Boston Conservatory at Berklee will present a reimagining of “the greatest fairy tale never told” as part of its Center Stage lineup with Shrek the Musical, taking place at Boston Conservatory Theater at 31 Hemenway Street in Boston from November 14 to 17.

Ortner served as president from 1998 to 2017 and led the institution through impressive capital campaigns, campus expansions, and a historic merger into Berklee.

From October 10 through 13, 2019, Boston Conservatory at Berklee will salute women’s often unsung contributions to the American musical with the original revue Can't Keep Quiet: A Concert Celebrating Womxn Composers and Lyricists. Director Rachel Bertone (B.F.A. '07, contemporary dance) and assistant director Anique Mercier (M.F.A. ’20, musical theater) discuss the production’s creative process and offer a sampling of songs from the performance.

Curated performance collection showcases regional premieres, beloved classics, and thrilling new works.

The 2016 merger between The Boston Conservatory and Berklee College of Music marked the first time two performing arts colleges joined forces, setting off a powerful ripple effect of groundbreaking “firsts” across the Conservatory’s three divisions and the wider Berklee organization—not to mention higher education and the performing arts at large. We reflect on the joint institution’s pioneering collaborations, genre-combusting performances, and innovative learning opportunities through the lens of the question: What milestones could have only been possible in this unique space—the world’s most complete training ground for performing artists?

Cornell, an assistant professor in the Conservatory’s Theater Division, served on the production team for the lauded revival.

Boston Conservatory at Berklee has announced a new Master of Fine Arts in musical theater vocal pedagogy degree program that will launch in fall 2020. Boston Conservatory’s new M.F.A. in musical theater vocal pedagogy is a one-of-a-kind program that draws on Boston Conservatory’s deep expertise in both musical theater and vocal pedagogy.

As Boston Conservatory at Berklee celebrates the graduation of its first class of contemporary theater students, graduating seniors reflect on their growth as artists and the development of this pathbreaking program that they helped shape.

Boston Conservatory is reinventing conservatory education, and its graduates are the proof. Here is a look at just a few of the diverse global adventures in store for the class of 2019.

Educator, artist, and arts advocate Scott Edmiston will join Boston Conservatory at Berklee as dean of the Theater Division starting August 1.