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Musical Theater News, Production Tips, New Musicals and More on The MTI Marquee Blog
Musical Theatre News and information for schools, community and professional theaters
There’s been a MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET and AVENUE Q. MTI has worked tirelessly from 9 TO 5 to release a plethora of shows that aren’t only NEXT TO NORMAL they’re FAME-ous JR! In fact, FLAT STANLEY was in such a state of XANADU he had to be sent to DR. DOLITTLE. And NEW ADVENTURES [...]
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Winner of the TONY® “TRIPLE CROWN” for BEST MUSICAL, BEST SCORE and BEST BOOK, AVENUE Q is part flesh, part felt and packed with heart. AVENUE Q (Music and Lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, Book by Jeff Whitty) is a laugh-out-loud musical that tells the timeless story of a recent college grad named Princeton [...]
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With so many great shows criss-crossing the country, there’s never been a better time to experience the thrill of an MTI musical. The following is a list of some of MTI’s shows that are currently on tour in the U.S. Ticketing and scheduling information can be found on each show’s official website, so click away [...]
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Congratulations to our friends at Stagedoor Manor for their awesome feature on CBS Sunday Morning! The segment aired on the show’s August 8 Broadcast. Stagedoor, located in New York’s Catskill Mountains, is a summer training camp for the Broadway stars of tomorrow, and has a very impressive alumni list, including Natalie Portman, Jon Cryer, Zach [...]
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Audience-favorite AVENUE Q has just reopened Off-Broadway, and we – and the critics — couldn’t be happier! The show is as fresh and delightful as ever in its new, more intimate venue. And as Ben Brantley’s new review indicates, that special feeling of hopelessness and joblessness among young college graduates may be more current than [...]
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During the final performance of AVENUE Q on September 13th, producer Kevin McCollum announced after running for more than six years at the John Golden Theatre, the Tony Award-winning show will find a new home at New World Stages. Starting October 9th, Princeton and the gang will play to a 499-seat house just around the [...]
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It certainly doesn’t suck to be the cast, crew, and creative team of the Brazilian production of AVENUE Q! The show has recently been nominated for five Shell Awards (there are only eight categories). The most prestigious theatre awards in Brazil, the Shell Awards don’t have separate categories for plays and musicals; this is the [...]
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The Tony Award-winning musical AVENUE Q shines under the Southern Cross in its 2009 Australian tour. Princeton, Kate Monster, Trekkie and the gang start with a bang at Comedy Theatre Melbourne followed by a season in Sydney and engagements in Canberra, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Wellington, and Auckland. Director Jonathan Biggins is no stranger to the [...]
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Like it or not, George Bush will be leaving the White House on January 20th, and with his departure, one of AVENUE Q’s lyrics needs updating. In the closing number, For Now, “George Bush” is listed as one of the many things, good and bad, that is “only for now”….and that’s the problem: AVENUE Q [...]
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