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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 many people’s lives there is at least one teacher who inspired them, and helped them become who they are today. In our early years, when we are still being formed, they often see in us more than we see in ourselves, more than our families see and, as a result, help us to evolve [...]
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Series of Annual $10,000 Awards Named for Broadway Legend (WASHINGTON, D.C.)—The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is seeking nominations for the 2012 Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards – a series of annual grants that recognize inspiring teachers across the United States. The awards were created last year, in honor of Stephen [...]
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EVENING PRIMROSE, the never-before-staged work of James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim, will be presented for the first time on October 25th at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College. The presentation will feature performances by Candice Bergen, Sean Palmer, John McMartin, Bill Duell, and many, many more. This first time presentation will benefit [...]
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In the sixth installment of our Marquee Q & A, actor Jesse Nager catches up with MTI’s Tyler Paul to discuss FAME, XANADU, and more… Jesse Nager, a talented actor and vocalist/musician, has been rewarded with a blossoming career in the industry. He premiered in the Off-Broadway production of FAME fresh out of his collegiate [...]
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The Demon Barber of Fleet Street SWEENEY TODD: SCHOOL EDITION with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. Though the character Sweeney Todd dates back to the 19th Century, Sondheim and Wheeler’s musical is adapted from Christopher Bond’s play SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET from the early 1970s. [...]
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The following is an article by our guest contributor Eric Kang – a talented Composer and Musical Director. The Worst Pies in London, and the Ultimate Fate of Mrs. Lovett There are few roles as complicated and difficult to perform as the diabolical pastry chef of Fleet Street in Stephen Sondheim’s SWEENEY TODD / SWEENEY [...]
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MTI CEO Freddie Gershon, and wife Myrna, have partnered with the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC to create and fund a grant program to reward outstanding teachers in honor of their friend, composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim. According to the Washington Examiner, “The Kennedy Center-Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards announced Tuesday will award $10,000 grants [...]
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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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The New York Times recently featured a review of a London production of “Into the Woods” that took the show’s setting quite seriously! The new Open Air Theatre production takes place with London’s Regent Park as its background and has received many rave reviews. The show is directed by Timothy Sheader, and is set to [...]
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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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