TADA! Youth Theater

TADA! Youth Theater offers TADA! TOTS & THEIR GROWN-UPS, which includes music, movement, and play. It also offers ACT 1: Broadway Kids, ACT 2: Rising Stars, ACT 3: Spotlight Squad, Curtain Up! Create Your Own Musical, Acting the Song, and New for Homeschoolers! The program also lists Broadway 1-Day Camps and Week-Long School Break Camps.

Programs

• TADA! TOTS & THEIR GROWN-UPS — Birth to Age 3; also listed as 0-12 months & 1-3 years · Tuesdays 10:30-11:15 AM · $325 per session · Early childhood musical theater experience with music, movement, and play. Feb 2-Apr 6; 8 weeks.
• ACT 1: BROADWAY KIDS — Age 4-5 · Mondays 3:45-5:00 PM or Saturdays 10:00-11:15 AM · $675 per session · Gotta Sing! Gotta Dance! Jan 25-May 15; 13 weeks.
• ACT 2: RISING STARS — Age 6-8 · Tuesdays 3:45-5:15 PM or Saturdays 11:45 AM-1:15 PM · $775 per session · Gotta Sing! Gotta Dance! Jan 26-May 15; 13 weeks.
• ACT 3: SPOTLIGHT SQUAD — Age 9-13 · Gotta Sing! Gotta Dance! The page text continues beyond the excerpt.
• CURTAIN UP! CREATE YOUR OWN MUSICAL — Age 8-12
• ACTING THE SONG — Age 11-14
• NEW FOR HOMESCHOOLERS! — Age 7-11
• Broadway 1-Day Camps — Ages 4-6 and 6-11 · School holiday camps.
• Week-Long School Break Camps — Ages 4-6 and 6-11 · Public and private school vacation camps.
• Resident Youth Ensemble of TADA! (RYET) — Ages 8-18 · Free, NYC-based, year-round musical theater training, performance, and positive youth development program composed of 60-80 youth.
• Onsite Classes — Offered year-round onsite.
• In-school residencies and after-school programs — Pre-K through high school · Offered in schools and community centers in all five boroughs.

At a glance

• Ages: 0–18 years old
• Price range: $325–$775 per session
• Current session: Feb 15-19 (PUBLIC School Winter Break) (Feb 15–Feb 19, 2027); Mar 22-26 (PRIVATE School Winter Break) (Mar 22–Mar 26, 2027); Apr 26-30 (PUBLIC School Spring Break) (Apr 26–Apr 30, 2027); Jan 26-May 15 (Jan 26–May 15, 2027); Jan 25-May 15 (Jan 25–May 15, 2027); Feb 2-Apr 6 (Feb 2–Apr 6, 2027)
• General schedule: Year-round onsite classes, camps, and workshops; in-school and after-school programs; classes meet in Fall (11-week) and Winter/Spring (13-week) semesters.

About the provider

TADA! Youth Theater is a Drama Desk Award-winning nonprofit youth theater. It has been operating for more than 35 years, with a mission since 1984. Its mission is to provide young people from different social, racial, economic, and cultural backgrounds with musical theater programs that inspire them to learn, be creative, and think differently through high-quality productions, positive youth development, and education programs. It offers onsite classes, camps, and workshops, plus in-school and after-school programs in all five boroughs.

• FREE SAMPLE CLASS — Tue Jan 26
• Final Sharings — May 10 at 4:30 (Mon class) & May 15, time TBD (Sat class)
• Final Sharings — May 11 at 5pm (Tue class) & May 15, time TBD (Sat class)

No student should be turned away because of financial circumstances. Registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. Full payment is required upon registration unless payment plan arrangements are made in advance. Withdrawals must be submitted in writing to [email protected]. Withdrawals submitted at least one month prior to the program’s start date receive a full refund less a $25 admin fee; within less than one month receive a 75% refund; less than one week prior are ineligible for a refund.

Last updated November 7, 2026.