19 Musical Theater BA Degree Programs

Central's BA (Hons) Acting (Musical Theatre) degree course provides you with the skills to work in classical and contemporary theatre, musicals, feature film, television and radio. Throughout the course, you will explore acting through a range of contemporary approaches to sung and spoken voice, movement and dance. As an actor, you will interrogate both musical and non-musical settings ranging from Shakespeare and the modern American realists to Sondheim and the popular musical. As the course progresses you will acquire the necessary skills for the realization of ‘character’ in both the transformational and heightened theatrical styles of both spoken and sung performance. The course has outstanding links with the performing arts industry and this is reflected in the wide range and high percentage of graduate employment. Students are entitled to full Equity status upon graduation.

Our BA (Hons) Musical Theatre programme is designed for performers who aspire to work in the global market.

Embark on an empowering creative career journey with our transformative online BA Top-Up in Musical Theatre Studies, designed for aspiring musical theatre enthusiasts and seasoned professionals alike to make an impactful mark on the industry.

Our Musical Theatre degree is designed to prepare performers for a sustainable career in the fast-paced Musical Theatre industry.

BA Drama (Musical Theatre) is designed for students interested in exploring theatre and performance in its many forms. It will give you a strong grounding in the traditions and debates that inform contemporary performance, while also providing you with the tools to perform, interpret and create a wide range of work.

Our Musical Theatre majors hone their skills as performers while exploring all areas of collaborative theatre-making, so you are prepared to succeed in the professional arena. The Musical Theatre major provides professionally focused training within the context of a broader university experience. The intensive, hands-on curriculum affords students the opportunity to develop into well-rounded creative artists who are prepared to succeed in the professional arena. We endeavor to create a positive and collaborative environment that is inclusive as well as responsive to the needs and goals of the 21st-century artist.

Unlike most musical theatre colleges in Chicago, here you'll train to become a "triple threat"- a talented actor, dancer, and singer. North Central encourages close connections among all of the performing arts, including theatre, dance, and music. Our program allows you to gain hands-on experience in theater arts working with various teachers dedicated to refining your mastery of this fine art discipline. Whether you aim to star in Broadway musicals or continue learning with a theater conservatory, our musical theater program will provide you with the training you need to develop your techniques, range, and style. As a result, you won’t need to focus exclusively on voice, acting, or any other single type of dramatic art performance. You can pursue all your interests within the fine arts, hone your craft through at least eight mainstage productions and graduate as a sought-after professional or graduate school candidate.

Siena Heights has established a national reputation with its Theater/Speech and Dance program. Under the Theatre Siena, the department umbrella is theater, educational theater, musical theater, and technical theater. The faculty are working professionals in every major area of today’s theater market.

Let Siena Heights’ Theater/Speech Communications program give you a head start on the bright lights of Hollywood or Broadway. With an acclaimed faculty boasting a wealth of practical experience, the Theatre Siena program has become one of the most renowned in the region.

Develop as a triple-threat performer who excels at singing, acting and dancing, with our BA (Hons) Musical Theatre degree course in Cambridge. As a Musical Theatre student at ARU, you’ll train with industry professionals, take part in showcases and productions from Year 1, and gain real-world experience. On our BA (Hons) Musical Theatre degree you will gain skills unique to musical theatre training, specifically actor-musicianship, physical theatre, dance and choreography.

The BFA degree in Musical Theatre is rooted in the liberal arts tradition of Lees-McRae College and is designed to prepare you to pursue a career as a performer and or leader in musical theatre.

The BA (Hons) in Professional Dance and Musical Theatre is an innovative three year course that offers students the chance to develop diverse professional technical and performance skills. The course prepares students to excel across all disciplines as they engage with an extensive range of vocational disciplines including Musical Theatre, Acting, Singing, Voice, Ballet, Jazz, Tap & Contemporary.

The Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theatre program offers students a chance to develop their skills in performance, acting, voice, movement, and theatre production. It combines coursework in singing, act...

The Musical Theatre major at Converse offers you immersive training in acting, dance, and voice. Whether you dream of acting, creating, directing, or stage management, the dynamic curriculum of Converse’s Musical Theatre degree will prepare you for a career in musical theatre or build the foundation for pursuing an advanced degree.

Students will take courses in acting, music and dance providing a comprehensive performance background. Students will have a broad musical context in which they will develop and master their performance skills in a Christ-centered environment.