CenterStage Private Lessons
Now offering: Piano, guitar, ukelele, voice, acting, public speaking, and MORE!
Expand your star’s repertoire into the musical world with one of our talented CenterStage staff members! We offer a diverse range of musical expertise on piano, guitar, ukulele, voice, acting, public speaking, and MORE! Tell us what you're looking for and we will match your star with one of our amazing professionals to ensure they get the training they need! For more information about our private lessons, please contact us using the form below or by emailing info@centerstagestars.com.
Our Piano Instructors
Maddy Stillman
Maddy is a New York City–based performer, musician, playwright, director, and educator. She is currently a graduate student at The City College of New York, pursuing her MSEd in Educational Theatre, and holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, where she trained in the New Studio on Broadway. Maddy has been teaching musical theatre, private voice, and piano since 2017. She is passionate about helping young performers build confidence, creativity, and a strong foundation in the arts. She has directed and music directed numerous productions for students ages 4–18, including Seussical JR., Annie JR., Grease, Tuck Everlasting, Dear Edwina JR., Frozen Kids, and Willy Wonka JR. As a playwright, her work has been presented at venues across New York City, including The Player’s Theatre and the NY Theater Festival. Her play Can I Just Say Something? was produced Off-Broadway at SoHo Playhouse, where it received an extended run as a Lighthouse Series Round 1 Winner. Originally from Jupiter, FL, Maddy loves sharing her passion for theatre and music with her students and is grateful to be part of such a wonderful artistic community in New York City. www.maddystillmancreative.com
ANNIKA stenstedt
Annika Stenstedt (she/her) is a NYC based actor and musical theatre writer/composer from California. She has a BFA in Drama from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting and the New Studio on Broadway, and she has been teaching music for three years. Favorite credits include Footloose (Rusty), Carrie (Carrie), Dogfight (Rose), Bandstand (Mrs. Adams), Legally Blonde (Kate, u/s Vivienne), and Head over Heels (Ensemble, u/s Pamela). She is also a two time nominee for Best Singer at the New York Theatre Festival, and regularly performs in cabaret venues around the city. As a musical theater composer, Annika has written two full length musicals, including a Rosie the Riveter musical inspired by the women on the Homefront during World War II. The music of ROSIE: A New Musical premiered in concert at 54 Below in 2024. Annika is also a composer and lyricist for Pixel Playhouse (as seen on Youtube and TikTok), for whom she has written songs inspired by Disney characters, literary tropes, and literary characters particularly from the romance genre. As a female musical theater writer, Annika aspires to write musicals about complex and powerful women, for a creative community that has historically been dominated by men.
Dylan Kaufman
Dylan (they/them) is an NYC based actor, music director, photographer, and educator. They are a graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts, where they received a BFA in Drama (Musical Theatre) through the New Studio on Broadway, as well as a double minor in Music and Education. They’ve worked extensively as a vocal arranger, orchestrator, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. As a pianist, they work at venues across the greater NYC/NJ area, such as Paper Mill Playhouse and Sandbox Theatre. They have a dedicated passion for developing new works and informed storytelling. Recent credits: Soon (East Village Basement), August Rush (Open Jar), Sweeney Todd (Sandbox Theatre). They have over a decade of experience teaching artists of all ages, and they’re thrilled to continue this passion with such a supportive and kind community. www.dylkaufman.com
Schune Fu
Schune Fu is a Chinese-American pianist, composer, and playwright from New York. His work has been produced at the Tank, 54 Below, and UCB. He is a graduate of New York University’s Music Theory and Composition program. As a composer, he has worked with Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde), Devin Ilaw (Miss Saigon), and Alf Bishai (The Ear). As a pianist, he has performed at Carnegie Hall four times.