Graduate Musical Theatre Writing
The Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program is more than a master’s degree...
It’s a diverse community of collaborative artists engaged in the ever-evolving process of creating new musical theatre.
We define musical theatre expansively, as a form that includes musicals, operas and experimental music-theatre, in any style and across all media: stage, screen, recorded audio, and emerging nontraditional platforms. Our prize-winning graduates and faculty come from 42 countries across six continents, and are recognized in the industry for pushing the boundaries of the form. With a global reach, their work spans Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional theatres in the US and abroad, major opera houses, and television and film.
Each year, 30 full-time students — composers, lyricists and bookwriters — embark on an intensive two-year course, participating in writing workshops that emphasize craft, the art of collaboration, rewriting, storytelling, and developing a distinctive creative voice. Students immerse themselves in all aspects of New York’s musical theatre scene, interacting with directors, actors and major artists in the field, and engaging in interdisciplinary collaborations with their peers at Tisch. While the program culminates in the creation of full-length original works, students are challenged to place every project within a context of ongoing creative research, and to use the vast resources available at Tisch and NYU to further their artistic explorations.
Click below to learn about our application process and to apply! For questions, please reach out to us at musical.theatre@nyu.edu
Anything you do, let it come from you — then it will be new. Give us more to see.
Stephen Sondheim
Sunday in the Park with George
News
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Program Alum and Adjunct Faculty Wins Tony Award
Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program alum Sean Patrick Flahaven (Cycle 7 & Adjunct Faculty) won his third Tony Award on Sunday, June 16, 2024.
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GRADUATING CLASS PRESENTS SONGS FROM NEW MUSICALS AT JOE'S PUB SHOWCASE
The Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program's Cycle 33 presented songs from their original thesis musicals at Joe's Pub on May 20th, 2024.
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