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America's Premier
College of Performing Arts
The cast of AMDA’s 2009 production of Pippin at their Los Angeles campus.
As a choreographer, Marcia Milgrom Dodge describes
the dance program at AMDA as “intense.”
refurbished it for the students. Plus—and this is
huge—their musical theatre library is better than
the Lincoln Center library. If you need any musical,
any script, any song, the AMDA library is it
for musical theatre resources. It’s amazing. And
it’s all completely digitally archived so students
can go in there and look at anything. If they need
a song written by Irving Berlin that wasn’t even
published, they have it. They also have an intense
dance program; in fact, some recent dance graduates
were just cast in the revival of A Chorus Line.
It’s widely known that AMDA students come out
with an incredible number of tools as performers.
Rising to the top of the entertainment world is incredibly rewarding, but getting
there requires more than just natural talent. You need discipline, determination
and—most importantly—the right training. That’s where AMDA
comes in. Because for over 45 years, the American Musical and Dramatic
Academy has been transforming talented performers from across the country
and around the world into well-respected, working professionals.
To be the best, you need to train
with the best.
Recognized as one of America’s premier institutions for the performing arts,
AMDA is the only performing arts college to offer Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees
and Conservatory Studies programs with campuses in both New York and Los
Angeles. Additionally, by providing a wide variety of academic programs along
with seven distinct certificate and degree paths, AMDA delivers unparalleled
flexibility for tailoring an academic experience that will help you succeed.
A college and a conservatory all in one.
Whether you choose a conservatory or BFA program, you’ll receive intensive,
hands-on instruction from the best and brightest professionals in the industry.
Emphasizing creative maturity, stylistic depth and professional excellence,
every program the school offers is designed to help you reach your full artistic
potential through a deep-rooted foundation in the performing arts.
New York or LA? How about both?
One of the unique benefits of AMDA is the ability to attend classes in the
world’s two entertainment capitals. Begin your studies amidst the energy
and culture of AMDA New York, then transfer to the glamour and sunshine of
AMDA Los Angeles—or vice versa. Or complete all of your studies at a single
campus. The choice is yours.
Building careers out of dreams.
From 30 Rock to Wicked, countless AMDA graduates have made their mark in
Hollywood, on Broadway and beyond. Including such notable performers as
Jason Derülo, Gretchen Mol, Tyne Daly, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and many others.
In fact, you’re likely to find more AMDA alumni on Broadway stages than
graduates of any other performing arts college.
Put yourself in the equation for success. Learn more or apply online by visiting
their website at www.amda.edu.
AMDA’s curriculum is geared to give actors the
broad range of tools they’ll need to succeed.
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