The Program in Theater & Music Theater welcomes back theater alum Sam Gravitte ’17 (Wicked on Broadway) alongside Resident Music Director and Composer Vince di Mura for a series of musical theater workshops. The class sessions will vary each week, so check back for more details!
Spring 2026 Class Schedule
Classes held on Mondays from 4:45-6:15 p.m. on the following dates:
- February 2, 9, 16 & 23
- March 16, 23 & 30
- April 6
About the Instructors
Photo by David Noles
Sam Gravitte
Gravitte is an actor and writer based in New York City. His professional theatre credits as an actor include playing “Fiyero” in Wicked on Broadway, reopening the show after the pandemic theatre hiatus. Other shows include Beautiful, Almost Famous, White Rose, Sweeney Todd, and more, along with various workshops and developmental labs with some of the industry’s leading talents and institutions like Classic Stage Company, Lincoln Center, Rattlestick Theater, and others. He is a producer of Pride Plays, a developmental program and festival with the mission to celebrate and platform queer works, introduce new voices to the theatrical ecosystem, and support the next generation of LGBTQIA+ artists. Sam’s play Hurricane was a 2024 semifinalist at the O’Neill National Playwrights Conference and was workshopped in summer 2024 at Studio Tisch. His play The Death Lectures was developed while he was in residence at Monson Arts. He has work published with Broadway Licensing and has commissions from The Licensing House. As a vocalist, Sam has headlined shows at the 92nd Street Y, Birdland Jazz Club, Provincetown, the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra, and more. While at Princeton, he received his AB in Anthropology along with certificates in theater and music theater, played lacrosse, was a Mathey RCA, and a proud member of Shere Khan. Sam is a Lifetime Member of The Actors Studio.
Photo courtesy Vince di Mura
Vince di Mura
Di Mura has appeared on concert stages and theaters throughout North America,Canada, Europe and Latin America. He has conducted theater seasons in virtually every region of the United States. He is best known for his arrangements of My Way: A Tribute to the Music of Frank Sinatra, Simply Simone, and I Left My Heart, (with over 1,000 productions nationally). He is also the author of A Conversation With The Blues, a 14-part web instructional series on improvisation through the Blues produced by Soundfy, Inc. He holds fellowships from the William Goldman Foundation, Temple University, Meet the Composer, CEPAC, the Union County Foundation, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the Puffin Cultural Forum, and the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation. He has released seven CDs and has just completed a collaboration with Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa entitled Echos of the Great Migration, which is currently being workshopped for a New York City premiere in 2026. Most recently, he has served as Musical Director, arranger and pianist for Summer Breeze, Chinese Jazz Fusion Ensemble, which has played concerts and festivals throughout the tristate area and released three albums in 2023-24, six music videos and an award-winning documentary. His most recent collaboration with Yusef Komunyakaa is an orchestral mega opus confronting the issues of climate change, commissioned by the Capital Philharmonic of New Jersey. The work premiered at the Trenton War Memorial in October 2025.
Admission & Details
Each class is free and open to all Princeton students. All classes are drop-in; no registration required. No experience needed!
Directions
Get directions to the Godfrey Kerr Studio (W216), located on the second floor of the Wallace Dance Building at the Lewis Arts complex.
Accessibility
The Godfrey Kerr Studio is an accessible venues. Visit our Venues and Studios section for accessibility information at our various locations. Students in need of access accommodations are invited to contact the Lewis Center at 609-258-5262 or email LewisCenter@princeton.edu at least one week in advance of the event date.
