The College Thread...

#1

The College Thread...

Posted: 4/16/05 at 12:13pm

Just thought this would be fun to post famous Broadway stars of the current time and where they went to college....I'll start.

Norbert Leo Butz- Alabama Shakespeare Theatre (MFA), Webster University (BFA)

Sara Ramirez- Juilliard

Natalie Venetia Belcon- Carnegie Mellon

Stephanie D'Abruzzo- Northwestern

Barrett Foa- University of Michigan

Gavin Creel- University of Michigan

Nikki M. James- Tisch

Idina Menzel- Tisch

Michelle Federer- Ithaca

#2

re: The College Thread...

Posted: 4/16/05 at 12:36pm

heather headly - northwestern
hunter foster - university of mich
megan hilty - carnegie mellon

that's all i got on the top of my head.

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#3

re: The College Thread...

Posted: 4/16/05 at 12:44pm

Shoshana Bean - CCM
Kristin Chenoweth - Oklahoma City University
Sutton Foster - CMU (1 Year)
Christian Borle - CMU

#4

re: The College Thread...

Posted: 4/16/05 at 1:48pm

Taye Diggs - Syracuse
Jesse L. Martin - Tisch

Updated On: 4/16/05 at 01:48 PM

#5

re: The College Thread...

Posted: 4/16/05 at 2:39pm

Frenchie Davis- Howard University
Angela Gaylor- CCM
Michael Benjamin Washington- NYU
JLT- University of Michigan

#6

re: The College Thread...

Posted: 4/16/05 at 2:45pm

Jefferson Mays-Yale, UC-San Diego
Sherie Rene Scott-Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre
Sara Gettelfinger-CCM
David Harbour-Dartmouth
Sarah Paulson-Performing Arts High School
Billy Crudup-UNC, Chapel Hill; NYU

#7

re: The College Thread...

Posted: 4/16/05 at 2:46pm

Kerry Butler - Ithaca
Christy Carlson Romano - Barnard

#8

re: The College Thread...

Posted: 4/16/05 at 2:49pm

Peter Krause, Vivienne Benesch-NYU

#9

re: The College Thread...

Posted: 4/16/05 at 2:50pm

Jenny Powers - Northwestern
Amy McAlexander - Otterbein
Karen Olivo - CCM
Kelli O'Hara - Oklahoma City University

#10

re: The College Thread...

Posted: 4/16/05 at 3:22pm

Kathy Voytko (Evita): Shenandoah Conservatory
Jason Wooten (WWRY): Shenandoah Conservatory
Garrett Long (Spitfire): Shenandoah Conservatory

*Maybe not broadway stars, per se, but they have been talked about on the boards from time to time...

#11

re: The College Thread...

Posted: 4/16/05 at 3:25pm

Karen Ziemba - University of Akron (where her "college job" was dancing with the Ohio Ballet - mine was working at McDonalds!)
Kathleen Turner - Southern Missouri University (also Brad Pitt)

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#12

re: The College Thread...

Posted: 4/16/05 at 3:27pm

Donna Murphy-Tisch (1 year)

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#13

re: The College Thread...

Posted: 4/16/05 at 3:27pm

Patti LuPone, Kevin Kline-Juilliard
William Finn-Williams College (#1 liberal arts school in the US, I believe)

Updated On: 4/16/05 at 03:27 PM

#14

re: The College Thread...

Posted: 4/16/05 at 3:35pm

Yep. It's always between Williams, Amherst, and Swarthmore.

Not that I read the rankings 3,452 times back when I was searching or anything. *cough*

Tonya Pinkins- Columbia College in Chicago

#15

re: The College Thread...

Posted: 4/16/05 at 3:43pm

Raúl Esparza went to NYU.
And call me a bad fan, but I can't remember where Adam Pascal went before he transferred to NYIT.

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#16

re: The College Thread...

Posted: 4/16/05 at 3:47pm

Patrick Wilson when to Carnegie Mellon as well.

What is CCM?? I know, I'm an idiot.

#17

re: The College Thread...

Posted: 4/16/05 at 3:48pm

For shame, Emcee. Everyone knows that being a fan means memorizing every minute of your favorite star's life from birth. :)

#18

re: The College Thread...

Posted: 4/16/05 at 3:48pm

Well, somebody was gonna say it.

... and mean it seriously! I think I need my fan card revoked.

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#19

re: The College Thread...

Posted: 4/16/05 at 3:50pm

CCM=Cincinatti Conservatory of Music

#20

re: The College Thread...

Posted: 4/16/05 at 3:56pm

All of the following went to University of Michigan and are currently starring on Broadway:

Gavin Creel
Hunter Foster
Erin Dilly
Celian Keenan Bolger
Barrett Foa
Jeff Marx (writer of Avenue Q)
Andrew Lippa (writer of Wild Party)
Jennifer Laura Thompson
Danny Gurwin
Alex Gemighani

There also LOTS in the chorus of broadway shows and LOTs in national tours!
Michigan seems to be the place to go!

#21

re: The College Thread...

Posted: 4/16/05 at 4:02pm

Jesse Tyler Ferguson - AMDA

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#22

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Posted: 4/16/05 at 5:48pm

Rebecca Luker: University of Montevallo

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#23

re: The College Thread...

Posted: 4/16/05 at 5:54pm

*sigh* I hope I get into either University of Michigan or NYU...*crosses fingers to do well on the SATS*

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#24

re: The College Thread...

Posted: 4/16/05 at 6:39pm

Since someone posted William Finn, I'll post a really awesome playwright...

Neil LaBute- Brigham Young University

God, I love him!

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#25

re: The College Thread...

Posted: 4/16/05 at 7:27pm

Audra McDonald: Julliard
Michael Cerveris: Yale University
Billy Porter: Carnegie Mellon
Darius De Haas: AMDA
Patti Lupone: Julliard
Chuck Cooper: Ohio University

Updated On: 4/16/05 at 07:27 PM