590 stories from Music Theatre International
"NBC's 'Smash': Make A Musical" Beaver Falls Area Middle School Pittsburgh, PA Reported by: Cynthia Ripley, iTheatrics Senior Education Associate, Resident Master Teacher September 28, 2012 …
The following is a review of a production of FRECKLEFACE STRAWBERRY THE MUSICAL which took place in November at the Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse in Illinois written by Thom White for the River …
Thirty-one years ago this week, Broadway saw the last of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG. Granted, the then-new 1981 Stephen Sondheim musical had a hard act to follow: SWEENEY TODD, the 1979 musical (…
Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International (MTI), Universal Pictures Stage Productions, and Beacon Communications today announced that BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL is the newest Broadway pr…
"NBC's 'Smash': Make A Musical" La Grange High School Lake Charles, LA Reported by: Steven G. Kennedy, Resident Choreographer of the Broadway JR. Collection September 28, 2012 I was p…
"Fifty years from now, they’ll still be arguing about the grassy knoll, the Mafia, some Cuban crouched behind a stockade fence." So says Lee Harvey Oswald’s role model in ASSASSI…
Tis the season for shopping and holiday musicals. Or, in the case of YES, VIRGINIA THE MUSICAL… the combination of the two! In case you missed it, YES, VIRGINIA is a brand new musical …
I've talked about many a musical in the last year, but now I'll talk about a play I saw on Broadway last week: The Heiress by Ruth and Augustus Goetz. Not simply because Moisés Kaufman's pr…
The singing, dancing, ever optimistic red head is back on Broadway. A new revival of ANNIE opened last Thursday night and I was on hand for the opening night festivities! In a lot of ways, A…
"NBC's 'SMASH': MAKE A MUSICAL" Vandercook Lake Middle School/High School Jackson, MI Reported by: Cynthia Ripley, iTheatrics Senior Education Associate, Resident Master Teacher September 28…
At the York Theatre Company, CLOSER THAN EVER closed last week, but after a much longer-than-ever expected run. The revival of the 1989 Richard Maltby, Jr.-David Shire revue that had opened …
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy and all the devastation it wrought on so many things – including Broadway and not-for-profit arts organizations all over the east coast " I've begun to w…
Desert Wind Elementary School El Paso, Texas Reported by: Cynthia Ripley, iTheatrics Senior Education Associate, Resident Master Teacher September 21, 2012 Wow. It took one long trip to get …
"NBC's 'SMASH': MAKE A MUSICAL" Muskegon High School Muskegon, MI Reported by: Cynthia Ripley, iTheatrics Senior Education Associate, Resident Master Teacher October 1, 2012 Imagine y…
While watching I DO! I DO! at the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts in Cincinnati, I thought of an advertising slogan that should be used when promoting the Tom Jones-Harvey Schmidt cl…
MTI’s offices will remain closed on Tuesday, October 30 for the safety of our employees in the aftermath of the severe storm that has hit the NYC area. We hope that all of our customer…
So can the musical version of BIG work as a TYA production? Michael J. Bobbitt, the producing artistic director of the Adventure Theatre in Glen Echo, Maryland, thought so. To be sure, he wa…
I'm often asked when I decided to become a producer. The truth is, I didn't find my true calling until after college. Don't get me wrong, I've been in love with musicals for as long as I can…
After topping box office charts with the original movie starring Will Ferrell in 2003 and then a musical adaptation on Broadway that also broke records in 2010, ELF is soon to be available f…
MTI is thrilled to announce the debut of “Brisa’s Pieces” a brand new column on the Marquee written by Tony Award winning Broadway producer, Brisa Trinchero. Brisa Trin…
The hearty applause started the moment after the first-act blackout. When the lights came up for intermission, however, a quick silence pervaded the NEXT TO NORMAL audience at the 4th Wal…
What is the Junior Theater Festival? People often ask, "What is the Junior Theater Festival?" Simply put, the Junior Theater Festival (JTF) is a weekend dedicated to celebrating young people…
The National Theatre's production of Dr. Seuss’s THE CAT IN THE HAT is a lively, engaging “play with sound effects” for performance by adults for young children. Not a word…
Performing on stage is an invaluable experience for any young child. Theater teaches children important values, such as commitment and dedication. Most importantly, theater teaches child…
At the height of the Great Depression, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow went from two small-town nobodies in West Texas to America’s most renowned folk heroes and the Texas law enforceme…
