Schools of the Stars: Where Side Show Cast and Creators Went to College | Playbill

News Schools of the Stars: Where Side Show Cast and Creators Went to College What does it take to write, create or star in a big Broadway musical? Hard work, talent, luck—all backed up by a good education. You have to supply the first three yourself, but PlaybillEDU™ can help you find the fourth.

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Erin Davie

Here is a rundown on where the principals of Broadway’s Side Show pursued their college studies.

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Cast Members:
Erin Davie: Boston Conservatory
Emily Padgett: New York’s Academy of Musical and Dramatic Arts
Matthew Hydzik: Pennsylvania State University
Robert Joy: Corpus Christi College, Oxford; and Memorial University of Newfoundland
Ryan Silverman: NA
David St. Louis: Howard University and British Academy Of Dramatic Arts at Oxford University
Brandon Bieber: University of Cincinnati
Matthew Patrick Davis: University of California-San Diego
Charity Angel Dawson: NA
Lauren Elder: Circle in the Square School
Javier Ignacio: Wichita State University,
Jordanna James: NA
Kelvin Moon Loh: New York University—Tisch School of the Arts
Barrett Martin: NA
Don Richard: NA
Blair Ross: Vassar College
Hannah Shankman: University of Michigan
Josh Walker: Ohio University
Con O’Shea-Creal: University of Oklahoma
Derek Hanson: University of Northern Colorado
DeLaney Westfall: Brigham Young University

Creative Team:
Henry Krieger (Music): American University and Columbia University
Bill Russell (Book and Lyrics): Morningside College
Bill Condon (Direction and Additional Material): Columbia College of Columbia University
Anthony Van Laast (Choreography): London School of Contemporary Dance
David Rockwell (Scenic Design): Syracuse University
Paul Tazewell (Costume Design): North Carolina School of the Arts and NYU's Tisch School of the Arts
Jules Fisher (Lighting Design): Carnegie Institute of Technology
Peggy Eisenhauer (Lighting Design): Carnegie Mellon University
Peter Hylenski (Sound Design): Carnegie Mellon University
Paul Kieve (Illusions): NA
Harold Wheeler (Orchestrations): NA
Sam Davis (Musical Direction and Arrangements): University of Michigan

 
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