Musical Theatre

NYFA Alum Ilda Mason Joins Opening Number at Memorable 77th Tony Awards
June 20, 2024

NYFA Alum Ilda Mason Joins Opening Number at Memorable 77th Tony Awards

Every year, The Tony Awards recognizes excellence in musical theatre and theatre. This year’s 77th Tony Awards was no exception, awarding brave and powerful narrative storytelling. The 2023-2024 season was…

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NYFA New York Students, Faculty, and Alum Sparkle in Spring Performances
May 2, 2024

NYFA New York Students, Faculty, and Alum Sparkle in Spring Performances

This Spring, NYFA and Carnegie Hall once again partnered for Fall of the Weimar Republic: Dancing on the Precipice, programming that included three events held at New York Film Academy’s…

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NYFA’s BFA in Musical Theatre: Enter Center Stage With Our New Degree
July 31, 2023

NYFA’s BFA in Musical Theatre: Enter Center Stage With Our New Degree

Building upon the success of New York Film Academy’s (NYFA) 1-Year and 2-Year Musical Theatre Conservatory programs and its short-term workshops, the school launched a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre degree program offered at…

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NYFA New York
January 20, 2023

NYFA New York Musical Theatre Faculty: Interview with Kristy Cates

There’s something inimitable about the experience of sitting in the audience as a soaring piece of musical theatre plays out onstage in front of you. It was just such an…

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NYFA Musical Theatre Alum, Miisha Shimizu, Sings for Disney Japan
February 24, 2022

NYFA Musical Theatre Alum, Miisha Shimizu, Sings for Disney Japan

Many moons ago, actors made the long-awaited move to New York City right after graduating from conservatories, BFA or MFA programs out of necessity. They’d settle into the pace of…

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NYFA CELEBRATES ALUMNI AT BAFTA 2022 NOMINATIONS
February 21, 2022

NYFA CELEBRATES ALUMNI AT BAFTA 2022 NOMINATIONS

The BAFTA awards boasted a diverse list of nominees and firsts during the live-streamed announcement on Thursday, February 3rd, 2022. Here are this year’s contenders: Dune is in first place with…

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NYFA Musical Theatre Alum Felipe Vasquez Encamilla to Perform in BroadwayMania’s Virtual Production of “In The Heights”
April 20, 2021

NYFA Musical Theatre Alum Felipe Vasquez Encamilla to Perform in BroadwayMania’s Virtual Production of “In The Heights”

A performer and an alum of NYFA’s 2-Year Professional Conservatory of Musical Theatre (PCMT) program, Felipe Vasquez Encamilla, like many others, was devastated when the pandemic hit and productions shuttered…

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Live Theater Returns to NYC With NYFA PCMT’s Newest Production “NOT WORKING: A 2020 Song Cycle”
November 25, 2020

Live Theater Returns to NYC With NYFA PCMT’s Newest Production “NOT WORKING: A 2020 Song Cycle”

New York Film Academy’s (NYFA) Professional Conservatory of Musical Theatre (PCMT) recently performed their original musical, NOT WORKING: A 2020 SONG CYCLE earlier this month with live, COVID-safe performances at…

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Film “Make America Safe” by NYFA Acting Instructor Blanche Baker Enjoys Festival Run
November 17, 2020

Film “Make America Safe” by NYFA Acting Instructor Blanche Baker Enjoys Festival Run

Our NYFA Acting faculty aren’t only professionals in front of the camera but are working professionals in the industry constantly experimenting and making their own work while simultaneously teaching NYFA…

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