In Conversation With… Amanda Flynn
Wednesday 10th June 2026, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (London Time)
As part of the Musical Theatre Research Alliance and Voice Study Centre, Strand 1: Vocal Health and Sustainability in Musical Theatre launches with a unique interview series: “In Conversation With.”
Three leading practitioners from across the musical theatre industry will each take part in an individual online interview, responding to the same core questions around vocal health, sustainability, and current professional practice. By exploring shared themes through multiple professional lenses, the series aims to capture a rich range of perspectives, experiences, and approaches, generating valuable qualitative data that can help shape future research, training, and industry practice.
Designed to be inclusive and collaborative, the sessions will also be open to observers, with opportunities for audience-submitted questions in a final discussion segment. Each conversation will run approximately 30–45 minutes, with questions shared in advance while allowing space for wider dialogue and emerging topics.
Free and open to all, this first of three live online discussions features renowned Broadway Vocal Coach Amanda Flynn, whose work with leading performers and productions offers unique insight into the demands of elite performance schedules.
Together, we’ll discuss what it takes to sustain a healthy voice through the realities of eight shows a week, the technical foundations of resilient singing, rehearsal strategies that prevent overuse, and the recovery practices that support long-term vocal wellbeing.
Essential viewing for performers, teachers, students, and anyone interested in the future of healthy musical theatre practice.
This series is part of the Musical Theatre Research Alliance (MTRA).
Events are free to attend publicly. MTRA members also have opportunities to participate in aspects of the research process and future research conversations.
Dr Amanda Flynn
Research interests: Voice disorders, how they impact singers, how to actively participate in the treatment, rehabilitation, and retraining of the voice.
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