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
Questions & Answers
Related shows or resources: Annie JR.
I keep seeing suggestions of a book by Wally Meier that is supposed to have good suggestions on set design of some of the Jr. shows. Where can I find this book???? I have been looking all over.
Answer this QuestionRelated shows or resources: Disney's The Little Mermaid JR.
Casting/Materials
Related shows or resources: The Last Five Years
How do I know if I was denied the rights?
Related shows or resources: The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
Is it at all possible for the rights to come out sooner than expected? If show rehearsals would start in February of 2017, is it totally unlikely getting the rights would be possible for a high school production?
Answer this QuestionRelated shows or resources: Annie
Backing Tracks?
Related shows or resources: The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley JR.
audition material
Related shows or resources: Seussical KIDS
When will seussical kids be released?
Related shows or resources: Xanadu JR.
Does Xanadu Jr come with the full accompaniment tracks?
Related shows or resources: Band Geeks