Marty Johnson

Background

About Marty Johnson

Named by Playbill.com as one of the top ten educators who are shaping Broadway, Marty has worked in the field of Theatre Education for over 30 years and has been fortunate to produce, direct, and teach workshops throughout the world including Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, China, and literally across the entire United States. He currently works as the Head of School for the Academy of Pop in Los Angeles as previously served as an Educational Consultant for such companies as XIX Entertainment, the Junior Theatre Group (producers of the international Junior Theatre Festivals), and iTheatrics, where he has adapted and directed pilot productions of over 50 new educational titles. In 2018, Marty was honored to direct the first Turnaround Arts National Talent Show held at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. Additional recent credits include the world premiere of two musicals written by Laurie Berkner for New York Children’s Theater, and the world premiere of the new musical and national tour of Llama Llama Live! for Bay Area Children’s Theater. Marty holds a graduate degree in Theatre for Youth from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro and served for nine years as a board member for TYA/USA, the leading organization for the advancement of theatre for young audiences in the world. He is the proud co-author of The iTheatrics Method: The Quintessential Guide to Creating Quality Musical Theatre Programs, published by GIA Publications, Inc.