Bridge to Broadway Academy

09/06/2026

🌟 Little Starters — Building Skills Step by Step! 🌟

Today our Little Starters worked on balance and piqué technique! 🩰✨

We’re not adding the turn just yet — first, we’re learning how to step correctly, place our feet, find our balance, and build a strong foundation. 💪

And look at those balances! 😍 They’re getting stronger and more confident little by little!

At this age, it’s not about getting everything perfect right away. It’s about learning that when you keep trying, keep practicing, and don’t give up… you WILL improve. ❤️

One step at a time.
One skill at a time.
Keep trying, keep growing, and keep believing in yourself!

🌟 Go, future stars! The stage is waiting for you! 🌟

09/04/2026

🤸 OPEN TUMBLING SATURDAYS! 🤸‍♀️

Looking for extra time to work on your skills? Come tumble with us!

✨ Practice new skills
✨ Build strength & confidence
✨ Work at YOUR level
✨ Have fun and keep growing!

ALL STUDIOS ARE WELCOME! ❤️
You do not have to be a Bridge to Broadway student to join us. Come from any studio, bring your skills, and get some extra practice time in!

📅 Saturdays
⏰ 9:00–10:30 AM
💰 ONLY $10 per session!

Come flip, stretch, challenge yourself, and GROW! ⭐️

📍 Bridge to Broadway Academy
10236 3rd Ave, D’Iberville, MS 39540

No commitment. Just come tumble! 💪✨

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09/02/2026

🍫🎩 CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY JR. 🎩🍫

This one is very special to us. ❤️

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Jr. is our very first musical here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and we honestly couldn’t have asked for a better experience to begin this new chapter.

First, we want to say a huge THANK YOU to Wings Performing Arts of the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center for welcoming us into this wonderful theatre community and giving us the opportunity to be part of this production. 🎭

Coming to the Gulf Coast and starting over in a new community was a big step for our family, so being trusted to jump in, create, collaborate, and work with so many talented young performers has meant so much to us. We are incredibly grateful for the warm welcome and for the opportunity to contribute to a program that gives young people a place to discover, develop, and fall in love with theatre.

And a very special thank you to our wonderful Director Rafe Oneal and Assistant Director Bonnie Brown Hoeg. ❤️

They have created such a positive, supportive, and collaborative environment throughout this entire process. It has truly been a pleasure working alongside them, and we feel very lucky that our first musical experience here on the Coast has been with such a wonderful creative team.

Daniel Therrien has had an absolute blast choreographing the wonderfully crazy world of W***y Wonka, and Minori Therrien has loved helping bring this beautiful music to life as Music Director. 🎶💃

But more than anything…

WE ARE SO PROUD OF THESE KIDS. 🌟

They have worked incredibly hard. They have danced, sung, acted, learned, laughed, pushed themselves, and kept showing up ready to work. Watching everything begin to come together has been so rewarding, and we are already incredibly proud of what they are creating.

This production is even more special to us because so many of our Bridge to Broadway family are involved in the show! ❤️ Seeing our students performing, growing, making friendships, and being part of theatre throughout our Gulf Coast community is exactly what we want for them.

So now we need YOU! 🍭

Come fill those seats, enjoy a wonderfully weird trip into W***y Wonka’s Chocolate Factory, and most importantly, come support these incredible young performers and all the work they have put into this show!

It’s colorful.
It’s funny.
It’s a little crazy. 😂
There’s a LOT of chocolate. 🍫
And it is going to be SO MUCH FUN!

📅 September 25 & October 2 — 7:00 PM
📅 September 26 & 27, October 3 & 4 — 2:00 PM

🎟️ Tickets:
LMDC.org

Please come support these kids, support youth theatre on the Gulf Coast, and celebrate all of the hard work they have poured into this production. ❤️🎭

We’ll see you at the Chocolate Factory! 🎩🍫🍭✨

09/01/2026

🍅🎭 AUDITION OPPORTUNITY — SOMETHING ROTTEN! JR. 🎭🍅

We’re excited to share another fantastic performance opportunity for young artists on the Mississippi Gulf Coast!

Wings Performing Arts will be holding auditions for Something Rotten! JR., and we’re especially excited that several members of our Bridge to Broadway Academy team will be helping bring this hilarious, high-energy production to life!

