List of Boston Conservatory people
This is a partial listing of alumni and professors and faculty of The Boston Conservatory.
Notable alumni
The Music Division
- Lily Afshar, classical guitarist
- George Bassman, Broadway orchestrator (Guys and Dolls), and songwriter [1]
- Edward Boatner, composer and arranger
- Elizabeth Borton de Trevino, Newbery Award-winning author
- Andrea J. Buchanan, New York Times bestselling author
- Gigi Gryce, jazz musician and composer
- Stanley M. Hoffman, composer and arranger
- Sondra Kelly, opera singer
- Louise Le Baron, opera and musical theatre singer
- Victoria Livengood, opera singer
- Don Redman, jazz musician, arranger, and composer
- Sam Rivers, jazz musician and composer
- Geoff Sewell, professional singer
- Lillian Shattuck, virtuoso violinist and violin teacher
- Slam Stewart, jazz musician
- Michael Strelo-Smith, Finalist NBC/Universal America's Got Talent – Season 2 and 3.
The Theater Division
- Katie Adams, Broadway: Glinda in Wicked.
- Gerard Alessandrini, creator and lyricist, Forbidden Broadway
- Marlen Angelidou, Greek pop singer, Competed for Cyprus in Eurovision Song Contest 1999
- David Benoit, Broadway: Avenue Q and touring productions of All Shook Up
- Will Blum, Broadway: Roger in Grease, Hair.
- Elizabeth Broadhurst, Lilly in Annie at Madison Square Garden
- Measha Brueggergosman, Canadian opera singer
- Angela Christian, Broadway: Anne Catherick in The Woman in White, Dorothy Brown in Thoroughly Modern Millie.
- Barbara Cook, Tony Award Winning Actress, Honorary Degree 2009 [2]
- Erin Davie, on Broadway as Charlotte in A Little Night Music, Niki Harris in Curtains, and Little Edie in Grey Gardens.
- John Dias, Jersey Boys Frankie Cover in 1st National Tour.
- Toni Dibuono, Broadway actor and singer, alumna of Forbidden Broadway
- Laura Duncan, Nelli in South Pacific on Broadway, Christine Colgate in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 1st National Tour
- Andrew Durand, actor, Spring Awakening
- Chase Davidson, actor in first national tour of Spring Awakening
- Scott Elliott, Co-Founder and Artistic Directory of The New Group, Producer of Avenue Q, 2007 Drama Desk Nominee for Outstanding Play for The Accomplices
- Jordan Fife Hunt, A Chorus Line National Tour.
- Ben Gettinger, on Broadway as Pepper in Mamma Mia!.
- Kimiko Glenn, actress in first national tour of Spring Awakening
- Josh Grisetti, Broadway, television & film actor, in Broadway Bound, Enter Laughing
- Josie de Guzman, Broadway actor and singer
- Meredith Hagner, actress
- Zach Hanna, Wicked 2nd National Tour as Boq
- Andrew Hoff, President, New Dramatists.
- Jason Jurman, television & film actor, in The Bedford Diaries, Cougar Club, Law & Order
- Brooke Kilgariff, Miss Minnesota 2009
- Chad Kimball, Broadway actor and singer in Memphis as Huey (Lead) on Broadway
- Eddie Korbich, Broadway actor, singer, and dancer
- Veronica Kuehn, on Broadway in Mamma Mia! as Ali.
- Mark Lawson, Bobby Quinn on One Life to Live
- Austin Lesch, Altar Boyz Off-Broadway.
- Ashley Linton, Wicked 1st National Tour; Have Dreams, Will Travel
- Kasey Marino, Brad/Corny Collins cover in Hairspray on Broadway, readings of Catch Me if You Can.
- Constantine Maroulis, American Idol Season 4 contestant (1998—2002), Broadway actor and singer, Tony Nominee for Leading Actor in a Musical for Rock of Ages.[3]
- Michael Mahany, Jack Scott in High School Musical 1st National Tour.
- Justina Mejias, Nuyorican Poet, Original Cast of Other Aspects by reg e. gaines Winner of Downtown Urban Theatre Festival
- Dan Micciche, Mary Sunshine in Chicago on Broadway and 1st National Tour.
