AMDA Places Third Among Colleges with the Most Graduates on Broadway
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September 16, 2026 - AMDA has earned the No. 3 spot on Playbill's annual list of colleges and universities with the most graduates performing on Broadway. The new ranking moves AMDA up one place from last year and continues a Top 5 run dating back to 2017.
Each year, Playbill publishes “Where Did the Actors of the Broadway Season Go to School?” to identify the schools most represented on Broadway stages. This year's list includes every actor who performed in a Broadway production from April 28, 2025, through April 26, 2026, the Tony Awards eligibility period for the season. An incredible forty-four AMDA graduates were recognized!
We are proud to celebrate the 44 AMDA graduates named to this year's list and the range of work they brought to Broadway throughout the season. The alumni recognized by Playbill are:
Alexa De Barr (Death Becomes Her, Moulin Rouge! The Musical), Jack Baugh (The Book of Mormon), Jarred Bedgood (The Lion King), Madeline Brewer (Becky Shaw), Maria Briggs (Schmigadoon!, Pirates! The Penzance Musical), Nicci Claspell (Moulin Rouge! The Musical), Brittany Conigatti (The Outsiders), Colin Cunliffe (Cabaret), Nico DiPrimio (Mamma Mia!), John Edwards (MJ The Musical), Alexander Ferguson (Hamilton), Carissa Fiorillo (Aladdin), Kyle Ramar Freeman (Titaníque), J. Harrison Ghee (Hadestown), Danielle Marie Gonzalez (Chicago), Alex J. Gould (Dog Day Afternoon), Jennie Harney-Fleming (Stranger Things: The First Shadow), Clair Rachel Howell (Wicked), Christopher Jackson (Hell's Kitchen), Kristen Jeter (The Book of Mormon), Sky Lakota-Lynch (The Outsiders), Andre Malcolm (The Outsiders), Kristen Martin (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), Anastacia McCleskey (BOOP! The Musical), Morgan McGhee (BOOP! The Musical), Andrés Quintero (The Rocky Horror Show), Boy Radio (The Rocky Horror Show), Gabrielle Reid (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), Ashley De La Rosa (Buena Vista Social Club), Sean Samuels (Chicago), Christopher Sieber (Death Becomes Her), Jacqueline Tate (The Lion King), Jake Trammel (Smash), Sandra Valls (Real Women Have Curves), Jena VanElslander (The Outsiders), Jessica Mallare White (The Great Gatsby, Just in Time), Donté Nadir Wilder (Cats: The Jellicle Ball), Brittany Nicole Williams (Aladdin), Racquel Williams (The Book of Mormon), and Joy Woods (Gypsy).
AMDA's move from No. 4 to No. 3 marks another year among the top five schools most represented on Broadway, a position AMDA has held each year since 2017. The ranking gives the AMDA community another reason to celebrate the graduates whose work continues to reach Broadway audiences and beyond!
View Playbill's complete 2025-2026 list.
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