Musical Theatre
The Academy’s intensive one-year postgraduate course prepares you for a career in professional Musical Theatre. It is a specialist training programme for those who are ready to build on and hone their skills.
Our teachers prepare you for the demands of the industry through rigorous conservatoire training, while also providing you with an understanding of the profession. We provide a direct link into the industry by combining daily class work and one-to-one tuition with numerous opportunities to perform for industry experts.
The Academy offers Principal Study in two areas of Musical Theatre:
MA (Master of Arts) in Performance (Musical Theatre)
MA (Master of Arts) or Professional Diploma (ProfDip) in Musical Direction and Coaching
MA in Performance (Musical Theatre)
Our programme functions as a theatre company, led and directed by experts in the industry of Musical Theatre. Our weekly schedule is packed with classes, with the working day typically running from 9am to 7pm, Monday to Friday, sometimes including weekend work as well. If you are interested in applying, please see the Musical Theatre Programme page for further details including information on auditions and course requirements.
MA or ProfDip in Musical Direction and Coaching
This programme is structured according to your individual needs and experience, and operates in tandem with the Musical Theatre programme. If you are interested in applying, please see the Musical Direction Programme page for further details.
Professors and Directors
Our singing, acting and dance staff are dedicated teachers and active performers with professional careers of all kinds. Collectively, they have a wide range of industry knowledge and insight into all aspects of professional Musical Theatre. Guest directors and performers supplement the Academy’s own team and come in frequently to work with students.
Contact
Katie Blumenblatt, Musical Theatre Company Manager
Telephone 020 7873 7483 / Email mth@ram.ac.uk
Head of Musical Theatre: Daniel Bowling
Sought-after music supervisor, conductor and music director as well as author and vocal coach
Worked with Disney, Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd Webber
Supervised or directed the music for some of the industry’s most iconic shows including Les Mis, Mary Poppins, Phantom, Miss Saigon and Cats
Latest News
Claude-Michel Schönberg awarded Honorary Membership of the Royal Academy of Music
27.04.2018We are pleased to welcome Claude-Michel Schönberg as an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music
Latest Blog
Letters Home
17.12.2017As our first public production for 2017/18, the Royal Academy Musical Theatre Company performed Letters Home in December at the Shaw Theatre
Upcoming Events
The Sweet Smell of Success
Thursday, 28.06.2018 19:00, Susie Sainsbury TheatreBased on the 1957 movie of the same name, The Sweet Smell of Success tells the story of a powerful newspaper columnist named JJ Hunsecker who uses his connections to ruin his sister’s relationship with a man he deems inappropriate.
Cabaret: Upstairs at Angela's
Thursday, 28.06.2018 22:00, Angela Burgess Recital HallA late-night cabaret in the intimate setting of the Academy’s newest recital hall, devised by Musical Theatre students
The Sweet Smell of Success
Friday, 29.06.2018 19:00, Susie Sainsbury TheatreBased on the 1957 movie of the same name, The Sweet Smell of Success tells the story of a powerful newspaper columnist named JJ Hunsecker who uses his connections to ruin his sister’s relationship with a man he deems inappropriate.
Cabaret: Upstairs at Angela's
Friday, 29.06.2018 22:00, Angela Burgess Recital HallA late-night cabaret in the intimate setting of the Academy’s newest recital hall, devised by Musical Theatre students
The Sweet Smell of Success
Saturday, 30.06.2018 19:00, Susie Sainsbury TheatreBased on the 1957 movie of the same name, The Sweet Smell of Success tells the story of a powerful newspaper columnist named JJ Hunsecker who uses his connections to ruin his sister’s relationship with a man he deems inappropriate.
The Sweet Smell of Success
Saturday, 30.06.2018 14:30, Susie Sainsbury TheatreBased on the 1957 movie of the same name, The Sweet Smell of Success tells the story of a powerful newspaper columnist named JJ Hunsecker who uses his connections to ruin his sister’s relationship with a man he deems inappropriate.
Cabaret: Upstairs at Angela's
Saturday, 30.06.2018 22:00, Angela Burgess Recital HallA late-night cabaret in the intimate setting of the Academy’s newest recital hall, devised by Musical Theatre students
The Sweet Smell of Success
Sunday, 01.07.2018 19:00, Susie Sainsbury TheatreBased on the 1957 movie of the same name, The Sweet Smell of Success tells the story of a powerful newspaper columnist named JJ Hunsecker who uses his connections to ruin his sister’s relationship with a man he deems inappropriate.
The Sweet Smell of Success
Sunday, 01.07.2018 14:30, Susie Sainsbury TheatreBased on the 1957 movie of the same name, The Sweet Smell of Success tells the story of a powerful newspaper columnist named JJ Hunsecker who uses his connections to ruin his sister’s relationship with a man he deems inappropriate.
Cabaret: Upstairs at Angela's
Sunday, 01.07.2018 22:00, Angela Burgess Recital HallA late-night cabaret in the intimate setting of the Academy’s newest recital hall, devised by Musical Theatre students
Musical Theatre
The Academy has the prestige and the connections to the industry that I wanted and needed to help grow my career…I have loved every minute of it.
Paige Smallwood, New York