<p>Just wanted to remind all you high school juniors and seniors to make an effort to see a musical production at as many of your prospective schools as possible. I just came back from a weekend at Syracuse (see the Syracuse thread for my post on "Lucky Stiff".) It reminded me of my D's college search, and how helpful it was to actually SEE what the various schools were putting on the stage. Some were good, some not so much! It truly helped us to narrow down her list of choices.</p>
<p>Great advice, onstage. Last fall at this time, my D and I visited SU and saw their production of "Urinetown" and were deeply impressed. We've seen plays and musicals at other schools, as well, and as you pointed out, they provide prospective students with further insight into the programs, the kids and so on.</p>
<p>Nadine Malouf, who played Miss Pennywise in Urinetown, also had a lead role in Lucky Stiff (Rita La Porta). She is only a junior and really an outstanding talent -- I predict great things for her.</p>
<p>I want to echo Onstage's tremendous review of "Lucky Stiff" performing at Syracuse this fall. My d and I attended last weekend while we were visiting Syracuse's MT program.
Not only is the talent pool impressive in this cast of 10 young musical theater artists, but we were equally blown away by the professionalism of the production as a whole. My d had an opportunity to meet with faculty, view 2 dance classes and speak directly with a sophmore student for quite a lengthy tour and talk.
We met with one of the faculty who spent 1 hr. and 1/2 with my d and 2 other prospective students, giving program overview and very specific info and help with auditioning process both for SU and in general for colleges. These had to be the nicest faculty and students around.
However, the highlight of our visit was having lunch with Onstage's daughter who is a sophomore in the MT program. She is a bundle of talent, as well as a mature, poised young woman who deeply impressed us both. She spoke with my d and myself about her experiences with auditioning, school choices, and how she decided on her best-fit program. I can't say enough about her performance in "Lucky Stiff", having been the only sophomore girl cast in the show, her ablilities abound!
We are beginning this process as my d is a jr. I can't recommend strongly enough how helpful it is to visit programs, research and discover if the program is going to match your style, personality and talent pool peers.
Thanks to this forum and wonderful posters such as Onstage and her d, we are making some headway early on in this daunting process.</p>
<p>Mamalu -- thanks for your kind comments -- I'll pass them on to D!</p>
<p>I agree that seeing productions at schools would be very beneficial. Unfortunately, we only got to see two musicals during our campus visits....PSU and BOCO. My D, being an early graduate, had to apply in fall of her junior year and so normally I would have visited all her schools in junior year, the year prior to auditioning. But we only saw four of her 8 schools prior to auditions and then went to all 8 for campus auditions but many do not put on their shows to coincide with campus auditions. But if you can visit in junior year or at a time of your own choice, try to see a show.</p>
<p>I also agree that visiting with current students for conversations and/or overnights is very useful and that is one thing my D did get to do at most of her schools. </p>
<p>I'm wondering if we should be listing some musicals and dates at schools if we know them (some of us have kids in these schools, as well as in these shows, or else know of shows they are not in as well).</p>
<p>What a great idea --I have a number of students at different schools, and try to get to their productions whenever possible, so I like to know in advance when the shows are. I'm sure it would be helpful to others as well.</p>
<p>That is a great idea to list shows soozievt. I think it deserves its own thread!</p>
<p>Ops- sorry- it has its own thread- here! Long long day at 5 Drs office with mym om- recurring malignacy- brain freeze!</p>
<p>Here's a link to Webster's 2007/2008 Conservatory season:</p>
<p>Duh - links! That would have been so much quicker than going through my calendar!!</p>
<p>Ah well -- here's what I have...</p>
<p>U. of Arizona
Candide November 4 — December 2
Urinetown April 13 - May 4</p>
<p>Baldwin-Wallace
Phantom of the Opera Nov. 6-18 (sold out)
Brooklyn Spring tba</p>
<p>CCM
Oct. 18-20, 2007 - Assassins (sold out)
Nov. 15-18, 2007 - Wonderful Town
Feb. 28-March 2 & March 6-9, 2008 - Little Women
March 13-15, 2008 - Passion
May 15-17, 2008 - Godspell</p>
<p>CMU
11/29-12/8 - Guys and Dolls</p>
<p>Indiana
Seussical - done
Forum - April 11, 12, 15-19</p>
<p>Kent State U.<br>
Urinetown 11/2- 11/11
Wonderful Town 2/15-2/24</p>
<p>U Mich.
Big River Oct. 11-14, 2007<br>
Carousel Apr. 10-13, 2008 </p>
<p>Northern Kentucky U.
Guys & Dolls - Done
Cats - April 17 - April 27, 2008</p>
<p>Wright State U.
West Side Story October 25- November 11
The Fantasticks - January 24- Feb. 3
Lady, Be Good! - May 15 - June 1
A Little Night Music - November 2-4</p>
<p>Here's the Syracuse calendar:</p>
<p>Lucky Stiff: Oct. 5 - 14 (just ended)
Fiddler on the Roof: Nov. 28 - Dec. 30 (joint production with Syracuse Stage, the on-campus Equity theater)
Sweeney Todd: Apr. 25 - May 10
The Fantasticks: Apr. 23 - May 17 (Syracuse Stage Equity production, will probably include some students )</p>
<p>Pace's Musical this fall is Ragtime!
