Pace School of Performing Arts’ Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theater offers elite training by well-connected professionals working in the industry that combines the disciplines of acting, music, and dance.

Designed to train the unique performer, the BFA in Musical Theater major offers you the opportunity to showcase your abilities and talents while preserving and refining your individuality. Our acting, music, and dance courses have all been designed with the professional musical theater performer in mind, and each class seeks to bring together these three disciplines into a cohesive synthesis.

New York, NY

Conservatory Style in Liberal Arts Environment

B.F.A. in Musical Theatre

Small (<10k Students)

30K-40K

Yes

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Song

·         2 song selections, contrasting, each under 1 minute

·         2 minutes total

Monologue

·         1 contemporary (written after 1945) monologue from a published full-length play

·         Under 90 seconds

Dance

·         1 dance solo – can be in a studio or as a featured dancer and choreographed by yourself, a teacher, or friend

Optional

·         1  “wild card” that can be anything you want – be your creative and interesting self

Song

·         Two contrasting song selections, each under 1 minute

·         Have 16-bar cuts of these ready should the faculty request a shorter version

·         You are required to have sheet music to supply the accompanist for on-campus auditions

·         For Chicago and Los Angeles auditions, you’ll use recorded accompaniment

Monologue

·         1 contemporary (written after 1945) monologue from a published full-length play

·         90 seconds

·         The faculty may give you adjustments or other direction on these at your audition

Dance

·         Half of the audition will be a dance call consisting of ballet, jazz, and tap

·         Bring appropriate shoes and attire

New York City (on-campus)

January 12, 14, 15, 19, 21, 28, 2018

February 25, 2018

Dallas

November 17, 2017

Chicago

February 5, 6, 7, 2018

Los Angeles

February 9, 10, 2018

Scholarship Info

Pace University offers a substantial amount of merit and need based scholarships and grants. University-sponsored scholarships are awarded to students on the basis of academic merit, service to the community and financial need. To be eligible, students must be admitted as matriculated students in a degree program. University scholarships and grants are not available for the iPace or NACTEL online degree programs.

• Honors College Scholarship
• President’s Scholarship
• Dean’s Scholarship
• Pace-WCC Transfer Student Scholarship
• Trustee Recognition Award
• Transfer Incentive Awards
• Pace Incentive Award
• Pace Opportunity Scholarship
• Carl & Lily Pforzheimer Endowed Fund (Community Service Scholarship)
• Veteran Tuition Scholarship
• Other Renewable Merit Awards
  • Alpha Beta Gamma Scholarship – $1000 per year offered to incoming Transfer students who are members of Alpha Beta Gamma. To qualify, the student’s Chapter Advisor must provide a letter of recommendation to the Undergraduate Admissions Office. A cumulative 3.00 QPA is required for renewal.
  • Phi Theta Kappa Award – $1000 per year offered to incoming Transfer students who are members of Phi Theta Kappa. To qualify, the student’s Chapter Advisor must provide a letter of recommendation to the Undergraduate Admissions Office. A cumulative 3.00 QPA is required for renewal.
  • Legacy Scholarship – $1,000 per year offered to Freshman or Transfer students who are admitted and whose mother and/or father graduated from Pace University. To qualify, applicants for admission must apply by February 15th (for the fall semester), December 1st (for the spring semester) and indicate on their Admission Application that one or both of their parents are Pace graduates. A cumulative 2.00 QPA is required for renewal.

Approx 100

Senior Showcase in NYC

Yes

Amy Rogers, Head of BFA Musical Theater

arogers2@pace.edu

Wayne Petro, M.S., Associate Director of Enrollment for the School of Performing Arts

wpetro@pace.edu

Pace Performing Arts

212-618-6100

 performingarts@pace.edu

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