Voigt Lessons

Jacob Voigt combines his performance and teaching experience to bring you a holistic lesson plan that will take your musical theatre career to the next level. Whether just starting out or a seasoned pro, his nuances of fostering various levels of talent can help you meet your goals. 

 

In addition, Jacob is a member of the undergraduate musical theatre faculty at New York Film Academy (NYFA) and the Assistant Director of Admissions at The New School's College of Performing Arts, overseeing the admission of talented students to Mannes School of Music, School of Jazz, and the School of Drama. He has also served on the voice faculty at The Jack Benny Center for the Arts and has taught performance in K-12 settings. When he was a student, he studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, Stonestreet Film Studios, and the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music through New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, from which he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with Honors. He teaches across major metros including NYC, CHI, and LA.

 

Jacob's experience collaborating with award-winning TV, film, and Broadway performers and composers, both on stage and in the classroom, such as Stephen Schwartz, Kathie Lee Gifford, and Duncan Sheik. This has provided him with valuable insights that enhance his ability to create a rigorous instructional approach for his dedicated students. His students work professionally, and many are represented by top agencies and managers. Younger students have been accepted to some of the top theatre programs in the country, including NYU, CalArts, Northwestern, AMDA, Pace, The New School, UCLA, and others. 

 

His NYC Theatre Credits include: Saint Joan (La Tremouille), Romeo & Juliet (Lord Capulet), Hairspray (Edna Turnblad), Our Mutual Friend (Bradley Headstone), Our Lady of 121st Street (Victor), Ragtime (J.P. Morgan). Chicago Credits include: Memphis (Mr. Simmons), Billy Elliot (Ensemble). TV/Film/Web: "Saturday Night Live," "Bromance." Concert performances: Ragtime Suite at Radio City Music Hall and American Performance Series at Carnegie Hall. He is a proud member of Actors' Equity Association, the union for Broadway and stage performers.