



The BBT Pre-College & College Summer Intensive at The Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA), one of the nation's most prestigious performing arts institutions, is designed especially for incoming high school freshmen to incoming juniors in college, who have a strong interest in musical theatre, dance, voice, acting and film. The one-week intensive, will provide exceptional training from film, television and Broadway celebrities, as well as high-level casting directors, talent agents, musical directors and choreographers, along with Roosevelt University’s college and college preparatory faculty.
BBT at CCPA intensive provides an opportunity for approximately 125 young performing artists from around the country, who are considering studying the performing arts in college. Students will have the extraordinary opportunity to audition for and learn from the industry’s top casting directors, talent agents and college faculty.
The BBT and CCPA Pre-College & College Summer Intensive is a place of educational excellence, with over twenty performing arts classes. Throughout the week, students will conceive, write, direct, cast, shoot, edit and produce their own films. These films premiere during our final performance, which includes a student run film festival; along with live musical performances that showcase the week’s work.
Guest artists of previous years have included:
Drew Van Acker (Pretty Little Liars & Devious Maids), Megan Hilty (Smash & Bway Wicked), Skylar Astin (Pitch Perfect & Bway Spring Awakening), Amber Riley (GLEE & Off Bway Cotton Club), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family & Bway ..Spelling Bee), Brian ‘darcy James (Smash & Bway Shrek), Naomi Kakuk (Bway Chicago & Radio City Rockette), Melanie Moore (SYTCD Winner & Bway Finding Neverland), Chehon Wespi-Tschoop (SYTCD Winner), Marko Germar (SYTYCD), Nico Greetham (SYTYCD Finalist & Bway Newsies), Lindsay Arnold (SYTYCD & DWTS), Lacey Schwimmer (SYTYCD & DWTS), Ricky Jaime (SYTYCD & Disney’s Teen Beach Movie)
Life’s An Audition..ARE YOU READY?!