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Friday, September 6, 2013

SHREK THE MUSICAL Arrives on Deluxe Edition Blu-ray™ and DVD October 15 by Jasonc

“The best musical for younger audiences since The Lion King!” –Time Out NY The greatest fairy tale never told comes to life as never before in DreamWorks’ SHREK THE MUSICAL, the …

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 12:35PM
Thursday, September 5, 2013

Use the ScenePartner App to Memorize Your Lines and Get Off Book Fast! by Jasonc

• Music Theatre International and MyTheaterApps.com Announce Agreement for e-Script Distribution Through the Scene Partner® Webstore. • Scene Partner to Join MTI’s Suite of Theatrical…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 11:16AM
Tuesday, September 3, 2013

New Posthumous Award Initiated as The Kennedy Center Seeks Nominations for Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards by Jasonc

Series of Annual $10,000 Awards Named for Broadway Legend Honors Teachers In All Fields of Education (WASHINGTON, D.C.)—The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is seeking nomina…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 02:36PM
Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Live in Living Color – It’s the CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Video Playlist by Jasonc

We’ve assembled some great video clips from the original Broadway production and the National Tour of CATCH ME IF YOU CAN.  We hope this inspires you to bring this new musical to your…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 05:30PM

Fly, Fly Away with CATCH ME IF YOU CAN – Now Available for Licensing by Jasonc

Based on the hit DreamWorks film and the incredible true story that inspired it, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN is the high-flying, splashy musical that tells the story of Frank W. Abagnale, Jr., a tee…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 05:29PM
Wednesday, August 21, 2013

20 is a Magic Number at Mary’s Attic, Aug 24 Celebrate Schoolhouse Rock Live! 20th anniversary with original cast and Bob Dorough by Jasonc

CHICAGO – Aug. 21, 2013. Theatrebam Chicago’s touring company presents a special 20th anniversary performance of Schoolhouse Rock Live! at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug.24, at Mary’s Attic,…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 04:15PM

Believe in Magic with Xanadu JR. – Now Available for Licensing by Jasonc

It’s time to believe in magic with XANADU JR! It’s 1980 and the magical and beautiful Greek muse, Kira, descends from the heavens of Mt. Olympus to Venice Beach, California on a quest to…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 10:13AM
Tuesday, August 20, 2013

MTI Secures Worldwide Rights to License Three New Musicals: SISTER ACT, AMERICAN IDIOT and MURDER BALLAD! by Jasonc

Music Theatre International (MTI) has secured worldwide licensing rights to three of Broadway and Off-Broadway’s most recent hits, SISTER ACT, AMERICAN IDIOT and MURDER BALLAD. The three s…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 04:59PM
Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Magic Tree House: DINOSAURS BEFORE DARK KIDS – Sign Up for Fast Track Notification by Jasonc

We are thrilled to announce that the newest addition to the MTI Broadway Junior Collection®, MAGIC TREE HOUSE: DINOSAURS BEFORE DARK KIDS will be available for licensing in the fall of 2013…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 01:19PM
Monday, August 5, 2013

Newtown, CT Hosts Special Performance of SEUSSICAL: Director Michael Unger Shares Inspiring Stories from Rehearsal by Jasonc

The following article is written by Michael Unger, the director of a special production of Ahren’s and Flaherty’s SEUSSICAL taking place in Newtown, CT to honor and support the v…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 11:00AM
Friday, July 26, 2013

Filichia Features: The Genesis of CHILDREN OF EDEN JR. by Jasonc

Doesn’t the first word in the title CHILDREN OF EDEN imply that it’s the ideal musical for a Jr. edition? Not so fast. True, children are the ones for whom Jr. editions are made. They’…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 10:35AM
Friday, July 12, 2013

Filichia Features: Gettysburg Still Plays Host to THE CIVIL WAR by Jasonc

How busy Gettysburg, Pennsylvania was last week! The first four cars I saw while walking around had license plates from Indiana, South Dakota, Kentucky and Wisconsin. Of course, the reason f…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 11:29AM
Wednesday, July 10, 2013

MTI Welcomes America’s Teachers to the Fourth Annual Freddie G Broadway Experience by Jasonc

Eight exceptional educators from schools and performing arts centers around the country will work one-on-one with Broadway greats at the 4th Annual FREDDIE G BROADWAY EXPERIENCE July 10th &#…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 09:33AM
Friday, June 28, 2013

Filichia Features: Pasek and Paul Perform DOGFIGHT by Jasonc

Yes, Katrina Ploof was brilliant in the title role of Golda’s Balcony and Neilson R. Jones was an ominous professor and Vivian Hwang an eager student in Ionesco’s The Lesson. But now com…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 02:05PM
Monday, June 24, 2013

FRECKLEFACE STRAWBERRY: Expanded Cast Version Available and Great Promotional Ideas for Your Theatre by Jasonc

We’re thrilled to announce the release of FRECKLEFACE STRAWBERRY – EXPANDED CAST VERSION. FRECKLEFACE STRAWBERRY THE MUSICAL is based on the beloved New York Times Best Selling…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 10:41AM
Friday, June 21, 2013

