Training
•Pre-professional BFA Musical Theatre — collaborative program between Department of Theatre and Dance and School of Music
•Dual-accredited by NAST and NASM (National Association of Schools of Music)
•Comprehensive training in music, voice, acting, movement, and dance
Performance & Productions
•1–2 major musicals and one opera per year, plus concert musicals across four years
•Additional opportunities in dramatic plays, choirs, a cappella groups, and improvisation
Notable Alumni
•Evan Harrington — Broadway: Avenue Q, The Phantom of the Opera, Once, Into the Woods, Chicago; Grammy-nominated for Sondheim Unplugged •Shirine Babb — Broadway: The Piano Lesson, Macbeth (with Ethan Hawke), Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Original Cast) •Alex Joseph Grayson — Broadway: Parade (Grammy-nominated cast recording), Girl from the North Country, A Bronx Tale •La Shawn Banks — TV/film: Chicago P.D., Shameless, Better Call Saul, Veep
•Jeffrey Kringer — tours of Cruel Intentions: The 90's Musical and West Side Story
Professional Development
•Voluntary NYC showcase — workshops with theatre professionals and feedback from casting directors and agents
•Wild Card prescreen submission accepted (optional)
Value
•Pennsylvania and Ohio residents eligible for $6,000 Good Neighbor Award (renewable)
