Overview

The Graduate Musical Theatre Writing program from New York University defines 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.

The 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.

Key Facts

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.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Music for Wordspeople

Collaboration Class with New Studio on Broadway

Composer/Lyricist Class

Choreographers, Composers, & Designers

Film Scoring

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New York City, United States

Disciplines

Music Creative Writing Drama View 1019 other Masters in Music in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

Copies of academic transcripts from any schools in which you received a college degree or attended for two or more years.

Two letters of recommendation from academic, artistic or professional references

Professional or artistic resume

Statement of Purpose

Tuition Fees

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Living costs

New York City

United States

1819 - 3968 USD / month

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