Broadway Star Justin Lee Miller Appointed as Inaugural Musical Theatre Program Director at Interlochen Center for the Arts

By Logan Martell

Interlochen Center for the Arts has announced that veteran Broadway performer Justin Lee Miller will join the organization as its inaugural Program Director of Musical Theatre.

Miller will be responsible for advancing the Center’s musical theatre programs at Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen Arts Camp, and Interlochen Online.

Miller has appeared on Broadway in shows such as “My Fair Lady,” “The Phantom of the Opera,” and “On the Town,” among others. He has also performed in Lincoln Center Theater’s production of “Camelot” alongside Lin-Manuel Miranda, The New York Philharmonic’s “Sweeney Todd,” and “The Christmas Rose” at Carnegie Hall. As a classical singer, he has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Lyric Opera Chicago, Opera Comique Paris, New Orleans Opera, and Atlanta Opera.

“I am thrilled to welcome Justin Lee Miller to the theatre faculty at Interlochen,” said Director of Theatre Bill Church. “He will put his extensive musical theatre experience to work as he oversees the development and growth of our popular musical theatre programs. Justin’s expertise will help our students acquire the skills necessary as they prepare to enter this highly competitive field.”

As an educator, Miller has taught at the University of Mississippi, and Tulane University, as has served as a visiting professor of theatre at Wagner College in Staten Island.

“From the minute that I stepped onto the Interlochen campus, I knew this was a special place,” said Miller. “I’ve met Interlochen graduates throughout my career, from actors to musicians, and they are always the very best in their field. I’m looking forward to developing the Musical Theater program and joining the community of artists at Interlochen.”

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