Two students from the Cocoa Village Playhouse’s Stars of Tomorrow program have secured spots in the inaugural Florida Musical Theatre Intensive at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Will Kalarovich and Rosemary Carff, both current students at the Playhouse, are among 60 participants selected for the program, which begins May 4, 2026. The intensive is described as a highly competitive opportunity designed to give young performers a professional-level experience.
The program will culminate in a full production of West Side Story, with participants learning and rehearsing the show in five days before completing a three-day technical process. The event will take place at the Dr. Phillips Center, located in Orlando, though details about public performances or ticket sales were not provided in the announcement.
The Stars of Tomorrow program, based in Cocoa Village, has a history of preparing students for regional and national theatre opportunities. Kalarovich, 14, and Carff, 13, were chosen from a pool of applicants across Florida. Their selection highlights the Playhouse’s reputation for nurturing young talent in Brevard County.
The intensive is part of a broader effort to expand access to high-quality theatre training for students in Central Florida. The Dr. Phillips Center, which hosts the event, has partnered with local arts organizations to support the initiative. No additional details about future iterations of the program were available at press time.