MORE COMPARATIVE AND PROJECTIVE STATISTICS ABOUT MUSICAL THEATRE

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MORE COMPARATIVE AND PROJECTIVE STATISTICS ABOUT MUSICAL THEATRE.

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There are over 200 university-level BFA-Musical Theatre programs.

There are over 32 MFA-Musical Theatre programs.

Each year those programs produce up to 5000 trained and credentialed Musical Theatre performers.

42 musicals on & off Broadway (including the Berenstain Bears Live and The Naked Boys Sing.)

If the average number of performers was 30 per cast (which it isn’t) the total need would be 1260 performers.  Let’s go ahead and bump out number up to 1300 needed performers.

There are 36 “Broadway” tour companies supporting 34 shows.  B&B 31, Addams: 25,  Idiot: 20,  Wicked: 36 (30) 1100

Broadway/Off-Broadway: 1300

Broadway Tours: 1100

TOTAL (HIGH) ESTIMATE:2500

WHAT IF THE SAME RATIO OF TOP SCHOOLS PRODUCING TALENT WAS THE SAME AS COLLEGIATE SPORTS?

12% (24) OF THE SCHOOLS PRODUCING 40% (1000) OF THE TALENT?

That sounds about right doesn’t it?

chris