Musical Theatre Major
Students majoring in this BFA degree program receive balanced training and experience in the three performance areas associated with musical theatre: music, theatre and dance. They develop performance skills and repertoire, and participate in staged productions, studio theatre performances, concerts and cabarets, as well as excerpts and scenes. Highlights of the program are in-residence workshops with established music theatre artists and internship opportunities with local theme parks, theatre companies or other venues deemed appropriate by the faculty and program director. An audition is required for admission to the program. Please contact the Admissions Office for specific details on scheduling an audition appointment.
Students accepted into the program must successfully pass a second-year evaluation review, which is administered in the spring semester of the second year of study (or, for transfer students, after 60 credit hours are earned). Transfer students who are admitted with junior status are exempt from the evaluation. The evaluation process encompasses performance in all three areas of the musical theatre major (singing, acting and dance/stage movement). Students who do not successfully complete the second-year evaluation review will not be allowed to continue in the musical theatre program. Participation in senior showcase is required in the final year of study to illustrate the overall growth of the student as a theatre artist.
Degree Requirements
Requirements for Musical Theatre Major
| MUS 127 | Music Theory for Performing Arts I | 3 |
| MUS 128 | Music Theory for Performing Arts II | 3 |
| MUS 117 | Musicianship for Performing Arts I | 1 |
| MUS 118 | Musicianship for Performing Arts II | 1 |
| MUS 217 | Musicianship for Performing Arts III | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Music Theatre Performance Area
| MUS 251-269 | Voice/Recital-Concert Attendance (two credit hours each semester enrolled) | 16 |
| MUS | MUS Ensembles (minimum of one each semester enrolled) | 8 |
| MUS 242 | Career Development and Audition Seminar | 3 |
| MUS 243 | Performance Internship | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 27-28 |
MUS 243 is an optional elective.
MUS 269: all musical theatre majors must pass Recital/Concert Attendance based on the number of semesters they are in residency at UT as follows:
8+ semesters at UT = 6 semesters passing MUS 269
7 semesters at UT = 5 semesters passing MUS 269
6 semesters at UT = 4 semesters passing MUS 269
5 semesters at UT = 3 semesters passing MUS 269
4 semesters at UT = 2 semesters passing MUS 269
3 semesters at UT = 1 semester passing MUS 269
2 semesters at UT = 1 semester passing MUS 269
Performance and Production Techniques
| MUS 238 | Music Theater Workshop | 1 |
| THR 240 | Theatre Participation | 0-1 |
| THR 241 | Musical Participation | 0-1 |
| THR 242 | Cabaret Participation | 0-1 |
| THR 245 | Technical Theatre | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 2-5 |
THR 241: musical theatre majors are required to audition for University musical theatre productions. Without prior consultation with the director of the production, students’ participation in the audition process constitutes their agreement to accept any role offered. A student must accept the role or they risk losing their scholarship. Students who do not adhere to this policy will not be allowed to audition for any productions or participate in departmental events for the remainder of that academic year.
Actor Training Sequence
Dance Training Sequence
| | One of the following: | |
| DAN 110 | Ballroom Dance I | 3 |
| DAN 210 | Ballroom Dance II | 3 |
| DAN 145 | Dance Partnering for the Stage | 3 |
| | And one of the following courses: | |
| DAN 141 | Beginning Jazz Dance I | 3 |
| DAN 241 | Intermediate Jazz Dance | 3 |
| | And one of the following courses: | |
| DAN 144 | Beginning Tap Dance | 3 |
| DAN 244 | Intermediate Tap Dance | 3 |
| | And one of the following courses: | |
| DAN 149 | Beginning Ballet I | 3 |
| DAN 246 | Musical Theatre Dance | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Musical Theatre Senior Showcase Information
Students with a major in the Musical Theatre must participate in a Musical Theatre Senior Showcase during their final year of study. The is a required course for the completion of the degree program.
| MUS 448 | Musical Theatre Senior Showcase | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 1 |
Total Credit Hours: 77-81