<p>It also really helps that she’s so multi-talented. Not all performers can also compose, accompany, music direct, teach and all the other skills your D brings to the table. That’s one of the best ways I know to keep the MT work flowing!</p>
<p>I think it does help to have a varied skill set, that’s true.</p>
<p>On the other hand, she has like four careers going on at one time. :D</p>
<p>Thanks so much for posting, EmsDad. Fascinating to see the numbers, even though the data has many limitations, as you point out. I’m just the kind of person who wants to see numbers and think them through.</p>
<p>Appreciate that!</p>
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<p>National Tours Reviewed: Addams Family, American Idiot, Beauty and the Beast, Billy Elliott, Fela, Fiddler on the Roof, Hair, In the Heights, Jersey Boys 1, Jersey Boys 2, La Cage Aux Folles, Les Mis, Lion King, Mamma Mia, Mary Poppins, Memphis, Million Dollar Quartet, Spamalot, Peter Pan, Shrek, South Pacific, West Side Story, Young Frankenstein [23 total].</p>
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<p>If Broadway is a goal, it’s also wise to remember that some schools have a VERY strong record for cross-training actors for both MT and straight theatre. Northwestern would have a very strong showing for straight theatre, as well as for MT. </p>
<p>Some schools would have a strong showing in only MT or straight theatre, and at most schools they would represent two segregated pools of students, or three if you include dancers.</p>
<p>I agree with mtandbassmom, this type of information is fun to see. Thanks EmsDad!
And yes, Momcares is right that the numbers would change if straight theatre shows were included. NYU for example has only one MT studio out of 6 studios, so that would go up dramatically I would bet. As would Julliard, Purchase, Rutgers, UNCSA, etc.
Whereas Michigan’s and BOCO’s number, I bet wouldn’t move much, because their MT program is what they are known for.</p>
<p>You have to appreciate the effort to make such lists. I was surprised by some of the numbers so I got on the phone a called some program directors at U Arts, PSU, SU, NCU, and Elon. All reported the numbers to be under representing. One said she thought the totals reported as a total for Broadway, Off-Broadway, and national tours could be achieved with only her 2010 graduating class! Well, good for them. Anyway, the work done is great - but needs to be taken with more than a grain of salt.</p>
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<p>So true. Anyone who has seen what has been happening since the Tonys should know that all too well. Hasn’t been this bad in quite a while.</p>
<p>I was reminded of this discussion last night. I saw a show in a regional non-profit theatre in SC and was absolutely blown away by one young woman who just graduated from Univ. of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. She is one of those actors who immediately draws your eye when she’s onstage and I found myself watching her throughout the show. Steven Point is a school which I know almost nothing about, and which wouldn’t likely come up in most discussions over the topic of this thread but, boy oh boy, is this girl talented and, obviously, well-trained. I’ve seen enough theatre to know that, given the opportunity, she could fit in well, even now, on a Broadway stage. I look forward to following her career.</p>
<p>Speaking of Stevens-Point . . . I saw a video of Tari Kelly as Millie in TTM at the MUNY and I Googled her . . . she has worked a lot (Broadway Reno Sweeney u/s too!). I looked at her resume as she attended The Theatre School-DePaul University University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. :0)</p>
<p>Glad to hear UW-Stevens Point talked about. It’s on my D’s preliminary list because I wanted her to include schools close to home, but she kind of mumbles under her breath every time I mention researching/visiting.</p>