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Compare 38 Musical Theatre programs in California. View tuition, acceptance, class size, audition, prescreen, and program fit signals in one place.
California's musical theatre training splits between major private programs like USC and a deep bench of Cal State options — Fullerton, Chico, and San Diego State among them — that pair serious performance training with public-university tuition. The state's film and TV industry also shapes the training itself: many programs build on-camera and crossover work into the curriculum, a real advantage for performers who want careers on both stage and screen.
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