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Favorite College Performances

It's no surprise that many great music performances are given on college campuses. In recent years, however, YouTube and similar videos services allow people around the world to view those performances. On these pages, we share some of our favorite college finds.

Eventually, students leave college - hopefully, with degree in hand - to pursue a career. We highlight those who choose musical theatre on our Young Broadway page.



Performance Playlists

Nominations for these playlists are welcomed. Please send us a message at with a link to your suggested video.


College Playlists

Please let us know about other great sets of performances from specific colleges.

Azusa Pacific University - The Last Five Years
Catholic University - Adam Guettel music review
The Wild Party - Penn State
The Bench - Point Park University
Lost in Ann Arbor concert - University of Michigan
Songs of William Finn concert - University of Michigan

Favorite College Artists

We think you'll enjoy these singers and composers.

Andre Catrini - College Conservatory of Music
Nick Cosgrove - Carnegie Mellon University
Trevor McQueen Eaton - Carnegie Mellon University
Alex Horton - Wright State University, Dayton, OH
Jeffrey Todd Parrott - Elon University
Kurt Schneider - Yale University
Sam Tsui - Yale University
Deonte Warren - Belmont University

Best College Musical Theatre YouTube Channels

There are many great college musical theatre YouTube channels. Here are some of the best we've found - please recommend others to us by sending a message at .


Best College A Cappella YouTube Channels

We're just starting to find the best college a capella YouTube channels - we really need your help. Please recommend channels to us by sending us a message at .

Unfortunately, YouTube deleted the ChiroJoel channel which provided many of the best a cappella performances.