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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
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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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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The setting: Ancient Greece. The time: now. With the Peloponnesian War showing no signs of stopping and humankind becoming increasingly complacent, Dionysis, Greek god of wine, knows exactly what will save humanity: the writings of George Bernard Shaw. Dionysis, along with his slave Xanthias, journey into the underworld to bring back the famous playwright. Legendary [...]
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This is the fourth 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; and the third, on New York Theatre Workshop, the Public Theatre, and Second Stage Theatre, can be found here. Regional theatres are incredibly important to musical theatre. [...]
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This is the third in our Non-Profit Spotlight Series. The first, on Lincoln Center Theater, can be found here, and the second, on Playwrights Horizons, can be found here. Three non-profit theatres have been responsible for a number of innovative new works: New York Theatre Workshop, The Public Theatre, and Second Stage Theatre. These theatres, [...]
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This is the second in our Non-Profit Spotlight Series. The first, on Lincoln Center Theater, can be found here. For a lot of people, 42nd St has become synonymous with the glitz and glamour of classic Broadway, complete with big sets, big production numbers, and big money. But walk a few blocks west, and you’ll [...]
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This weekend, New York audiences are in for a treat. Encores!, a concert series of rarely performed American musicals, is currently staging the experimental Stephen Sondheim/Arthur Laurents musical, ANYONE CAN WHISTLE. The show, which has performances for this weekend only, stars Tony winner (and multiple nominee) Sutton Foster as Nurse Fay Apple, four-time Tony nominee [...]
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