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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
While Alan Menken and I were having dinner the night before Junior Theater Festival ’13 was to begin, he said to me, “You know, when I was a kid, what I really wanted to be was a rock star.” “You’ll feel like a rock start tomorrow night,” I confidently told the composer. But that was [...]
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The Season 1 finale of NBC’s Smash featured the first Boston preview of Bombshell with Karen stepping into the leading role at the last minute. The episode ended with Karen giving the preview of Bombshell and a fantastic ending with “Don’t Forget About Me.” We certainly haven’t forgotten about you Karen Cartwright! As we begin [...]
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Sometimes being faithful to the score of an MTI musical requires unique, signature keyboard/synthesizer patches integral to the orchestration. The challenge for musical directors is when these authentic sounds are difficult to find and even more difficult to re-produce correctly. That’s why we created MTI’s Keyboard Patch SolutionsTM – an easy to use resource designed [...]
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Welcome to the third blog post in our “Choosing Your High School’s Musical” series. Our newest series of blog posts is designed to introduce you to some of our shows that we know work in a high school setting. Of course, it’s up to you to determine if the shows are best-suited to your community, [...]
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When you think Disney – you think magic, fairies, sparkle and wonder. But how do you re-create the fairy tale magic that is Disney in your high school gym or auditorium? Can you really put flying carpets, enchanted roses, noses that grow on cue, men turning into beasts on a stage in a high school? [...]
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The national tour of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast just rolled into Fort Meyers, Florida. The local news helped promote the performances with a backstage tour featuring some of the show’s actors…in particular, former MTI employee and regular MTI ShowSpace contributor, Tony Howell. Congratulations to the cast, crew and everyone involved with this endearing production. [...]
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As a child, Tony Howell dreamed of becoming an actor, artist or author. Currently, he is staking a claim to all three. An Indiana native, Tony has been performing passionately for over 14 years and is now on tour with Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Tony is also a gifted artist – and as you’ll [...]
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Ever wondered what being on tour was like? Check out the touring company of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST’s blog! Here you can read interviews with the show’s choreographer and director for a rare behind-the-scenes look at the challenges of directing and choreographing a show that’s meant to be many different theatres around the country. Make [...]
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