Musical Theatre College Programs with highest success rates?

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I will be applying to several universities next fall and am looking to pursue a career in Musical Theatre with a focus in dance and choreography but would like to be well rounded as I have training in music and theatre as well. I currently live in CA but would like to move to the Northeast New York area. I am looking to get my BFA in Musical Theatre with a minor in dance if at all possible. Right now I am looking into Pace University (NYC), NYU (NYC), Boston Conservatory, Penn State, and University of the Arts. Would you please give me some insight into these schools or any other intriguing programs in the area or anywhere else? Thanks!

Mary · Answer

I wouldn't choose Penn State.  It is just too huge and also far from any kind of theater scene.
Boston Conservatory is probably going to merge with Berklee and that is a positive thing.  Berklee is internationally known.
University of the Arts is good.  Philadelphia has a decent amount of theater and it is convenient to all the opportunities in NYC.
NYU over Pace, definitely.
Look at University of Hartford also.  Oddly enough Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh has a very strong theater program!

Another thing would be to look at the bios of performers in Broadway shows and see where some of them studied.

Take some business classes in the mix.  There are always jobs in arts management and that is something you could fall back on.  Show business is unpredictable!

Musical Theatre College Programs with highest success rates?

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