Marymount Manhattan College Ranked as Top School for Broadway Performers

Backstage, the most trusted publication for budding and established performers to find casting opportunities and gain career advice, has listed Marymount Manhattan College as the # 2 school where TONY Award nominees go to get their start for promising futures on the Great White Way.

The recent TONY Awards nomination of Marymount Manhattan graduate, Annaleigh Ashford, for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, for her role in Kinky Boots, is included in the Backstage round-up. Other graduates cited in the article include Adrienne Warren ‘09.

Students who choose Marymount Manhattan’s Theatre Arts Program have an advantage with its close proximity to Broadway and the NYC performing Arts community. It’s a clear benefit that provides students with many more opportunities to gain experience and develop a network of industry connections. Coupled with a strong liberal arts education, a Marymount Manhattan Theatre arts major receives individualized attention and advisement from its outstanding faculty, enabling students to take on roles or projects within their first year.

Published: August 14, 2013

Math Department Holds The Eleventh Annual Pi-Day Contest

Every year, the Mathematics department holds a College-wide π-Day contest. Students, faculty, and staff are invited to submit an original sentence, paragraph, poem, or short story that uses the digits of π in order (π ≈ 3.1415926..).