http://mtiblog.mtishows.com Musical Theatre News and information for schools, community and professional theaters Wed, 16 May 2012 16:47:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/tpac-receives-one-of-the-first-after-school-creativity-grants-from-disney http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/tpac-receives-one-of-the-first-after-school-creativity-grants-from-disney#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 16:47:49 +0000 WhitneyU http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/?p=15394 The Tennessee Performing Arts Center has been named one of the first recipients of an after-school creativity grant from Disney.  The $75,000 award will be used to develop sustainable theatre programs in Metro Nashville Public Schools, building on work that began when TPAC was selected as the first organization outside of New York City to [...]]]> http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/tpac-receives-one-of-the-first-after-school-creativity-grants-from-disney/feed 0 http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/calling-all-directors-and-educators-study-with-itheatrics-this-summer http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/calling-all-directors-and-educators-study-with-itheatrics-this-summer#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 14:43:15 +0000 JasonC http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/?p=15337 Come learn from the iTheatrics team at a Broadway Junior Teaching Intensive! Now offered in TWO locations: Atlanta, GA – June 22-23 OR New York, NY – July 27-29 Join Broadway Junior’s Timothy Allen McDonald, Broadway Junior Resident Choreographer Steven G. Kennedy, and Broadway Junior Director’s Guide Authors and Master Teachers Marty Johnson and Cynthia [...]]]> http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/calling-all-directors-and-educators-study-with-itheatrics-this-summer/feed 0 http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/the-fix-is-in http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/the-fix-is-in#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 14:22:51 +0000 EllaRC http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/?p=15306 One of the great things about the MTI catalogue is that it often feels like there is a musical for every occasion, and the 2012 election cycle is no exception. THE FIX, a musical satire from John Dempsey and Dana P. Rowe, is a modern, crackling, and incisive commentary on the state of American politics. [...]]]> http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/the-fix-is-in/feed 0 http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/filichia-features-how-to-succeed-with-students-by-really-trying http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/filichia-features-how-to-succeed-with-students-by-really-trying#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 16:42:53 +0000 Peter Filichia http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/?p=15361 No last row of the second balcony for these kids. The students in the Shubert Foundation/MTI Broadway Junior/New York City Department of Education program get first-class seats. At a Wednesday matinee of How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying, those from Middle Schools 61 and 634 from Brooklyn and Soundview Academy in the Bronx [...]]]> http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/filichia-features-how-to-succeed-with-students-by-really-trying/feed 0 http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/nbcs-smash-make-a-musicals-2nd-visit-trillium-charter-school-portland http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/nbcs-smash-make-a-musicals-2nd-visit-trillium-charter-school-portland#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 14:55:38 +0000 Cindy Ripley http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/?p=14889 Trillium Charter School Portland, OR Reported by: Marty Johnson, Director of Education, iTheatrics April 6, 2012 It’s so great to walk into a room and have a group of middle school students run up and start telling you about all the cool things they have been doing during rehearsals for their musical, BUGSY MALONE JR. [...]]]> http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/nbcs-smash-make-a-musicals-2nd-visit-trillium-charter-school-portland/feed 0 http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/nbcs-smash-make-a-musicals-2nd-visit-independence-charter-school-philadelphia http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/nbcs-smash-make-a-musicals-2nd-visit-independence-charter-school-philadelphia#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 14:29:25 +0000 Cindy Ripley http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/?p=15127 Independence Charter School Philadelphia, PA Reporter: Cindy Ripley, iTheatrics Senior Education Associate, Resident Master Teacher April 12, 2012 When you work on a musical you often begin to see the cast as your second family. And the folks at Independence Charter School in downtown Philadelphia really have become a family. Independent Charter School serves students [...]]]> http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/nbcs-smash-make-a-musicals-2nd-visit-independence-charter-school-philadelphia/feed 0 http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/america-casts-10-schools-for-fall-2012-nbc%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98smash%e2%80%99-make-a-musical-program http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/america-casts-10-schools-for-fall-2012-nbc%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98smash%e2%80%99-make-a-musical-program#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 20:11:40 +0000 JasonC http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/?p=15294 10 Schools Win Grand Prize of Full Mentorship Program to Build Self-Sustaining Musical Theater Programs in Schools 20 Additional Finalists Receive Rights and Materials to Perform a Broadway Junior© Show for their Entire Community Dreaming big has paid off for 10 schools across the nation which have been selected for the second phase (Fall, 2012) of [...]]]