The study of history and styles of musical theatre and its hybrids through an examination of the ideas, contributions, practices, and philosophies of its most influential creative artists. 

The study of history and styles of musical theatre and its hybrids from the late 1800's to through an examination of the ideas, contributions, practices, and philosophies of its most influential creative artists.

This course focuses on role development, scene performance, audition preparation, and performance on an advanced level. Students will expand their analytical, professional, and creative skills through performance work, mock auditions, and a comprehensive research project.  

A combined music theory and musicianship course for musical theater students. A study of the basic elements of music, both general and specific to the Musical Theatre repertoire, to develop a deeper understanding of melody, harmony, and voice leading, and to demonstrate their analytical and compositional uses.

This course is a continuation of Musical Theatre I and a more in-depth study of the dramaturgical aspects of song performance through text analysis, exploration of music, lyric and libretto, and foundational acting approaches. Emphasis is placed on the actor/singer's interpretation based on the information provided by the composer, lyricist, and librettist. 

Musical Theatre I is an introduction to the dramaturgical aspect of musical theatre: text analysis, exploration of music, lyric and libretto, and a foundational acting approach to performing the song. Emphasis is placed on the actor/singer's interpretation based on the information provided by the composer, lyricist, and librettist. 

This course is designed to offer musical theatre and theatre students the opportunity to explore the business side of "show business."  Job opportunities, unions, digital portfolios, and social media presence, and audition material and resumes will be among the course topics. This course will provide students with the necessary information to operate with credibility and competence in the worlds of professional theatre, television, and film. 

The objective of this course is to train the advanced performer in the specificities of the musical and vocal styles of the musical theatre canon and expand the student's repertoire.  Students will study song style types such as classical  ("legit"), the patter song , contemporary narrative , jazz & standards, and contemporary commercial music (pop, rock, country , rap, etc.).