University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance

School of Music, Theatre & Dance

University of Michigan (Earl V. Moore Building)
Type	Public
Established	1880
Parent institution	University of Michigan
Dean	Aaron Dworkin
Academic staff	150
Students	1,115
Location	Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Campus	Urban
Website	http://www.music.umich.edu/

The University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance (SMTD) is an undergraduate and graduate institution for the performing arts in the United States. It is part of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. The school was founded in 1880 as the Ann Arbor School of Music, and it was later incorporated into the University of Michigan.

With the exception of the Department of Dance, the School is located on the University of Michigan's North Campus, which is also home to the College of Engineering, the School of Information, and the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning.

The school was founded in 1880. Previous administrators include Charles Sink, Earl V. Moore, James B. Wallace, Allen Britton, Paul Boylan, Karen Wolff (2000–05), Christopher Kendall (2005–15), and Aaron Dworkin (since 2015). The school was originally independent of the university.

Well known alumni include playwright Arthur Miller, actors James Earl Jones, Gavin Creel, Darren Criss, David Alan Grier and Lucy Liu, musicians Jessye Norman, Alexander Frey, David Daniels, Chip Davis, Colin Stetson, and Michael Fabiano, as well as the pop star Madonna.