It’s almost Musicals Week on Strictly Come Dancing! Now, Strictly and musicals go hand in hand, not only because of the glitz and the glamour, the sets, the costumes, and the wigs, hair, and make-up!

When Tony Mata, the UF musical theater director, first arrived on campus 30 years ago, the program supported just five students. Over the course of his tenure at the school, it’s grown to accept 24.

The Fund for College Auditions is a New York City-based 501(c)(3) non-profit that offers financial support and college guidance to acting and musical theatre students with limited resources who want ...