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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
In the fifth installment of our Marquee Q & A, actress Hayley Podschun catches up with MTI’s Tyler Paul to discuss HAIRSPRAY, PARADE, and more… Hayley Podschun, who can currently be seen at New World Stages as the title character in the brand-new musical STRAWBERRY FRECKLEFACE (based on the famous childrens book series), is all [...]
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This is the fifth in our Non-Profit Spotlight Series. The first, on Lincoln Center Theater, can be found here; the second, on Playwrights Horizons, can be found here; the third, on New York Theatre Workshop, the Public Theatre, and Second Stage Theatre, can be found here; and the fourth, on Virginia’s Signature Theatre, can be [...]
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Throughout New York and the rest of the country, non-profit theatres are hard at work. Whether putting their own takes on adventurous modern musicals or nurturing the latest generation of bookwriters, lyricists, and composers, non-profit theatres have proven themselves to be essential incubators for shows that question and redefine the limits of musical theatre. This [...]
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Spring has sprung on MTI ShowSpace and exciting new videos are in bloom. Get in that Spring Musical spirit by checking out clips from the MTI Vault featuring Jason Robert Brown and the cast of Broadway’s A Little Night Music. MTI author David “Father Fame” DeSilva has also been uploading productions of Fame the Musical [...]
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Jim Caruso’s Cast Party is once again proud to present composer JASON ROBERT BROWN in concert for four nights on Sunday, March 14 at 7pm and Tuesday through Thursday at 7pm. These concerts are part of the long-running Broadway at Birdland concert series, which highlights performers and composers from the Great White Way on the [...]
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On January 9, Los Angeles theatre company East West Players staged a one-night only benefit performance of Tony Award winning composer/lyricist Jason Robert Brown’s song cycle, THE LAST FIVE YEARS. Starring 2009 Ovation nominees Michael K. Lee and Jennifer Paz – with Jason Robert Brown himself on the piano – proceeds from the concert went [...]
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Choosing the right show for your theatre can be a challenge, let alone selecting shows for an entire season. In these tough economic times, it’s especially important for theatres to maintain the balance between filling seats and taking an artistic leap with new works. Wondering just what it will take to get those seats [...]
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Journey back to 1913 Georgia, where a Jewish man from New York was accused of murdering a 13 year old girl–and abducted from his cell and lynched. A new documentary airing tonight on PBS, The People Vs. Leo Frank revists the case composer/lyricist Jason Robert Brown (13, THE LAST FIVE YEARS) and bookwriter/playwright Alfred Uhry [...]
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Summer may be over, but Los Angeles is gearing up for a PARADE. September 24 marks the start of performances for the Jason Robert Brown (THE LAST FIVE YEARS, 13) and Alfred Uhry Broadway musical, which earned the writers Tony Awards for Best Score and Best Book, respectively. Starring T.R. Knight (Grey’s Anatomy), Michael Beresse [...]
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As the new academic year begins, MTI is pleased to announce that 13 is fully available for licensing! With a funny and honest book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn and an energetic pop rock score by Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown (Parade, The Last Five Years), the musical explores 12-year-old Evan Goldman’s struggle [...]
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