How to Dance in Ohio Waltzes Up to MTI

The exuberant coming-of-age comedy joins MTI.

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1660 Vine the Musical Now Available for Licensing

This show will go viral on your stage!

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A Year of Sondheim Milestones

We'd like to propose a toast to these six Sondheim titles!

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What Students Can Learn From WORKING

By Kathryn Harris on June 17, 2010

in Education and Arts Advocacy, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: craig carnelia, International Thespian Festival 2010, james taylor, mary rodgers, micki grant, nina faso, Stephen Schwartz, susan birkenhead, Conferences, Festivals and Special Events, Show Spotlight

A job is more than how a person spends the day. It's wrapped up in a person's identity - and dreams. The musical WORKING perfectly illustrates just how important that connection is. Adapted by Stephen Schwartz (PIPPIN, WICKED) and Nina Faso ...

Giving Them What They Want….A Dirty Rotten Musical…

By Victoria Saxton on June 17, 2010

in Education and Arts Advocacy, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Central York High School, David Yazbek, educational theatre association, International Thespian Festival 2010, Jack O'Brien, Jeffrey Lane, John Lithgow, Norbert Leo Butz, Sherie Rene Scott, terrence McNally, Tony Awards, Conferences, Festivals and Special Events, Show Spotlight

At this year's Educational Theatre Associations’ Thespian Festival, Central York High School (Pennsylvania) have been chosen to perform a main stage production of DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, one of five MTI shows which will be performed. We wish CYHS ...

Freddie Gershon: Bringing Some Glee to High School Musicals and Helping Teachers Be American Idols

By Jason Cocovinis on June 16, 2010

in Show/Author Spotlight, Announcements | Tags: American Idol, Freddie Gershon, Glee, General MTI News

Music Theatre International's CEO, Freddie Gershon recently wrote a piece for The Huffington Post about younger performers keeping the art of musical theatre and performance alive and well. He cites the influence of shows like Glee and American ...

How to Succeed at Putting on a High School Musical Without Really Trying (Or Maybe Trying a Bit)

By Victoria Saxton on June 16, 2010

in Education and Arts Advocacy, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: abe burrows, Daniel Radcliffe, educational theatre association, Frank Loesser, International Thespian Festival 2010, jack weinstock, Matthew Broderick, Megan Mullally, Pulitzer Prize, willie gilbert, Conferences, Festivals and Special Events, Show Spotlight

What makes a musical appealing to high school students? Which musicals do they want to perform? And which musicals are going to be a sure-fire success for performers and audiences alike? At the Educational Theatre Associations’ Thespian Festival ...

Five MTI Shows Featured at International Thespian Festival

By Jason Cocovinis on June 15, 2010

in Education and Arts Advocacy, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: EDTA, International Thespian Festival 2010, Thespian Festival, Conferences, Festivals and Special Events, Pippin, Show Spotlight

This year's Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska features more than fifty productions presented by schools from throughout North America and abroad. A select few have been chosen as Main Stage presentations at the Festival. The select group ...

MTI at the Tonys: Past and Present - continued.

By Victoria Saxton on June 10, 2010

in Education and Arts Advocacy, Announcements, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Conferences, Festivals and Special Events, In the News, Show Spotlight

Part II: Revivals. The actual word ‘revival’ can be defined in many ways. It can mean renewal, resuscitation and re-invigoration. In theatrical terms a revival refers to a new production of a play or musical that has not been recently ...

MTI Shows Featured in the 2nd Annual Jimmy Awards. Is YOUR school nominated?

By GERRY LIU on June 09, 2010

in Education and Arts Advocacy, Announcements, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Musical Theater, nederlander, Conferences, Festivals and Special Events, In the News, Show Spotlight

The 2nd Annual National High School Musical Theater Awards, otherwise known as the "Jimmys," are right around the corner...is someone from your school nominated? Presented by Nederlander Alliances and Pittsburgh CLO, the Jimmys recognize outstanding ...

MTI at the Tonys: Past and Present.

By Victoria Saxton on June 08, 2010

in Education and Arts Advocacy, Announcements, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Dick Scanlan, joe dipietro, Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherety, Stephen Sondheim, The Tony Awards 2010, Conferences, Festivals and Special Events, In the News, Show Spotlight

Part I – Overview. Click on the above image to go to the official Tony Awards site. MTI has a proud history of association with the Tony Awards. Over the last sixty-three years MTI shows and authors have amassed over two-hundred awards in ...

CANDIDE at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre

By Tyler Paul on June 03, 2010

in Show/Author Spotlight, Announcements | Tags: 5th Avenue Theatre, hugh wheeler, Leonard Bernstein, Richard Wilbur, Seattle, In the News, Show Spotlight

The revised 1999 version of CANDIDE has opened to positive reviews at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre! CANDIDE features a book by Hugh Wheeler, music by Leonard Bernstein, and lyrics by Richard Wilbur. Based on the novel by Voltaire, Wheeler's musical ...

THE TOXIC AVENGER Earns 5 Dora Mayor Moore Nominations!

By Kathryn Harris on June 02, 2010

in Announcements, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: david bryan, joe dipietro, In the News

Congratulations to the Toronto production of THE TOXIC AVENGER, which was nominated for five Dora Mavor Moore Awards! The hilariously campy musical, based on the cult classic 1984 film, is about New Jersey's first superhero: a seven-foot toxic mutant ...