Regina McAllen is an award-winning musical director, voice teacher, pianist, choral conductor, and educator. Originally from the Yukon Territory in Canada, she grew up immersed in both classical training and the spirited traditions of vaudeville and ragtime. She later studied piano performance at the Vienna Conservatory in Austria, followed by degrees in Piano Pedagogy, Piano Performance, and Music Education from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey, where she performed with Leonard Bernstein, Luciano Pavarotti, and the New York and Philadelphia Philharmonic Orchestras. She holds a Master of Music Education and is currently completing a Ph.D. at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia.
Regina has led vocal, choral, and musical theatre programs at a highly competitive performing arts high school in New Jersey and has also taught at Paper Mill Playhouse and the Rutgers University High School Musical Theatre Academy. A seasoned musical director, she has directed over 100 productions and received numerous Count Basie and Papermill Playhouse Rising Star nominations and wins. Her honors include multiple Canadian Advanced Artists Grants, the Algonquin Theater’s Arts Educator of the Year Award (presented by Tony Danza), three Grammy Music Educator Award nominations, and an invitation to perform at the White House Holiday Celebration hosted by President Barack Obama.
Her current doctoral research explores the lived experiences of Broadway performers who specialize in mix, using reflexive thematic analysis and interpretative phenomenological analysis to examine the psychological dimensions of elite vocal performance.
Upcoming Short Courses
Thursday 28th August 2025
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
(London Time)
What Broadway Singers Wish You Knew About Mixing!
Regina McAllen
Despite countless studies on vocal technique, few have asked Broadway singers to speak for themselves! In this research-informed session, Regina McAllen presents findings from her two qualitative studies, which amplify the voices of Broadway performers as they reflect on how they experience, develop, and refine their vocal mix. Through selected excerpts from performer interviews and surveys, these investigations offer a rare insider perspective on how elite singers approach and experience their mix on the Broadway stage.