BW's
music
theatre
program
is
enjoying
a
fresh
round
of
national
accolades,
including
recognition
as
one
of
the
"top
10
colleges
for
musical
theater"
by
Backstage,
billed
as
"the
most
trusted
place
for
actors
and
performers
to
find
jobs
and
career
advice"
for
more
than
50
years.
The
Backstage
critique,
under
the
headline,
"10
Musical
Theater
College
Programs
You
Should
Know,"
highlights
BW's
deep,
triple-threat
training
in
acting,
dance
and
voice
as
well
as
extraordinary
performance
opportunities,
including
partnerships
with
Cleveland's
professional
theatres:
"every
student
graduates
with
either
their
AEA
card
or
EMC
membership."
The
article
also
notes
the
robust
"post-college
prep"
that
sets
BW
students
up
for
successful
networking
and
auditions.
"The
school
also
offers
a
master
class
series
that
allows
students
to
be
seen
by
10
different
professionals
(agents,
managers,
or
casting
directors)
offering
critiques
and
advice
beginning
their
sophomore
year."
"To
cap
off
their
undergraduate
experience,
each
student's
senior
year
culminates
in
two
days
of
showcases
at
New
World
Stages"
in
New
York
City.
Second
Top
Ten
The
Backstage
ranking
comes
on
the
heels
of
a
2017-18
Ten
Best
ranking
by
OnStage,
which
placed
BW
fourth
in
the
nation.
For
this
year's
list,
OnStage
zeroed
in
on
the
advantages
of
BW's
partnership
with
Playhouse
Square,
noting,
"BW
has
produced
six
regional
premieres
in
partnership
with
Playhouse
Square
and
received
national
attention
for
academic
premieres
of
Broadway
productions.
Among
its
credits,
BW
produced
the
first-ever
in
repertory
productions
of
La
Boheme
and
Rent."
Applause
for
latest
regional
premiere
Currently,
35
BW
students
and
alumni
are
staging
the
Midwest
premiere
of
"The
Hunchback
of
Notre
Dame"
at
Great
lakes
Theatre,
including
Broadway's
Corey
Mach
'10
as
Quasimodo
and
Keri
Rene
Fuller
'15
as
Esmerelda.
The
well-reviewed
production,
directed
by
BW
music
theatre
director
Victoria
Bussert,
runs
through
Nov.
4.
Representing
on
Broadway
Last
year,
OnStage
touted
BW's
master
classes,
powerhouse
New
York
Showcase
and
impressive
list
of
alumni
who
have
or
are
appearing
on
Broadway
among
the
many
strengths
of
the
program.
BW
recently
made
Playbill's
list
of
"The
10
Most
Represented
Colleges
on
Broadway
in
the
2017-2018
Season,"
even
with
the
omission
of
Kate
Rockwell
'07
as
a
lead
in
"Mean
Girls."
"Physically
tough
and
mentally
tougher"
Making
it
on
the
Great
White
Way
takes
hard
work
on
many
levels.
Current
"Dear
Evan
Hansen"
standby
Colton
Ryan
'17
recently
walked
Playbill
Magazine
through
the
fitness
regimen
that
keeps
him
"physically
tough
and
mentally
tougher,"
complete
with
"do-it-at-home"
instructions
and
photos.
