Professional Performing Arts School
Professional Performing Arts School PPAS | |
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Address | |
328 West 48th St. United States | |
Coordinates | 40°45′42″N 73°59′19″W / 40.761536°N 73.988506°W |
Information | |
Type | Public[1] |
Established | 1990[1] |
School district | 10036 |
Principal | Leah Dyer[failed verification] |
Teaching staff | 30 academic teachers[2][failed verification] |
Grades | 6–12[3] |
Enrollment | 485[3] |
Campus type | Urban |
Yearbook | 2009 |
Website | http://www.ppasnyc.org/ |
The Professional Performing Arts School, colloquially known as PPAS, is a public
high school specializing in the performing arts, located in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.[4]
PPAS maintains professional partnerships with several nearby professional organizations, including the School of American Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, The National Chorale, Rosie’s Kids and Waterwell
History
PPAS was created in 1990 to meet the needs of two groups of students: those who wanted to pursue professional work in the arts as they earned a junior/senior high school diploma, and those who wanted to study the arts as an avocation.[5]
Notable alumni
- Daytime Emmy Award nominee for One Life to Live)
- Daytime Emmy Award winner for One Life to Live)
- Nadia Azzi, pianist
- Primetime Emmy Award nominee for Homeland)
- Andrea Bowen, actress (Desperate Housewives, Les Misérables)
- Tru Collins, singer and actor (Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
- To All the Boys I've Loved Before)
- Ben Cook, actor
- Rupaul's Drag Race, RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars)
- Billy Crawford, singer, actor and television Host (It's Showtime)
- Julia Cumming, singer, songwriter, bassist (Sunflower Bean), model and activist
- Primetime Emmy Award winner for Homeland)
- Melonie Diaz, actress (Raising Victor Vargas, Fruitvale Station)
- Daytime Emmy Award nominee for The Young and the Restless)
- Academy Award nominee for The Social Network)
- Jessica Lee Goldyn, actress and dancer (A Chorus Line)
- Sarah Hyland, actress (Modern Family, Lipstick Jungle)
- Paul Iacono, actor and director (The Hard Times of RJ Berger, Fame)
- Mark Indelicato, actor (Ugly Betty, White Bird in a Blizzard)
- Aubrey Joseph, actor (Cloak and Dagger)
- Grammy Awardwinner)
- Christy Knowings, actor, musician, writer and dancer (All That, Sesame Street)
- Samantha Logan, actress (All American, 13 Reasons Why)
- Jake Lucas, actor (Broadway production of Newsies, Peter Pan Live!, the 2015 Broadway revival of The King and I)
- Recording Artist, The Nutcracker, New York City Ballet)
- Paul McGill, actor and dancer (Bullets Over Broadway, Fame)
- Gossip Girl, The Pretty Reckless)
- Asher Monroe, actor, dancer and singer (V Factory, Fame)
- Christian Navarro, actor (Vinyl, 13 Reasons Why)
- Eric Nelsen, actor and dancer (All My Children, 13: The Musical)
- Gossip Girl, Revenge)
- Grammy Award nominee for First Love)
- Josh Peck, actor and comedian (Drake & Josh, The Amanda Show)
- Justin Peck, dancer and choreographer (New York City Ballet)
- Step Up film series)
- How to Make it in America, Fifty Shades film series)
- Alisa Reyes, actress (All That, The Proud Family)
- Elena Satine, actress and singer (Magic City, Revenge)
- How To Rock, Rags)
- BalletCollective, New York City Ballet)
- Grammy Awardwinner)
- Dominique Thorne, actress (If Beale Street Could Talk, Judas and the Black Messiah)
- FUEL, The Big Fix)
- Addison Timlin, actress (Derailed, Zero Hour)
- Louie Torrellas, actor and comedian (Sponk!, Jumper)
- Chris Trousdale, actor and singer (The Biggest Fan, Dream Street)
- Daniel Ulbricht, dancer (New York City Ballet)
- Jamila Velazquez, actor (Empire, Twisted)
- Malina Weissman, actress (A Series of Unfortunate Events)
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- Lee Thompson Young, actor (The Famous Jett Jackson)
References
- ^ a b Official site
- ^ [1] Archived 2010-04-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "GoCityKids Professional Performing Arts School". Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ "Professional Performing Arts School". Professional Performing Arts School. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
- ^ "Second Grade". Archived from the original on 2010-04-20. Retrieved 2009-07-17.