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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
Part I – Overview. MTI has a proud history of association with the Tony Awards. Over the last sixty-three years MTI shows and authors have amassed over two-hundred awards in Musical related categories (see below for a timeline). Classic shows such as GUYS AND DOLLS, DAMN YANKEES, THE MUSIC MAN to more recent offerings such [...]
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Audience-favorite AVENUE Q has just reopened Off-Broadway, and we – and the critics — couldn’t be happier! The show is as fresh and delightful as ever in its new, more intimate venue. And as Ben Brantley’s new review indicates, that special feeling of hopelessness and joblessness among young college graduates may be more current than [...]
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During the final performance of AVENUE Q on September 13th, producer Kevin McCollum announced after running for more than six years at the John Golden Theatre, the Tony Award-winning show will find a new home at New World Stages. Starting October 9th, Princeton and the gang will play to a 499-seat house just around the [...]
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It certainly doesn’t suck to be the cast, crew, and creative team of the Brazilian production of AVENUE Q! The show has recently been nominated for five Shell Awards (there are only eight categories). The most prestigious theatre awards in Brazil, the Shell Awards don’t have separate categories for plays and musicals; this is the [...]
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The Tony Award-winning musical AVENUE Q shines under the Southern Cross in its 2009 Australian tour. Princeton, Kate Monster, Trekkie and the gang start with a bang at Comedy Theatre Melbourne followed by a season in Sydney and engagements in Canberra, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Wellington, and Auckland. Director Jonathan Biggins is no stranger to the [...]
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Like it or not, George Bush will be leaving the White House on January 20th, and with his departure, one of AVENUE Q’s lyrics needs updating. In the closing number, For Now, “George Bush” is listed as one of the many things, good and bad, that is “only for now”….and that’s the problem: AVENUE Q [...]
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