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Top 25 Musical theater schools based in the United States
RevenueBase identified 1,076 musical theater schools headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 8,347 professional contacts across them, including 2,172 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.
This list covers musical theater schools headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.
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The 25 largest musical theater schools based in the United States
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,015 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Founded in 1905, The Juilliard School is a world leader in performing arts education.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 364 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Boston Conservatory at Berklee provides a progressive learning environment where students are challenged to realize their potential as artists and inspired to pursue their dreams.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 218 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “The Colburn School is a world-renowned performing arts institution located in the heart of downtown Los Angeles.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 190 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Founded in 1880, the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance is one of the finest performing arts schools in the United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 168 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE, recipient of the 2016 Regional Theatre Tony Award, is a nationally renowned, not-for-profit theater under the direction of Mark S.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 168 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Growth as an actor and growth as a human being are synonymous." The Stella Adler Studio of Acting is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to the perpetuation of this…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 159 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Our goal at AFYP is to provide actors of all ages with professional-level training in a supportive and fun environment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 139 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “October 3, 1884: The Academy first opened its doors at The Lyceum Theatre in Manhattan.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 83 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “A.C.T.’s Conservatory training programs prepare actors of all ages and experience levels to explore their craft and grow as artists.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 77 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Located in Los Angeles, a city synonymous with artistic innovation and excellence, the top-ranked USC School of Dramatic Arts is a leader in dramatic arts education.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 73 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Peridance Center is dedicated to providing its students with excellent dance classes in a professional, yet welcoming environment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 53 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 52 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Since 1984, TADA!’s mission is to provide young people from all different backgrounds with musical theater programs that inspire them to be creative, learn, and think differently.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 52 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Founded in 1997 by Lani Shipman and Kimberly Harrigan, Youth Academy Of Dramatic Arts (YADA) is one of the region's largest youth theatre programs, with current locations in Los…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 50 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We are a vibrant community of growth-minded creatives chasing our music and dance dreams.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 48 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “East Bay Center for the Performing Arts, located in the heart of Richmond, California since 1968, engages the youth and young adults in imagining and creating new worlds for…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 47 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Founded in 1963, Lyric is the Official State Theatre of Oklahoma.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 46 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Studio East Training for the Performing Arts works to create confident, compassionate, responsible young people through training in the art and craft of theater.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 45 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “STARS Academy is a unique, K–High School in West Hills, CA, where students engage in all academic subjects with a musical theater emphasis!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 44 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “A home for passionate creators, leaders and performers, the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance empowers students on their path and in their life.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 41 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “In the College of Performing Arts, we train artists and transform lives every single day.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 41 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “METROPOLITAN SCHOOL OF THE ARTS is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based out of 5775 BARCLAY DR STE 4, ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 39 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “North Carolina's premier nonprofit professional AEA theatre production company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 39 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Stagedoor Manor is a performing arts company based out of 116 Karmel Rd, Loch Sheldrake, New York, United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 38 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Mission: To Educate, Entertain, and Enrich the Lives of Young Audiences Northwest Children's Theater and School produces four Mainstage shows per year and administers one of the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: musical theater schools. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names musical theater schools.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of musical theater schools, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name musical theater schools. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Musical theater schools based in the United States at a glance
As of Sep 20, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 1,076 companies.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among musical theater schools, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “musical theater schools”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names musical theater schools), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among musical theater schools, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 2,172 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Musical theater schools by metro
- Musical theater schools in New York66
- Musical theater schools in Los Angeles25
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names musical theater schools, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many musical theater schools are there based in the United States?
RevenueBase identified 1,076 musical theater schools headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
The Juilliard School, headquartered in New York, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most musical theater schools?
New York leads with 66 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (25) and Chicago (20).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 2,172 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,076 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.
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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.
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