<p>I haven’t read every post, but perhaps your D should consider the fact that although many great theatre programs are at large universities, the elite theatre programs are small and nurturing, giving the student the sense of a tight and tiny community. This goes for USC and UCLA, as well as Tisch, BU, CMU, and Rutgers. She may need to adjust some of her “must haves” and zero in on those that are most important to her. Although not very rigorous, there is always CalArts on the West Coast, but I don’ know about for musical theatre. In fact, I don’t know about musical theatre at any of these schools, as my S applied for straight theatre. If she wants a double major, Fordham, Muhlenberg, Sarah Lawrence, and of course Brown are worth a look. USC and Tisch both allow a double major, as does UCLA, I believe. My S started out looking at Brown, but ended up falling in love with much larger universities that had better theatre programs in the end.</p>