Filichia Features: A Word on A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC’s Overture by Jasonc

Whenever composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim and director Harold Prince set out to do a musical, they were always on the lookout for ingredients that would be new, fresh or even groundbreakin…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 10:17AM
Tuesday, June 18, 2013

DR DOLITTLE JR Trots, Crawls and Flies Onto Your Stage! The Classic Tale of Animal Kindness is Now Available for Licensing. by Jasonc

The classic tale of kindness to animals and animal kindnesses trots, crawls and flies onto the stage in DOCTOR DOLITTLE JR. All of the characters we’ve come to love through the stories…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 12:39PM
Monday, June 17, 2013

Praise for Peter Filichia’s Newest Book: Strippers, Showgirls and Sharks… by Jasonc

“Wait..Gypsy didn’t win the Tony for Best Musical?” That’s a question that gets asked over and over again, every time a new Rose takes to the runway in the Broadway classic “Gypsy�…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 01:14PM
Monday, June 10, 2013

Bridgeport Roosevelt School to Perfom Disney’s JUNGLE BOOK KIDS with Support of Turnaround Arts and the President’s Committee on the Arts and the by Jasonc

Funders Myrna and Freddie Gershon Support the Program to Transform the School Once the lowest performing school in the State of Connecticut, Roosevelt is one of eight schools around the coun…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 02:15PM
Sunday, June 9, 2013

MTI Shows and Authors Represented at the 2013 TONY Awards by Jasonc

We couldn’t be more excited and proud of our authors and their shows… MTI Shows Nominated for 2013 TONY Awards BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL - Best Musical Book by Jeff Whitty Music …

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 11:52AM
Friday, June 7, 2013

Filichia Features: TICK, TICK … BOOM! – Jonathan Larson’s Other Musical by Jasonc

Thirty is usually the first birthday that any of us dreads. Twenty-nine year-old Jonathan Larson did as well in 1990 – especially because he’d been trying to get a foothold on Broadway f…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 10:23AM
Thursday, May 30, 2013

Tim Federle to Join Hundreds of NYC Public School Students on Stage at The Shubert Foundation/MTI Broadway Junior Student Share by Jasonc

Tim Federle, Broadway performer and author of Simon & Schuster’s, Better Nate Than Ever, (a New York Times Editor’s Choice), will serve as Master of Ceremonies as hundreds of student…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 01:17PM
Friday, May 10, 2013

New Account Statements Available! by Jasonc

An exciting change is coming soon to the way MTI delivers account information to its customers! Based on years of feedback from customers, as well as months of development work on our end, M…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 05:42PM
Tuesday, May 7, 2013

NY Historial Society to Honor MTI’s Freddie and Myrna Gershon by Jasonc

New-York Historical Society to Celebrate its 15th Annual American Musicals Project Benefit with an Evening of Music from Broadway’s Golden Era Myrna and Freddie Gershon and Manhattan P94M …

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 02:15PM
Thursday, May 2, 2013

Music Theatre International and MyTheaterApps.com Finalize e-Script™ Rehearsal Tool Distribution Deal for Scene Partner® by Jasonc

Music Theatre International and MyTheaterApps.com Announce Agreement for e-Script Distribution Through the Scene Partner® Webstore. Scene Partner to Join MTI’s Suite of Theatrical Resourc…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 10:00AM
Friday, April 26, 2013

Broadway Revival of PIPPIN Enchants Audiences and Critics Alike! by Jasonc

“Thrilling!  A stroke of genius!” – The Associated Press “The season’s Best Musical, jazz hands down!” – USA Today Everything has its season……

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 11:31AM

Filichia Features: Sunday in the Park in the Châtelet in Paris by Jasonc

“It is so large,” says successful 19th century artist Jules when he gets his first glimpse of Georges Seurat’s “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.” And yet, when …

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 10:10AM
Monday, April 22, 2013

Hey, Teachers and Directors…Junior Theater Festival 2014 Registration Begins! by Jasonc

We’re pleased to announce that iTheatrics is now accepting registrations for the 2014 Junior Theater Festival. Whether you’ve attended in the past or this is the first time you are b…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 03:19PM
Friday, March 22, 2013

The Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards: Seven Teachers from Across the U.S. Receive National Award for Excellence in Program by Jasonc

(WASHINGTON, D.C.)—The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced the 2013 winners of Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards—a series of annual grants…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 11:12AM
Thursday, March 14, 2013

Electronic Versions of Perusal Scripts Now Available from MTI by Jasonc

E-Perusals from MTI MTI is excited to announce the launching of E-perusals, our newest resource to our customers. Stop waiting for your perusals to be processed and shipped to you. Now you c…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 10:26AM
Thursday, February 28, 2013

Last Chance: Get Your Golden Ticket While You Still Can by Jasonc

Following ten immensely popular years of licenses and performances of Roald Dahl’s WILLY WONKA, MTI will soon be required to stop licensing this wonderful show indefinitely.  WILLY WONKA …

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 02:42PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards