<p>There are some great summer programs out there, but many are not in the city. Our D attended both mPulse at Michigan (between her sophomore and junior year of high school) and OCU’s musical theater intensive (after her freshman year in high school). I will say most of the time Michigan takes rising seniors. our D just got lucky I guess. Both were fantastic experiences, gave her an idea of what a typical school day would be like, and exposed her to incredible faculty and amazing friends. She spent the summer between junior and senior year preparing for auditions. Both of the above programs are by audition. I would highly recommend them to you.
Two programs that are not audition based but are great programs in cities are the Cherubs program at Northwestern, just outside Chicago and Carnegie Mellon’s summer program in Pittsburgh. I’ve heard great things about both. An up and coming program that has a summer camp is Texas State but it s not in a city. CCM also has a summer camp but I don’t know much about it. There is a great program called the Performing Arts Project which s on the campus of Wake Forest University which you might like. I believe CCM and TPAP also require an audition. And Boston Conservatory had a dance intensive with an MT focus including some voice and dance. So lots to investigate. If you have any questions, feel free to message me or ask right here. Good luck!</p>