Learn What It's Like Studying Musical Theatre in New York City From Marymount Manhattan College and Manhattan School of Music | Playbill

College Theatre Auditions Learn What It's Like Studying Musical Theatre in New York City From Marymount Manhattan College and Manhattan School of Music Faculty from the two schools joined us live to answer your questions.

Faculty from theatre programs at Marymount Manhattan College and Manhattan School of Music joined us live on Playbill July 24 to answer your questions about their specialized college theatre experiences, audition tips, and more. Watch the hour-long interview in full above.

Notable alumni of the New York theatre schools include Adrienne Warren, Laverne Cox, Annaleigh Ashford, Andrew Rannells, Maddie Baillio, Melissa Benoist, Emmy Raver-Lampman, and Jenna Ushkowitz (from MMC); and Harry Connick Jr., Kim Crosby, Shuler Hensley, Larry Hochman, Rupert Holmes, and Natalie Toro (from MSoM).

The talk is part of Playbill and The Growing Studio's new weekly series College Theatre Auditions. Each Friday at 1PM ET, faculty from the top college theatre programs nationwide will join us for an hour-long live interview on Playbill.com and Playbill's YouTube channel and Facebook page.

If you're a high school student looking to get a degree in theatre, this is a chance to demystify the college audition process, find out what to expect from a college theatre experience, and to get to know the top schools and their faculty before making decisions on where to apply.

Interviews will be available to watch on demand after the live streams at Playbill.com/CollegeThatreAuditions.

Additional schools coming up on College Theatre Auditions include Florida State University and AMDA College of the Performing Arts (July 31), University of North Carolina and Virginia Commonwealth University (August 7), and Penn State University and Temple University (August 14).

The Growing Studio offers classes, training, and workshops with Broadway’s premier creatives. Faculty includes directors, choreographers, composers, music directors, producers, casting directors and agents in NYC, London, Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, and beyond. Visit TheGrowingStudio.com and @thegrowingstudio on Instagram for more information.

 
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