Musical Theatre, BFA/BM

Curriculum

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre majors complete 129 hours of coursework over the course of their undergraduate career. This includes an array of courses that gives our students the necessary training for industry success.

• BELL Core Requirements: 38 Hours (minimum)
• Music Requirements: 49 Hours
• Theatre Requirements: 21 Hours
• Dance Requirements: 13 Hours
• General Electives: 8 Hours

Learn more about the degree requirements.

Bachelor of Music in Musical Theatre majors complete 135 hours of coursework over the course of their undergraduate career. This includes an array of courses that gives our students the necessary training for industry success.

• BELL Core Requirements: 38 Hours (minimum)
• Music Core: 36 Hours
• Common Music Core: 30-33 Hours
• Special Music Core: 4 Hours
• Theatre Requirements: 18 Hours
• Dance Requirements: 10 Hours
• Major Area: 28 Hours
• Support Courses: 3 Hours
• Additional Required Coursework: 5 Hours
• General Electives: 5 Hours (minimum)

Learn more about the degree requirements.

Explore the variety of opportunities our students have to engage with the musical theatre community and advance their artistry.

Opportunities in New York City (Belmont USA)

See Our Calendar of Events

Masterclasses and Workshops

Masterclasses feature relevant industry personnel from casting directors, agents, choreographers, composers, music directors, and performers. Past clinicians include:

Scott Alan, Jay Binder, John Bucchino, Tituss Burgess, Michael Demby Cain, Tiffany Little Canfield, Tina Marie Casamento, Patrick Cassidy, Dave Clemmons, Bob Cline, Parker Esse, Gordon Greenberg, Rachel Hoffman, Kevin Kennison, Stephen Kopel, Levi Kreis, Katie Ladner, Norm Lewis, Douglas Lyons, Kevin Munhall, Laura Oldham, Jillian Paige, Pasek and Paul, Rachelle Rak, Rob Rockiki, Michael Rodriguez, Ellery Sandhu, Rommy Sandhu, Gayle Seay, John Schuck, Matthew Scott, Merri Sugarman, Jen Waldman, Jeff Whiting, Benton Whitley, Scott Wojcik, Eric Woodall, Hugh Wooldridge,  and Rance Wright

Local Theatre Opportunities

Local Professional Companies

• The Nashville Repertory Theatre
• Studio Tenn Theatre Company
• The Nashville Opera
• Street Theatre Company
• The Nashville Shakespeare Festival
• The Nashville Children’s Theatre

Local Community Theaters

• Circle Players
• Larry Keeton Theatre
• Pulltight Players
• The Arts Center of Cannon County

The Belmont University School of Music is a fully accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).

All programs in the School of Music require an audition. The audition determines admission into the School of Music, which is separate from the University's admission decision.

After submitting the Application for Undergraduate Admission, applicants to the School of Music will receive an email prompting them to complete the Undergraduate School of Music Audition Registration Form in their BU4U account. They will choose their intended in-person audition date or the video audition option.

The School of Music does not prescreen for any of its programs.

Requirements:

These audition requirements are for students auditioning for the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) or Bachelor of Music (BM) Musical Theatre major:

Audition Requirements

Musical Theatre auditions have 3 portions/sections:

1. Vocal (three songs)
2. Monologue
3. Dance

Vocal Portion of the Audition 

• One Golden Age Musical Theatre song, cut to one minute (or less) in duration
• One Contemporary Musical Theatre song, cut to one minute (or less) in duration
• One pop/rock or commercial song not from a musical, cut to one minute (or less) in duration
• Auditioners perform the three songs with a live piano accompanist provided by Belmont. Auditioners must bring well-marked, legible sheet music in the correct (no lead sheets or chord charts please)
• Please try to show “legit" or classical style in one of the musical theatre songs including head voice for females and using vibrato when possible

Monologue Portion of the Audition

• Perform a one minute or less, memorized, age-appropriate monologue from a play or musical

Dance Portion of the Audition

• Participate in a group dance class during which you’ll be learning several short dance combinations
  • The group dance class will be approximately 75 minutes
  • NOTE: If you are auditioning via video, you must submit a video of a live solo one minute or less dance (not a video of a previous performance) which can be choreographed by the student or by an outside teacher or You may use recorded music.

