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The College Thread...#0
Posted: 4/16/05 at 12:13pm
Just thought this would be fun to post famous Broadway stars of the current time and where they went to college....I'll start.

Norbert Leo Butz- Alabama Shakespeare Theatre (MFA), Webster University (BFA)

Sara Ramirez- Juilliard

Natalie Venetia Belcon- Carnegie Mellon

Stephanie D'Abruzzo- Northwestern

Barrett Foa- University of Michigan

Gavin Creel- University of Michigan

Nikki M. James- Tisch

Idina Menzel- Tisch

Michelle Federer- Ithaca



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re: The College Thread...#1
Posted: 4/16/05 at 12:36pm
heather headly - northwestern
hunter foster - university of mich
megan hilty - carnegie mellon

that's all i got on the top of my head.
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re: The College Thread...#2
Posted: 4/16/05 at 12:44pm
Shoshana Bean - CCM
Kristin Chenoweth - Oklahoma City University
Sutton Foster - CMU (1 Year)
Christian Borle - CMU
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re: The College Thread...#3
Posted: 4/16/05 at 1:48pm
Taye Diggs - Syracuse
Jesse L. Martin - Tisch
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re: The College Thread...#4
Posted: 4/16/05 at 2:39pm
Frenchie Davis- Howard University
Angela Gaylor- CCM
Michael Benjamin Washington- NYU
JLT- University of Michigan
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re: The College Thread...#5
Posted: 4/16/05 at 2:45pm
Jefferson Mays-Yale, UC-San Diego
Sherie Rene Scott-Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre
Sara Gettelfinger-CCM
David Harbour-Dartmouth
Sarah Paulson-Performing Arts High School
Billy Crudup-UNC, Chapel Hill; NYU
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re: The College Thread...#6
Posted: 4/16/05 at 2:46pm
Kerry Butler - Ithaca
Christy Carlson Romano - Barnard
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re: The College Thread...#7
Posted: 4/16/05 at 2:49pm
Peter Krause, Vivienne Benesch-NYU
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re: The College Thread...#8
Posted: 4/16/05 at 2:50pm
Jenny Powers - Northwestern
Amy McAlexander - Otterbein
Karen Olivo - CCM
Kelli O'Hara - Oklahoma City University
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re: The College Thread...#9
Posted: 4/16/05 at 3:22pm
Kathy Voytko (Evita): Shenandoah Conservatory
Jason Wooten (WWRY): Shenandoah Conservatory
Garrett Long (Spitfire): Shenandoah Conservatory

*Maybe not broadway stars, per se, but they have been talked about on the boards from time to time...
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re: The College Thread...#10
Posted: 4/16/05 at 3:25pm
Karen Ziemba - University of Akron (where her "college job" was dancing with the Ohio Ballet - mine was working at McDonalds!)
Kathleen Turner - Southern Missouri University (also Brad Pitt)
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re: The College Thread...#11
Posted: 4/16/05 at 3:27pm
Donna Murphy-Tisch (1 year)
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re: The College Thread...#12
Posted: 4/16/05 at 3:27pm
Patti LuPone, Kevin Kline-Juilliard
William Finn-Williams College (#1 liberal arts school in the US, I believe)

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re: The College Thread...#13
Posted: 4/16/05 at 3:35pm
Yep. It's always between Williams, Amherst, and Swarthmore.

Not that I read the rankings 3,452 times back when I was searching or anything. *cough*

Tonya Pinkins- Columbia College in Chicago
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re: The College Thread...#14
Posted: 4/16/05 at 3:43pm
Raúl Esparza went to NYU.
And call me a bad fan, but I can't remember where Adam Pascal went before he transferred to NYIT.
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re: The College Thread...#15
Posted: 4/16/05 at 3:47pm
Patrick Wilson when to Carnegie Mellon as well.

What is CCM?? I know, I'm an idiot.
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re: The College Thread...#16
Posted: 4/16/05 at 3:48pm
For shame, Emcee. Everyone knows that being a fan means memorizing every minute of your favorite star's life from birth. :)
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re: The College Thread...#17
Posted: 4/16/05 at 3:48pm
Well, somebody was gonna say it. re: The College Thread...

... and mean it seriously! I think I need my fan card revoked.
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re: The College Thread...#18
Posted: 4/16/05 at 3:50pm
CCM=Cincinatti Conservatory of Music
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re: The College Thread...#19
Posted: 4/16/05 at 3:56pm
All of the following went to University of Michigan and are currently starring on Broadway:

Gavin Creel
Hunter Foster
Erin Dilly
Celian Keenan Bolger
Barrett Foa
Jeff Marx (writer of Avenue Q)
Andrew Lippa (writer of Wild Party)
Jennifer Laura Thompson
Danny Gurwin
Alex Gemighani

There also LOTS in the chorus of broadway shows and LOTs in national tours!
Michigan seems to be the place to go!
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re: The College Thread...#20
Posted: 4/16/05 at 4:02pm
Jesse Tyler Ferguson - AMDA
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re: The College Thread...#21
Posted: 4/16/05 at 5:48pm
Rebecca Luker: University of Montevallo
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re: The College Thread...#22
Posted: 4/16/05 at 5:54pm
*sigh* I hope I get into either University of Michigan or NYU...*crosses fingers to do well on the SATS*
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re: The College Thread...#23
Posted: 4/16/05 at 6:39pm
Since someone posted William Finn, I'll post a really awesome playwright...

Neil LaBute- Brigham Young University

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re: The College Thread...#24
Posted: 4/16/05 at 7:27pm
Audra McDonald: Julliard
Michael Cerveris: Yale University
Billy Porter: Carnegie Mellon
Darius De Haas: AMDA
Patti Lupone: Julliard
Chuck Cooper: Ohio University
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