Welcome to Singing Onstage!

"I learned something really valuable from auditioning this time around: if you go up nervous and you act like you don't know the music, it looks awful. But, even if you don't know the music, if you just go up and belt it as best as you can and have a character it works out really well. I sort of got that before, but now I really understand it. I just pictured the song and myself singing it as being something I would have already learned in voice lessons with you. Now I was just using the confidence I had gained in myself to sing the song with some serious A-TI-TUDE. I owe it all to you, the one who took a chance on an unknown kid with braces and a lack of dancing skills and who stuck around later to help me gain the confidence that it took for me to get somewhere where I was happiest."

-High School Freshman

"Heidi and Richard have such wonderful, positive energy and enthusiasm that is absolutely contagious! They are very positive and encouraging with the children as they draw from their extensive knowledge and experience, which really brings out the best in each individual child. It is a fantastic experience!"

"In just two years with Singing Onstage Studios, our son has performed on six different stages in shows such as Annie Jr., Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat, High School Musical, and Oliver! Under the direction of Richard and Heidi Biever, our son has grown tremendously as an actor, singer, dancer, and overall performer. Richard and Heidi have the ability to recognize the strengths in each student and then guide them, with compassion and expertise (and FUN!), so that each child has a chance to share in the limelight. State College is privileged to have this high caliber team of musical theater veterans available to teach our children!!"

"I had the opportunity to work with Singing Onstage Studios for their Dreamgirls production, and it was absolutely a great time! In addition to getting more musical theatre experience, I made some great friends from the cast members, too!"

"Thank you so very much for producing and conducting Oliver! It was a fabulous show and a wonderful experience for Jana. She loved being challenged, making new friends, and being surrounded by so many talented people. Thanks for all that you did!"

"My daughter Coco LOVED the Oliver! experience. Whether or not this turns into a career, the benefits she has gleaned from the experience will last her whole life. We're thrilled listening her to sing throughout the day and she's immensely more comfortable meeting and speaking to new people. Singing Onstage has boosted Coco's self-confidence and piqued an interest she's passionate about. Many Thanks."

"Singing Onstage has been a wonderful experience for my daughters. Their talent and confidence has grown tremendously since they started working with Rich and Heidi. I am impressed on performance night how they are able to transform our children into serious actors, while having fun at the same time, and I feel like the are competitive with big city theater programs. I hope to continue working with Rich and Heidi, as they are parents too and understand how to work with children and have created an amazing program!"

"The Biever's commitment and devotion to the arts is truly wonderful. Heidi has the best personality to keep the kids involved and committed thru all of their productions and plays. My children have grown through the experience by gaining confidence, stage presence, and just having fun with their theater shows."

"Being in the Singing Onstage show, Oliver!, has been a great experience for me. It's helped me become more aware of my stage presence, and I can now sing in a British accent!"

"My experiences with Singing Onstage have literally made my dreams come true. While working with both Rich and Heidi, I have been nurtured into my true desire of "singing on stage." Through their guidance, expertise and family oriented atmosphere, I have found a way to perform on stage and balance time with my family."

"I've tried many acting/singing camps, but I've never enjoyed one as much as Broadway Show Kids. There are so many awesome people there, and everyone gets a fair part. It's really great!"

"I liked the music and to try different parts in Peter Pan. I enjoyed it very much! Heidi and Rich are very good about equal parts and to take time, have patience and to teach you. They are very good at running Singing Onstage Studios!"

"Not only a terrific musician, Rich is both a wonderful collaborator and a magnificent teacher. He is compassionate but candid, articulate but imaginative, and always works toward the betterment of not only the performance but the performer."

"I started taking Musical Theatre Classes and Voice Lessons from Rich Biever when I was 16. 14 years later I attribute everything that my voice is today to his teachings. I have been able to perform such roles as Tuptim in King and I, Kim in Bye Bye Birdie and Sally Bowles in Cabaret. Their positive encouragement coupled with the very effective techniques they provide have proven to be an amazing combination."

"Rich brings to the table a quick and incisive mind, an infectious enthusiasm, a quick wit, and a spirit of kindness and empathy. He is a very gifted, very special man."

- T. Doyle Leverett, Broadway singer/actor, including the revival of The Most Happy Fella

"[Classes are] lots of fun! Rich really challenges your voice and improves your skills. Before you know it, you are singing songs you didn't think possible."

"Richard is a talented teacher and performer. He helps his students through very positive instruction. As a student of Richard's I have been amazed at how far he was able to take me through singing and help me improve. His techniques are wonderful because he helps you not only develop confidence in your own voice but also how to change parts of it to make it move effective in telling a story through song, rather than just singing."

"Richard and Heidi are dedicated professionals, providing a window to the arts for children of all ages (including adults)!"

"This is a great opportunity and to learn about musicals and singing and acting. Another great thing about this class is the wonderful teacher that we have. He's fun and gives everybody a chance."

"Richard Biever is a fine musician with significant theatre experience, both in the orchestra pit and on stage. He truly loves musical theatre and brings many talents to the theatre as pianist, singer, actor, vocal coach, composer, arranger and conductor. The most wonderful thing about Rich is his warm and enthusiastic personality. People just seem to gravitate towards him. He is a great teacher, a supportive mentor, and a terrific colleague."