Lady Gaga at NYU?!

BDteach
Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:38:10 +0000

When Lady Gaga was at CAP21, we knew her as Stefani. : ) She is one of a number of very talented alum we’ve had come through our doors. Matthew Morrisson (GLEE), Kristen Bell (WHEN IN ROME) and even Anne Hathaway (PRINCESS DIARIES) - who attended our summer program back when she was in high school. During any given year CAP21 has over 25 grads working on Broadway - not to mention scores of alums appearing regionally and in film and television. I’ve had the pleasure of working with nearly every student that has come through our program over the last 12 years.

NYU has chosen not to renew their contract with us, which has allowed us to become an independent training conservatory and we are now running a 2 year professional program that offers 30 credit hours a week in musical theater training only. It will be a certificate program which will enable the student, if they choose, to finish their BA or BFA at a school within our alliance. So, we will continue to produce top-notch musical theater actors but now we are no longer bound by the strict admissions guidelines of a major university and we’re considerably more affordable than we were during our former association. To all the future stars out there, good luck!