Broadway Junior Project

 

Music Theatre International’s Broadway Junior® Project provides schools that lack arts programming with the FREE training and materials necessary to present a Broadway Junior® musical production in their school.  The goals of the Project are to:

  • Assist schools that currently have no full time arts specialist to create an infusion of the arts and an arts culture within the school
  • Build a strong community through the arts that includes the school, parents and members of the community at large
  • Engage as many students as possible in all aspects and areas of the arts
  • Encourage the connection of arts programming to curriculum including assessment

Schools interested in being part of Music Theatre International’s Broadway Junior Project must fill out an application to be one of three winning schools selected for 2016/2017. 

The three winning schools will receive:

  • A license to perform a Broadway Junior musical of their choice
  • A ShowKit® of materials that supplies teachers with all the resources they will need to direct, choreograph and teach music like a true professional
  • Professional development workshops for the schools’ teachers

About Broadway Junior Musicals

Broadway Junior musicals are 60-minute adaptations of classic and contemporary shows perfect for middle-school aged performers.

Browse the collection of musicals.

About the Professional Development Workshops

Teams of teachers from each of the selected schools will participate in Professional Development workshops in a variety of areas lead by Master Teachers from educational theatre experts, iTheatrics.

These workshops will provide training in all areas of musical theatre production as well as curriculum connections and community involvement. Throughout the entire process of rehearsal and performance a local professional Production Advisor selected by MTI will offer guidance in these same areas while continuing to empower the teaching teams to run the program by themselves. 

Benefits to Participating Schools

  • Complete Broadway Junior ShowKit including:
    • Director’s Script
    • 2 Performance/Accompaniment CD’s
    • 20 Student Libretto/Vocal Books
    • 2 Piano/Vocal Scores
    • Production Handbook
    • Cross-Curricular Activities and Enrichment Guide
    • Choreographic Video
    • Chorus Books
  • An arts specialist working with your school for the entire process
  • 3 Professional Development workshops for the project teachers

Timeline 2016 - 2017

  • February – April: Schools identified, applications sent to interested schools
  • April 31: Completed applications due
  • Early May: iTheatrics site visits to schools to select participants
  • June/July: Schools select shows, Production Advisor assigned
  • September/October: Professional Development workshops
  • September – November: Scheduling work with schools teams & Production Advisor
  • January – April 2017: Rehearsals
  • April/May 2017: Performances

Application

Apply today!

Questions & Answers

July 08, 2017
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Related shows or resources: Paint Your Wagon
Sound Source
What kind of instrument can be used for the "coach bell" sound in the orchestra? I've done Internet searches for it but could never find anything.
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July 07, 2017
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Related shows or resources: The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
About Hunchback of Notre Dame
Who would I write to for permission to not perform a certain scene/song from this show? Act One, Scene Five and the "Tavern Song"
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July 06, 2017
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Related shows or resources: Disney's The Jungle Book KIDS
Costs for materials and performance rights
Hello! I am looking to do "Jungle Book Kids" with our summer theater youth workshop in 2018 and need to write up an estimated cost. Could you get me the estimated cost for materials, performance rights etc.? We are a non-profit, community theater. We would have two performances and we only house about 300 people in our theater. We would want to purchase the video license as well. Thanks for your help! Desiree Brown
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July 06, 2017
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Related shows or resources: Into the Woods JR.
Original Songs
Hi, my question is that if you are doing into the woods jr. and you want to say have the original full length song, could you do that?
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July 04, 2017
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Related shows or resources: Spring Awakening
Billing/Bio/Credit issue
In attempting to use the Playbill-der feature to create a playbill for our production we find that we cannot fit Steven Sater's contractually required bio into the space allowed for a single bio on Playbill-der. Is there a modified or shorter bio for Mr. Sater available?
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July 04, 2017
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Related shows or resources: Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka TYA
What is the difference between the TYA edition and the JR. edition of Willy Wonka? Which one is longer?
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July 04, 2017
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Related shows or resources: Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical
Licence for Matilda the musical
We should like to inagurate our theater with Matilda in 2018. Can we applied for a waiting list?
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Related shows or resources: Seussical KIDS
RETURNS
We had a smaller cast than expected. Can we return a ten pack of books that have not been opened?
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July 01, 2017
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Related shows or resources: Elf The Musical JR.
Can individual songs be purchased?
I am associated with a non-profit organization, and we would like to perform a few individual songs from this musical. Would it be possible to purchase the sheet music and accompaniment tracks without purchasing the rest of the materials?
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June 29, 2017
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Related shows or resources: Hairspray JR.
How to adapt it to non-diverse cast?
Very similar to other questions, I'm directing this with a non direct show: ideas on how to adapt it? Thanks!
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