<p>CollegeMom,</p>
<p>I can see why you would prefer to not rank schools in numerical order. After all, there is no official rating system. It would be ridiculous for someone to go around giving musical theatre programs grades. But why do so many people agree with MattSingsAlot in saying that CCM is the #1 program in the country? If you think about it, the whole reason a performer would go to college is so that they will have the ability to work and making a living performing. In musical theater the top performers work on Broadway, London, Chicago, and National Tours. The reason many people believe that CCM is the #1 musical theatre school is because they are constantly dominating these performing circuits. All schools can say they have had students perform on Broadway, but I challenge you to find a school that can say they had more leads in Broadway and Off Broadway shows last year that CCM did. Stephen Schwartz, a song writer who among many things wrote Wicked, refers to CCM as the Wicked Factory because so much of his cast came from there. It is just plain and simple. If you go to college to learn the skills you need to work, wouldnt the school with the most kids working be considered #1? </p>
<p>Be it that I am not a college student, I feel that I have a non open-minded opinion. There are many amazing schools out there. Each one is extremely different and therefore, different schools are better for different people. </p>
<p>Sincerely, </p>
<p>MTActor</p>