New York State Summer School of The Arts - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

• David Heiss (Orchestral ’71) - Cellist with the Metropolitan Opera since 1982, Principal Cellist with the New York Pops since 1989.

• Jace Alexander (Theater 1980) – Television director (Rescue Me, Burn Notice, Law & Order)

• Philip Seymour Hoffman (Theater ’84) – Oscar-winning actor (Capote), nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Charlie Wilson's War), as well as an accomplished stage actor and director.

• Dan Futterman (Theater ’84) – Accomplished actor (The Birdcage, A Mighty Heart, TV's Judging Amy) and nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay (Capote).

• Bennett Miller (Theater ’84) – Film director (The Cruise, Moneyball, Foxcatcher), nominated for Best Director (Capote).

• David Devlin (Media Arts ’86) – Lighting Director (The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Amistad, Saving Private Ryan, Psycho, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Minority Report, Catch Me If You Can, The Terminal, War of the Worlds, Shine a Light, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull)

• Julianne Jordan (Orchestral ’86) – Music Supervisor (TMNT, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The Bourne Identity, Go)

• Paris Wilcox (Ballet 1987, ’88, '89) – Principal dancer with the Kansas City Ballet.

• Danielle Huben (Choral Studies ’90) – Performed as Rapunzel in 2002 Broadway revival of Into the Woods

• Curt Markham (Media Arts ’90) – Director of the Rochester International Film Festival and digital filmmaker.

• Vanessa Carlton (Ballet ’92) – Pop singer; hits include Grammy-nominated single "A Thousand Miles."

• Graham Goddard (Visual Arts ’95) – Contemporary artist; exhibitions include the Skirball Museum and the California African American Museum.

• Jon-Erik Goldberg (Ballet ’93, ’94, ’95, '96) – Performer for national tour of Mamma Mia! and Cats.

• Jeremy Cushman (Orchestral ’08) – Renowned violin soloist, serving as concertmaster for the 2008 class.