Since the end of the 19th century, musical theater has thrived and continued to grow as a prominent American artform. Though musical theater has roots in classical style singing, it quickly capitalized on the inclusion of contemporary music trends, notation, orchestration, and themes. Because of its influence from contemporary styles, musical theater is considered a part of Contemporary Commercial Music or CCM. Traditionally, if you wish to study voice at the collegiate level, the majority of your education will be classically based; however, current research has demonstrated that there is a want and a need for the inclusion of CCM, and more specifically musical theater into the collegiate voice curriculum. In 2003, Jeanette LoVetri and Edrie Means Weekly conducted a survey evaluating voice teacher training and experience. While a majority of voice teachers taught musical theater, less than half had received any sort of training to do so. The investigators concluded that a high majority of singing teachers desired more organized and consistent vocal education for CCM and especially musical theater. Later investigative surveys revealed similar results. Despite the demand, the current collegiate voice curriculum has not yet adapted to include a well-rounded curriculum inclusive of CCM styles and it is clear that the lack of CCM inclusion is negatively affecting our singers and music educators. To gauge current perceptions on the inclusion of musical theater education at the undergraduate level, this survey gathered insight from recent alumni of vocal music programs at Ohio public universities. The data was collected from a population in which n=24. While this survey serves as a pilot study, we can identify several trends among the respondents. From the study, it is evident that a percentage of Ohio voice alumni are not satisfied with the amount of musical theater education within their undergraduate voice programs. In general, those who are currently employed in the music field identified that they would have liked additional musical theater education as it would have benefited them in their current careers. The survey also indicated that those with an interest in musical theater may have felt discouraged from studying the artform. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]