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CCM ranked in top 10 most represented colleges on Broadway

Playbill names CCM as one of Broadway's "Top 10" for the current crop of actors

headshot of Rebecca Butts By Rebecca Butts
5 minute read September 8, 2025

The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music has once again been named as one of Playbill’s “Top 10 most represented schools on Broadway.” 

Ranked as one of the top star-producing institutions in the nation, CCM was represented by at least 40 alumni performing on Broadway stages during the 2024-25 season according to Playbill's coverage. CCM is ranked No. 7 in Playbill's list — right above The Juilliard School. Movers and Makers Cincinnati featured this accomplishment in recent coverage, pointing out that CCM is the only school in Ohio to crach the top 10 in Playbill's list. 

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CCM consistently appears in ranking lists published by industry publications including Backstage and Playbill. In 2024, Playbill also named CCM in the top three "schools of the stars," and Backstage listed CCM in the top 13 best BFA Musical Theatre programs and in the top 12 best vocal performance programs. 

Playbill looked at every actor who performed in a Broadway show from April 29, 2024 to April 27, 2025, which coincides with the Tony eligibility for this season. CCM alumni named on Playbill's list of Broadway actors include:

  • Aaron J. Albano (CCM Musical Theatre, 2001-03) in Aladdin
  • Ezekiel Andrew (CCM Voice 2012-14) in The Lion King
  • Shoshana Bean (BFA Musical Theatre, '99) in Hell’s Kitchen 
  • Giovanni Bonaventura (BFA Musical Theatre, '11) in Moulin Rouge! The Musical
  • Preston Truman Boyd (BFA Musical Theatre, '08) in Pirates! The Penzance Musical
  • Josh Breckenridge (BFA Musical Theatre, ’07) in Swept Away, The Heart of Rock and Roll
  • Ashley Brown (BFA Musical Theatre, '04) in Elf
  • Kyle Brown (BFA Musical Theatre, '08) in Death Becomes Her, Lempicka
  • Andrew Chappelle (BFA Musical Theatre, ’09) in & Juliet
  • Max Clayton (BFA Musical Theatre, ’14) in Chicago
  • John Patrick Collins (BFA Musical Theatre, '21) in The Outsiders
  • Christine Cornish (BFA Musical Theatre, '13) in Just In Time
  • Nikki Renée Daniels (BFA Musical Theatre, '01) in Once Upon a Mattress
  • Emily Fink (BFA Musical Theatre, '18) in Dead Outlaw
  • Sara Gettelfinger (BFA Musical Theatre, ’99) in Water For Elephants
  • Dorian Harewood (BFA Musical Theatre, '24) in The Notebook
  • Cameron Anika Hill (BFA Musical Theatre, '16) in Elf
  • Joshua Kenneth Allen Johnson (BFA Musical Theatre, '21) in Back To The Future, MJ The Musical
  • Christian Kidd (BFA Musical Theatre, '22) in Cabaret
  • Denis Lambert (BFA Musical Theatre, '05) in Tammy Faye
  • Joe Moeller (BFA Musical Theatre, '11) in & Juliet, The Heart of Rock and Roll
  • Jenny Mollet (BFA Musical Theatre, '19) in SIX: The Musical
  • Peter Neureuther (BFA Musical Theatre, '24) in Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
  • Stephanie Jae Park (BFA Musical Theatre, 2014) in Hamilton
  • Michele Pawk (BFA Musical Theatre, ’85) in Just in Time
  • Liz Pearce (BFA Musical Theatre, '00) in The Hills of California
  • Samantha Pollino (BFA Musical Theatre, ’16) in The Great Gatsby
  • Colt Prattes (BFA in Musical Theatre, '07) in Aladdin
  • Faith Prince (BFA Musical Theatre, '79) in BOOP! The Musical
  • Angel Reda (BFA Musical Theatre, ’03) in Chicago
  • Mikayla Renfrow (BFA Musical Theatre, ’21) in Chicago
  • Phillip Johnson Richardson (BFA Musical Theatre, '18) in Hell's Kitchen, The Wiz
  • Noah J. Ricketts (BFA Musical Theatre, ’14) in The Great Gatsby
  • Paul Schwensen (BFA Musical Theatre, '17) in The Book of Mormon
  • Brian Sears (BFA Musical Theatre, '05) in The Book of Mormon, Merrily We Roll Along
  • Blakely Slaybaugh (BFA Musical Theatre, '09) in Back To The Future, The Lion King
  • Kimber Elayne Sprawl (BFA Musical Theatre, ’14) in Home, Othello
  • Billy Harrigan Tighe (BFA Musical Theatre, ’07) in The Heart of Rock and Roll
  • Daniel Torres (BFA Musical Theatre, '01) in Tammy Faye, Sweeney Todd
  • Betsy Wolfe (BFA Musical Theatre, '04) in & Juliet

You Can't Make Theatre Alone

There is a giant team of performers, producers, designers, technicians, administrators, composers, musicians and more working behind the scenes to bring Broadway’s shows to life. In addition to the alums working on Broadway, CCM celebrates the all of the creatives who work on productions in touring companies and theaters around the country!

Do you want to make theatre? Learn more about our programs in Theatre Arts, Production and Arts Administration: Acting, Arts Admin, Dance, Musical Theatre, Opera, Costume Design, Lighting Design, Make-Up and Wig Design, Sound Design, Stage Design, Stage Management, Technical Production.

Featured image at the top: CCM is included in Playbill's "Top 10" most represented colleges on Broadway for actors. Graphic design by Mikki Graff.

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