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Musical Theater News, Production Tips, New Musicals and More on The MTI Marquee Blog
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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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As has been the case with thousands of musicals before it, MARRY ME A LITTLE starts with an overture. Or does it? Our program tells us that this new Keen Company production with recycled Stephen Sondheim songs is a two-character musical. We’ll meet Him and Her, as they were solely named by Craig Lucas and [...]
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Some of us close to Arthur believe he wrote himself into characters on the stage and one of the people closest to him believes that Arthur and Rose were one. -Freddie Gershon MTI’s Chairman and CEO Freddie Gershon shares a touching tribute to his friend, the late, great Arthur Laurents in his latest article on [...]
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In the first installment of our Marquee Q & A Series, Broadway actor Tituss Burgess catches up with MTI’s Tyler Paul to discusses GUYS AND DOLLS, Frank Loesser, and more… Vocalist extraordinaire and Broadway actor Tituss Burgess, best known for his portrayal of Sebastian in the Broadway mounting of DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID, began his [...]
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by Yui Kitamura August 25th marks composer Leonard Bernstein’s birthday. Born in 1918, this prolific artist created a wide variety of music until he died in 1990 at the age of 72. Bernstein was a great educator, conductor, and music director, as well as a composer of classical, film, and theatre music. Of the many [...]
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The Marquee would like to sincerely congratulate all of this year’s nominees – it’s been an incredibly exciting time for theatre (one of the busiest seasons in decades) and there have been a lot of great productions. MTI is especially proud that two musicals in our catalogue have been nominated for Best Revival of a [...]
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Classic Musical Sets Box Office Record for Broadway’s Palace Theatre When plans were announced to revive the 1957 hit musical West Side Story this season, theatergoers and critics questioned whether the Eisenhower-era paean to Romeo and Juliet would find an audience in our twenty-first century age of iPods and Blu-Rays. The answer is a resounding [...]
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