A real-world musical theatre training experience that only New York City can provide, taught by Broadway performers and creators.
Degrees Offered
- Bachelor of Music (BM)
Program Details
Manhattan School of Music’s prestigious Musical Theatre Program is the only stand-alone conservatory program in New York City. Our program attracts professional artist-teacher faculty and guest artists many of whom have created and performed in some of Broadway’s greatest shows such as Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera, Ragtime, Chicago, and countless others. Students receive comprehensive training in musical theatre culminating in a fully-accredited Bachelor’s degree.
MSM Musical Theatre students have many yearly performance opportunities including: Four fully-produced book musicals, one musical in development, Freshman Hello! and Senior Showcase. All MSM productions are directed, choreographed and designed by professional, working theatre artists. In addition we offer professional musical theatre writers the opportunity to workshop material with our students and we encourage students to produce independent performance projects.
MSM Musical Theatre Program Details:
Audition & Prescreening Information
Prescreening & Audition Procedures
Handbook for Current Students
Plan of Study & Course Descriptions
Musical Theatre Lab Series
“We train musical theatre artists excelling in acting, singing, and dancing to thrive in a field where they need to be more than performers: Successful artists today are also creative contributors to project development, skilled at digital media, entrepreneurial and self-producing.”
Dean and Chair of Musical Theatre
Learn what’s new at MSM Musical Theatre (including videos and features)
A sampling of rave reviews from audiences who saw MSM’s recent production of the musical Paperboy :
Excellent cast, very talented. Professional production!
I may have seen a future Broadway smash hit today. The young cast was stellar — they already could be On Broadway rather than in college. The songs were excellent, the orchestra and conducting was excellent, the book worked. An after performance talk about the formation and development of the musical, with the author of Paperboy and all the talented people who created this musical, was a special treat.
The MSM Cast and Crew did a great job! Wonderful show. Very talented cast. Try and see the show. Very limited run. You will be sorry if you miss this production.
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2024/2025 Season Productions
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2023/2024 Season Productions
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2022/2023 Season Productions
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2021/2022 Season Productions
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2020/2021 Season Productions
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2019/2020 Season Productions
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MSM Musical Theatre Administration
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MSM Musical Theatre Artistic Advisory Committee
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MSM Musical Theatre Master Classes
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MSM Musical Theatre program in the press
MSM Musical Theatre faculty in Sakura Park
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Watch all seven videos from Missed: Connections from Oct 30 & 31, 2022
Success Stories
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AlumniMSM Musical Theatre alumna Kianna Kelly-Futch joins the cast of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical in Florida -
AlumniFormer MSM Musical Theatre student, Ayanna Nicole Thomas, joins Broadway cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child -
AlumniMSM Musical Theatre alumnus to make Broadway debut in new production The Louis Armstrong Musical: It’s a Wonderful World”
Sample Schedule for Bachelor of Music / Musical Theatre Major
Total Curriculum Credits: 132
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Acting 1 & 2 (MT 0001-0002)6 cr
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Musical Theatre Performance Technique 1 & 2 (MT 0010-0011)4 cr
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Music Theory (MT 0550-0551)6 cr
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Humanities Core (HU 0001-0002)6 cr
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Musical Theatre Dance (MT 01102 cr
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Ballet (MT 0100)2 cr
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Freshman Seminar (MT 0200)1 cr
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Intro to Theatrical Design (MT 0201)1 cr
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Studio Lessons (MT 4000)2 cr
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Rehearsal and Performance (MT 1500)0 cr
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Ensemble Voice (MT 0350-0351)2 cr
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Concert Attendance (CA 0100)0 cr
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Acting 3 (MT 0003)3 cr
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Acting 4 - Devised Theatre Practice (MT 0004)2 cr
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Acting the Song 1 & 2 (MT 0012-0013)6 cr
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MT Exploring the Art Form 1 & 2 (MT 0500-0501)6 cr
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Humanties Core (HU 0003-0004)6 cr
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Required Piano (RP 0111-0112)2 cr
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Musical Theatre Dance (MT 0111)2 cr
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Ballet (MT 0101)2 cr
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Script Analysis (MT 0211)2 cr
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Speech (MT 0300-0301)4 cr
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Studio Lessons (MT 4001)2 cr
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Rehearsal and Performance (MT 1500)0 cr
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Concert Attendance (CA 0100)0 cr
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Acting 5 - Scene Study & Repertory (MT 0005)3 cr
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Acting 6 - Scene Study & Monologue (MT 0006)3 cr
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Scene to Song (MT 0014)3 cr
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Audition Techniques (MT 0015)3 cr
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Humanities Elective (HU)6 cr
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Musical Theatre Dance (MT 0112)2 cr
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Tap (MT 0120)2 cr
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General Electives4 cr
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Studio Lessons (MT 4002)4 cr
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Rehearsal and Performance (MT 1500)0 cr
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Concert Attendance (CA 0100)0 cr
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Acting 7 - Advanced Acting (MT 0007)3 cr
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Musical Theatre Lab (MT 0016)3 cr
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Musical Theatre Dance (MT 0113)2 cr
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Tap (MT 0121)1 cr
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General Electives8 cr
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Studio Lessons (MT 4003)6 cr
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Rehearsal and Performance (MT 1500)0 cr
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Setting the Stage Workshops - 5 (ME 1000)0 cr
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Senior Showcase (MT 1505)3 cr
NOTE: Curriculum is subject to change. In case of a discrepancy, the MSM Academic Catalog is the authoritative source of requirements. View the Course Catalog here.
