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Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre
Training and Preparation
Freshman applicants interested in Musical Theatre at Michigan should have experience in musical theatre production, and should have training in voice, dance (especially ballet), and acting. Ability to read music fluently is an asset.
Transfer applicants considering Michigan should have ballet training and college coursework or its equivalent in voice, piano and music theory. If invited to audition, transfer applicants must audition in Ann Arbor, rather than in New York or Chicago.
Curriculum
- Twenty hours of Musical Theatre coursework, including two terms of Introduction to Musical Theatre, two terms of Musical Theatre Performance and two terms of History of the American Musical Theatre
- Twenty-five hours of Theatre coursework, including twelve hours of acting, six hours of theatre history/analysis; one course in either stage management or performing arts management; and two courses in technical theatre
- A minimum of twelve hours in Dance, including two terms of ballet, two terms of musical theatre styles and a proficiency in tap equivalent to two terms. Dance coursework may include Theatre movement, choreography or Musical Theatre production courses.
- Music coursework to include a minimum of twenty-four hours of private voice instruction; one year of piano or its equivalent by proficiency examination; and six hours of music theory. Music coursework may include voice for the theatre, dialect training or Musical Theatre production courses.
- Thirty hours of non-music electives, including the University's two semester English writing requirement; one course in American or world history; and two terms of a foreign language
- Electives to complete a total of 124 hours
All Musical Theatre majors must audition for all mainstage musical productions and accept any role in which they are cast. First-year students may not audition in their first term of enrollment.
Second-Year Evaluation
Upon completion of Musical Theatre Performance II, all majors
must participate in a second-year evaluation, which qualifies
them to enroll in specific upper-level performance courses.
Information on Dual Degree Programs
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