- Katharine McPhee, American Idol Season 5 contestant (2003—2005), actor and recording artist (attended but did not graduate)
- Demond Nason, Off-Broadway in Walmartopia
- Anne L. Nathan, Broadway actor and singer
- Lauren Nedelman, Tzeitel, Fiddler on The Roof national tour
- Travis Nesbitt, Altar Boyz, Off-Broadway.
- Dominic Nolfi Tommy DeVito in Jersey Boys on Broadway.
- Jack Noseworthy, Broadway actor and singer
- Brian O'Reilly, film star
- Katherine Pecevich, Annie at Madison Square Garden.
- Dayla Perkins, Cha Cha in Grease, 1St National Tour.
- Carlos Pena, Jr., Finalist on MTV's Making Menudo and Nickelodeon show Big Time Rush
- Matty Price, Ensemble in Gypsy starring Patti LuPone on Broadway.
- Hayley Podschun, Broadway and film actor, singer, dancer
- Noah Racey, Broadway singer and actor.
- Reva Rice, stage Actress
- Mary Rodgers, Broadway Composer, Honorary Degree 2009 [4]
- Duncan M. Rogers, actor and award winning filmmaker
- Ravi Roth, Abraham in Altar Boyz, Off-Broadway.
- Janet Saia, on Broadway in The Phantom of the Opera
- Adam Sanford, Swing/Boq Cover in Wicked on Broadway and 1st National Tour.
- Drew Sarich, Broadway/European actor and singer
- Keesha Sharp, Monica on Girlfriends, Pam in Why Did I Get Married, NAACP Image Award Nominee for Best Supporting Actress.
- Nicole Snelson, Broadway actress and singer
- Jason Snow Broadway: The Book of Mormon. South Pacific.
- Adam Souza, Conductor and Associate Conductor of Wicked and Spamalot 1st National Tours respectively.
- Chelsea Morgan Stock, Broadway actress, Ariel in The Little Mermaid
- Alysha Umphress, American Idiot (Green Day) Berkeley Rep, Make Me a Song Off-Broadway
- Stephanie Umoh, Broadway actress (Sarah in 2009 Revival of Ragtime) [5]
- Elisa Van Duyne, on Broadway in Finian's Rainbow, 110 in the Shade, Off-Broadway in Adrift in Macao
- Matt Walton, actor
- Sasha Weiss, Jerry Springer: The Opera Concert at Carnegie Hall.
- Dan'Yelle Williamson, Memphis on Broadway, Nala in The Lion King National Tour, Elphaba in Chicago's Wicked
- Erin Willis, My Fair Lady 1st National Tour
- Ellen Zolezzi, Bird Girl in Seussical, Off-Broadway
- David Vogel, Mary Sunshine in Chicago, on Broadway and 1st national tour
- Derek St. Pierre, Franz in Rock of Ages, Broadway
Notable faculty
- Aldo Abreu, Venezuelan recorder player
- Jonathan Bass, pianist
- Maureen Brennan, Musical Theater Teacher (Tony Award nominee and Theater World Award winner)
- Jonathan Cohler Instructor of Clarinet and Chamber Music
- Doriot Anthony Dwyer, Flautist (First woman named Principal Chair of a major U.S. Symphony)
- Osvaldo Golijov, composer
- Thomas Gregg Instructor of Voice
- Michael Norsworthy Instructor of Clarinet
- Richard Ortner, President of the Conservatory
- Karl Paulnack, Director of Music Division
- Jan Swafford, Instructor music history and composition
- Patty Thom, head of the voice and opera department
- Andy Vores, Head of the Theory and Composition department
- Janice Weber, pianist
- Cathy Young, Director of Dance Division
Presidents of The Boston Conservatory
- Julius Eichberg (1867–1893)
- R. Marriner Floyd (1893–1920)
- Agide Jacchia (1920–1932)
- Mme. Ferrabini Jacchia (1932–1933)
- Albert Alphin (1933–1967)
- George A. Brambilla (1967–1979)
- Dale A. DuVall (1979–1981)
- William A. Seymour (1981–1998)
- Richard Ortner (1998–present)
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