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BM Music Theatre
Program snapshot
Admissions
No PrescreenAudition RequiredNo InterviewUniversity App RequiredAudition format
In-Person or VirtualProgram profile
Highly Selective12-24 StudentsTraining
•Small classes ensure personalized attention and close faculty mentoring
•Award-winning, professionally active faculty with extensive national and international experience
•New in 2025-26: expanded production season, new professional theatre partnerships, and expanded masterclasses under new leadership team
Performance & Productions
•Students perform regionally and nationally while in school, earning equity points and valuable resume experience
•Performance partnerships with Playhouse Square, Great Lakes Theater, Cleveland Play House, and other regional theaters
•Six regional premieres produced in partnership with Playhouse Square
•Academic premieres include 'Kinky Boots' (first university production), virtual 'Spring Awakening', and first-ever in repertory productions of 'La Boheme' and 'Rent'
•Partnership with Near West Theatre creating exciting artistic pathways
Notable Alumni
•Named among Backstage Magazine's 'Top 20 Broadway talent pipeline' (2025) and The Hollywood Reporter's '25 Best Drama Schools in the World' (2024)
•100% of BW students signed by top agents for the past 10 years through annual New York Showcase
•Tony nominee Colton Ryan and other notable alumni on Broadway, London's West End, prime time television and film
Facilities
•Striking Boesel Musical Arts Center with 50 soundproofed practice rooms and impressive rehearsal halls
•Close proximity to Cleveland's nationally ranked music and arts organizations
•Seniors perform in two days of showcases at New World Stages attended by 200 industry professionals
Academic info
Snapshot
3.79
Avg GPA (W)
76%
Admit Rate
school-wide
68%
Grad Rate
2.8K
Enrollment
$54K
Earnings
10yr after
Costs & Aid
Average Annual Cost
$27,603
after typical aid
Tuition & Fees
$39,832
before aid
Average annual cost reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.
$0-30k$21,296
$30-48k$20,381
$48-75k$22,994
$75-110k$27,597
$110k+$31,288
Program info updated Apr 30, 12:51 AM
Program Highlights
Training
•Small classes ensure personalized attention and close faculty mentoring
•Award-winning, professionally active faculty with extensive national and international experience
•New in 2025-26: expanded production season, new professional theatre partnerships, and expanded masterclasses under new leadership team
Performance & Productions
•Students perform regionally and nationally while in school, earning equity points and valuable resume experience
•Performance partnerships with Playhouse Square, Great Lakes Theater, Cleveland Play House, and other regional theaters
•Six regional premieres produced in partnership with Playhouse Square
•Academic premieres include 'Kinky Boots' (first university production), virtual 'Spring Awakening', and first-ever in repertory productions of 'La Boheme' and 'Rent'
•Partnership with Near West Theatre creating exciting artistic pathways
Notable Alumni
•Named among Backstage Magazine's 'Top 20 Broadway talent pipeline' (2025) and The Hollywood Reporter's '25 Best Drama Schools in the World' (2024)
•100% of BW students signed by top agents for the past 10 years through annual New York Showcase
•Tony nominee Colton Ryan and other notable alumni on Broadway, London's West End, prime time television and film
Facilities
•Striking Boesel Musical Arts Center with 50 soundproofed practice rooms and impressive rehearsal halls
•Close proximity to Cleveland's nationally ranked music and arts organizations
•Seniors perform in two days of showcases at New World Stages attended by 200 industry professionals
Training
•Small classes ensure personalized attention and close faculty mentoring
•Award-winning, professionally active faculty with extensive national and international experience
•New in 2025-26: expanded production season, new professional theatre partnerships, and expanded masterclasses under new leadership team
Performance & Productions
•Students perform regionally and nationally while in school, earning equity points and valuable resume experience
•Performance partnerships with Playhouse Square, Great Lakes Theater, Cleveland Play House, and other regional theaters
•Six regional premieres produced in partnership with Playhouse Square
•Academic premieres include 'Kinky Boots' (first university production), virtual 'Spring Awakening', and first-ever in repertory productions of 'La Boheme' and 'Rent'
•Partnership with Near West Theatre creating exciting artistic pathways
Notable Alumni
•Named among Backstage Magazine's 'Top 20 Broadway talent pipeline' (2025) and The Hollywood Reporter's '25 Best Drama Schools in the World' (2024)
•100% of BW students signed by top agents for the past 10 years through annual New York Showcase
•Tony nominee Colton Ryan and other notable alumni on Broadway, London's West End, prime time television and film
Facilities
•Striking Boesel Musical Arts Center with 50 soundproofed practice rooms and impressive rehearsal halls
•Close proximity to Cleveland's nationally ranked music and arts organizations
•Seniors perform in two days of showcases at New World Stages attended by 200 industry professionals
Updated Apr 30, 12:51 AM
