CMT San Jose – Children’s Musical Theater

CMT San Jose – Children’s Musical Theater offers musical theater training in voice, acting, and dance through workshops, summer camp, winter camp, and production workshops. The program includes dance classes, acting classes, vocal classes, master classes, a guest artist series, recital classes, and student audience matinees.

• Ages: 4–18 years old
• Schedule: Camp CMT session dates run from June 8 – July 31

CMT San Jose – Children’s Musical Theater was founded in 1968 by John P. Healy, Jr., and is described as the oldest performing arts organization in San Jose and the longest thriving arts organization in Silicon Valley. The organization notes 58 seasons, 58 years of artistic excellence, 429 productions, 11 shows yearly, and 50,000 performers, and has announced Season 59. In a normal year, the company presents 11 full-scale musical productions, including 2 Junior Talents productions for cast members between the ages of 7–10, 4 Rising Stars productions for cast members between the ages of 8–14, 3 Mainstage productions for cast members between the ages of 14–20, and 2 Marquee shows that feature top emerging Bay Area performing artists, including many CMT alumni. CMT states a promise to never turn a child away, regardless of financial or physical limitations, and offers education opportunities for all ages using curriculum-based performing arts as a teaching tool, including an eight-week preparation process in its Production Workshops and weekday Student Audience Matinees for young audiences.

CMT San Jose trains and educates youth through musical theater to set and achieve high artistic and personal goals and to inspire them to become exemplary artists, patrons, and citizens of tomorrow. The organization states that it stands committed to serving a culturally diverse region through an equitable lens, promoting systemic change, eliminating bias, and being recognized as a place where young people can be their authentic selves. In 1996, the company hired Kevin R. Hauge as its first full-time Artistic Director, and in 2016 he received an honorable mention by the Tony Awards for Excellence in Theater Education. CMT has received multiple grants from the National Endowment for the Arts for artistic excellence, including 13 grant awards and a separate reference to 12 grants, and in 2021 it opened its new home, the Creative Arts Center, described as a state-of-the-arts studio space. The program is also described as nationally celebrated musical theater for all ages and offers a CMT Summer Flex Pass that allows audiences to see all three summer shows for 15% off.

Last updated June 19, 2026.