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Mapping The College Audition: An MTCA Podcast

This podcast is an exploration of the daunting College Theater (+ Musical Theater) Audition process led by an expert in the field, as well as an exploration of the paths to success from college to beyond. We talk with Colleges about their training programs and Artists about their unique careers fostered by their training. Join Charlie Murphy, actor & Director of Musical Theatre College Auditions (MTCA) as he chats with Broadway performers, college faculty members and industry pros about navigating the college audition process, earning a performing arts degree, and the role education plays in pursuing a career in the arts. Charlie w...

Cameron Adams (13 Broadway shows) on Thriving in the Ensemble

80 hours 49 mins; May 31, 2022

University of the Arts with Kikau Alvaro

74 hours 2 mins; May 24, 2022

Bryce Pinkham (Tony Nom for Gentleman’s Guide) on Courting Failure

106 hours 34 mins; May 17, 2022

Montclair State University with Mark Hardy

66 hours 39 mins; May 11, 2022

Joey Contreras (MT/Pop Composer) on the Process of Songwriting

78 hours 45 mins; May 04, 2022

James Madison University with Kate Arecchi

71 hours 33 mins; April 27, 2022

Gavin Creel (Tony Award Winner, Hello, Dolly!) on the Traps of Type

87 hours 38 mins; April 20, 2022

Hartt with Ricky Oliver

57 mins; April 13, 2022

Joel Waggoner (Broadway’s School of Rock) on Advocating for Yourself

89 hours 54 mins; April 06, 2022

Webster University with Lara Teeter

67 hours 18 mins; March 30, 2022

Annaleigh Ashford (Tony Award Winner, You Can't Take It with You) on Leaning into the Juggle

72 hours 16 mins; March 23, 2022

Nazareth College with Christine O’Grady Roberts

57 mins; March 16, 2022

Ashley Reyes (Hulu’s How I Met Your Father/MTCA Alum) on Being Seen

66 hours 20 mins; March 09, 2022

Point Park University with Zeva Barzell

47 mins; March 02, 2022

Dakin Matthews (Gilmore Girls) on Shakespeare and Performance

87 hours 52 mins; February 23, 2022

Emerson College with Eric Weiss

62 hours 40 mins; February 16, 2022

Jonathan Bernstein (TPAP) on Creativity & Risk Taking

98 hours 10 mins; February 09, 2022

Missouri State University with Robert Westenberg

72 hours 34 mins; February 02, 2022

Ann Harada (Broadway's Avenue Q) on Building a Sustainable Career

72 hours 31 mins; January 26, 2022

CCM with Eric Santagata

78 hours 56 mins; January 19, 2022

Ilda Mason (Spielberg’s West Side Story) on Breaking Into the Business as an International Artist

73 hours 8 mins; January 12, 2022

Rider University with Robin Lewis

55 mins; January 05, 2022

2021 A Year in Review

73 hours 0 mins; December 28, 2021

Sam Leicht (Broadway’s The Lightning Thief) on Sustainable Fitness

63 hours 3 mins; December 21, 2021

The University of Arizona with Danny Gurwin

43 mins; December 14, 2021

Josh Segarra (CW’s Arrow) on the Healthy Competitor

84 hours 37 mins; December 08, 2021

Ball State University with Bill Jenkins

77 hours 7 mins; November 30, 2021

Shakina Nayfack (NBC’s Connecting) on Blazing Your Own Trail

66 hours 37 mins; November 23, 2021

Boston Conservatory with Michelle Chasse

47 mins; November 17, 2021

Alejandro Rodriguez (Alejo Communication) on Equity, Diversity Belonging & Inclusion

79 hours 51 mins; November 10, 2021

Ithaca College with Courtney Young

52 mins; November 03, 2021

Sarah Saltzberg (Broadway’s The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) on Enjoying the Journey

55 mins; October 27, 2021

Roosevelt University-CCPA with Stephen Schellhardt

59 mins; October 20, 2021

Carey Anderson (Broadway Performer & Psychotherapist) on Mental Health

72 hours 10 mins; October 13, 2021

Syracuse University with Thom Miller

58 mins; October 06, 2021

Meghan Picerno (Broadway's Phantom of the Opera) on the Scrappy Path from Opera to MT

64 hours 7 mins; September 29, 2021

Boston University with McCaela Donovan

56 mins; September 22, 2021

Allison Blackwell (Broadway's Pretty Woman) on the Journey from a BA to a MM

35 mins; September 15, 2021

Neil Patrick Stewart (Texas State BFA Acting) on Unconventivity

49 mins; September 08, 2021

Ethan Slater (Broadway’s SpongeBob SquarePants) on Learning For Yourself

54 mins; September 01, 2021

UNCSA with Quin Gordon

64 hours 59 mins; August 24, 2021

Ryan Quinn (Whorl Inside a Loop) on MFAs and Following your Bliss

54 mins; August 17, 2021

USC with Kenneth Noel Mitchell

39 mins; August 10, 2021

Ellen Lettrich (MTCA & TFCA) The College Landscape

50 mins; August 03, 2021

Penn State University with John Simpkins

59 mins; July 27, 2021

Erika Henningsen from Broadway’s Mean Girls on being a Scholastic Sponge

53 mins; July 20, 2021

Carnegie Mellon University with Catherine Moore

57 mins; July 13, 2021

Anne L. Nathan (Broadway Veteran) on the Discipline it Takes to Grind

43 mins; July 06, 2021

University of Michigan with Mark Madama

43 mins; June 29, 2021

Gabriel Ebert (Tony Award Winner, Matilda) on Feeling Seen in an Audition Room

55 mins; June 22, 2021

Shenandoah University with Kevin Covert

40 mins; June 15, 2021

Elizabeth Stanley (Broadway's Jagged Little Pill) on Building Your Own MT Degree

50 mins; June 08, 2021

Texas State University (MT) with Kaitlin Hopkins

46 mins; June 01, 2021

Devere Rogers (Broadway's Chicken & Biscuits) on Being a Multi-hyphenate Actor-Writer

53 mins; May 25, 2021

Baldwin Wallace University with Victoria Bussert

47 mins; May 18, 2021

Telly Leung (Broadway’s Aladdin and Glee) on Boldness in the Age of Technology

46 mins; May 18, 2021

Preview Episode: Who we are, what we're planning, what's coming next!

8 mins; April 28, 2021

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Mapping The College Audition: An MTCA Podcast

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