Just because they didn't applaud PARADE doesn't mean that they didn't like it. At the opening night performance of the 1998 musical at 4th Wall Theatre in Bloomfield, New Jersey, silence oft…
During the month of June, The Robert G. Reim Theatre in Kirkwood, Missouri will feel less like a theatre, and more like a Harlem jazz club in the 1930′s, when STAGES ST. LOUIS presents…
Precisely 506 months to the day after I saw the very first performance of the pre-Broadway tryout of COMPANY at the Shubert Theatre in Boston, I saw it again — at the GeVa Theatre Cent…
MTI Chairman and CEO Freddie Gershon is back with a new column on The Huffington Post. In this article,“May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You*”, Freddie reflects on the milest…
As we gear up for this weekend’s Tony Honors and Tony Awards, we wanted to share the article, “Freddie Gershon: Building the Broadway Audience by Empowering Young Performers̶…
The final round of the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee airs tonight, May 31st, at 8pm on ESPN. Six-year-old contestant Lori Anne Madison has made history by becoming the youngest person t…
Good thing that assistant stage manager Lindsay Weiner led the audience in breathing lessons before the show officially began. Our breath might have otherwise been taken away for good by all…
The stars shone brightly during the daytime at the 7th annual Shubert Foundation/MTI Broadway Junior/New York City Department of Education “Student Share” event which took place …
May 29, 2012 marks the 60th Anniversary of Music Theatre International! In recognition of this milestone event, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has officially named today, May 29th…
Like Mrs. Lovett, "Sometimes ideas just pop into me head." Only mine are more benign than hers, thank the Lord. With Encores! announcing its 2012-2013 season this week " FIORELLO followed by…
Sometimes you can tell you're going to have a good time at a show just from the set. In front of us on the second floor of the 14th Street Y is a sunny-looking playground. Center stage is a …
Nick Jonas " the popular singer/songwriter who is currently starring in the Tony-nominated How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying " will serve as master of ceremonies as hundreds o…
The Tennessee Performing Arts Center has been named one of the first recipients of an after-school creativity grant from Disney. The $75,000 award will be used to develop sustainable the…
Come learn from the iTheatrics team at a Broadway Junior Teaching Intensive! Now offered in TWO locations: Atlanta, GA " June 22-23 OR New York, NY " July 27-29 Join Broadway Junior's Timoth…
One of the great things about the MTI catalogue is that it often feels like there is a musical for every occasion, and the 2012 election cycle is no exception. THE FIX, a musical satire from…
No last row of the second balcony for these kids. The students in the Shubert Foundation/MTI Broadway Junior/New York City Department of Education program get first-class seats. At a Wednesd…
Trillium Charter School Portland, OR Reported by: Marty Johnson, Director of Education, iTheatrics April 6, 2012 It's so great to walk into a room and have a group of middle school students …
Independence Charter School Philadelphia, PA Reporter: Cindy Ripley, iTheatrics Senior Education Associate, Resident Master Teacher April 12, 2012 When you work on a musical you often begin …
10 Schools Win Grand Prize of Full Mentorship Program to Build Self-Sustaining Musical Theater Programs in Schools 20 Additional Finalists Receive Rights and Materials to Perform a Broadway …
Are you looking for a traditional musical with lots of opportunities for fabulous choreography?  Then look no further than SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS… SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BR…
Ford Middle School Tacoma, WA Reported by: Marty Johnson, Director of Education, iTheatrics April 13, 2012 As a student, you can’t wait for spring break to have a week off from school.…
Sports fans mark May 3 as the day Joltin' Joe Di Maggio (and future Mr. Marilyn Monroe) made his major league debut with the New York Yankees in 1936. Historians will tell you that May 3 was…
The Helen Dewit Jones Auditorium in the Texas Tech Museum was filled to the brim with audience members buzzing in anticipation for what would be one of the most powerful theatrical experienc…
Last week, we talked about I Do! I Do! " a sweet musical about a marriage that lasted 50 years. But Michael and Agnes were married circa 1900 " more than 100 years ago. I Do! I Do! opened in…
As I head to the Bickford Theatre in Morris Township, New Jersey, I must confess that I'm apprehensive. Will I Do! I Do! do in 2012? After all, the Tom-Jones-Harvey Schmidt musical chronicle…