{"id":1613,"date":"2022-06-09T17:30:35","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T21:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-music-and-theatre-arts\/?page_id=1613"},"modified":"2025-11-05T09:58:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T14:58:23","slug":"ba-music-concentration-in-musical-theatre","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-music-and-theatre-arts\/programs-of-study\/ba-music-concentration-in-musical-theatre\/","title":{"rendered":"B.A. in Music &#8211; Concentration in Musical Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"about-the-program\">About the Program<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Building upon a foundation in music, theatre, and dance performance, our B.A. in Music with a Concentration in Musical Theatre students are also trained in various areas of production and design. You will be taught by, and work alongside, seasoned professionals who have decades of experience on and off Broadway.<br><br>Monmouth is the only program of its kind that teaches its students all aspects of Equity production, including in-depth study of multiple Actors\u2019 Equity Association contracts. In addition to our unique Equity classes, the Monmouth University campus is also home to Shadow Lawn Stage, an Equity regional theatre which over the years has featured such talent as Bryan Cranston, Reagan Richards, Bill Timoney, and David Hedison.<br><br>Our Shadow Lawn Stage productions provide students not only the opportunity to work alongside theatrical professionals, but also the ability to join the Equity Membership Candidate program, an opportunity that is rare at the undergraduate level. In recent years, our students have used their EMC cards to secure auditions for the Broadway productions of \u201cNext to Normal\u201d and \u201cAladdin.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"core-courses\">Core Courses<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Acting I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Acting for Television<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choreography<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Introduction to Theatre Production and Design<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-in-page\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.monmouth.edu\/undergraduate-catalog\/wayne-d-mcmurray-humanities-social-sciences\/music-theatre-arts\/music-ba-concentration-musical-theatre\/\">View Curriculum &amp; Sequence Charts<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"student-outcomes\">Student Outcomes<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>Led by experienced faculty members and industry professionals, students in this department are well trained to become accomplished musicians, actors, managers, producers, agents, promoters, and entertainment executives.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"undergraduate-research-amp-internships\">Undergraduate Research &amp; Internships<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>Theatre students can hone their performance abilities by participating in MU Players (link: https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/mca\/mu-players\/), Monmouth\u2019s student-run theatre organization. MU Players allows students to gain experience in every level of production, including their own fully-staged musicals. Students assume all leadership responsibilities, from the securing of rights and budgeting to performance, direction, musical direction, design, and choreography. The organization produces several events each year, including Cabaret For A Cause, which raises thousands of dollars annually for Broadway Cares\/Equity Fights AIDS.<br><br>Additionally, you will participate in 3-credit internships (TH389) that provide valuable real-world experience in the theatre industry. Because the University is only an hour from New York City and Philadelphia, and in the heart of the Jersey Shore arts scene, students can pursue a variety of experiential opportunities, ranging from participation in the Broadway Flea Market to the Two River Theatre Ambassador Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<nav  aria-labelledby=\"h69e88db43c83b\"  class=\"wp-block-group related is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 id=\"h69e88db43c83b\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center component-title\" id=\"related-links\">Related Links<\/h2>\n\n\n<div  role=\"list\" class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.actorsequity.org\/join\/emc\/\">Equity Membership <br>Candidate Programs<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mu-contact has-image\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"imageWrapper\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1559\" height=\"1559\" style=\"object-position: 51.155% 41.18%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2014\/07\/Joseph-Rapolla-Headshots_20130722_JR_011.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2014\/07\/Joseph-Rapolla-Headshots_20130722_JR_011.jpg 1559w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2014\/07\/Joseph-Rapolla-Headshots_20130722_JR_011-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2014\/07\/Joseph-Rapolla-Headshots_20130722_JR_011-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2014\/07\/Joseph-Rapolla-Headshots_20130722_JR_011-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2014\/07\/Joseph-Rapolla-Headshots_20130722_JR_011-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2014\/07\/Joseph-Rapolla-Headshots_20130722_JR_011-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1559px) 100vw, 1559px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nameAndTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"name block-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/profiles\/joe-rapolla\/\">Joe Rapolla<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title component-title\">Chair;<br>Specialist Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bioText\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"dept\">Music and Theatre Arts<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"office\">Lauren K. Woods Theatre Complex, 215<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"phone\"><a href=\"tel:(732) 263-5214\">732-263-5214<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:jrapolla@monmouth.edu\" title='Email Joe'>jrapolla@monmouth.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Program Building upon a foundation in music, theatre, and dance performance, our B.A. in Music with a Concentration in Musical Theatre students are also trained in various areas of production and design. You will be taught by, and work alongside, seasoned professionals who have decades of experience on and off Broadway. 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