AMDA College of the Performing Arts Named Among Top Colleges on Playbill's 2024-2025 Broadway List

NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AMDA College of the Performing Arts has once again earned a top spot on Playbill's annual list of colleges with the most graduates appearing on Broadway. Playbill's article, "Where Did the Actors of the Broadway Season Go to School?" is published each year with this year's list looking at all actors who performed in a Broadway show from April 29, 2024 through April 27, 2025. Retaining the 4th spot this year, AMDA has ranked in the top 5 since 2017.

This achievement honors and acknowledges the hard work of a diverse and multi-talented group of AMDA graduates who have turned in show stopping performances on Broadway during the 2024-2025 season; including Brandon Louis Armstrong (A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical), Alexa De Barr (Moulin Rouge! The Musical), Jack Baugh (The Book of Mormon), Maria Bilbao (Sweeney Todd), Maria Briggs (Elf, Pirates! The Penzance Musical), Krystal Joy Brown (Merrily We Roll Along), Nicci Claspell (Moulin Rouge), Colin Cunliffe (Cabaret), Kevin Curtis (Back To The Future), Charity Angél Dawson (&Juliet), Karli Dinardo (Hamilton), John Edwards (MJ The Musical), Alexander Ferguson (Hamilton), Carissa Fiorillo (Aladdin), Jenny Florkowski (Wicked), Kyle Ramar Freeman (The Wiz), Samantha Gershman (Water For Elephants), Michael Harmon (MJ The Musical), Jennie Harney-Fleming (A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical,Hamilton), Clair Rachel Howell (Wicked), Kristen Jeter (The Book of Mormon), Matthew Sims Jr. (The Wiz), Katie LaDuca (Back To The Future), Sky Lakota-Lynch (The Outsiders), Sarah Michele Lindsey (Once Upon a Mattress), Andre Malcolm (The Outsiders), Kristen Martin (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), Anastacia McCleskey (BOOP! The Musical, Suffs), Morgan McGhee (BOOP! The Musical), Andrés Quintero (Moulin Rouge! The Musical), Gabrielle Reid (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), Didi Romero (SIX: The Musical), Ashley De La Rosa (Buena Vista Social Club), Marissa Rosen (Water For Elephants), Kyle Scatliffe (Hamilton), Christopher Sieber (Death Becomes Her), CoCo Smith (The Book of Mormon), Ayla Stackhouse (The Book of Mormon), Asten Stewart (Elf), Housso Sémon (Suffs), Jacqueline Tate (The Lion King), Jake Trammel (Smash, The Great Gatsby), Sandra Valls (Real Women Have Curves), Jena VanElslander (The Outsiders), Jessica Mallare White (The Great Gatsby), Brittany Nicole Williams (Aladdin), Racquel Williams (The Book of Mormon), and Joy Woods (Gypsy, The Notebook).

View Playbill's Complete List Here: https://playbill.com/article/where-did-the-actors-of-the-2024-25-broadway-season-go-to-school

For over 60 years, AMDA College of the Performing Arts has been recognized throughout the entertainment industry for its rich history and tradition of launching some of the most successful careers in theatre, film, television, and music. With campuses in New York City and Los Angeles, AMDA provides unparalleled education and training for the aspiring actor, dancer, singer, versatile artist, and beyond.

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