Provide a hard copy 8x10 headshot and performance resume at your audition.

**Performance resume must be uploaded under Audition Activities List/Resume in your BU4U account.

• The audition activities list is a résumé of all musical theatre roles the student has performed in staged productions or in concert and any additional music activities like choir or band, awards, honors, solo performances, Please include any instruments you play and at what level.

Belmont Musical Theatre is looking for the nation's most talented students to train to become triple threats for successful careers in Musical Theatre. Auditioners should show a knowledge of styles in their contrasting selections as well as range and vocal health and good pitch. Most importantly, students should show they connect with their chosen material and that they can communicate the story and character's journey in their selections. Young auditioners should choose material which is age appropriate and refrain from overly profane selections.

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FALL

• 98 Sweeney Todd
• ‘99 The Wizard of Oz
• ‘00 The Wizard of Oz
• ‘01 Bye, Bye, Birdie
• ‘02 Singin’ in the Rain
• ‘03 Pippin
• ‘04 Smokey Joe’s Cafe
• ‘05 Children of Eden
• ‘06 Suessical
• ‘07 Swing!
• ‘08 Ragtime
• ‘09 Urinetown
• ‘10 Anything Goes
• ‘11 The Secret Garden
• ‘12 Footloose
• ‘13 Into the Woods
• ‘14 Oklahoma!
• ‘15 White Christmas
• ‘16 Parade
•  ‘17 Fiddler on the Roof
•  ‘18 Side Show
•  ‘19 Little Women
•  ‘20 Hamlet Remx, Songs for a New World
•  ‘21 The Lightening Thief, Urinetown
• ‘22 Sondheim on Sondheim, Into the Woods
• ‘23 Working, Hello Dolly!
• ‘24 No Man’s Land, Twelfth Night (Shaina Taub)

SPRING

•  ‘99 Blame it on the Movies
•  ‘00 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
•  Into the Woods
• Oklahoma!
• Hello, Dolly!
• Crazy for You
• 42nd Street
• CATS
• Guys and Dolls
• Thoroughly Modern Millie
• On the Town
• Grease
• The Drowsy Chaperone
• Hairspray
• Les Miserables
• Singin’ in the Rain
• All Shook Up
• The Addams Family
• 9 to 5
• On the Town
• Thoroughly Modern Millie
• The Pajama Game 
• Bright Star
• Godspell, 42nd Street
• World Goes Round, Beauty and the Beast
• Starting Here Starting Now, Legally Blonde
• Swing!, All Shook Up

Lissa DeGuzzman

Broadway Wicked (Elphaba), King Kong, Aladdin National Tours Aladdin, Wicked; World Premier Bliss 

Wesley Carpenter

Broadway debut in SIX The Musical.

Sierra Fermin

Broadway debut in SIX The Musical.

Chris Lee

Broadway Hamilton (Jefferson/Lafayette), Hell’s Kitchen (Knock), Hamilton in Chicago (Jefferson/Lafayette); Off-Broadway Hell’s Kitchen; Television The Chi, Legacies, Empire, Whose Line is it Anyway? 

Mathew De Guzman

Broadway A Christmas Story, Follies, Aladdin National Tours Swing, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Pippin, Aladdin

Ben Laxton

Broadway Book of Mormon National Tours: Catch Me if You Can, Ghost 

Maggie McDowell

Broadway Disaster, Kinky Boots; Off-Broadway A Sign of the Times, Kinky Boots, Disaster, The Marvelous Wonderettes, Love Quirks 

Deonté Warren

Broadway Aladdin National Tours Dream Girls, Sister Act