Mapping The College Audition: An MTCA Podcast
Hosted by Charlie Murphy · Charlie Murphy & Broadway Podcast Network
4.9from 125 ratings
- 421
- Episodes
- 28
- Transcribed
- 125
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
- 108K
- YouTube views
About Mapping The College Audition: An MTCA Podcast
This podcast is an exploration of the daunting College Theater (+ Musical Theater) Audition process led by an expert in the field, as well as an exploration of the paths to success from college to beyond. We talk with Colleges about their training programs and Artists about their unique careers fostered by their training. Join Charlie Murphy, actor & Director of Musical Theatre College Auditions (MTCA) as he chats with Broadway performers, college faculty members and industry pros about navigating the college audition process, earning a performing arts degree, and the role education plays in pursuing a career in the arts. Charlie will provide bonus tips and insights from 17+ years of expertise in this niche of the industry. If you have any questions feel free to reach out to us at mailbag@mappingthecollegeaudition.com. If you want to learn more about MTCA, you can check us out at mtca.com. Part of the Broadway Podcast Network.
- Publisher
- Charlie Murphy & Broadway Podcast Network
- Category
- arts · education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 28 Apr 2021
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
28 of 421 episodes have a transcript.
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Andrew Hovelson on being a "useful" actor
30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Kathleen McNenny with The Juilliard School
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Greenway Family (MTCA Alumni) on Navigating the College Audition Process Twice
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Andrew Hovelson on being a "useful" actor
Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But even just like what this, you know, we can talk about Chautauqua specifically, but kind of what that thing that I guess we all were auditioning for at the time, these like apprentice company, whether it's Williamstown and Chautauqua, all these different things where it's like, you know you're you're doing this kind of sort of training and this kind of sort of performing thing that's happening normally during school at least nominally during school though you weren't during school but tell me a little bit about that what was exciting about the experience and what you got from that it was really simple i was so driven i was so driven that whatever resources were ahead of me or were available to us, I wanted to be a part of what was perceived as the best. […]
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- Andrew Hovelson
- Kathleen McNenny
- Jane Greenway
- John DiResta
- Lindsay Mendez
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- YouTube views
- 108,132
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 87 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 38 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 86 / 100
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- 98
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 82
- Engagement
- 51
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