Centre Stage, Inc.

Centre Stage, Inc. offers private voice lessons, piano lessons, group performing classes, full length musicals, recitals, community performances, performing arts programming for schools, and summer camp sessions. The program presents full length musicals and an annual musical review called LIGHTS as part of its activities.

• Ages: 5–18 years old

Centre Stage, Inc. is a non-profit organization that offers a number of programs in music and theatre arts and is described as more than just a studio, but a place for all to find home. Its mission is transforming lives by combining artistic excellence in the performing arts with mentorship, community, and opportunity for children and family. The organization’s vision is to see young people from every walk of life empowered with skills, confidence, creativity, and community through the performing arts, and its stated values are Community, Excellence, Character, Accessibility, and Empowerment. Its motto is, “Centre Stage kids don’t get in trouble, they’re in rehearsal.”

Centre Stage, Inc. has been teaching Southern California’s performers since 1998; in the fall of 1999, founder Keely Milliken began teaching voice lessons in her living room, and in 2000, Centre Stage was established. Keely Milliken is the Founder and Director, as well as a Voice and Acting Instructor; other staff include Acting Instructor Romel De Silva and Voice and Piano Instructor Charisse Barrett. Keely Milliken is a former Citrus Singer and a graduate of Azusa Pacific University with a degree in Music Education and Vocal Performance, teaches private voice in the Citrus College Music Department, has over 20 years of professional experience in the music and theatre industries, and has directed or musical directed over 100 musicals and Broadway reviews. She received Senator Carol Lui honors for the “Women Mean Business” award for business women in the arts. Acting Instructor Romel De Silva is a professional Filipino-American actor, writer, and comedian, and a BFA graduate of The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA).

Centre Stage, Inc. provides performing arts to the community of Monrovia, CA, offers performing arts programming for schools, raises money to put on Broadway shows and the annual musical review LIGHTS, supports the arts in Monrovia and beyond, and gives the gift of arts education. The organization thanks generous partners and donors who help continue its programs and give the gift of the arts to children in the Monrovia area.

Last updated March 16, 2026.