Welcome to Broadway!
At Broadway Academy, we do more than teach musical theatre. We build confidence, creativity and self-belief through the power of performance.
From a child’s very first class to advanced stage opportunities, Broadway is a place where students feel supported, challenged and inspired. Here, students learn to sing, dance and act while developing resilience, communication skills and the confidence to express who they are.
Our studio is a welcoming community where young performers discover their voice, teenagers find belonging, adults reconnect with creativity, and families feel genuinely supported every step of the way.
We’re proud to offer high-quality training in an environment that celebrates progress, encourages courage, and values every individual.
Your journey starts here. We can’t wait to welcome you.
Carla Lejarraga & Sandra Neal
Directors, Broadway Academy
SANDRA NEAL
Sandy is a formidable and established figure in the theatre world of Townsville
A graduate of the esteemed National Institute of Performing Arts (NIDA) Sandra has been a featured performer, director and vocal director of numerous plays and musicals in the Townsville community over the last 25 plus years.
Her contributions have earned Sandy numerous awards including a Townsville City Council Arts, Culture and Entertainment Award (Theatre) in 2007, the Limelight Award in 2013, and the Daphne Pease Trophy in 2014.
Sandy has been teaching speech and drama, acting and musical theatre in Townsville for over 25 years and as a prolific performer herself, knows firsthand the extensive skills needed to excel in all areas of the performing arts.
Sandy is passionate about kids in theatre and has been engaged as the Artistic Director of the Mulkadee Youth Arts Festival at the Townsville Catholic Education Office for the past 15 years. Sandra is also the current Artistic DIrector of The Townsville Choral Society.
CARLA LEJARRAGA
Over the past 15 years, Carla has made a name for herself on the professional speaking stage both nationally and internationally as a speaker, educator, researcher and lecturer in the field of orofacial function and habits and patient communication. She has trained hundreds of dentists, orthodontists and speech pathologists.
Carla is the current Director and Co Director of the world reknown Thumbsucking Clinic and The Australian Academy of Orofacial Myology and is a teaching faculty member at the prestigious Breathe Institute in the United States.
Carla is a qualified Speech and Drama teacher with Honours and has been a regular performer in Townsville's theatre and musical theatre scene over the past 25 years, with leading roles in Shakespearean plays, contemporary and musical theatre as well as on-screen.
Carla is passionate about teaching children skills in performance and as the mother of 4, firmly believes that theatre enriches lives and teaches resilience, compassion and most importantly, friendship.
Broadway Academy Tsv acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we learn and tell stories, the Wulgurukaba of Gurambilbarra and Yunbenun and Bindal people. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.
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