ANATS NSW Presents: Online Post Event Video - Musical Theatre Spotlight: Exploring Legit, Jukebox and Contemporary Vocal Style

ANATS NSW presents: Musical Theatre Spotlight: Exploring Legit, Jukebox and Contemporary Vocal Style

Led by Kate Schirmer this practical workshop is now available for purchase as a 90 minute post event video

Video will be available for viewing until 12th December 2026

If you missed Kate Schirmer's live Musical Theatre workshop, the post-event video is now available and packed with practical tools you can immediately take into your teaching studio. The session unpacks the distinct stylistic conventions of Legit, Contemporary, and Jukebox genres, offering targeted exercises for everything from balancing registration and mastering a sustainable, low-effort belt to navigating pop/rock riffs and speech-to-singing transitions.

Beyond vocal technique, Kate dives deeply into acting through song, demonstrating how to use character circumstances and primal sounds to connect genuine storytelling with healthy vocal function. Whether you are helping singers select repertoire, building a versatile audition book, or adapting to the shifting expectations of the industry, you'll walk away with the strategies and confidence to safely navigate the rigorous demands of today’s musical theatre world.

Presenter: Kate Schirmer

Kate Schirmer is a musical theatre and cabaret performer, vocal pedagogue, conductor and specialist in Acting Through Song. She is Lecturer in Music and Singing at Griffith University’s Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre, where she has extensive experience developing curriculum and teaching musical theatre performers.

Kate holds a Bachelor of Music with First Class Honours from the University of Queensland and a Master of Music Studies in Vocal Pedagogy from the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University. She remains active as a performer, most recently co-writing, producing and appearing in the original cabaret Wine Mum Anthems, winner of the 2026 Anywhere Theatre Festival’s Most Popular Show Award.

Kate has presented workshops for singers, actors, teachers and choristers and has spoken internationally at ICVT in Stockholm and the Care of the Professional Voice Symposium in Philadelphia. A proud ANATS member, she received the Queensland Chapter Award for Outstanding Service to the Association in 2021.