I just read a fantastic article on broadwayworld about this school’s production of Parade. Can anyone fill me in on the program?? Would love to hear more. TIA!
We visited - D didn’t audition though because they required an art song and she was just done and over w/ that style. One of her good friends is there as a VP major and loves it.
Though I can’t tell you specifics about the program, I can say that the location is AWESOME and Belmont is also the home of the Mike Curb College of Entertainment/Music Business and there are tons of connections within the Nashville music community. (Which is more than just country btw.)
Also, my oldest D is right across the street at Vandy and Nashville is such a great city!
@beachymom It is a top choice for my D. We did a general tour in Fall of her junior year. One of the tour guides happened to be an MT major. D has a friend who is a sophomore, and attending for design or production.Beautiful campus; and of all of the schools we have visited with our two kids-the “campus vibe” was probably our favorite. The students and faculty we encountered were lovely and warm. And Nashville is awesome 
on my S18’s short list too He loved the campus and the City. He’d major in songwriting
Is the BFA for theater new? I thought Belmont only had a BA.
I think it has been around for at least a few years, @bfahopeful, but not really sure.
I saw Belmont’s production of Parade on Sunday. It’s one of my favorite musicals. Vocally, the MT kids were phenomenal. The acting,in my opinion, was a little hit or miss, depending on the character, but it’s a pretty intricate and emotionally deep story. My review aside, Belmont is a fantastic MT school. It is renowned for it’s vocal teaching staff. The graduates seem to do very well for themselves. Living in Nashville, my D (who now goes to Boco) has done shows with many Belmont MT students and grads. One of them is currently in Hamilton in Chicago. The other has done national tours and just performed in Kristin Chenoweth’s Broadway show. The college has ties to Studio Tenn, one of the few equity theaters in Nashville, and many students are cast in those shows. They just did Evita with Edin Espinoza.
It is a conservative Christian college in a fairly liberal town. As others have mentioned they have a gorgeous campus and a perfect location with so much nearby in Nashville.
Another plus for the school…I hear they are one of the “go-to” schools for SETC summer stock.
One additional observation based on the Parade Playbill and seeing the show…there are SO many pretty blond ingenues in the MT program there. It does not appear to be very diverse as far as MT students, especially girls. They had “guest artists” for the female African American roles in Parade. My D did not get accepted there, and I jokingly texted her that I figured out why she didn’t get in…because Belmont already had about 20 of her type!
I hope this helps. If you have any other questions, I’ll do my best to answer.