Broadway stars who did NOT go to College...- Page 2

[moowithme111105]

Posted: 8/6/06 at 10:11pm

It says on Broadway.com The Will Rogers Follies was her first in '92, then came Les Mis in '99.

[luvliza89]

Posted: 8/6/06 at 10:13pm

No college for Barbra Streisand either.

[Miss_Jenny_Wins]

Posted: 8/6/06 at 10:15pm

I am assuming Miss Lea Michele isn't in school or planning on going anytime soon. Correct? 19 y/o...she should would be a sophmore if she were in.

[Blair]

Posted: 8/6/06 at 10:16pm

Sutton was in the ensemble of The Will Rogers Follies while she was still in high school. When she graduated she attended Carnegie Mellon for a short time, and then left, immediately getting work. I'd have to look it up, but she might have done a Grease tour before she did Les Mis.

EDIT: Yeah, she did a Grease tour and then was cast as a replacement Sandy on Broadway, and then a few more Broadway shows before Les Mis.
Updated On: 8/6/06 at 10:16 PM

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 8/6/06 at 10:22pm

Laura Benanti was indeed Maria's understudy. She attended NYU for a week or so I think. Maybe not even? I don't remember exactly what she said. And then dropped out to do SOUND OF MUSIC and never returned.

[kaboodles041]

Posted: 8/6/06 at 10:45pm

[Quote]: "He said 'College is for people who don't know what they want to do. I knew what I wanted to do.'"
Lol! Love it. Wish my parents agreed with it too.

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 8/6/06 at 11:33pm

However, if you can go to college it's a good idea for two reasons: a) Having a B.A. will enable you to get a better day job (i.e. not waiting tables), and b) although we all hate to hear this, there's a good chance you may not be in show biz one day, whether it be a few years from now or when you're 50. It's a good thing to have as it will open up your options when necessary.

[Becoz_i_knew_you21]

Posted: 8/6/06 at 11:48pm

Sherie went to the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theater in NYC. Would you call that college because it is only a 2 year program?

EDIT: Oh yeah and on the site they spelled Sherie's name wrong.
Updated On: 8/6/06 at 11:48 PM

[TLKfan]

Posted: 8/7/06 at 12:13am

Not a star I guess, but Candice Marie Woods went to NYC right out of High school to Hairspray.

[xoangel2789xo]

Posted: 4/11/08 at 9:19pm

Lea Michele was accepted to NYU but decided to continue w/ Broadway.
And I think Jonathan Groff got into Carnegie Mellon but didn't go
and Michael Arden attended Juilliard and then left to do Big River I think...

[shh282]

Posted: 4/11/08 at 9:58pm

becoziknewyou

did she get her associate's or something?

[alex2155]

Posted: 4/11/08 at 10:17pm

Laura Bell Bundy did not go to college.

[KrissySim]

Posted: 4/11/08 at 11:48pm

'He said "College is for people who don't know what they want to do. I knew what I wanted to do." '

So someone who knows they want to be a doctor, or a lawyer, or a research geneticist... should just skip college and start practice? Riiiiight!

I can understand someone leaving school if a good opportunity shows up to perform professionally. But in today's world a Bachelor's degree is so basic it's almost essential in understanding the world we live in. I would hope that people who leave school to perform would continue their studies sometime later on, not to mention the fact that nothing is certain in show business. Knowledge of managing money is a very good skill to have. A star today may be on the streets looking for work ten years from now.

Anyone planning a career in theatre or film should have a back-up plan and an education is an essential element of that. Likewise, not going to college is something like not learning to read or write in a former era. OK, I'll get off my soap box, but that is my honest opinion.

[mc1227]

Posted: 4/11/08 at 11:53pm

I think Nathan didn't go to college because when he got to St. Joseph's college in Philly, he didn't have enough money so he turned around and came home. Then he realized he wanted to be an actor and didn't need college for that. That was a long time ago, obviously things are alot different now.

Matthew Broderick went to Walden Prep School but did not attend college either.

[Mythus]

Posted: 4/12/08 at 12:15am

This thread...is so old.

[winter_sky]

Posted: 4/12/08 at 2:10am

John Gallagher has not gone to college.

[alsal]

Posted: 4/12/08 at 2:28am

John Gallagher didn't finish high school.

[TooDarnHot]

Posted: 4/12/08 at 3:17am

xoangel - Groff got accepted into Carnegie Mellon and Penn State. He chose Penn State!

He was ready to attend in the fall (2004), but booked a national tour right before the school year.

he never looked back and the rest is history...

[Invito Al Cielo]

Posted: 4/12/08 at 7:45am

"John Gallagher didn't finish high school."

He dropped out his senior year.

[nygrl23]

Posted: 4/12/08 at 9:42am

>>"He said 'College is for people who don't know what they want to do. I knew what I wanted to do.'"

College is also for people who need to get a degree in order to do what they want to do.

Knowing what you want to do and actually getting to do it is based on a lot of luck and happenstance. Showbiz is pretty happenstancey.

[TooDarnHot]

Posted: 4/12/08 at 11:59am

receiving a BFA or BA or BM, in musical theatre/theatre arts/vocal performance/dance/acting, has been proven to increase your chances in auditions.

the casting team likes to see that you put in the $$ and time and effort to get proper training. Of course if you're phenominal it won't matter but getting a College education only helps.

There are many people who skip College and head straight to Broadway... some are lucky but the majority fail.

Now a days, the popular thing is to get a BFA in musical theatre. That wasn't the trend 15 or 20 years ago.

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 4/12/08 at 2:27pm

Good training (and I mean GOOD training) can only help you. You don't necessarily have to have a degree in it, but if you want to be a professional actor and/or singer I STRONGLY suggest taking AT LEAST one year of classes/lessons. Raw talent is great, but it will only get you so far. Seriously.

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 4/12/08 at 5:12pm

I agree with KrissySim. For what I want to do (not in showbusiness, granted) a bachelors isn't even enough.

[SDav 10495]

Posted: 4/12/08 at 5:18pm

Groff got accepted into Carnegie Mellon and Penn State. He chose Penn State!

He was ready to attend in the fall (2004), but booked a national tour right before the school year.

he never looked back and the rest is history...

What show?

I'd heard about Carnegie Mellon, but not Penn State...also didn't know he'd actually chosen a school before changing his mind.

[Juliash]

Posted: 4/12/08 at 5:26pm

Andrea Burns was at NYU for like a month but she got cast in a European Tour of West Side Story and dropped out, she was going to go back when it was over but she got cast in Songs for a New World when she got back to the US.