Program Info 2025: Advanced — Long Island Musical Theatre Festival

—2025 ADVANCED INTENSIVE—

LET THE SUNSHINE IN THIS SUMMER!

OPEN TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CURRENTLY IN GRADES 10, 11, 12, AS WELL AS THOSE IN COLLEGE

“Long Island with its proximity to New York has always been fertile ground for people who are interested in musical theatre as well as professions in music in general...I think that the Long Island Musical Theatre Festival is perpetuating a tradition. But of course with its pre-professional training program now, it’s providing a resource that didn’t exist prior to this.”
— Stephen Schwartz (Composer of Wicked, Pippin, Godspell), BroadwayWorld

HAIR

Book and Lyrics by Gerome Ragni & James Rado

Music by Galt MacDermot  

The American tribal love rock musical HAIR celebrates the sixties counterculture in all its barefoot, long-haired, bell-bottomed, beaded and fringed glory. To an infectiously energetic rock beat, the show wows audiences with songs like "Aquarius," "Good Morning, Starshine," "Hair," "I Got Life" and "Let The Sunshine In." Exploring ideas of identity, community, global responsibility and peace, HAIR remains relevant as ever as it examines what it means to be a young person in a changing world.  

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

  • Perform two shows in two weeks, including a revue, and a mainstage production with a full professional orchestra

  • Rehearse and perform in a state of the art facility with varying spaces that suit the needs for each show

  • Perform with a guest Broadway performer

  • Attend a masterclass with a notable Broadway guest artist

  • Receive a solo opportunity in our revue

  • Receive one-on-one vocal coaching

  • Network with current industry professionals

DATES

Please note that you must be available for all rehearsal dates and performances

  • REHEARSALS

    • Monday July 28 - Sunday, August 10 from 10am-6pm

    • Sitzprobe (with orchestra): TBD

  • PERFORMANCES

    • Musical Revue with Broadway Guest Artist

      • Friday, August 1 at 7:30pm

    • Mainstage Performances of HAIR

      • Saturday, August 9 at 7:30 pm

      • Sunday, August 10 at 2:00 pm

LOCATION

All rehearsals and performances will take place at Adelphi University's Performing Arts Center, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY, 11530. Students will pack their lunch and snack.

auditions                                    

Admission to the program is competitive and by audition only. For your video audition, record yourself performing two contrasting musical theatre songs. Choices connected to the themes of HAIR are encouraged. Each selection must be 32-bars in length with accompaniment. You may choose to sing one of your choices from the show. We will continue accepting submissions until all spots are filled. Maximum enrollment is 28.

Callbacks

Saturday, May 10. Details will be released to those who register and receive a call back. Please note that double casting in our mainstage production is a possibility. Students accepted into the Long Island Musical Theatre Festival will be notified via email upon receipt of submission, which include both the registration form and all audition materials. Please allow a week for this. If you do not hear from us at that time, please contact us.

FEES

Early Registration due by February 1, 2025: $2,295 (if accepted)

Registration Fee: $2,395 (if accepted, space is limited - submit early)

Fees include the following:

  • All rehearsal instruction in a state of the art facility

  • Masterclass with Broadway guest artist

  • Musical revue with notable Broadway performer

  • Mainstage production with full professional orchestra

  • Professional artistic and creative team

  • LIMTF T-shirt

  • Ticket to the intermediate intensive’s junior production

  • Dinner on opening night of both the junior and mainstage performances

If you receive a callback, you are accepted into the festival and a non-refundable deposit of $345 will be due within a week of acceptance notification. The deposit will be applied to your registration fee. Please note that this is to secure your spot in the festival and you will perform in both the musical revue as well as the mainstage production.

The balance of the registration fee will be due within a week of your casting notification. Payment plans can be arranged with our managing director, however registrations received after June 1, 2025 must be paid in full.

Cancellations after June 1, 2025 receive a refund (less deposit, above) only if another student can be placed from the waiting list. There will be NO refund for cancellations after July 1, 2025. A late fee of $100 will be added for registrations received after July 1, 2025.

Financial Assistance is available for those who need. If you wish to apply, you will need to submit your most recent tax return. After submitting your registration along with audition materials, please reach out to our general manager, Vanessa D'Aconti, at vanessa.limtf@gmail.com for more information.