NEW YORK CITY and LOS ANGELES, April 27,
2015 /PRNewswire/ --
The American Musical and Dramatic
Academy (New York
City)/AMDA College and Conservatory of the Performing
Arts (Los Angeles) is pleased
to announce that Jessica
Zimmerman has been accepted for the 2015/2016 academic
year. Admission to AMDA is extremely competitive; our students come
from all over the globe and are selected from auditions held in
more than 35 cities throughout the United
States, Canada,
Mexico, England, Argentina, Brazil, Israel and South
Korea. The full-time enrollment at the two AMDA locations is
approximately 1,300 students. AMDA was founded in 1964 as a premier
performing arts conservatory. With campuses on New York's Upper West Side and in the historic
Hollywood district of Los Angeles, AMDA sits in the epicenter of two
entertainment communities, making it uniquely suited to offer
intensive full-time training and BFA programs in Acting, Music
Theatre, Performing Arts and Dance Theatre. AMDA graduates have
performed on Broadway in: VENUS IN FUR, WAR HORSE, BORN
YESTERDAY, MARY POPPINS, PRISCILLA,
QUEEN OF THE DESERT, SPIDERMAN, TURN OFF THE DARK, GREEN
DAY'S AMERICAN IDIOT, 9 TO 5, AVENUE Q, CHICAGO, A CHORUS LINE, GREASE, GYPSY, HAIR,
HAIRSPRAY, IN THE HEIGHTS, JERSEY BOYS, LEGALLY BLONDE: THE
MUSICAL, MAMMA MIA, RENT, SHREK THE MUSICAL, SOUTH PACIFIC,
SPAMALOT, WEST SIDE STORY and WICKED. Recent film credits for
AMDA graduates include: THE HUNGER GAMES, MIDNIGHT
IN PARIS, WIN WIN, 3:10 TO YUCA,
THE ACCIDENTAL HUSBAND, AMERICAN BEAUTY, DROP DEAD GORGEOUS,
DUPLICITY, ENCHANTED, EVERY LITTLE STEP, HAIRSPRAY: THE MOVIE, THE
NOTORIOUS BETTY PAGE, THE PRODUCERS, SEX AND THE CITY: THE
MOVIE and THE SHAPE OF THINGS. Television credits for
AMDA graduates include: "NCIS" (CBS),
"CASTLE" (ABC), "GLEE"
(FOX), "30 ROCK" (NBC), "WHITE
COLLAR" (USA),
"HOUSE" (FOX), "ROYAL
PAINS" (USA),
"THE GOOD WIFE" (CBS), "CRIMINAL
MINDS" (CBS), "THE FOLLOWING"
(FOX), "BUNHEADS" (ABC Family),
"AWKWARD" (MTV), "BOARDWALK
EMPIRE" (HBO), "MODERN FAMILY"
(ABC), "RED WIDOW" (ABC),
"JUSTIFIED" (FX), "NURSE
JACKIE" (SHOWTIME), "PAN AM" (ABC),
"A GIFTED MAN" (CBS), "DESPERATE
HOUSEWIVES" (ABC), "GENERATION
KILL" (HBO), "GREY'S
ANATOMY" (ABC), "GOSSIP GIRL" (CW),
"GUIDING LIGHT" (CBS), "IN PLAIN
SIGHT" (USA),
"LAW AND ORDER" (NBC), "THE
OFFICE" (NBC), "SNL" (NBC),
"DEXTER" (Showtime) and
"WEEDS" (SHOWTIME).
A current high school senior at Odyssey Charter School in
Las Vegas, Nevada, Jessica Zimmerman has long had a passion for
theatre and the performing arts. In 2012, she participated in the
Camp Broadway program at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts,
working with Broadway professionals in an intense program focusing
on singing, acting and dancing. Years before, Jessica also
developed vocal skills through private lessons while also involved
with community youth theatre programs. Jessica Zimmerman is the daughter of
Edward and Doreen Zimmerman of
Las Vegas, Nevada. When asked to
comment on her acceptance to AMDA, Jessica enthusiastically
responded, "I could not be more elated to be accepted into a
prestigious college as AMDA, and look forward to continuing to work
hard to reach my dreams of one day performing on a Broadway stage
or Hollywood film."
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Contact: Michael Lloyd, Telephone:
+1-323-603-5989
SOURCE The American Musical and Dramatic
Academy