Program Recognition
•Bullet: Named among Playbill's 'Top 20 Producer of Broadway Talent' (2025)
•Bullet: Named one of Backstage Magazine's '16 Best Musical Theatre Programs in the U.S.' (2026)
•Bullet: Named among The Hollywood Reporter's '25 Best Drama Schools in the World' (2024)
Training
•Bullet: Small classes ensure personalized attention and close faculty mentoring
•Bullet: Award-winning, professionally active faculty with extensive national and international experience
•Bullet: New in 2025-26: expanded production season, new professional theatre partnerships, and expanded masterclasses under new leadership team
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Students perform regionally and nationally while in school, making industry contacts and gaining valuable resume experience
•Bullet: Performance partnerships with Playhouse Square, Great Lakes Theater, Cleveland Play House, and other regional theaters
•Bullet: Six regional premieres produced in partnership with Playhouse Square
•Bullet: BW says it "was the first university to stage the academic premiere of 'Kinky Boots'" (fall 2019), produced the "first-ever virtual production" of 'Spring Awakening', and produced the "first-ever in repertory productions" of 'La Boheme' and 'Rent' (bw.edu/academics/undergraduate/music-theatre)
•Bullet: Partnership with Near West Theatre creating exciting artistic pathways
Notable Alumni
•Bullet: 100% of BW students signed by top agents for the past 10 years through annual New York Showcase
•Bullet: Colton Ryan — Tony Award nominee for New York, New York; originated Gene Laine in Girl from the North Country on Broadway •Bullet: Jill Paice — Broadway credits include An American in Paris, Curtains, and The Woman in White •Bullet: Ciara Renée — Broadway's Frozen (Elsa), Big Fish, Pippin, and Waitress •Bullet: Chris McCarrell — originated the title role in The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical; Les Misérables on Broadway •Bullet: Caitlin Houlahan — Broadway's Waitress; also appeared in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Mare of Easttown •Bullet: Jeremy Beloate — Top 5 finalist on Season 26 of NBC's The Voice Facilities
•Bullet: Striking Boesel Musical Arts Center with 50 soundproofed practice rooms and impressive rehearsal halls
•Bullet: Close proximity to Cleveland's nationally ranked music and arts organizations
•Bullet: Seniors perform in two days of showcases at New World Stages attended by 200 industry professionals
Verified Recent Class Sizes
•Bullet: Class of 2030: 30 students
•Bullet: Class of 2029: 23 students
•Bullet: Class of 2028: 27 students
•Bullet: Class of 2027: 21 students
