590 stories from Music Theatre International
Last Friday, we talked about the marvelous 40-minute musical MAGIC TREE HOUSE: DINOSAURS BEFORE DARK KIDS that Jenny Laird, Randy Courts and Will Osborne crafted from Mary Pope Osborne's fir…
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…
Mary Pope Osborne, the esteemed children's writer, was looking for an idea. What would be a good book for kids aged six-to-nine who were currently in grades one-to-four? Then inspiration hit…
' 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…
Last week, while reviewing LES MISERABLES SCHOOL EDITION, I suggested that producing the British mega-hit may lead to one unexpected benefit. It may be a logical successor to WEST SIDE STORY…
Do you want to start a new holiday tradition at your school? There’s never been a better time than right now! For the second year in a row, Macy's is providing YES, VIRGINIA THE MU…
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…
At the Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta last January, I rubbed elbows with many high school drama directors " of whom I always asked the same question: "So what show are you doing next yea…
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…
There have been thousands upon thousands of T-shirts made for hundreds upon hundreds of productions of SEUSSICAL. But each one for sale in this lobby has a unique logo in its upper right han…
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…
Music Theatre International founder Frank Loesser once wrote a song called "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" Now Music Theatre International and iTheatrics are asking middle school teache…
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…
Most assume that it's nothing more than a feel-good, happy-go-lucky, fun-filled musical comedy. That novelist Amanda Brown even played on the expression "legally blind" to come up with her t…
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're cus…
At the recent American Association of Community Theatre Festival in Carmel, Indiana, 12 companies ranging from Burlington, Massachusetts to Chula Vista, California came to show their wares. …
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…
Entertainment Weekly recently released a special issue of The 100 All-Time Greatest in Movies, TV, Music, Books and Plays. This issue included a Top 10 Greatest Musicals List. Of the…
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 &#…
"My name is Evan Goldman" are the first words said by the leading man of 13. Here, at the Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska, the line is stated unequivocally by Erick Patrick of Olathe …