It is November 7-11 and I'm really proud of it :-)</p>
<p>Lippa's Wild Part is Feb. 27-March 2</p>
<p>Godspell - student directed - is March 27-30</p>
<p>There is also Hard Times in December, and then a contemporary play and Macbeth in the spring. And a yet to be announced new work musical over winter break.
:-)</p>
<p>PSU's Season:</p>
<pre><code> Big River - October 2-20, 2007
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day - October 10-12, 2007
Penetcost - November 6-15, 2007
As You Like It - November 28-December 12, 2007
PUSH - February 6-23, 2008
Die Fledermaus - February 20-March 2, 2008
Word Up! - April 15-26, 2008
</code></pre>
<p>OCU's season:</p>
<p>Little Women September 21-23
Le Villi October 26 -28
Hotel Casablanca November 9-11
Ballad of Baby Doe February 22-24
A Little Night Music February 29-March 2
Urinetown April 25-27
Plus several "Stripped" productions, that I do not have the schedule for</p>
<p>For anyone interested, Baldwin Wallace has their New Songwriters Showcase on Nov 18 at 7 PM, which features works for several up and coming new shows and composers and is performed entirely by the Junior class. I highly recomend anyone who is interested in BW and wasn't able to get tickets for Phantom to come see this, it really is going to be very good!</p>
<p>Here's Elon's season for 2007-2008:</p>
<p>Improv Olympics with Scott Eck September 22
Site-Specific Dance Event #1 September 23
Collage - a musical review of Broadway song and dance Sept. 28-29
Marisol - a drama by Jos</p>
<p>Muhlenberg's Schedule:</p>
<p>Ruddigore Oct 26- Nov 4</p>
<p>New Voices (Student Playwrights) Nov29-Dec 2</p>
<p>Venus Feb 21-24</p>
<p>Zanna Don't! Apr 2-6</p>
<p>Love's Labor Lost Apr 24-27</p>
<p>Plus student directed Shows throughout the year. See this link also for dance department shows:</p>
<p>University of the Arts - UARTS Schedule: (Copied from UArts Thread)</p>
<p>This year, the School of Theater Arts' 25th Anniversary Season, is centered around the theme of Philadelphia. All of these shows, are about Philadelphia or the Philadelphia area, written by somebody from the Philadelphia area, or premiered in Philadelphia.</p>
<ul>
<li>THE WOOLGATHERER by William Mastrosimone, dir. Amy Feinberg (Fringe Festival)</li>
<li>ORPHANS by Lyle Kessler, dir. Aaron Cromie (Fringe Festival)</li>
<li>WALT WHITMAN, Solo faculty show (Studio)</li>
<li>THE INSANITY OF MARY GIRARD by Lainie Robertson (Studio)</li>
<li>THE PHILADELPHIA STORY by Phillip Barry, dir. David Howey (Mainstage)</li>
<li>THE CRADLE WILL ROCK by Marc Blitzstein, dir. Patty Raine (Mainstage)</li>
<li>EQUINOX, Student-written and Student-directed pieces (Studio)</li>
<li>THE CONTRAST by Don Pippin & Anthony Stimac, adapted from the original comedy by Royall Tyler, dir. Charles Conwell (Mainstage)</li>
<li>ASSINIA by Plautus (School of Theater Arts Outreach)</li>
<li>TBA, Solo Faculty Show (Studio)</li>
<li>IN THE BOOM BOOM ROOM by David Rabe, dir. Rick Stoppleworth (Studio)</li>
<li>6221 by Thomas Gibbons, dir. Johnnie Hobbs, Jr. (Mainstage)</li>
<li>STUDENT-DIRECTED ONE-ACTS: (Studio)</li>
<li>LIFTING BELLY adapted by Chelsea Sanz, dir. Chelsea Sanz</li>
<li>THE PHILADELPHIA by David Ives, dir. Todd LaBelle</li>
<li>THE BLUE HOUR by David Mamet, dir. Natalie Carter</li>
<li>ROGER AND MIRIAM by Nicky Silver, dir. Allison Piazza</li>
<li>URLICHT by Albert Innaurato, dir. Amanda DeMarco</li>
<li>INTO THE WOODS by Stephen Sondheim & James Lapine, dir. Charles Gilbert, Jr. (Mainstage)</li>
<li>THE BEST MAN by Gore Vidal, dir. Gene Terruso (Mainstage)</li>
<li>ROBESON by Phillip Hayes Dean, dir. Walter Dallas (Solo faculty performance by Johnnie Hobbs, Jr.) (Studio)</li>
<li>1776 IN CONCERT by Sherman Edwards (Faculty-performed concert)</li>
</ul>
<p>Montclair State Univ. is doing Les Liaisons Dangereuse. Oct. 18-21 and 25-28.</p>