Martin Hurt

Martin C. Hurt is a voice instructor/actor/singer who has lived and worked professionally in NYC since 1996. He has been seen as a performer throughout North America, performing on National Tours and at Regional Theatres. National tours include: Cats(Old Deuteronomy), The Pajama Game (Hasler), Strike Up The Band(Horace J. Fletcher) and Phantom(leading tenor). Other favorite roles performed include: Beadle Bamford - Sweeney Todd, Amos Hart - Chicago, Enoch Snow - Carousel, Padre - Man of La Mancha, and The Cowardly Lion - The Wizard of Oz. As a voice instructor, Martin has taught at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC since 2006 and Kean University since 2014. He maintains private voice studios in Manhattan and Madison, NJ. He has also served on the faculties of Fairleigh Dickinson University and Coastal Carolina University(Conway, SC) as voice instructor/musical director. He is a member of Actors' Equity Association, National Association of Teachers of Singing, The Voice Foundation, New York Singing Teacher's Association. He is a level three certified Somatic Voicework⢠Instructor and has studied with The CCM Vocal Pedagogy Institute at Shenandoah University, The McClosky Institute of Voice and The Institute of Voice Performance Pedagogy (Richard Miller). He holds a Master of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music.
Select Performance and Affiliations
- Actors Equity Association
- National Association of Teachers of Singing
- New York Singing Teachers Association
- National Tours: Cats (Old Deuteronomy), Strike up the Band (Horace J. Fletcher), Yeston/Kopit's Phantom (Leading Tenor).
- Regional Theatre: Titanic (Henry Etches), Carousel (Mr. Snow), The Wizard of Oz (Cowardly Lion), Guys and Dolls (Nicely-Nicely Johnson).
- Opera: Animal Tales (Horse), Family Opera Initiative; Les Contes D'Hoffman (Spalanzani), Utah Festival Opera Company