Theatre Arts Divisional Brochure 2017–18

MUSICAL THEATRE (Audition and Interview Required)
The Musical Theatre program is a four-year
sequence of year-long academic and performance
classes incorporating labs in Daily Dance and
weekly Private Voice. Typically paired with the
BA in Theatre Arts major, with a concentration
in Theatre Performance, the Musical Theatre
program prepares students for professional
careers as “triple threat” actor-singer-dancers.
Daily Dance is held in professional off-site
studios and a special topics class in production
numbers is the capstone to this training.
Private Voice is taught in professional studios
weekly, and students are placed with a teacher
who matches their vocal needs.
Performance opportunities include three
musicals per year in both the Theresa Lang
Theatre and off-campus venues, with partners,
such as The National Dance Institute, The York
Theatre Company, and Contemporary Musical
Theatre Writers.
Our students have had the privilege of working
with music directors, such as Stephen Oremus,
Darren R. Cohen, and David Loud; stage
directors/choreographers, such as Patricia Birch,
Larry Fuller, Ryan Kasprzak, Marcia Milgrom
Dodge, Christine O’Grady, and Josh Bergasse;
and composers, such as Charles Strouse, Paul
Jacobs, and Larry Grossman.
Taking advantage of our New York City location,
master classes and lectures continue to be
offered by Broadway’s finest such as Betty
Buckley, Jeff Calhoun, Martin Charnin, Adam
Guettel, Marc Kudisch, Norm Lewis, Donna
McKechnie, Lonny Price, Hal Prince, Chita
Rivera, Steven Sondheim, Tommy Tune, and
Frank Wildhorn.
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“I always knew that my
opportunity to become
a better artist would
start with living in
New York City. I could
further my education
as a performer with all
the best resources at my
fingertips. Marymount
Manhattan College and
New York City were a
perfect match for me.”
—Annaleigh Ashford ’05
was the 2015 Tony Award winner for Best
Featured Actress in a Play (You Can’t Take It
With You)! Other Broadway credits include:
Sunday in the Park with George, Kinky Boots,
Wicked, and Legally Blonde.
Daily Dance, Stefanie Flamm Photography
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