Bachelor of Fine Arts - Musical Theatre
- 4 years
- Duration
- 42,458 USD/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- New York / USA
- Location
- New York Film Academy
- School
Program description
The innovative Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Musical Theatre program at NYFA provides budding actors with practical instruction and experience to help them achieve their artistic aspirations in the performing arts. The stage and screen of musical theater, two of the most important aspects of the performing arts business, are combined in this four-year, eight-semester curriculum.
Students get practical instruction in all performance-based genres from a staff of experts who are actively involved in the Broadway, dance, voiceover, television, and film industries. Our curriculum is specially created to provide students with the chance to refine their abilities in New York City, the primary location for beginning careers in musical theater.
Students take part in a wide number of workshops throughout the program that are designed to help them discover their inner actor, develop their voice and physical range, and teach them the emotional, physical, and technical skills required for good stage and on-camera acting. Mainstage plays, readings and staged workshops of new works, open mic evenings, scene presentations, masterclasses, showcases, in-class production work, and cinematic musical exercises are a few examples of audition and performance options.
Program structure
The curriculum of NYFA's BFA in Musical Theatre program includes:
- Advanced musical theater classes embracing pop rock, improvisation, vocals for the camera, voiceover, humor, audition technique, period styles, and film acting
- Instruction, criticism, and personal attention from our faculty — Broadway and film actors as well as industry specialists including Music Directors, Stage Directors, and Choreographers
- Comprehensive dance program including theater dance / jazz, ballet, tap, ballroom and conditioning, commercial / street jazz, hip hop, dance audition technique
- Special guest lectures featuring experts from the business, including composers, casting directors, agents, and actors
Price
- Tuition: $21,229 per semester
- Equipment and Technology Fee: $40 per semester
- Wellness Services and Programming Fee: $95 per semester
Requirements for applicants
- Completed Undergraduate (BFA) Program Application
- Application Fee ($75)
- High School Transcript
- Narrative Statement
- Letters of Recommendation
- Creative Portfolio / Audition
- Proof of English Proficiency: TOEFL iBT 68 or above / IELTS Academic 6.0 or above / Duolingo 90 or above
- Optional SAT / ACT
- Candidate Interview
About the university
New York Film Academy, known as NYFA, was founded in 1992 by Jerry Sherlock, the executive producer of The Hunt for Red October (1990), as a substitute for conventional university-affiliated film schools. Established to elucidate and democratize the competitive filmmaking business, NYFA aims to provide accessibility to education in the art of filmmaking. Today, we empower students from all backgrounds and experiences, instructing them in the craft of storytelling via cinema, media, and the performing arts via a practical, project-oriented methodology.
NYFA provides undergraduate and graduate degree programs, certifications, and seminars. The New York Film Academy offers disciplines of study including Filmmaking, Producing, Screenwriting, Cinematography, Digital Editing, Documentary Filmmaking, Acting for Film, 3D Animation and Visual Effects, Entertainment Media, Photography, Game Design, Musical Theater, and Virtual Reality, alongside an English as a Second Language program that integrates conventional language acquisition with arts-related activities.
New York Film Academy is an international university having campuses in New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, Gold Coast (Australia), and Florence (Italy), along with supplementary satellite sites.
