Interlochen Center for the Arts Releases External Investigation Report on Sexual Abuse & Epstein Ties

(Photo credit: Detroit Free Press) On July 28, Michigan’s Interlochen Center for the Arts released an external investigation into decades of reported sexual abuse and associations with known sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Interlochen Center for the Arts was founded in 1928 and operates as both a year-round boarding school (Academy) for high schoolers and a summer camp for children in {…}

Renée Fleming Among Interlochen’s ‘Shirley Young Distinguished Artist Series’ Headliners

(Photo credit: Andrew Eccles) Soprano Renée Fleming will headline Interlochen’s “Shirley Young Distinguished Artist Series” in 2026. This new series is part of Interlochen’s upcoming 2028 centennial celebration. The “Shirley Young Distinguished Artist Series” will bring several of the world’s leading artists to Interlochen to work with students and stage public performances. Pianist Lang Lang opens the inaugural season this {…}

Interlochen Center for the Arts to Launch New Online Courses

Michigan-based Interlochen Center for the Arts is set to launch a unique new online program. Interlochen Online will feature six online courses aimed at creating a varied approach to music learning. Among the courses that will be on offer are “Musical Theatre: Performing a Song,” “Recording and Producing Music for Beginners,” “Songwriting for Beginners,” “Acting Basics,” “Creative Writing Techniques: Fabulist {…}

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

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 {…}