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Here
is what the Press
is
saying. . . .
 “The
furvor and magnificence of this regional production played against a
fantastic three story back alley set has got to top any New York City
version .
. . . . The spiritual vibrancy of the conservatory’s production carries
beyond any rendering of J.S. Bach-passions we ever heard, and pride is what
every staff member and student who precipitated in the launch of Grizabella
must feel. Pride fits this whole cast, without a stretch . . . . . Conti
has miraculously awaked the inner cat in every actor. Fused they may be in
sense of species, yet each is an individually fabulous feline . . . . .
schooled in ultra feline finesse – song and dance, and
drama, inseparable from both – at the New York Conservatory for the Arts in
Hurley.”
- Review from "Conservatory's Production of CATS Showcases Area
Talent",
Daily Freeman
Theatre Review by Kitty Montgomery, June 10th, 2007
"To Randy Conti and The NYCA Family,
Every show has a load of details that demands attention. But CATS has a few
extra tons to bare, i.e. make-up, wigs, and accessories. With only a few
phone conversations, reams of make-up design illustrations and Wig
Application Manuals, your company created for itself a true-blue CATS. We
are certain your audience members felt as if they were taken back in time to
The Winter Garden.
We could not help but notice, from your performance pictures, that this cast
has an ease about themselves - an ease that only comes from good, solid,
theatrical training. Something great is happening in Hurley, New York.
Only with CATS can kudos be given for re-creating the original. One only
needs to look at pictures from the London/DVD production to know NYCA is
rich. . . very, very rich with talent.
We at Cats Wigs 2 Go, and The Riverside Dinner Theater applaud cast, crew
and staff of The New York Conservatory for the Arts."
 ". . . . . at this
conservatory that harries students toward excellence rather than
encouraging exhibitionism, . . . . . catch this production, or
any other . . . . . company directors Conti and Farrell
invariably get the heart of a show right, drawing their cast to
a focal point that serves it up live and beating and in
touchable, touching proximity. It's not just discipline.
A sense of dramatic truth is conveyed at this conservatory,
contagious to the audience. East band, West Bank, in
college and community productions of the Hudson Valley, how
often do you attend, witness stupendous sets, glitzy costumes
and flashes of talent but walk away unaltered in heart and mind?
This company's shows never leave this hunger."
- Review from "Revival brings '42nd Street' to Hurley",
Daily Freeman Theatre Review by Kitty Montgomery,
January 20th, 2006
". . . . . each sings truly as
led to fine resonance by vocal director . . . shazam - . . .
focus and discipline, that excellence, expanded through joy in
action, suffused the entire house . . . The show with
spectacular
scenery . . . and costume designs . .
. bloomed
 as a
big Broadway
musical and filled the cavernous venue like a rock
concert. "
- Review from "Conservatory troupe sparkles in 'Beauty and
the
Beast' "
Daily Freeman Theatre Review by Kitty Montgomery,
6/19/06
You are training your
students to be both Professional and Artists - -
Thank you!
- Wendy Bobbitt
Cavett,
Music
Director
Broadway’s
‘Mama Mia’
Post-NYCA
Master Class, 12/06
"We
check out student dance recitals and musicals in teen and
collegiate performances up and down the Hudson Valley.
Individual talent abounds, but nowhere else does such a finely
honed ensemble work the boards. Conti has shaped these
kids into crack athletes, lithe and disciplined with something
more than mass frenetic instinct, youngsters whose high-energy
work fuses with dramatic action."
- Daily Freeman Theatre Review by Kitty Montgomery, January 24th,
2005
"The ensemble is
exceptionally good, balancing tight harmonies and
 energetic
footwork with nicely
realized individual characterizations
that
are interesting without being
overpowering. The
Conservatory's strength in teaching movement and dance is
evident in many of the numbers. The band is
impressive....top-notch accompaniment of a caliber that rivals a
professional pit orchestra. Overall, "Jesus Christ
Superstar," is a strong ensemble effort that highlights the
impressive talents of the area's youth and is sure to delight
audiences."
-
Taconic Weekend Theatre Review by Nan Alderson, January 27th,
2005
"
'In
a Musical, you have to sing and act, both.' For this combination, no company
or college theater department in the Hudson Valley creates a finer fusion
than casts playing in New York Conservatory for the Arts productions.
. . . . . There
are no cartoon characters here, no clichés, no vocal narcissism - every
word, spoken or sung, furthers the drama. . . . . these
singing actors are also acting dancers."
- Review from
NYCA Troupe Steps out
in ‘Footloose’
By Kitty Montgomery of
The Daily
Freeman, 1/24/03
Graduates of the NYCA Theatre and Music
Theatre Education Programs
have been accepted into the Theatre &
Fine Arts
Departments of
Berklee College, Boston
Conservatory, Brandeis
University, C. W. Post LIU,
Carnegie Mellon University, Cincinnati Conservatory, Circle in the Square,
Emerson College, The Hartt School,
Ithaca College,
Marymount Manhattan College, NYU Tisch School,
PACE University, Skidmore,
Syracuse University, Wagner College, AADA, AMDA and SUNY schools.
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