Tony and GRAMMY award-winning Broadway performer Jessie Mueller will join Great American Songbook Foundation Founder Michael Feinstein for a free public event July 15 at Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.
The Public Masterclass is one of three livestreamed public events that highlight the annual Songbook Academy, the Songbook Foundation’s summer music intensive for 40 of the nation’s most talented high school singers. Now in its 16th year, the weeklong program immerses young performers in America’s musical heritage and helps them develop as artists under the guidance of Broadway stars, entertainment professionals and music educators.
During the always-entertaining Public Masterclass, scheduled for 2 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 15, Feinstein and guest mentor Mueller will provide real-time critiques as 10 randomly selected singers perform on the Payne & Mencias Palladium stage. Admission is pay-what-you-can with no minimum. On-site tickets and livestream registration are available at TheSongbook.org/Masterclass25.
Mueller’s stage and screen career has included originating the roles of Carole King in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, for which she won a Tony Award, Drama Desk Award and GRAMMY Award, and Jenna in Waitress, earning Tony, GRAMMY, and Drama Desk nominations. For her starring role of Julie Jordan in Carousel, she won the Drama Desk Award and earned Tony and GRAMMY nominations. Mueller was seen most recently on Broadway in Tracy Letts’ The Minutes.
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The other Songbook Academy public events now available include the Songbook Showcase and The Songbook Academy in Concert.
Songbook Showcase
7 p.m. Thursday, July 17
All 40 participants will perform a solo on the Payne & Mencias Palladium stage. The evening also will include special performances by Michael Feinstein and guest mentor and Broadway star Nikki Renée Daniels. Tickets for the Songbook Showcase are pay-what-you-can with a $5 minimum for in-person attendees and no minimum for livestream viewers.
The Songbook Academy in Concert
7 p.m. Saturday, July 19
Feinstein will emcee as all 40 singers perform choral numbers, small group ensembles and featured solos, celebrating their growth over the week and paying tribute to iconic composers and lyricists of the Great American Songbook. In-person tickets start at just $25. Livestream access is pay-what-you-can with no minimum.
Tickets and other information are available now at TheSongbook.org, by phone at (317) 843-3800, or toll-free at (877) 909-2787.
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The Songbook Academy receives generous support from the Efroymson Family Fund, Traditions Senior Communities, the City of Carmel, the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and Salon 01.
Guest Mentor support is provided by generous contributions from individual donors, including Libby and Randy Brown, Tim and Karyl McGeath, Bob and Rose Popovich, and the Tobin Family.
The Songbook Academy in Concert performance is part of Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts’ 2025-2026 Center Presents Season sponsored by Allied Solutions and its BHI Senior Living Songbook Series.
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