Musical Theater

Performance Opportunities Abound at Vacation Destinations

By Brenda Pike - May 14, 2012

Performing on cruise ships and at theme parks, Berklee students gain valuable experience wowing a crowd. More

Show Tunes and Serious Gigs

By Brenda Pike - Aug 10, 2011

Some students are making the leap to professional music theater gigs while still in school. More

Nona Hendryx, Vernon Reid in Original Berklee Student Musical on B.B. King

By Nick Balkin - Apr 15, 2011

The musical traces King's life from his humble beginnings in the Mississippi Delta to his place as an internationally beloved icon of blues music, and features some of his most popular songs. More

Major Minors

By Danielle Dreilinger - Feb 28, 2011

Berklee has instituted a new academic option: minors. More

Curtain Up!

Student songwriters, orchestrators, and performers came together to showcase Berklee's thriving musical theater scene. More

The Legacy of Michael Jackson

By Lesley Mahoney - Apr 20, 2010

Berklee's Liberal Arts and Ensemble departments collaborate to create an original musical theater production chronicling the life and music of the King of Pop, April 30 and May 1. More

The Case of Michael Jackson, April 30 & May 1

By Zach Cole - Apr 02, 2010

The Case of Michael Jackson, an original Berklee student musical, explores the singer's music, life, and death. More

In the Heights Musical Director Visits Berklee

By Brenda Pike - Feb 12, 2010

Alumnus Alex Lacamoire '95 answered questions from aspiring musical theater writers. More

Jo Loesser and Broadway

By Brenda Pike - Jan 21, 2010

The vocalist talks about her experiences breaking into Broadway and how her husband wrote the music for some of the most popular musicals of all time. More

A "River" of Civil Rights History—in Music

By Danielle Dreilinger - Apr 28, 2009

Berklee professor Michael Wartofsky found an imaginative musical in Emmett Till's tragic tale. More

Berklee Today: Breaking in on Broadway

By Mark Small - Mar 04, 2009

New York alumni have made their mark in different quarters of the theater industry. More

Profile: Alumnus over Broadway

By Danielle Dreilinger - Jul 22, 2008

Alex Lacamoire '95, the college's first Tony Award-winner, explains it all for you. More

Berklee Celebrates Broadway

By Mitzi Dorbu - Jan 28, 2008

Mass Ave. will be like a slice of Midtown Manhattan when faculty, alumni, and students play some of the best-known hits of American musical theater on February 24. More

Berklee Today: Elisabeth Withers-Mendes '94

By Rob Hochschild - Jun 09, 2006

With a lead role on Broadway in The Color Purple and a recording contract with Blue Note, this singer is living her dreams. More