WHAT WOULD BE A GOOD COLLEGE FOR MUSICAL THEATRE?¿?

Are you kidding me?

You are thinking of applying to college and you can't spell it?

woops.. my bad. i was in a hurry. :]

Don't bother with the student board. Go immediately to www.collegeconfidential.com. Run, don't walk there, immediately!

Register for the message boards. They have an ENTIRE message board dedicated to applying and audtioning for a musical theater major! There is a list of all the best BFA Musical Theater schools, and a massive compilation of information that holds the answer to any question you could possibly have about the application/audition process or about a specific school. There are parents, current BFA students, and faculty of BFA programs who are all extremely knowledgable and helpful. This sight was so valuable when I was applying for college last year, I don't know what I would do without it.

If you have any other questions, feel free to PM me, as I went through all this last year. Are you a senior now? If you are, you really need to get a move on.

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Sporti brought up a good point in a prior post. There aren't necessarily "good" musical theatre schools. You need to find a school that you fit with. Some schools have programs that you won't be able to stand or handle or keep up with or whatever. You have to find that school that's good for you. So go visit them, sit in on classes, talk to the professors, see what the school's like before you say you wanna go to the "good" musical theater schools. Cuz not all of the "good" ones are actually good for certain people.

I hope that makes sense.

boston conservatory. its has the most working alumni out of any musical theater program

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Thanks everyone!!

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Boo to OCU

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https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?thread=194813

Someone made a rather long list of schools.

I second the "top schools" post (in no order):

CCM
BoCo
Michigan
NYU Cap 21

**However, those aren't the only good programs.. there are TONS of other good ones depending on what you're looking for. Look at the other posts on this board.

I second Collegeconfidential.com. Do yourself a favor and get on their message boards.

Don't let anyone sell you on a list of the "top schools". There is no such list. There is only whatever is the top school for YOU. Find a program that is the right fit for you, and that is the place where you will get the most out of your education. Your education is what you make of it. Remember, stars like Norbert Leo Butz didn't go to CCM or BoCo or Michigan. He went to Webster, which has a respectable, but less celebrated program, and he has a Tony. Or how about Sherie Rene Scott, who went to a two-year, non-degree theater school in NYC? Many Broadway stars didn't even go to school. I talked to the cast of "High Fidelity" at the stage door last week, and half of them didn't even go to school. Will Chase, the lead, was a percussion major.

Find the school that is right for you.

... and GO TO COLLEGECONFIDENTIAL.COM!!! Trust me.

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Also check out the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. They have a wonderful program (Kenita Miller, of The Color Purple, is a recent graduate). I have a couple of friends who went there and are going on audition after audition in NYC.

As for Emerson, they do have a great program. My mother is a teacher there. I can't think of any 'celebrities' off the top of my head who are graduates but I know the program is very strong...