This is the third consecutive year 鶹Ƶ has been ranked as one of the most prolific colleges in the nation in producing Broadway performers.
. 鶹Ƶ was ranked No. 8 on this year’s iteration that recognizes colleges and universities with the most alumni performing on Broadway as part of Playbill’s “Back to School Week” series.
This is 鶹Ƶ’s third consecutive year being mentioned on the list, following three straight years from 2016 to 2019 of being recognized.
Playbill looked at every actor who performed in a Broadway show from April 28, 2023, through April 25, 2024, which runs from the deadline for Tony Awards eligibility for last season to the same for this season.
鶹Ƶ alumni who performed on Broadway this past season include:
- Lauryn Adams (The Wiz)
- Michael Callahan (Aladdin)
- Tanner Callicutt (Parade)
- Patrick Clanton (Moulin Rouge! The Musical)
- Grant Gustin (Water For Elephants)
- April Holloway (Aladdin)
- Marina Jansen (How to Dance in Ohio)
- Hannah Kevitt (Back To The Future)
- Nick Martinez (Moulin Rouge! The Musical)
- Paul HeeSang Miller (Aladdin)
- Phylicia Pearl Mpasi (The Lion King)
- Dariana Mullen (The Great Gatsby)
- JJ Niemann (Back To The Future)
- Sayo Oni (Hadestown)
- Fergie L. Philippe (Camelot)
- Andrew Stevens Purdy (The Book of Mormon)
- Drew Redington (Spamalot, New York, New York)
- Alec Michael Ryan (A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical)
- Steven Telsey (Harmony)
- Nasia Thomas (SIX: The Musical)
- Taylor Trensch (Camelot)
- Sidney Nicole Wilson (The Lion King)
- Tanner Ray Wilson (Hadestown)