> http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/america-casts-10-schools-for-fall-2012-nbc%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98smash%e2%80%99-make-a-musical-program/feed 1 http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/seven-brides-for-seven-brothers-a-wholesome-family-friendly-musical-to-showcase-your-dancers http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/seven-brides-for-seven-brothers-a-wholesome-family-friendly-musical-to-showcase-your-dancers#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 15:57:21 +0000 JasonC http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/?p=14697 Are you looking for a traditional musical with lots of opportunities for fabulous choreography?   Then look no further than SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS… SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS is a lively Dance show adapted from the iconic and innovative MGM film.  Wholesome, family-friendly and now available in a new version (updated in 2007 from [...]]]> http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/seven-brides-for-seven-brothers-a-wholesome-family-friendly-musical-to-showcase-your-dancers/feed 0 http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/nbcs-smash-make-a-musicals-2nd-visit-ford-middle-school-seattle http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/nbcs-smash-make-a-musicals-2nd-visit-ford-middle-school-seattle#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 18:41:01 +0000 Cindy Ripley http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/?p=15140 Ford Middle School Tacoma, WA Reported by: Marty Johnson, Director of Education, iTheatrics April 13, 2012 As a student, you can’t wait for spring break to have a week off from school.  As the director of the school musical, you enjoy your week off but are really worried the students might forget everything they learned [...]]]> http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/nbcs-smash-make-a-musicals-2nd-visit-ford-middle-school-seattle/feed 0 http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/the-fantastic-musical http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/the-fantastic-musical#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 14:44:02 +0000 Peter Filichia http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/?p=15275 Sports fans mark May 3 as the day Joltin’ Joe Di Maggio (and future Mr. Marilyn Monroe) made his major league debut with the New York Yankees in 1936. Historians will tell you that May 3 was the day that Washington, D.C. became incorporated as a city. But to musical theater enthusiasts, May 3 means [...]]]> http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/the-fantastic-musical/feed 0 http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/voices-from-next-to-normal-and-beyond http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/voices-from-next-to-normal-and-beyond#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 14:26:37 +0000 WhitneyU http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/?p=15248 The Helen Dewit Jones Auditorium in the Texas Tech Museum was filled to the brim with audience members buzzing in anticipation for what would be one of the most powerful theatrical experiences of the 2012 Texas theatre season. Next to Normal: Arts and Community was to be not only a special preview presentation of Hub [...]]]> http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/voices-from-next-to-normal-and-beyond/feed 0 http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/filichia-features-reflections-on-the-last-five-years http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/filichia-features-reflections-on-the-last-five-years#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 16:57:15 +0000 Peter Filichia http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/?p=15233 Last week, we talked about I Do! I Do! – a sweet musical about a marriage that lasted 50 years. But Michael and Agnes were married circa 1900 – more than 100 years ago. I Do! I Do! opened in 1966 – almost 50 years ago. Both of those eras saw plenty of real-life couples [...]]]> http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/filichia-features-reflections-on-the-last-five-years/feed 0 http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/i-do-i-do http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/i-do-i-do#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:50:14 +0000 Peter Filichia http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/?p=15171 As I head to the Bickford Theatre in Morris Township, New Jersey, I must confess that I’m apprehensive. Will I Do! I Do! do in 2012? After all, the Tom-Jones-Harvey Schmidt musical chronicles a marriage that runs roughly from 1900 to 1950. Now consider how very much marriage has changed since that first part of [...]]]> http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/i-do-i-do/feed 0 http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/disneys-the-little-mermaid-jr-is-now-available-for-licensing http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/disneys-the-little-mermaid-jr-is-now-available-for-licensing#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:43:19 +0000 JasonC http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/?p=15051 Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID, one of the most celebrated animated films of all time — and winner of two Academy Awards® (Best Music, Original Score; Best Music, Original Song, “Under The Sea,” 1989) is now available in the MTI Broadway Junior Collection. With memorable lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, classic music by Alan Menken, and a [...]]]> http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/disneys-the-little-mermaid-jr-is-now-available-for-licensing/feed 0 http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/extra-extra-newsies-makes-headlines http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/extra-extra-newsies-makes-headlines#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:41:23 +0000 JasonC http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/?p=15206 MTI extends its best wishes to the entire cast, crew and creative team of NEWSIES for the seven nominations the show received for the 62nd annual Outer Critics Circle Awards. Hailed by Entertainment Weekly as an “extra-extra special production,” and heralded by Newsweek as “the talk of the town,” NEWSIES makes its Broadway debut at [...]]]> http://mtiblog.mtishows.com/extra-extra-newsies-makes-headlines/feed 1