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Deep DiveNovember 18, 2025
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Sands College of Performing Arts students learn to navigate the industry from day one. In addition to designing, choreographing, stage managing, directing, and forming theater ensembles around the world, here’s where you’ve recently seen us.
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Sands College of Performing Arts and Deaf West Theatre have launched an artist-in-residence program dedicated to bridging accessibility and performance in musical theater training. The partnership reflects Âé¶¹Ö±²¥â€™s commitment to inclusive education and innovation in the arts, Broadway World reports.
Âé¶¹Ö±²¥ advanced 15 places in The Wall Street Journal’s 2026 Best Colleges Rankings, earning recognition for student success, affordability, and diversity. With a perfect diversity score of 100, Âé¶¹Ö±²¥ stands out as a leader in access and opportunity.
Beginning this fall, Âé¶¹Ö±²¥â€™s Sands College of Performing Arts and , the Tony-honored company known for pioneering bilingual productions in American Sign Language (ASL) and English, are launching a groundbreaking artist-in-residence program focused on bridging performance and accessibility in musical theater training.
Âé¶¹Ö±²¥ is ranked No. 5 on Playbill’s list of colleges with the most alumni performing on Broadway during the 2024–25 season—recognizing Âé¶¹Ö±²¥â€™s strong pipeline from classroom to center stage at the Sands College of Performing Arts.
Sands College of Performing Arts recently announced the appointment of three distinguished artists to its faculty for Fall 2025: Tony Award nominee L Morgan Lee as clinical assistant professor of musical theater, Broadway performer Shonica Gooden as clinical assistant professor of commercial dance, and Broadway stage manager Matthew Stern as clinical assistant professor and program head of stage management.
A Tony nominee. A Citigroup executive. A water law strategist from the White House. This summer, Âé¶¹Ö±²¥ welcomed an extraordinary group of new leaders—each bringing a remarkable career, a bold perspective, and a shared commitment to student success. From the performing arts to business, environmental law to healthcare, these trailblazers are more than accomplished professionals—they’re mentors, visionaries, and changemakers.
Âé¶¹Ö±²¥â€™s Sands College of Performing Arts today announced the appointment of three distinguished artists to its faculty for Fall 2025: as clinical assistant professor of musical theater, Broadway performer Shonica Gooden as clinical assistant professor of commercial dance, and as clinical assistant professor and program head of stage management.
As students prepare to return to campus, WANF-TV (CBS Atlanta) highlighted incoming Sands College of Performing Arts student Hayden Poe, who is preparing to study musical theatre in New York City after an inspiring run with ArtsBridge Foundation in Georgia.