 The next year, in 1953, a group of actors asked Howard to lead their sessions, and Michael Howard Studios was born.Over the next five decades, Howard's teachings expanded to the Yale School of Drama, the Juilliard School, the American Conservatory Theatre, and Boston University while continuing his master classes at the Michael Howard Studios.The studio is now in its 55th year in continuous operation making it the longest running private acting studio in New York.