High school students who have received a First Division (I) Rating at the Music Theatre Solo and Ensemble Festival as a soloists, small ensemble, or large ensemble, are eligible to audition for this special opportunity! Twenty students will be selected to perform in the MSVMA All-State Musical Theatre Honors Ensemble with rehearsals on January 20 (Grand Rapids, MI) and May 12/13 (East Lansing, MI) and an evening performance on May 13 at the MSVMA All-State Festival Gala Concert. The audition form and the audition videos must be submitted by 11:59 PM on December 4. In order to audition, students will need to pay a $25, non-refundable audition fee. See the directions and link below. High school students must complete all requirements listed on the application and submit (within the form) TWO contrasting 60-second musical theatre cuts in an unlisted YouTube video by December 5 to be considered. If selected, you will be working with skilled clinicians to create a powerful musical theatre performance representing the best Musical Theatre students in the State of Michigan. Students will be screened by a panel of adjudicators. If selected, the fees for participation will be $265. If in need of lodging, please contact coordinator, Lyn Ciechanski at lynciechanski@msvma.org If selected, you will be attending an all-day rehearsal workshop on January 20 at the Michigan Music Conference in Grand Rapids and an all-day rehearsal on Thursday, May 13 at All-State Festival in East Lansing followed by a performance at the Thursday night All-State Festival Gala concert. Remember, the deadline to complete the application for this amazing opportunity is 11:59 PM on December 4. Questions can be directed to lynciechanski@msvma.org. Fees
All-State MT Fee: TBA - Adjustments will be announced soon to reflected added rehearsal time and meals for the All-State experience. These fees cover the cost of the following: hiring of all-state directors and pianists, accommodations for all-state directors and pianists, t-shirts for students, sheet music, any necessary arrangement costs, rental costs for performance space, etc. Audition Requirements:
2026-2027 Audition Panel:
| Megan Sinclair Director of Specialized Events Lyn CieChanski Coordinator of MT Honors Ensemble Auditions Open: November 2, 2026 Audition Deadline: December 4, 2026 at 11:59 PM Audition Results by: December 11, 2026 at 11:59 PM Registration Opens: December 11, 2026 at 11:59 PM Registration Deadline: December 18, 2026 at 11:59 PM Rehearsals Wednesday, January 20, 2027 Michigan Music Conference May 12 & May 13, 2027 Performance Thursday, May 13, 2027
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2026-2027 All-State Musical Theatre Ensemble Director Ann Evans Watson
| Ann Evans Watson is an Associate Professor of Musical Theatre at the University of Michigan, where she teaches voice, as well as working with jazz and classical students. As a multi-hyphenate artist who is a director/choreographer and an actor, she is sought after nationally as a clinician, director, and teacher. She has directed and/or choreographed productions of Candide, Beauty and the Beast, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, anMy Fair Lady. Ann teaches master classes for singing actors across the U.S., Canada, and Germany and has been a master teacher/lecturer and cabaret artist for NATS, PAVA/VASTA, Michigan Society of Teachers of Singing, and the NW Voice Science Conference. Recent and current students are working on Broadway in the Tony-winning Maybe Happy Ending, Tony-nominated The Lost Boys, Death Becomes Her, Sunset Boulevard, Buena Vista Social Club, and Real Women Have Curves– as well as many other Broadway, West End, and National Tours. Ann also served as a vocal coach on the Netflix film The Prom and prepared Emilie Kouatchou for her Broadway debut as the first Black Christine in The Phantom of the Opera. Ann is a proud member of Actors’ Equity and has recorded two albums, Chamber Music and Crossword, with her son, music director Evan Zavada. |
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