Disney’s High School Musical

Music Theatre International’s CEO, Freddie Gershon recently wrote a piece for The Huffington Post about younger performers keeping the art of musical theatre and performance alive and well.  He cites the influence of shows like Glee and American Idol, as well as the perennial favorite, Disney’s High School Musical (which MTI licenses as a stage [...]

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The Phantom took the day off from his Opera this past Monday, as MTI, The Shubert Foundation, iTheatrics, the New York City Department of Education and ArtsConnection welcomed over 400 middle-school students to perform on the stage of the fabled Majestic Theatre at a celebratory event known as “Student Share”. “Student Share” is the culmination [...]

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This Vanity Fair article examines how the new hit TV show GLEE has built on the legacy and success of DISNEY’S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL.  Like HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, GLEE challenges conventional high school stereotypes through song and dance – but in a style and tone all its own. GLEE recently won a Golden Globe for [...]

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