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| Type | Privateconservatory for the performing arts |
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| Established | 1964 |
| Accreditation | WSCUC[1] |
| President | David Martin |
| Students | 1666 (approx.)[2] |
| Location | , United States 40°46′20″N73°59′15″W / 40.77222°N 73.98750°W /40.77222; -73.98750 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Blue and white |
| Website | www |
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The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) is aprivateconservatory for the performing arts inNew York City[2] andLos Angeles, California. The conservatory offersmaster's degrees,[3]bachelor's degrees,associate degrees, and certificates in professional performance. AMDA is accredited by theWASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)[1]
AMDA was founded in 1964 byPhilip Burton and the New York theatre community.[4] By 1970, the school had outgrown its original location on East 23rd Street and moved into a new building on Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village. A few years later, further growth prompted a move to theAnsonia Building.[4] In the 1990s a second location, which is now the principal location of AMDA New York, was opened nearLincoln Center[4]
In 2003 the school expanded west by opening AMDA Los Angeles in the Vine Tower Building.[5]
The New York City campus is located on theUpper West Side of Manhattan. The principal facility is located at 211 West 61st Street,[6] directly behindLincoln Center. The other half of the campus is located at theAnsonia building on West 73rd Street.[4]
The Los Angeles campus is located in the Hollywood Entertainment District with its principal facility in theYucca Vine Tower at 6305 Yucca Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028.[4]
AMDA's Los Angeles has multiple facilities for administration, classes for students and multiple theatres and amenities such rehearsal space, film, TV and editing facilities, a library, the AMDA Café, and the campus piazza.[4]
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