✨ Choreography — Daniel Therrien
🎶 Music Direction — Minori Therrien
🎭 Stage Management — Jenny Church
🎬 Direction — Bonnie Hoeg
🛠️Tech Director — Rafe Oneal

This show is an absolute blast BIG Broadway numbers, comedy, Shakespeare, incredible characters and, yes… TAP! 👞🔥

We would LOVE to see some of our Bridge to Broadway students and young performers from across the Gulf Coast take the leap and audition.

Actors. Singers. Dancers. Big personalities. Ages 12–18.

And here’s something we tell our students all the time: don’t decide you’re “not good enough” before you even give yourself the opportunity. Auditioning is part of the process. Walk into the room, be brave, do the work, have fun, and let the creative team see what YOU bring to the stage. ❤️

📅 Auditions: September 5, 2026 | 11:00 AM
📍 Wings Performing Arts Center
🎭 Performances: November 13–15

Prepare a one-minute musical audition with accompaniment and come ready to dance.

Tap dancers — BRING THOSE TAP SHOES! 👞🍅

We are so excited to see our Bridge to Broadway faculty continuing to create, teach, choreograph and collaborate throughout our Gulf Coast theatre community and even more excited to see the next generation of performers stepping into these opportunities.

Break a leg to everyone auditioning! We hope to see lots of familiar BTBA faces in the room! 🎭❤️

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08/30/2026

✨ CONTEMPORARY with Skylar Anthony ✨

Friday’s Contemporary class with Skylar Anthony was such a fun one! 🤩

This combo was unique, creative, and so much fun to watch and even more fun to dance! But what we especially loved was how much solid technique was woven into the choreography.

Contemporary is about more than just learning steps. It’s about exploring movement, musicality, technique, and finding your own way to express the music. ❤️

Come dance with Skylar on Fridays!

⭐ Broadway Bounders: 4:30–5:30 PM
⭐ MainStage: 5:30–6:30 PM

Come challenge yourself, try something different, and discover a new way to move! ✨

📍 Bridge to Broadway Academy

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08/30/2026

✨ What a special visit! ✨

Yesterday, we had the pleasure of welcoming Cameron Splain to Bridge to Broadway Academy! 🎭❤️

Cameron jumped into our Hip Hop class and brought a little musical theatre into the room — combining movement, music, and storytelling.

Then he SANG. 🎶✨

And this was such an important thing for our students to see.

Being a great performer isn’t only about having a beautiful voice or singing the right notes. It’s about putting emotion behind the words and making the audience feel what you’re singing.

That’s not easy. But that connection is what turns a singer into a storyteller — and a performer into an artist.

We hope Cameron gave our students a little extra inspiration yesterday. ❤️

And now it’s our turn to support HIM!

🎭 Cameron will be performing in Alice by Heart at Biloxi Little Theatre, opening next Friday, September 4!

There are so many talented young performers in this production, and we can’t wait to see them onstage!

🎟️ Get your tickets here:
https://www.simpletix.com/e/alice-by-heart-the-musical-tickets-283251

Go support Cameron, these incredible young artists, and our local theatre community! ❤️🎭

Break a leg, Cameron and the entire cast of Alice by Heart! We can’t wait to see you shine! 🌟

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08/27/2026

We are so lucky to have this wonderful family as part of our Bridge to Broadway family! 💙✨

Today they surprised us with the sweetest afternoon treat from Brew Paddle Cafe beautiful Danish pastries, muffins, and cookies. And WOW… they were absolutely incredible! 😍

The Danish honestly took me right back to the pastries I’ve had in Paris. 🥐🇫🇷 So light, fresh, and delicious. This is the kind of place where you try something once… and immediately start thinking about when you can have it again. 😂

If you haven’t tried Brew Paddle Cafe yet, you NEED to! Please go support this wonderful local family and treat yourself while you’re there. ❤️

Thank you so much for thinking of us and bringing such a lovely surprise to the Academy. It made our afternoon extra special and everything disappeared VERY quickly! 😂🥐🍪

We are so grateful for the amazing families that are becoming part of our Bridge to Broadway community. 💙✨

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08/25/2026