A Year of Sondheim Milestones

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

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License The Prince of Egypt!

The epic musical adapted from the beloved DreamWorks Animation film is available for your stage.

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MTI Acquires & Juliet, The Larger Than Life Musical!

Audiences "Can't Stop The Feeling" with this high-energy hit!

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Filichia Features: Mary’s Eye-Poppin’ at Green Valley High

By Jason Cocovinis on July 11, 2014

in Making Theater, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Filichia Features

At the Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska, communal lunches may be common, but the conversations among participants is choice.I was sitting near a middle-aged man who’s one of the dozens of high school drama directors here. Said he, “I’ve ...

Meet the Freddie G. Broadway Experience Class of 2014

By Jason Cocovinis on July 08, 2014

in Education and Arts Advocacy, Announcements | Tags: Conferences, Festivals and Special Events, Freddie Gershon, Junior Theater Festival 2014

The Freddie G. Broadway Experience is a celebration of eight outstanding educators who are selected at the annual Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta for their exceptional contributions to their communities through the staging of Broadway Junior ...

Filichia Features: Teachers: Thinkin’ about Lincoln?

By Peter Filichia on July 04, 2014

in Education and Arts Advocacy, Making Theater | Tags: Conferences, Festivals and Special Events, Filichia Features

Here’s an easy prediction to make.Theater teachers and high school drama club members who weren’t in Lincoln, Nebraska last week didn’t have nearly as good a time as those who trekked to the Midwest metropolis.The Thespian Festival marked ...

Filichia Features: Candide in a Church

By Peter Filichia on June 27, 2014

in Making Theater, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Filichia Features

Looking for a space to do your next musical and can’t find any?Don’t overlook the possibility of renting the local church.I know, I know. Pews instead of theater seats means no arm rests --aside from one on each aisle and one in the ...

Omigod You Guys! LEGALLY BLONDE JR. Now Available for Licensing!

By Music Theatre International on June 26, 2014

in Announcements, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: New Releases

Everyone's favorite Harvard blonde, Elle Woods, takes the stage by storm in LEGALLY BLONDE JR. Adapted for younger performers and based on the popular movie, this show features an upbeat original score that's sure to leave cast members and audiences ...

Six MTI Shows Represented at the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln!

By Jason Cocovinis on June 25, 2014

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

Delighted that our shows Mary Poppins, Violet, Fiddler on the Roof, Catch Me If You Can, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and The Last Five Years are represented at EdTA's International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, ...

Filichia Features: Murder Ballad Will Out

By Peter Filichia on June 21, 2014

in Making Theater, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Filichia Features

Whodunnit?One thing’s for certain: in the musical MURDER BALLAD, the butler didn’t.He couldn’t have, for none of the characters in this 2012 musical works in that capacity. Michael is a poet. Tom is an actor/bartender -- with the accent ...

Filichia Features: Indeed, What About Luv?

By Peter Filichia on June 13, 2014

in Making Theater, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Filichia Features

Two middle-aged character men, one middle-aged character woman, one set, one piano, everyday contemporary clothes (well, okay, one mink coat), and you’re in business.In fact, you don’t even need the set to do What About Luv? The entire ...

Filichia Features: The Baker's Wife is Cookin'

By Peter Filichia on June 06, 2014

in Making Theater, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Filichia Features

Here’s the way to advertise it: “From the composer-lyricist of Wicked, Pippin and Godspell.”That’s ad copy that’ll sell tickets – and you wouldn’t be lying. Oh, your audience may think you’re fibbing once it begins to hear ...

Music Theatre International and Itheatrics Celebrate The Turnaround Arts Program as Guests Attending a Special Event at The White House

By Jason Cocovinis on June 04, 2014

in Education and Arts Advocacy | Tags: Conferences, Festivals and Special Events, MTI Broadway Junior Collection

The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities announces that after a successful two-year pilot, Turnaround Arts will expand into an additional 19 school districts in 11 states. Washington, D.C. – June 4, 2014 – Music Theatre ...