Bachelor of Fine Arts - Musical Theatre

If a student is passionate about music, Manhattanville College is the place for them. Manhattanville's music programs offer many exciting opportunities for music majors and liberal arts students. Students at Manhattanville create and explore music in a wide range of settings and styles. Students develop professionally valuable skills, and they learn about music in great detail. To meet these challenges, Students are guided by our supportive and engaged faculty at every step. programs offer a wide range of courses which are available to all students at the college, including courses in Music Performance, Music Business, Music History, Music Technology, Musical Theatre, Music Theory and Musicianship, Jazz, and Composition. Performance opportunities, open to all enrolled students, include orchestra, chorus, wind ensemble, large and small jazz ensembles, chamber chorus, chamber pop chorus, electronic music ensemble, chamber music, and a percussion ensemble. Repertoire for these ensembles runs the gamut from Handel’s Messiah to Herbie Hancock’s Chameleon, often with performances on and off campus such as the recent choral tours to Italy and Ireland.

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre focuses on musical theatre performance. It offers professional-level study in singing, acting, and dance in the context of a liberal arts education. An audition is required to enter the program.