The Art of Musical Theatre: From Michigan to Broadway
Go behind the scenes of the nation’s top-ranked musical theatre program. Cynthia Kortman Westphal, Chair of the Department of Musical Theatre at the UM School of Music, Theatre & Dance. Cynthia is in the process of curating another show starring some of her super talented students for our 23rd Annual Fundraise at Barton Hills on September 14th. Last year’s show was AMAZING so don’t wait to sign up for this year’s event. On August 12th, Cynthia will take us behind the scenes of the nation’s top-ranked musical theatre program, sharing stories from Broadway, offering an inside look at how UM prepares the next generation of artists, and explores why live performance remains one of our most powerful forms of human connection. You don’t want to miss this meeting – August 12th. Remember it’s at the Michigan League that day!
Professor Kortman Westphal is the Chair of Musical Theatre and the Arthur and Martha Hearron Endowed Professor of Musical Theatre. She has been on faculty with the Department of Musical Theatre since 2004. She is also Faculty Director of MPulse Musical Theatre Workshop, a summer intensive for high school students held at the University of Michigan.
