Voice/Piano Instructor
     •  Alberta Handelman:  Acting Instructor
     •  Karen Mae Masbang:  Dance Instructor
     •  Hillary-Marie Michael:  Tap Instructor
     • James "Jett" Tillis V:  Dance Instructor

Evan Tintle Charpentier

A native of the Garden State, Evan Tintle Charpentier began her studyof voice at age thirteen, and continued honing and pursuing her craftall the way to a BA at Vassar College in 2003 (double-majoring in musicand drama, and receiving Honors in Music) and a Master of Music fromMontclair University in 2007. Evan’s studies have brought her toSpoleto, Italy, for the Spoleto Arts Symposium, and given her theopportunity to perform in masterclasses with such figures as Mira Zakaiand Ned Rorem. She has performed such roles as The Secretary inMenotti’s The Consul, Queen Elisabeth in scenes from Britten’sGloriana, Antonia in Les Contes d’Hoffman, the Soprano in Tom Johnson’scontemporary solo piece, Drawers, and the premiere of The Whiskey PeteCycle, a Joey Gillis composition concerning the US’s use of whitephosphorus in Fallujah. In addition to performing, Evan has also taughtvoice and piano for studios in Denville, Wayne, Pompton Lakes, andCliffside Park. Evan is also an accomplished liturgical musician,having worked as a section leader and soloist for the United MethodistChurch of Bernardsville, and currently cantoring and teachingchildrens’ choir at Our Lady of Mt. Virgin Church in Garfield.
Catherine Hughes Black

A graduate of the Boston Conservatory of Music with a BFA in Musical Theater and a minor in Dance, Catherine has appeared nationally in tours of CAMELOT with Robert Goulet, MY FAIR LADY, and BRIGADOON with John Schneider.  During BRIGADOON, she worked with Rob Marshall, director of the major motion picture CHICAGO.
Catherine has also performed internationally singing and dancing her way through Asia and the South Pacific.  Favorite rolls include, Amy in COMPANY and Johanna in SWEENY TODD.  Other regional credits include JOSEPH, EVITA, PHANTOM, GUYS AND DOLLS, ANNIE, GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES and MAME just to name a few.
She feels lucky to have worked with such stars as Andrea McArdle, Loretta Switt, Debbie Boone, Vic Damone, Barbara Eden, and Gary Sandy.
Catherine is married to musical instrument mouthpiece designer Greg Black.  Together they have a wonderful little boy Tyler and a golden retriever named Catcher.

Larissa Adamczyk

Larissa is a graduate of Rutgers University (Douglass College) with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and English. During her time at Rutgers she performed in several dance concerts, was a member of the Rutgers Performing Dance Co., and a dancer for the Rutgers African Ensemble (in which she performed at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Nashville, TN.). She has been the vocalist for Holy Trinity Church in Passaic for the past 5 years, and was a member of the Bella Voce Choir of Pompton Plains. At the age of 3, Larissa began dancing at Kathryn Collins Dance Studio, where she later became a teaching assistant and made her choreography debut. Since then, Larissa has been a teacher for the Central School Dance Program in Glen Rock, and has donned her choreographer's hat for Smiling Rhino Theatre ( Broadway & Beyond, and Guess what I did Last Summer?). She was also the choreographer for Oliver! and co-choreographer of Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for the St. Catherine of Bologna Performing Arts Guild. Recently, she has performed as a guest artist with Out Of Order Improv, and is in their upcoming short film �Our Fault�. Some of her favorite performances include: The Producers (Ulla), Joseph & The Amazing Tech. Dreamcoat (Narrator), Moon Over Buffalo (Rosalind), The Pirates of Penzance (Edith), A Wake for Paddy MGhee (Sister Mary Martha), and Grease ( Sandy).

ALBERTA HANDELMAN

For more than 25 years, Alberta has been teaching acting in private and public schools, including the Bank Street School in Manhattan, Arts High School and Science Park High School in Newark, Orange County Community College, the Montclair Adult School, and the Blooming Grove Theater Conservatory, and she has served as theater director and teacher in a number of summer theater-training programs. While Alberta is also a professional actress, director, and Founder and past Artistic Director of the award-winning Blooming Grove Theater Ensemble. her greatest pleasure continues to be in training young actors, in enabling them to use theater as a means of self-expression, and in directing them in plays characterized by fine acting and high production values.
Highlights of Alberta's acting credits are the roles of Mrs. Cage in Mrs. Cage, Edna in Prisoner of Second Avenue; Kate in Broadway Bound, and Golde in Fiddler on the Roof. Favorites among the many student productions she has directed are Death of a Salesman, The Fantasticks, The Madwoman of Chaillot, The Crucible, and the premier of Comedy and Travesty. Alberta's favorite professional directorial credits include Romeo and Juliet, A Man for All Seasons, and the premier of the operetta Rappaccini's Daughter.
Alberta earned her M.A. from Columbia University, her B.A. from Barnard College, and received her theater training at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and Northwestern University. She studied dance at the Lippel School and studies voice with Dr. Stephen Oosting. Alberta is a member of the Actors Equity Association and holds a NJ Teaching Certificate in Speech Arts and Dramatics.

