{"id":66187,"date":"2026-04-01T15:44:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/events\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=66187"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:46:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:46:07","slug":"bfa-musical-theatre-class-of-2026-at-goodspeed-festival-of-new-musicals","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/events\/calendar\/bfa-musical-theatre-class-of-2026-at-goodspeed-festival-of-new-musicals\/","title":{"rendered":"BFA Musical Theatre Class of 2026 at 54 Below"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BFA MUSICAL THEATRE CLASS OF 2026 AT 54 BELOW:<\/strong> \u00a0The 2026 graduating class of Western Connecticut State University\u2019s BFA in Musical Theatre program will perform at <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">9:30 p.m.<\/span> at 54 Below, 254 W 54th St. Cellar, New York City. Get ready for a night of powerful ballads, comedic hits, and 32-bar cuts, as these emerging professionals take musical theatre\u2019s best audition songs to 54 Below! These students, as featured in Goodspeed\u2019s Festival of New Musicals, are dedicated to creating the theatre of tomorrow. Come get to know the next faces of Broadway at this graduation celebration!<\/p>\n<div class=\"mv-ad-box\" data-slotid=\"content_17_btf\">\n<div class=\"mv-rail-frame-250\" data-slotid=\"content_17_btf\">\n<div class=\"mv-rail-slide-250 mv-inview-sticky\" data-slotid=\"content_17_btf\">\n<div class=\"mv-rail-sticky-250 mv-inview-sticky\" data-slotid=\"content_17_btf\">\n<div id=\"content_17_btf_wrapper\" class=\"adunitwrapper content_btf_wrapper mv-size-300x250\" data-wrapper=\"content_17_btf\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div id=\"content_17_btf\" class=\"content_btf adunit\" data-google-query-id=\"CKCpwcCuzZMDFR2wWgUdxnMYNw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/106293300\/broadwayworld\/content_16__container__\"><span style=\"color: #444444\">Produced by Yazmin DeJesus and Zola Kneeland. Music direction by Ann Gerschefski [she\/her].<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Featuring Blessett Anderson [she\/her], Cleo Fiedler [she\/they], Yazmin DeJesus [she\/they], Chanelle Jaime-Guzman [she\/her], Natalie Kitchin [she\/her], Zola Kneeland [she\/her], Majella Maltempi ([she\/her], Allison Mele [she\/her], Carlos Per\u00e9z [he\/him], Riley Quinn-Caruso [she\/her], Jessica Ragucci [she\/her], Amanda Seery [she\/they], Zach Spreng [he\/they], and Savannah Wright [she\/her].<\/p>\n<p>$41.50 cover charge (includes $6.50 in fees). $69 premium seating (includes $9 in fees). $25 food &amp; beverage minimum.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more at <a href=\"https:\/\/54below.org\/events\/western-connecticut-state-universitys-bfa-musical-theatre-class-of-2026\/\">https:\/\/54below.org\/events\/western-connecticut-state-universitys-bfa-musical-theatre-class-of-2026\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BFA MUSICAL THEATRE CLASS OF 2026 AT 54 BELOW: \u00a0The 2026 graduating class of Western Connecticut State University\u2019s BFA in Musical Theatre program will perform at 9:30 p.m. at 54 Below, 254 W 54th St. Cellar, New York City. 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