186 stories by "Jasonc"
If you’ve recently attended a Broadway show or National Tour, you probably experienced something very special going on aside from the fantastic performances. Twice a year, for six week…
In 2008, Nederlander Worldwide Entertainment and Phoenix Entertainment brought the musical “Fame” to China’s top drama academy. Five years later, a feature documentary film…
“Beyond its continuing vibrant life in the theater, ‘Fiddler,’ like no other musical before or since, has seeped into the culture more widely, functioning in sometimes cont…
As a strong supporter of the American Association of Community Theatres, MTI is pleased to offer this special discount to AACT members across the country. The details are below, but be s…
MTI REPRESENTED WORLDWIDE We’re delighted to announce that this fall, two newer musicals from the MTI catalog will receive international premieres. NEXT TO NORMAL opens October 11t…
It's obvious we need to find better ways to teach all children to read. But I believe that literacy is not enough. We need to give children a passion for reading. Once ignited, this passion …
MTI is thrilled to celebrate the continuous collaboration of theatrical authors Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. Winners of Broadway's triple crown " the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award an…
NEW YORK, N.Y. " September 25, 2013 – Leading theatrical licensor, Music Theatre International (MTI), creators of the MTI Broadway Junior Collection® (featuring 30 and 60-minute mus…
What would you do if a tree house in your neighborhood could transport you anywhere you wanted to go? While exploring one afternoon, siblings Jack and Annie discover a tree house full of boo…
MAGIC TREE HOUSE: DINOSAURS BEFORE DARK KIDS is the newest addition to the MTI Broadway Junior Collection and we couldn’t be more excited to let you know about special performances of …
Created by Emmy award-winning composers specifically for the school stage, YES, VIRGINIA THE MUSICAL is the perfect way to celebrate the joys of the holiday season. In 1897, one precocious g…
Grab your pixie dust and take your theatre to new heights with Disney’s PETER PAN JR. – the newest musical available for licensing from the MTI Broadway Junior Collection. Wendy …
"Try to Remember the kind of September, when grass was green and grain was yellow…" THE FANTASTICKS is the longest-running production of any kind in the world, and with good reason: at the…
Get the inside scoop on what it was like to create Disney’s PETER PAN JR. for the stage: In many ways, Never Land is a place you know already. J.M. Barrie's creation has so fully infus…
In this special video interview, Frank Wildhorn shares production notes, advice and teaching tools for his epic musical, THE CIVIL WAR: Drawing on letters, diaries, firsthand accounts, and t…
"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 highly…
' 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 Res…
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 nominati…
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 yo…
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…
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, the s…
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 ins…
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 sho…
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 20…
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…