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Admissions
Prescreen RequiredAudition RequiredNo InterviewUniversity App Required
Audition format
In-Person or VirtualMTCP Participant
Program profile
Highly Selective25-40 Students

TRAINING
Faculty possess a combined century of Broadway, Off-Broadway, and national touring experience
Performance lies at the heart of learning with theory put to practice on campus
PERFORMANCE & PRODUCTIONS
Abundance of mainstage and student-led productions alongside performance groups
Opportunity to spend a semester in Los Angeles with industry professionals
NOTABLE ALUMNI
Colby Dezelick ’16 — Broadway: Miss Saigon, Anastasia; National Tour: Frozen
Ron Orbach ’74 — Broadway: Chicago, Dance of the Vampires, Never Gonna Dance
Russell Fischer ’08 — Broadway: Jersey Boys (Joey/standby Frankie Valli); The Doo Wop Project
Kelly Prendergast ’18 — National Tour: Waitress
Rosie Webber ’16 — National Tour: Fiddler on the Roof
LOCATION
Close proximity to New York City — the epicenter of American musical theater
Culminates in showcases for agents and casting directors in New York and Los Angeles

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