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Dear AMT Friends and Family,

Welcome to Springtime in Paris! We hope this update finds you well. We are writing to keep you abreast our most recent news. While our search for a home continues, we are offering Musical Theater masterclasses with Adam Alexander, Private vocal coaching with Devon Graves and Miranda Crispin, along with our monthly Open Mic Soirees. This spring, we have also launched a new project  - a series of weekly café concerts on Friday nights beginning in April 2018 to celebrate the re-opening of the iconic Grand Café Bataclan. Paying homage to it’s 19th century artistic roots, the soirées will feature acoustic singers accompanied by live musicians and will blend chansons françaises, jazz standards, theatrical songs from the early and mid 20th Century, and artist’s originals. These bilingual soirées welcome the public in a warm atmosphere free of charge. (Food or drink purchase required, a full menu is available for dinner).

Our MONA Awards are happening on June 11th this year at Péniche Le Marcounet in place of our regularly scheduled open mic soirée. This evening is  a special opportunity for us to acknowledge the contributions of members of our amazing musical theatre community here in Paris, and also the hard work of members of our association. Check out the list of recipients of past MONA awards, and the songs that rocked this very special night!

https://amtlive.org/2016/05/24/june-6th-2016-open-mic-mona-awards-2nd-edition/

We would like to thank all our supporters, our dedicated members and community who attend our soirées each month, as well as our students, songwriters, and singers who share their talents! The Parisian musical theater community grows stronger with your support.

All the best to you and yours, A bientôt!

Sincerely,

The AMT Live! team

Dear AMT Friends and Family,

Our most recent activities, including scholarships to our spring Musical TheatreWorkshop & Showcase and The Artist’s Way Workshop have been made possible by the support of our donors and the offerings of our teachers.

Our Monthly Open Mic community outreach soirées are hosted this season by AMT company members Miranda Crispin, Devon Graves, Jonathan Rogez, and Vinicius Timmerman, with Raphaël Sanchez and Sebastien Jurczys on piano. Most recently, we highlighted teams of local talent at the Holiday Soirée dedicated to sharing uplifting and festive themes. We have also just celebrated 5 years as a French Non-Profit organization supporting international learning and cooperation. In attendance at our December anniversary party were artists and supporters from projects throughout our five years. We were able to share photos, videos, messages of support from around the world, and a wonderful evening together in gratitude for what we have been able to create together over this time.

There is so much to be grateful for! Thanks to all those who were able to support our end of year campaign. We appreciate every kind word of support and every donation of time and financial contribution that has gone into supporting the goals of this organization.

As promised, here is another chapter in the ‘Lives Touched’ story of AMT Singer-songwriter Devon Graves - she is a company member and one of the hosts of our Open Mic. When asked about what AMT Live! Means to her she writes,

“I am so thankful for the existence of AMT Live here in Paris, and I am honored to be a part of this organization. AMT fosters a growing international collective of artists, creatives and musical theater enthusiasts and provides quality artistic opportunities for performers and thus, to the community. My role in the association includes hosting our monthly musical theater open mic nights and participating in events and productions such a "Next Thing You Know", "Crossroads", "Say Magnifique", the Female Composers Concert and the monthly Songwriters Salon. It has been a joy to work with the directors and other performers in this association and to be able to grow as an artist thanks to their attitudes and expertise."

With the financial support of GlobalGiving, members of our community can have access to masterclasses and retreats, permitting them to learn and hone their skills, and original productions can be undertaken, allowing for space rental and other necessary costs to ensure a level of excellence in AMT endeavors. I would like to say a heartfelt thanks to all who keep our community alive with their generosity”.  

So, keep a smile on your face and a song on your lips -

All the very best from the AMT Team!