James "Jett" Tillis V

James Tillis V, known as “Jett”, started his dancing career at age 9. His first dance lesson was in hip hop. Then he took ballroom dancing. He fell in love with dancing and hasn't stopped dancing since. He competed in ballroom dancing for 5 years and almost won first place. He has been the lead dancer in several dance companies. He was a dancer and later choreographer for the Knicks City Kids and Lil' Torches. He was the dance coach for the New Jersey Nets Kids Dance Team. He appeared in several dance videos like Remy Ma's music video “Whuteva” and Ashanti's music videos. He was the lead dancer in Ashanti's tour. He has appeared in Andre 3000 as an actor and dancer. Jett has also been a model and dancer for several fashion shows like Reebok in South Beach and the Hot 97 Fashion Show in New York. Jett has taught in several dance schools as well as choreographed for upcoming artists. He has been given the title “NJ's Prince of Choreography and Hip Hop”. He has earned the title through his unique style of dance - hip hop.

Hillary-Marie Michael

"Hillary-Marie, a woman way beyond her years, has feet like feathers with steel bones"
-Carl Schlessinger

A Native of New Jersey, HILLARY-MARIE is best known throughout the Tri-State area as a tap soloist, performer, choreographer and teacher who specializes in the American art form of rhythm tap dance. She established an entrepreneurial stance at a young age by managing local musicians in the tri-state area under Fireshot Promotions and is now the Founder and Director of Jersey Tap Fest, an annually fantastic New Jersey tap dance even that will educate and serve diverse students with great passion for tap dance. As a reputable tap dance instructor, Hillary teaches weekly tap dance classes across the state of New Jersey. In addition to the dance, look forward to seeing her featured in the Crystal Glass Cosmetics catalog.
Hillary-Marie has been mentored by and assistant to Dr. Harold 'Stumpy' Cromer since 2007 and mentored by Karen Callaway Williams since 2004. As a belter and actress, she made her theatrical debut as Val in a regional production of A Chorus Line and now provides audiences with an afternoon of song and tap dance in her new show, What's On Tap? Hillary proudly became a member of the New Jersey Tap Ensemble in April 2006 and has since become a principal dancer for the New Jersey Tap Ensemble under the direction of Founder and Artistic Director Ms. Deborah Mitchell. She has been so fortunate as to work with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Princeton Symphony Orchestra, New Jersey Ballet, Russian Moscow Ballet, American Tap Dance Foundation, as well as award-winning composers Marvin Hamlisch, Leonard Oxley and Nikki Denner.
Hillary-Marie has performed in many New Jersey venues, including Cafe Arabica, the Edward Nash Theatre, Montclair Arts Museum, the Morristown Community Theatre, the NJ State Theatre, NJPAC, Patriot's Stadium, Pianos, the Richardson Auditorium, Skipper's, the South Orange Performing Arts Center, The Priory, the Union County Performing Arts Center, the Westminster Arts Center and the Wilkins Theatre, as well as New York City's Battery Park, Cobi's Place, the Duke Theatre on 42nd Street, the Fashion Institute of Technology Haft Auditorium, Peter Norton Symphony Space, Small's Jazz Club, Showman's, The Kitchen, Washington DC's Duke Ellington Theatre and Smithsonian Museum, St. Louis' Blanch M. Touhill PAC, and Los Angeles' Hamilton Performing Arts Center.
Outside of teaching and performance, she is a writer for Terrence Taps' Tap Dance Blog. Additionally, Hillary-Marie is a member of the International Tap Association and New Jersey Jazz Society, where she dedicates herself to keeping the art form of tap dance alive.
"...Hillary-Marie certainly [makes] her presence known with her commanding, elegant dancing."
-Jazzville NJ
"Hillary-Marie, the lone female in the group at the time, more than [holds] her own, drawing forth the crowd with her swaying arms and ever-ready grin."
-Jazzville NJ