Mackenzie Newbury
Mackenzie Newbury is an adjunct professor of tap at UArts who also enjoys teaching Musical Theater repertoire and jazz classes. She was inspired to begin tapping by watching Savion Glover “tap, snap, and clap” on Sesame Street and Vera Ellen in White Christmas. Her style can be described as classic Broadway and old holiday. She is also a self-proclaimed member of “The Fosse Posse.”
Biography
Mackenzie Newbury holds a Bachelor of Music in Musical Theatre from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. She has lived and worked extensively in the Washington, D.C., area; the New York City area; and throughout Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey.
When Newbury is not teaching, choreographing, or performing, she works as a voice teacher and an audition coach. Her favorite part of teaching is connecting with students and watching them grow. Newbury enjoys finding many different ways to explain a step or a concept so that it may “click” for a larger number of students. She is also passionate about curriculum development and lesson planning, so students are prepared as they enter the professional world. Newbury currently resides in New Jersey, having lived in the Philadelphia area since 2017.
Experience
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Newbury’s choreography credits include semi-professional and collegiate productions of Grease and Young Frankenstein; the Savoy Company of Philadelphia’s productions of The Pirates of Penzance and Ruddigore; and student showcases and recital pieces.
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She has choreographed Mamma Mia; 13; The Drowsy Chaperone; and “junior” productions of Shrek, Annie, The Music Man, Mary Poppins, The Wizard of Oz, Oz, Seussical, Alice in Wonderland, Super Happy Awesome News, Christmas on Gloria Street, and many productions of Willy Wonka.
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Despite a full resume of teaching, directing, and choreography credits, she considers herself a performer first. Her favorite roles include
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Sally Bowels, Cabaret, Candlelight Dinner Theatre, Wilmington, Delaware;
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Ulla, The Producers, Bucks County Center for the Performing Arts, Doylestown, Pennsylvania; and
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Fiona, Shrek, The Playhouse at Allenberry, Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania,
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as well as Linda Mason (Holiday Inn), Lois/Bianca (Kiss Me Kate), Elle Woods (Legally Blonde), Maria (The Sound of Music), Jane (Tarzan), Cleo (The Most Happy Fella), Mallory/Avril (City of Angels), Brenda (Catch Me if You Can), The Proprietor (Assassins), and Nellie (South Pacific).
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She has also appeared in the Philadelphia-shot Sofitel commercial and in two independent horror films.
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Awards & Accolades:
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Newbury is an award-winning dance competition choreographer in the Musical Theater category.
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She assistant-choreographed Studio Theatre’s production of Silence! The Musical, which won the Washington, D.C., Helen Hayes Award for Best Choreography for the 2015–2016 season. In that production, she performed the dream ballet as Dream Clarice.