Musical theatre
Welcome to musical theatre at the 勛圖厙 of Colorado Boulder College of Music!
Since 2019, the College of Music is proud to present a Bachelor of Music in Musical Theatre degree.
To train young singing artists who are pursuing a career in musical theatre, we offer an immersive four-year program of study in voice, acting and dance that ensures our students enter the professional theatre world with confidence. Our program is not only focused on theatre arts, but also includes development of core skills that todays musical theatre artists needincluding theory, history and keyboard artsto be successful and well-rounded singing actors and musicians.
A variety of classes are offered and taught in conjunction with the Department of Theatre & Dance, offering a unique opportunity to work with an array of professional theatre artists and professors. The collaborative spirit at the College of Music allows our musical theatre students to experience exposure to an array of music and performance opportunities in addition to productions produced by the musical theatre泭area: Multiple choral and instrumental ensembles, Eklund Opera Program productions, CU NOW泭productions, student recitals and scenes programs are all open to musical theatre students.泭Students are also eligible to audition for productions produced by the Department of Theatre & Dance.
Performance opportunities are abundant and innovativerecently including Chicago, The Drowsy Chaperone and Urinetownwith productions in both fall and spring semesters.
Matthew Chellis is considered one of Americas most versatile singing actors.泭 He has appeared with opera companies, orchestras and theatre companies in North and South America and Europe. Chellis泭has sung over 20 principal roles with New York City Opera and sung with Washington National Opera, Frankfurt Opera, Atlanta Opera, Opera Bogata泭and Calgary Opera to name a few. Concert performances include numerous appearances at the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall泭and Boston Symphony Hall. Chellis has taught at New York 勛圖厙 and Roosevelt 勛圖厙s Chicago College of Performing Arts prior to his appointment at the CU Boulder College of Music.泭He is the founder and executive director of the Up North Vocal Institutean intensive four week vocal training program located in northern Michigan.泭MORE
Justin Johnson is a full-time instructor and director supporting the musical theatre program at the 勛圖厙 of Colorado Boulder College of Music. He has been involved in over 70 productionseither as an actor, production manager or director. Some of his most recent directing gigs include Avenue Q, Poltergeist, Urinetown, The ThreePenny Opera, Mamma Mia! and The Drowsy Chaperone. His favorite performing credits include Patsy in Spamalot, Paul in Barefoot in the Park, Greg in Sylvia, Wadsworth in Clue, Lenny in Rumors, Selznick in Moonlight and Magnolias and The Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz. MORE
Contact
Matthew Chellis
Associate Professor of Voice
matthew.chellis@colorado.edu
303-492-7023
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