There’s no better place to learn and experience musical theater than 92Y. It’s where performers of every age and skill level can learn from acting, singing and dancing’s top professionals—including celebrated Broadway performers and creators.

Where the next generation of musical theater lovers are educated, challenged and inspired with programs that emphasize diversity, education, art, and life skills. Where tomorrow’s stage stars take their talent to the next stage through one-of-a-kind Artist residencies and programs such as the Recanati-Kaplan Scholarship for excellence in the arts. And where audiences experience some of musical theater’s most exciting productions, in New York’s most intimate and iconic performance halls. 92Y Musical Theatre offers something for everyone:

Classes

From recreational classes for students of all ages exposing them to the world of musical theater to an advanced pre-professional track in dancing, acting and singing for students aspiring to a Broadway career.

Performance Opportunities

Students of all ages participate and perform in professionally produced musicals in front of live audiences at 92Y.

Upcoming opportunities

Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr.: Musical Theater Workshop / Ages 6-18
Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr. Auditions

Actors interested in principal roles—including Ariel, Ursula, Sebastian, Prince Eric, Scuttle, and Attina, are strongly advised to attend the auditions. Performers who are not interested in a principal role are not required to audition, and all performers who register for the class will receive an ensemble part.

Theater for Young Audiences (TYA)

A season of professional productions created exclusively for young audiences introducing families to the joy of musical theater with age-appropriate themes, songs, and dances aimed at engaging and inspiring the next generation of musical theater enthusiasts.

Upcoming performances:

Red Riding Hood: The Musical – Feb 9 & 10

Musical Theater Development Lab

92nd Street Y is passionate about forging paths, making opportunities and offering space and support for artists to produce new and innovative work.

The artists of Musical Theater Development Lab create work that challenges and intersects the vocabularies of both musical theatre and concert dance. The 2018-2019 Lab focus is Theater for Young Audiences. The Lab brings together artists in a safe space to explore new techniques in both generating performance, and collaborative processes.

Megan Doyle, Director of 92Y Musical Theatre and Founder of the Lab comments, “The artists of Musical Theater Development Lab create work that challenges and intersects the vocabularies of both musical theatre and concert dance. The Lab brings together artists in a safe space to explore new techniques in both generating performance, and collaborative processes.”

The Lab supports up to 10 emerging hybrid artists for a one-year residency of educational and creative events. The Resident Artist series provides up to 2 years of both financial and production support towards their Lab Production, an original evening-length Musical Theatre work presented by 92nd Street Y.