Musical Theatre

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Thrive, express, and create at a wildly theatrical campus.

The B.F.A. in musical theatre is a pre-professional degree that integrates voice, acting, and dance to prepare you for a life in the arts. Classes are taught by industry professionals, Nazareth faculty, and visiting guest artists in a rigorous yet supportive environment. Our students perform all 4 years, with multiple performance opportunities each year. To give you an edge, specialty courses include Theatre Business, Shakespeare, Acting for Camera, and Rock the Audition. You can also take advantage of Nazareth’s intense 12-day spring London study, or a full-tuition-exchange London semester.

Course curriculum • Student outcomes • Cost of attendance

Highlights

Get real-world experience onstage and offstage with the nearby Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival

Audition for regional theaters, StrawHat in New York City, and New England Theatre Conference

Train with professionals on London’s West End through short-term study abroad

Perform in a Senior Showcase in New York City in front of industry professionals

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Career Paths

Performer
Director
Choreographer
Arts administrator
Agent/manager
Stage manager

Alumni Spotlights

Anna Kostakis ’19

BFA, Musical Theatre; Business Management minor

Upon graduation, she moved to NYC and signed with a talent agent at Pantera and Murphy Agency in New York City. Anna has been very busy performing professionally at venues across the country, including Geva Theatre Center, Axelrod Performing Arts Center, and the Rev Theatre Company (Broadway in the Finger Lakes, formerly Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival) on a new workshop of a musical, From Here to Eternity. Most recently, Anna completed an off-Broadway run with Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Brooklyn and Verona, portraying the title character Bernadette.

Ty-Gabriel Jones ’21

BFA, Musical Theatre

Ty-Gabriel has performed professionally all over the country since graduation, including at The Goodspeed, Blackfriars Theatre, Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe and Pickleville Playhouse. In 2022, they are a mainstage performer on Disney Cruise Line’s newest ship, The Disney Wish, playing Prince Eric in the contemporary retelling of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. Ty-Gabriel is also featured in the ensemble of Aladdin and is an understudy for Aladdin. The Gray Talent Group, a bicoastal talent agency, currently represents Ty-Gabriel, who credits their time at Naz for helping them achieve their performance career goals.

Cat Flint '21

BFA, Musical Theatre; Communication & Media, and Marketing minors

After graduation, Cat relocated to the country music capital of the world — Nashville, Tennessee. For the past year, Cat has been making her presence known in Music City, performing live at many of Nashville’s popular musical bars and lounges — including Kid Rock’s Big Honkey Tonk, Tin Roof, Rippy’s, and the world-famous Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge. Tootsie’s invited Cat to perform at their 62nd annual Tootsie’s Birthday Bash, in the heart of Nashville.

Connor Barton '24

BFA, Musical Theatre

Connor signed with their talent representative, Take 3 Talent, during their senior year — graduating early to perform as Mark Anthony in A Chorus Line at Theatre by the Sea. Since then, Connor has been working professionally all over the country, in Anastasia (White Plains, Regional Premiere), Tootsie (North Shore Music Theater), and A Christmas Carol (Tuacahn Center for the Arts) with fellow Naz alum Maggie Dzina — Go MT '24! Connor is very grateful for the faculty, experiences and training at Nazareth that shaped them into the artists they've dreamt of becoming. Go out and make it happen, yourself.

Stay up to date with Connor at www.connorsbarton.com
IG: @connor.barton

Christopher Salvaggio, musical theatre degree program alum, musical theatre major, Nazareth College

Christopher Salvaggio '18

BFA, Musical Theatre; Dance minor

Upon graduation, he signed with a talent agent at the Luedtke Agency in New York City. Since that time, Christopher has been very busy performing professionally at venues across the country, including Arizona Broadway Theatre, Axelrod Performing Arts Center, The Argyle Theatre, Forestburgh Playhouse, and Tibbits Opera House. In 2022, Christopher completed a year-long tour with Cats, The Musical for the 40th Anniversary North American Tour, portraying Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat.

Maggie Dzina ’24

BFA, Musical Theatre
Minor in Communications and Media

After signing with Pantera/Murphy the Agency — owned by Naz alum Katie Murphy at the beginning of senior year, Maggie graduated and moved directly to NYC. Maggie performed at the Rev Theater Company the summer leading into her senior year in their production of A Chorus Line. More recently, she was seen in A Christmas Carol at Tuacahn Amphitheater, directed and choreographed by Mara Greer (with fellow Naz alum Connor Barton MT '24!). Maggie is very grateful for her time at Naz for shaping her into the artist she is today and preparing her for the rigorous performance industry.

www.maggie-dzina.com
IG: maggie.dzina

Logos and names of stages and performance venues, including Disney Resort, Geva, The Rev

Recent graduates have secured positions at the following: Disney Tokyo, Busch Gardens, Cinderella national tour, Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn (off Broadway), Kid Frankenstein The Musical (off Broadway), Arizona Broadway Theatre, Geva Theatre, The Argyle Theatre, mainstage at Merry Go Round Playhouse, resident Youth Tour, Bristol Valley Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, and New York Musical Theatre Festival. Other recent graduates work as agents at Meg Pantera The Agency and Liz Lewis Casting Partners.

Graduate Schools/Employers

Theatreworks USA
Walt Disney World
Goodspeed Opera House
The New School
Geva Theatre Center
RWS and Associates Entertainment, Inc.
Actor's Theatre of Louisville
Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival
Southern Methodist University

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