The New York Film Academy's musical theatre school offers aspiring musical theatre actors a one-of-a-kind opportunity to develop their skills as performers by studying with faculty who are working professionals on Broadway. Students enrolling in the musical theatre school work directly with instructors who have appeared in numerous Broadway and touring productions, top-rate regional theatre, opera, hit movie musicals, and television shows. They receive real world training that prepares them to pursue their passion in the arts, creating an educational experience few other musical theatre colleges can offer.
Attracting aspiring musical theatre actors from around the world, the New York Film Academy's musical theatre school gives students the opportunity to study their craft in the central hub for muscial theater—New York City. Students learn and hone their skills in acting, singing, and dancing in world-class facilities that include voice practice rooms, state-of-the-art dancing studios, and professionally equipped recording and shooting studios.
We offer two “main stage” productions each year, along with both a Summer and Winter New Reading Series and multiple masterclasses each semester. If you join us for our two-year musical theatre program, you will graduate with numerous on-camera clips, a voiceover reel, and extensive on-screen experience.
Come to New York City, study with faculty who are working professionals. and push yourself to your creative limit: only at the New York Film Academy!
Musical Theatre Classes
Students interested in taking a musical theatre program can enroll throughout the year. To learn more about the start dates and tuition rates, please click here.
Musical Theatre Courses
After enrolling in a musical theatre program at the New York Film Academy, students can expect to take the following courses depending on their workshop or program.
Meisner
Performance Lab
Jazz and Theatre Dance
Shakespeare
Voice and Speech
History of Musical Theatre
Ballet
Voice Studio Lab
Stage and Film Combat
Music Theory
Song Interpretation
Musical Theatre Scene Study
Pop Rock
Showcase Practicum
Stage & Film Combat
Comedy
Audition Technique
Acting for Television
Tap
Ballroom Dance
Singing for the Camera
Improvisation
Acting for Film
Advanced Musical Theatre Audition Technique
Modern Dance
Movement
The Director’s Perspective
Hip Hop Dance
Movie Musical Project
Advanced Acting for Musicals
Musical Theatre Workshops
The musical theatre school’s short-term workshops are designed for students who wish to gain a strong foundation in the craft of musical theatre. The Academy offers the following musical theatre workshop.
Designed for students who wish to make a longer time commitment to their musical theatre studies, the musical theatre schools offers the following musical theatre programs.
The faculty at the musical theatre school at the New York Film Academy is comprised of accomplished musical theatre performers, directors, and actors who have appeared on Broadway, touring productions, and television. Each instructor possesses a set of specialties that enables him or her to help each student develop their full range of talents.
Learn more about the Muscial Theatre faculty from the New York campushere.
Musical Theatre Alumni
One of the top musical theatre colleges in New York, the musical theatre school at the New York Film Academy has graduated numerous successful alumni, some who have worked in the following companies. You can view our alumni here.
Please note: NYFA does not represent that these are typical or guaranteed career outcomes. The success of our graduates in any chosen professional pathway depends on multiple factors, and the achievements of NYFA alumni are the result of their hard work, perseverance, talent and circumstances.
Contact the Musical Theatre School
To learn more about the musical theatre school at the New York Film Academy, please call us at +1 (212) 674-4430 or follow the links below to get more information.
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