Program Recognition
•60+ year tradition of music theatre and opera training at ASU
•Multiple American Prize wins for Music Theatre Performance (2016–2024)
•National Opera Association Production Competition awards dating back to 1985
•Co-produced world premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning opera Prism (Ellen Reid / Beth Morrison Projects)
Training
•Music theatre performance courses every semester: acting, scene study, audition technique, and career training
•Dance training across ballet, jazz, modern, tap, and music theatre styles each semester
•Hour-long private voice lessons every semester with world-renowned vocal faculty
•Comprehensive musicianship: keyboarding, sight-singing, theory, diction, and languages
Performance & Productions
•Two fully produced musicals and two operas per season, ranging from traditional to contemporary
•Annual new work development workshops with composers and librettists in residence
•Student-led labs for directing, choreographing, and performing — typically one musical and one opera per year
Notable Alumni
•Krystina Alabado — Broadway: American Idiot; National Tours: Evita, Spring Awakening •Tregoney Shepherd — Broadway: Les Misérables, Phantom of the Opera; National Tours: Wicked, Mary Poppins •Carmel Dean — Broadway Music Director: If/Then, American Idiot, Spelling Bee •Angela Brower — leading mezzo-soprano at the Metropolitan Opera, Salzburg Festival, Vienna State Opera Professional Development
•Music Theatre Showcases in New York City and Phoenix with industry networking and career immersion
•Professional partnerships with Phoenix Theatre Company and Arizona Opera (credit-bearing performance opportunities)
•Guest artist master classes through ASU Gammage Broadway National Tour collaborations
