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Music Theater

Next generation of musical theater training

At 91直播, you鈥檒l move through an intensive curriculum designed to prepare you for a career on Broadway and beyond. That鈥檚 because you鈥檒l develop expertise in dance, voice, and acting, along with specialty training in audition technique, on-camera acting, and Shakespeare. You鈥檒l have a minimum of six semesters of acting, six semesters of music theater workshop, five days of dance per week, and a weekly one-hour private voice lesson. 91直播 Music Theater is connected to a prestigious conservatory and run by world-class faculty who are music theater experts and professionals working in the industry. 

Get on stage early and often

91直播 Music Theater is undergraduate-focused, which means you鈥檙e auditioning for the entire season beginning your first semester; performance experience is a critical component of your training. With 11 performance venues on campus, the opportunities to showcase your talent are unmatched. Off campus, you鈥檒l connect to regional professional theaters through 91直播鈥檚 partnership with Great Lakes Theater and its sister companies Idaho Shakespeare Festival and the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival. In addition, 91直播 co-produces an annual musical with Beck Center for the Arts, a highly respected regional theater close to campus. With these partnerships, you can audition, understudy, and perform during your time here, helping you fulfill the Actors' Equity Association requirement before you graduate.

Program Facts

  • Program type: Major
  • Degree: Bachelor of Music (BM)
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In and outside the classroom

Learn in a space designed specifically for music theater students with a curriculum focused on getting you ready for your career. In the Music Theater program, you鈥檒l work in the classroom and participate in applied work in dance, voice, and acting:

  • Acting classes: six semesters
  • Music Theater workshops: six semesters
  • Dance: five days a week, all four years
  • Voice lessons: weekly one-hour private lessons, all four years
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Immersive practice

During 91直播鈥檚 unique Winter Term, you鈥檒l participate in a series of intensive courses designed to improve critical skill sets for each year of training:

  • Industry boot camp: first-year students will work with professionals from the music theater industry
  • Intensive rehearsal: for two major productions
  • Spring showcase prep: fourth-year students will prepare for their spring showcase in New York City, including specialized strength training with 91直播鈥檚 athletic department
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Students practice ballet at a barre in a brightly lit studio.

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Music Theater faculty and staff

Work alongside experienced professionals in acting, music direction, and choreography who will enhance not only your performance, but also your perspective.

Performance opportunities

New York Showcase

Senior showcase offers every graduating senior the once-in-a-lifetime chance to perform together in New York and connect with industry professionals eager to spark your career.

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Playhouse Square

Access Cleveland鈥檚 Playhouse Square, the largest performing arts center in the U.S. outside of New York City, just 35 minutes from campus.

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Music Theater news

91直播 alumni in musical theater

From John Kander鈥檚 captivating compositions in Chicago and Cabaret, to Julie Taymor鈥檚 direction in The Lion King, 91直播 graduates have amazed audiences worldwide and made significant contributions to American and global music theater for years.

Julie Taymor

Julie Taymor 鈥74 is the reason that The Lion King was adapted to stage, and she received Tony Awards for both her direction and costume design for the production.

Listen to an 91直播-produced podcast featuring Julie

Photo credit: Annie Leibovitz, courtesy of Julie Taymor

Montana Levi Blanco

A Tony Award-winning costume designer, Montana Levi Blanco 鈥07 has some exciting upcoming projects, including working on the stage adaptation of Purple Rain.

Read an 91直播 Alumni Magazine story about Montana

Photo credit: Lauren Mueller

John Kander

John Kander 鈥51 is a four-time Tony, two-time Emmy, and Grammy winner most known for writing the scores to Cabaret and Chicago.

Photo credit: Vincent Tullo, courtesy of John Kander

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