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MTCA: Musical Theater College Auditions

MTCA is the leader in coaching acting and musical theater students through the college audition process and beyond with 20+ years of experience and superlative results.

10414

Acceptances from
2005 – 2022

$443M+

in Scholarships from
2005-2022

96%

of Students Accepted into Audition-Based Programs from 2005-2022

Start Your College Audition Prep with Us

1Make A Game Plan At Your Consultation

2Meet Your Personalized Team

3Select & Work Your Audition Material

Explore Your Passion

ActingMusical Theater

Experts in Each Discipline

Monologue

Advising & Essay Prep

Dance

Song

Vocal Technique

DePaul Acting

Boston Conservatory MT

Missouri State Acting

Chapman Acting

Carnegie Mellon Acting

Penn State MT

Roosevelt MT w/ Dance Concentration

Baldwin Wallace MT

Rutgers Acting

UNC Greensboro MT

Oklahoma City Univ MT/VP

Syracuse MT

Indiana MT

Minnesota Guthrie Acting

Emerson Theatre and Performance

NYU Tisch Acting

Wright State Acting

Michigan Acting

Tampa MT

NYU Tisch Playwrights Horizons Acting

Texas State MT

Ball State MT

Ohio Univ MT

Hartt Acting

DePaul Acting

Point Park MT

Long Island Univ MT

Baldwin Wallace MT

CCM MT

Pace Acting

Montclair MT

Penn State MT

SUNY Cortland MT

Boston University Acting

UCLA Acting

Miami MT

MTCA: Musical Theater College Auditions

Class of 2022

NYU Tisch Atlantic Acting

Juilliard Acting

Florida State MT

CCM MT

Ball State MT

Marymount Acting

Temple MT

Michigan MT

Montclair MT

Miami MT

Texas State MT

Boston University Acting

DePaul Acting

Coastal Carolina Acting

Pace MT

Syracuse Acting

CCM Acting

Ohio Northern MT

Manhattan School of Music MT

USC Theatre

Chapman Acting

Baldwin Wallace MT

Boston Conservatory MT

Rider MT

Barcelona MT

Roosevelt MT

Syracuse MT

NYU Tisch Acting

Texas State MT

Nazareth MT

Northwestern Theatre

Baldwin Wallace Acting

Penn State MT

Emerson MT

Texas Christian MT

Molloy/CAP 21 MT

Testimonials

Jeanne Lubika

student
The Juilliard School '26


“Where do I start? Going into the pandemic I knew I wanted to be an actor and at the time I had actually given up on musical theater because I thought I wasn’t very good at it. And that’s when I started taking dance classes and song lessons! Those classes and workshops that I was able to take at MTCA changed the way I saw myself in regards to musical theater. My song coach John-Michael not only pushed me to sing every song I auditioned with from a place of truth, he also taught me how to connect over a zoom screen which was really needed this year!

Anyways, fast forward to the callback weekend at Juilliard and that was the weekend I fell in love with Juilliard. On the 2nd to last day at Juilliard I found out I got accepted as a BFA musical theater major at Carnegie Mellon. Made my decision a lot harder. Then about a week after the callback weekend at Juilliard, I get a call from New York and I answer it “welcome to group 55”. I think in that moment I forgot what was real. MTCA and my coaches and mentors there have really seen me go from Texas State to Carnegie Mellon and then finally land at my perfect school, The Juilliard School. All of them so different and special in their own ways, but MTCA helped me the whole way through and I am forever grateful.”

Gabrielle Clissold

Mother of Simon Clissold
Rider University MT '26


“As a person trained in performing arts myself I believed I understood what it would take to successfully apply for a degree in Musical Theater. Between my own knowledge and personal contacts in the industry, I thought we would be fine on our own.

I was incorrect.

We gulped at the financial investment but people who love our son strongly recommended MTCA so we knew that this was the right thing to do. MTCA immediately matched him up with amazing working industry professionals. His main coach Leo is extraordinary, and the entire team at MTCA is the most supportive flotilla of loving people that help in so many countless ways. They know what they are doing. Headshots, monologues, song choices, wild cards, mock auditions, in person auditions-pivot to virtual, Unifieds, blizzards, Omicron…I am convinced that navigating this is actually incomprehensible without the help of MTCA.

Here is the end and the beginning of the story. He was courted and recruited. MTCA opened our eyes up to programs we never heard of. They made sure he did what was needed. They held our hands, talked us off cliffs edges. My son received TEN artistic offers with huge scholarships. I am confident they are much larger offers because of the work he did with MTCA. Use MTCA. They open doors you could have never imagined. I am so happy to say he made a great choice.”

Victoria Bussert

faculty

Director of Music Theatre, Baldwin Wallace University


“It can be challenging for students auditioning for college Musical Theatre Programs to balance their preparation while maintaining their own authenticity. MTCA coaches are able to help in all areas of audition preparation including choice of appropriate material, proper vocal technique and mock dance calls allowing each student to present their best unique self in every audition. MTCA students are always well-prepared, confident, and ready to share their best selves in the audition room; it is always a joy to see them.”