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Broadway's Big 10: Top Colleges Currently Represented on Currently Running Shows
soozievt
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As part of Playbill.com's Back to School week (#BwayBacktoSchool), we have combined our past Schools of the Stars features that track where major members of the cast and creative team on each Broadway show went to college, along with a bit of added research, to present the top 10 colleges currently represented on Broadway (plus honorable mentions).
We have also included a few performers from shows that will be opening during the upcoming season.
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/broadways-big-10-top-colleges-currently-represented-on-currently-running-shows-358495
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NYU
CCM
Univ. of Michigan
CMU
Juilliard
BOCO
AMDA
Fordham
Northwestern
Florida State
"Honorable Mentions":
Yale
OCU
Ithaca
Baldwin-Wallace
Hartford/Hartt
In terms of how recently people graduated who are on the list, I know on the NYU list, there are many from my D's own class on the list and several who were also at NYU at the same time period she was (recently) but not her actual class.
And yes, this is a list that is just who is currently on Broadway or about to be. I can think of several of D's friends from college who were recently playing roles on Broadway but their shows have closed, for example.
So make sure your kids keep a proper perspective on this crazy business.
Some of my D's NYU cohorts on that list were also in her a cappella group. Also, my D's MT class (Tisch '09) was particularly strong (many have said this and it is not my own opinion). If I were to add to that list currently on Broadway and look at who has been on Broadway, National Tours, Off Broadway, regional theaters of note, movies, and TV from her graduating class, a lot have been pretty successful.
WHERE THE HAMILTON CAST AND CREATORS WENT TO COLLEGE.....
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/schools-of-the-stars-where-hamilton-cast-and-creators-went-to-college-355907
The only people who went to Wesleyan are Lin-Manuel Miranda (book, music, lyrics, actor) and Thomas Kail (director).
Regardless, some of these schools have very impressive lists. I find it fascinating how many Juilliard grads are in musicals, when they don't even have a MT department. Such a great school for both acting and voice, and it looks like their grads can be successful in MT without the MT program. I think Phillipa Soo is one of the most phenomenal voices out there.