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Educational theatre consultancy group iTheatrics selected an exceptional cast of 25 students, ages 10 to 16 and representing eight states, to perform in instructional choreography DVDs for Music Theatre International titles in development – Doctor Dolittle JR., Finian’s Rainbow JR., Disney’s Winnie the Pooh KIDS and Disney’s The Little Mermaid JR., it was announced today [...]
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Eight exceptional educators from schools and performing arts centers around the country will work one-on-one with Broadway greats including Kimberly Grigsby, Warren Carlyle, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul at the 2nd Annual BROADWAY WELCOMES AMERICA’S TEACHERS AT THE FREDDIE G THEATRE EXPERIENCE July 15th-17th in New York. Again this year’s event has been underwritten by [...]
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Music Theatre International is proud to officially announce and introduce the 2011 honorees of the second-annual Freddie G. Teacher Experience scheduled for July 15, 16, and 17th in New York City. The Freddie G. Teacher Experience (named for Music Theatre International’s CEO and Chairman Freddie Gershon who, with his wife Myrna, underwrites the awards and [...]
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Mark your calendars! We’re delighted to announce that Teen Kids News - the award-winning national television news show for kids is airing a special segment on Saturday, February 12th that was filmed at the 2011 Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta, Georgia. This year’s Junior Theater Festival was a celebration of young people with BIG dreams [...]
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Reflecting on the tremendous success of last weekend’s Junior Theater Festival, MTI CEO Freddie Gershon is back and blogging for The Huffington Post! If there is any message to be taken from the Atlanta-based Festival, it is to dream big, shoot for the stars, and never let a bully convince you that you’re incapable of [...]
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The Junior Theater Festival is an annual celebration of young people with BIG dreams and the courage it takes to follow them. The Festival coincided with the day in which we honor Dr. King’s resilience and tenacity in fighting for his dream of freedom for all Americans. We were thrilled to have over 2,000 students [...]
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Playbill.com’s, Adam Hetrick recently wrote a piece about MTI’s Junior Theater Festival, and all of the theatrical luminaries attending the event. We’re all looking forward to Tony Award nominee and Olivier Award-winning composer Jeanine Tesori, accepting the Junior Theatre Festival Award for Advancement of Musical Theatre for Young People. Joining Jeanine for the weekend festivities [...]
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Forty-seven students from the Children’s Playhouse of Maryland (Baltimore) are en route to Atlanta to participate in the national Junior Theater Festival, January 14 – 17, 2011. Taking place at the Cobb Galleria Centre, Children’s Playhouse of Maryland will be performing four songs and two acting scenes for adjudication at the Festival, as well as participate in [...]
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For the second consecutive year, students from the Dare to Dream Theatre in Manitowoc, Wisconsin have been accepted into the Junior Theater Festival. This hard-working and talented group of young performers were just featured locally in The Herald Times Reporter’s online site. Click below to read the full article: Dare to Dream Theatre students to [...]
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The countdown is on! In a little more than a week, the 2011 Junior Theater Festival will take center stage at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Georgia. 1,800 students and teachers will convene to celebrate their love of theater, among them, the members of the Bay Area Theatre and Voice Academy of League City, [...]
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