Craig Schulman

Singer Craig Schulman brings a bit of Broadway to BGSU

Singer and actor Craig Schulman, whose credits include "Les Misérables," "Phantom of the Opera" and "Jekyll & Hyde," will visit the University Oct. 4 and 5 for a mini-residency at the College of Musical Arts.

A veteran of Broadway productions and national and international tours in such starring roles as Jean Valjean, the Phantom, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Schulman will present educational activities for high school and college students, as well as a public performance.

During his stay, Schulman will conduct master classes with BGSU voice and theatre students, as well as work with several talented high school students nominated by their teachers. He will also speak with students enrolled in an introductory opera class, sharing his experience in switching back and forth between the worlds of opera and musical theatre.

Invited to represent the United States at the 10th anniversary of "Les Misérables" in London, which was broadcast by PBS as "Les Misérables in Concert," Schulman was among the many international Valjeans who led the stirring finale of the television event. He has portrayed Jean Valjean in four different companies in three countries for more than 1,900 performances.

The tenor also moves freely between the worlds of Broadway, opera and symphonic pops. He has appeared in leading tenor roles in "Les Contes de Hoffman," "Tosca," "Madama Butterfly," "Carmen," "Die Fledermaus," "La Traviata" and "The Crucible," among others.

Recent years have found Schulman sharing his knowledge and experience with high school and college-level performers, in the context of musical theatre master classes and "Les Misérables" workshops.

Schulman's residency, the second in the Dorothy E. and DuWayne H. Hansen Musical Arts Series, is supported by Dorothy and DuWayne Hansen, alumni and friends of the College of Musical Arts and BGSU. Dorothy Hansen is an alumna of the college, and DuWayne Hansen is a former chair of its Department of Music Education.

The Dorothy E. and DuWayne H. Hansen Musical Arts Series Fund was established in 1996 to bring significant representatives of the musical arts to campus and the Bowling Green community to share their talents.

An evening of musical theatre selections, featuring Schulman and his music director, Sue Anderson, on piano, will be presented at 8 p.m. Monday (Oct. 4) in Bryan Recital Hall of the Moore Musical Arts Center. The recital is free and open to the public.