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Famous Alumni
guineamidget87
Swing Joined: 3/17/06
#25re: Famous Alumni
Posted: 3/17/06 at 2:46pmI'm at NYU now, some alum that haven't been mentioned yet are: Jimmy Smagula, Jenn Gambatese, Matt Morrison(only went 2 years though), Leah Horowitz, Debra Messing (Grad. Acting), Felicity Huffman, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kirk McDonald, Steve Rosen, and more. Some students in my studio recently had to leave because they were cast in the National Tours of Rent, Cats, and Mamma Mia, so hopefully they will make names for themselves!
JBSinger
Broadway Star Joined: 11/12/04
#26re: Famous Alumni
Posted: 3/17/06 at 4:04pm
Indiana University
Theatre -
Kevin Kline (actor)
Howard Ashman (lyricist/bookwriter)
Several Bway chorus boys
A few Miss Indiana's
Music School - more opera singers than you can shake a stick at.
Eric Svejcar (composer of NYMTF show, Caligula)
broadwaybaby221
Featured Actor Joined: 12/26/05
#27re: Famous Alumni
Posted: 3/17/06 at 4:52pmI'm not in college yet but Billy Porter graduated from my high school (Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts high school).
~Sara~
ProducersFan
Broadway Star Joined: 7/25/04
#28re: Famous Alumni
Posted: 3/17/06 at 5:12pm
Carson Kressley (though not a Bway star, he is well known from Queer Eye) graduated from my college - Gettysburg College. He came to speak last year and is hilarious. He should have his own one-man show. 
"If you start from a place of joy and charm, you can get away with a lot in the second act. It may be that that's my life. I'm not sure."
~Roger Bart
#29re: Famous Alumni
Posted: 3/17/06 at 5:14pm
Rachel Sheinkin and Tom Meehan both graduated from my high school.
"I don't wanna see that!" -Aunt Sassy (as played by Valerie Cherish) on Room & Bored
philcrosby
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/17/04
#30re: Famous Alumni
Posted: 3/17/06 at 5:33pm
Northwestern University:
Some of the old guard:
Charleton Heston
Ann-Margret
Cloris Leachman
Charlotte Rae
Paul Lynde
When I was there:
Gregg Edelman
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Richard Kind
Michael Greif
Jayne Atkinson (I directed Michael and Jayne in a play)
Brad Hall
Gary Kroeger
John McGlinn
Laura Innes
Kristine Nielsen
Angelina Reaux
Thomas Aulino
Susan Plaksin
Keith Reddin
Rob Knepper
and many others....
amcchemist
Chorus Member Joined: 7/5/05
#31re: Famous Alumni
Posted: 3/17/06 at 6:09pm
Well, Missouri State University (formerly Southwest Missouri State University) has John Goodman as an alum.
I also believe that Kathleen Turner attended there, but did not graduate there, transferring to another school I believe. It was kind of fun, she returned one year and a couple of students (male) were making a presentation to her and began to sing "Wild Thing" which she promptly rolled her eyes and then joined in.
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