Curriculum Vitae

ON-GOING TEACHING
👨‍🏫

NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY | 2021 — present
Instructor for undergraduate and certificate musical theatre students

  • MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMANCE — Interpreting and performing musical theatre songs from Golden Age to contemporary, analyzing textual and musical given circumstances to build fully realized characters, utilizing movement and physical acting techniques, contextualizing songs for auditions and performances, vocal styling, repertoire selection, song cutting

  • POP/ROCK — Interpreting and performing popular music, pop/rock history, vocal styling, repertoire selection, song cutting/arranging, understanding/avoiding cultural appropriation

  • MOVEMENT — Viewpoints (physical and vocal), Laban effort shapes and frameworks, composition, devised movement

  • ENSEMBLE SINGING — Choral singing techniques, vocal styling, musicianship

  • PROFESSIONAL THEATRE — Professionalism, rehearsal techniques, collaboration, wellness

JEN WALDMAN STUDIO | 2019 — present
Instructor for professional theatre artists (in-person + online)

  • SONG PERFORMANCE — Acting while singing, song analysis/interpretation, impulse training, vocal styling, creative development

  • POP/ROCK — Solo performance course on interpreting and performing popular music, pop/rock history, understanding/avoiding appropriation, vocal styling, repertoire selection, song cutting/arranging

  • MOVEMENT — Viewpoints (physical/vocal), Viewpoints composition, Laban effort shapes and frameworks, applying concepts to songs/monologues/scenes/sides, translating script analysis into fully physicalized characters, taking adjustments using movement techniques

  • AUDITION TECHNIQUES — Bringing empathy/integrity into the room, showing up confidently, selecting/cutting/arranging songs, targeting roles, taking adjustments, self-tapes, Zoom auditions, callbacks, marketing (headshots, resumes, websites, submission emails, social media)

  • MUSICAL THEATRE HISTORY — Surveying the historical/theatrical landscape from 1866—today, analyzing important songs/scenes, understanding the past to inform the present and future

  • MUSICAL DISCUSSION GROUP — Reading and discussing watershed musicals, examining the writing through today’s lens

WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | 2016 — present
Guest Lecturer for undergraduate musical theatre and graduate theatre students + Educational Consultant

  • Provides cutting edge, inclusive solutions to help develop the musical theatre program’s educational and business strategies

  • Helps to conceive senior showcase ideas and coaches BFA and MFA students’ showcase performances

  • Teaches master classes in song interpretation/performance, audition techniques, and theatre business

OMAHA CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC | 2019 — present
Head of Acting, Musical Theatre Instructor for middle/high school students

  • Serves as artist-faculty for the SoundWaves Summer Institute

  • Teaches acting/movement technique classes and coaches song/monologue performances

  • Teaches seminars in various professional development topics like auditioning and marketing

  • Directs student showcase featuring monologues and songs

RED MOUNTAIN THEATRE COMPANY | 2023 — present
Musical Theatre Instructor for high school students

  • Serves as artist-faculty for the Broadway Bootcamp summer training program (advanced students)

  • Helps high school students prepare for college audition programs and theatrical pursuits within a rigorous summer intensive

  • Teaches musical theatre acting classes and pop/rock styling and performance classes

  • Music directs student showcase featuring solo songs and group numbers

ROCK U | 2016 — present
Founder + Instructor for professional artists

  • Created a comprehensive system for achieving authenticity in performing popular music with actionable, repeatable processes that draw on familiar singing and acting skills

  • Developed step-by-step tools for singing and movement that combine healthy techniques with expressive artistry

  • Compiled in-depth audio and video examples of iconic rockstars for analysis and inspiration

  • Teaches interactive classes to theatre and music professionals

KYLE BRANZEL STUDIO | 2013 — present
Founder + Coach for professional artists

  • Coaches professional Broadway actors and singers in songs, scenes, monologues, and audition sides

  • Helps actors select useful song repertoire to build their audition books and target specific roles

  • Helps artists navigate their careers with integrity, purpose, and business acumen

  • Created SQUAD, an 8-week online coaching intensive for artists to develop skills in a meaningful way and jumpstart their careers

  • Clients regularly book Broadway, Off-Broadway, national tours, regional theaters, cruise ships, and more

GUEST TEACHING
👨‍🏫

DIRECTING
🎬

  • GODSPELL

    Grandstreet Theatre
    director, music director

  • IN A NUTSHELL WITH KYLE BRANZEL

    Social Media Series
    producer, director, writer, host

  • BEN FANKHAUSER’S FANK’D UP BROADWAY

    54 Below
    co-director, arranger

  • ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY SENIOR SHOWCASE

    Pershing Square Signature Center
    director, music director, arranger

  • BLEND

    Roosevelt University
    director, music director, arranger

MUSIC DIRECTING
🎶

  • LEGALLY BLONDE

    NYU Tisch
    (dir. Christopher Betts)

    music director, pianist

  • DRAGONS LOVE TACOS

    Theatreworks USA
    (dir. Marcus Stevens)

    music director, pianist

  • GODSPELL

    The Gallery Players
    (dir. Mark Harborth)

    music director, pianist

  • THE FABULOUS LIPITONES

    Penguin Rep Theatre
    (dir. Peter Flynn)

