What's the scoop with new mt program at nyu?

soozievt
Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:28:44 +0000

There is nothing yet up on their website. First of all, Steinhardt is totally separate from Tisch and offers a BM, not a BFA and is NOT affected by ANY changes.

At Tisch, CAP21 has been the only MT studio. However, for all those who apply to Tisch starting in this next cycle, CAP21 will no longer be affiliated with Tisch and won’t be their MT studio. CAP21 will continue to train current CAP21 students and so I am ONLY talking about those who have yet to apply to Tisch, not those who are currently attending or those who are entering this fall.

For new applicants, Tisch is creating the New Studio on Broadway: Musical Theater and Acting. This will be the MT studio that replaces the CAP21 studio for MT training at Tisch (but it also offers acting and also replaces Strasberg studio for new applicants). The specifics of the new studio have not yet been released but rest assured, Tisch will have a BFA program with MT for new applicants. It won’t be through CAP21 which was an external studio not run by Tisch, but will rather be an internal studio administered by Tisch and headed by Kent Gash. There is no THIRD program. If you are interested in MT at NYU, the two options continue to be either Steinhardt for a BM or Tisch for a BFA (you can ONLY apply to one school at Tisch). The only change is that instead of CAP21 studio for MT at Tisch, there is a new studio for MT at Tisch…NOT an additional one. I suppose there will temporarily be more than two (Steinhardt plus Tisch’s CAP21 and Tisch New Studio on Broadway), as CAP21 is being phased out with current students but for those about to apply, the New Studio on Broadway (MT) will be the only Tisch studio specifically for MT training (not counting the fact that some other studios offer some MT training such as at Playwrights Horizons). I hope that helps.

EDIT…I cross posted with MTgrlsmom.