Tim Howard

Tim Howard is Professor and Coordinator of the B.F.A. Musical Theatre program at Western Connecticut State University's School of Visual, Performing, and Communication Arts. With a career spanning Broadway, regional theatre, and academia, Howard combines practical experience with educational leadership.

• Director of The Radium Girls (2022), Big River (2016), and Parade (2016)
• Acting credits include Broadway National Tour of Show Boat and Parade with Harold Prince
• Teaching areas: MT Workshop, Acting, Audition Techniques

His research interests focus on musical theatre pedagogy, actor training, and stage directing methodologies. Howard's productions have received 14 national awards at KCACTF and multiple BroadwayWorld accolades.

Awards include:

• Berkshire Theater Award nominations (2016)
• Critic’s Voice Award from TIME Magazine for Get Any Guy Thru Psychic Mind Control
• KCACTF recognition for Evita, The Drowsy Chaperone, and Parade

As an educator, Howard emphasizes storytelling through song and character commitment, with quotes from Stanislavski and Carrie Fisher informing his teaching philosophy. He has served as musical director and adjudicator for institutions like the Governor's School for Arts.