    music director

  • GAY MEN'S HEALTH CRISIS HONORS ANDRÉ DE SHIELDS

    Joe’s Pub

    music director, pianist, arranger

  • STUFF NOBODY LIKES

    New Ohio Theatre
    (dir. Kevin Laibson)

    music director, pianist

  • PIPPIN

    SOOP Theatre Compnay
    (dir. Paul Romanello)

    music director, pianist

  • SEE WHAT I WANNA SEE

    Steppenwolf Garage Rep
    (dir. Lili-Anne Brown)

    sub. music director, pianist

  • PASSING STRANGE

    Bailiwick Chicago
    (dir. Lili-Anne Brown)

    sub. music director, pianist

  • MOTHERHOOD: THE MUSICAL

    Royal George Theatre, GFour Productions
    (dir. Lisa Shriver)

    asst. music supervisor

  • BROADWAY SESSIONS

    Laurie Beechman Theatre
    (dir. Ben Cameron)

    music director, pianist

  • PALIN LIVE!

    Laurie Beechman Theatre
    (dir. Ben Cameron)

    music director, pianist, arranger

  • A CHORUS LINE

    Timber Lake Playhouse
    (dir. Will Taylor)

    music director, pianist

  • SOME ENCHANTED EVENING

    Timber Lake Playhouse
    (dir. James Beaudry)

    music director, pianist

  • ROCK OF AGES

    Grandstreet Theatre
    (dir. Marianne Adams)

    music director

  • INTO THE WOODS

    Grandstreet Theatre
    (dir. Marianne Adams)

    music director, pianist, narrator

  • GUYS AND DOLLS

    Grandstreet Theatre
    (dir. Leigh Selting)

    music director, conductor

  • MY WAY OR THE SUBWAY

    CO/LAB Theater Group
    (dir. Various)

    pianist

  • BLEND

    Roosevelt University
    (dir. Kyle Branzel)

    director, music director, arranger

  • EDGES

    Ithaca College
    (dir. Jason C. Barrera)

    music director, pianist

ACTING
🎭

  • MURDER FOR TWO

    1st National Tour
    Snug Harbor Productions
    (dir. Scott Schwartz)

    The Suspects

  • BUYER AND CELLAR

    Weston Playhouse
    (dir. Steve Stetler)

    *Berkshire Theatre Award nomination

    Alex More

  • THE HISTORY BOYS

    Palm Beach Dramaworks
    (dir. J. Barry Lewis)

    Scripps

  • MURDER FOR TWO

    Weston Playhouse
    (dir. Wendy Seyb)

    New London Barn
    (dir. Anthony C. Daniel)

    Florida Studio Theatre
    (dir. Bruce Jordan)

    The Suspects

  • HENRY AND MUDGE

    National Tour
    Theatreworks USA
    (dir. Peter Flynn)

    Russ Faber

  • PIGGY NATION

    Snapple Theatre Center
    (dir. Kim Moore)

    Oliver Oxley

  • PALIN LIVE!

    54 Below
    (dir. Ben Cameron)

    Michael Feinstein

  • YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN

    Grandstreet Theatre
    (dir. Marianne Adams)

    Schroeder

  • FOOTLOOSE

    Timber Lake Playhouse
    (dir. James Beaudry)

    Willard

COLLABORATIVE PIANO
🎹

AUDITIONS

  • Bailiwick Chicago

  • Disney Parks Live Entertainment

  • Grandstreet Theatre

  • Huntington Theatre Company

  • Ivoryton Playhouse

  • Michael Cassara Casting

  • The MUNY

  • Playwrights Horizons

  • Sacramento Music Circus

  • Theatreworks USA

  • Timber Lake Playhouse

CLASSES

  • Actor Therapy

  • City College of New York

  • Ithaca College

  • Jen Waldman Studio

  • Marymount Manhattan College

  • New York Film Academy

  • NYU Tisch

VOICE LESSONS

  • Chad Johnson

  • Glenn Seven Allen

  • Ithaca College

  • Joan Lader

  • Philip Pelkington

  • Marymount Manhattan College

  • Vivian Reed

MEMBERSHIP
🪪

TRAINING
🏋️

MUSICAL THEATRE

  • Jen Waldman

  • Craig Carnelia

MOVEMENT

  • SITI Company

  • Steve Pacek

  • Jen Waldman

  • Carol Reynolds

SCENE STUDY

  • Scott Freeman

  • Mark Shanahan

  • Blake Hackler

  • Bruce Warren

SINGING

  • Joan Lader

  • Andrew Byrne

  • Ben Fankhauser

  • Rebecca Simone Schorsch

  • Scott Skiba

DIRECTION

  • Jen Waldman

MUSIC DIRECTION

  • Drew Wutke

  • Dan Stetzel

  • James Morehead

  • Lawrence Doebler

PIANO

  • Jairo Geronymo

  • Diane Birr

EDUCATION
🎓

Roosevelt University (Chicago College of Performing Arts)

B.F.A. Musical Theatre

Ithaca College

Music Education, Vocal Performance Studies
National Leadership Scholar

Midview High School

High School Diploma
With Honors

REFERENCES
☎️

Jen Waldman Studio
Founder, Director

New York Film Academy
Chair of Musical Theatre

Omaha Conservatory of Music
Executive Director

Western Illinois University
Head of Musical Theatre