The Professional Performing Arts School, colloquially known as PPAS, is a public middle and high school specializing in the performing arts, located in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
| Professional Performing Arts School PPAS | |
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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/ |
PPAS maintains professional partnerships with several nearby organizations, including the Juilliard School, School of American Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.[4]
Since 2010, the Waterwell Drama Program (WDP), which was co-founded in 2002 by actor Arian Moayed, has spearheaded PPAS' drama department.[5][6]
History
editPPAS 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.[7]
Notable alumni
edit- Eddie Alderson, actor (Daytime Emmy Award nominee for One Life to Live)
- Kristen Alderson, actress (Daytime Emmy Award winner for One Life to Live)
- Nadia Azzi, pianist
- Morena Baccarin, actress (Firefly, Primetime Emmy Award nominee for Homeland)
- Andrea Bowen, actress (Desperate Housewives, Les Misérables)
- Tru Collins, singer and actor (Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
- Lana Condor, actress (To All the Boys I've Loved Before)
- Ben Cook, actor
- Monét X Change, drag queen, singer (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
- Claire Danes, actress (My So-Called Life, Primetime Emmy Award winner for Homeland)
- Melonie Diaz, actress (Raising Victor Vargas, Fruitvale Station)
- Max Ehrich, actor and dancer (Daytime Emmy Award nominee for The Young and the Restless)
- Jesse Eisenberg, actor (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)
- Alicia Keys, actress, singer and pianist (multiple Grammy Award winner)
- 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)
- Gregori Lukas, singer and dancer (Recording Artist, The Nutcracker, New York City Ballet)
- Paul McGill, actor and dancer (Bullets Over Broadway, Fame)
- Taylor Momsen, actress and singer (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)
- Connor Paolo, actor (Gossip Girl, Revenge)
- Karina Pasian, singer and pianist (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)
- Danielle Polanco, dancer and choreographer (Step Up film series)
- Victor Rasuk, actor (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)
- Max Schneider, singer and actor (How To Rock, Rags)
- Troy Schumacher, choreographer, dancer, director (BalletCollective, New York City Ballet)
- Britney Spears, singer and dancer (Grammy Award winner)
- Dominique Thorne, actress (If Beale Street Could Talk, Judas and the Black Messiah)
- Rebecca Harrell Tickell, actress, producer and director (Prancer, 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)
- Jeremy Allen White, actor (Shameless, The Bear)
- Lee Thompson Young, actor (The Famous Jett Jackson)
References
edit- ^ 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 October 6, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
- ^ "Professional Performing Arts School". Professional Performing Arts School. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
- ^ "WDP @ PPAS". WATERWELL. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ Culwell-Block, Logan (March 15, 2024). "NYC's Professional Performing Arts School Is Fundraising to Save Waterwell Drama Program". Playbill. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ "Second Grade". Archived from the original on April 20, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2009.