This January, we welcome our first teaching artist, Betsy Struxness. As part of the eight-week residency , Betsy will direct and choreograph Vintage High School's Spring/2026 production of the musical GREASE! In addition to working with the public school's cast of over 40 students and its student production team, Betsy will be engaging with creative outreach throughout the community. This is a remarkable opportunity for our young artists to learn from one of Broadway's finest.
Betsy Struxness • 2026 Artist in Residence
Betsy Struxness is an interdisciplinary artist, entertainer and educator. Raised in Kansas City (KC Ballet, Lyric Opera, Starlight Theater) and with a BFA in Dance from The Juilliard School, Struxness forged a career on Broadway, appearing in Wicked, Memphis, Leap of Faith, Scandalous, and originating hit shows like Matilda and most notably, Hamilton. Struxness's talents extend well beyond dance and stage with her continued work on screens small and large, as actor, voice actor, creative leader and performer. Her voice can be heard on commercials, audiobooks and in video games such as Red Dead Redemption Il, Shing, and as a Bard Singer on Elder Scrolls. Her debut pop album, Physical Attention, which she co-wrote, is available on all music platforms. A New Yorker at heart, Struxness currently lives in Los Angeles and is a part-time lecturer at USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance. @be_strux or www.betsystruxness.com
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Broadway & Vine provides performance opportunities, college audition preparation, masterclasses, production apprenticeships, pre-professional mentorship and accessible ticketing for Broadway's next generation of young professionals. We have featured stars from over 50 Broadway productions including Academy Award® Winner Ariana DeBose, Brooke Shields, Tony Award® winners Alan Cumming, Sutton Foster, and Beth Leavel, Golden Globe® Winner Darren Criss, Tony Award® nominees Shoshana Bean, Christopher Sieber, Tony Yazbeck, as well as Lea Michele, Claybourne Elder, Abby Mueller, Jelani Remy, Taylor Iman Jones and many more
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Jacob Langfelder • Founder
Jacob Langfelder most recently produced Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age: On Broadway. He made his Broadway producing debut with Sea Wall/A Life starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge. The production received 4 Tony Award nominations including Best Play. As performer, he holds a Masters Degree in Musical Theater and has performed at the Ravinia Festival, Kennedy Center, and Lincoln Center. He was a 2nd prize winner of the Kurt Weill Foundation's Lotte Lenya Competition. His intermission credits include working with acclaimed chefs including Tom Colicchio, Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Daniel Boulud. In Napa, he has produced dozens of luxury events with area wineries and resorts.
