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: Broadway Junior Revue: Raise Your Voice
Audio Perusal
I ordered a perusal of the script, but there was not an audio perusal available. When will that be out? Thank you!
Related shows or resources: Next to Normal
Find an upcoming show
I previously used your site to search for upcoming performances of shows I wished to see. It appears the ability to do this no longer exists. True?
Related shows or resources: Dear Evan Hansen
Ensemble parts/set design options/etc.?
Quick question: Are there going to be ways to enable the use of an on-stage and/or off-stage ensemble in case the school and/or theater organization can't afford to use projection screens like the Broadway production did, so they can still involve as many actors/students as possible (ex. the climax of "You Will Be Found?") Plus, will the iconic blue-striped polo worn by Evan in the stage show (yes, the one used in the Broadway show and 2021 film) be one of the rentable materials productions can have the option to use as part of the costumes?
Related shows or resources: Performance Accompaniment Recording, Putting It Together (1999 Broadway Version)
Does Sondheim's Putting It Together have a performance accompaniment Recording? If not, will one be made at some point in the future?
Answer this QuestionRelated shows or resources: Disney's Moana JR.
Moana Jr. Tracks
We are doing our first Jr. I have downloaded the materials to our company computer. I thought there was an app for using the tracks. (we used Rehearscore for Schoolhouse Rock). How do you suggest parents and families access the tracks for rehearsing? I have searched the MTI site and cannot find this info.
Related shows or resources: Cinderella (TYA Collection)
Errata List?? Huh?
I'm sorry but when reading over the "materials and orchestration", I saw one of the things listed was "errata list". What is an errata list? Just curious! Thank you!
Related shows or resources: Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical JR., Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical
upcoming shows
Hello!
I would like to see the shows. In the past there be a place to see where it will be in the upcoming year around the nation. Can you help? I am interested in both Matilda Jr and Matilda.
Musically Yours,
Jeanine
Related shows or resources: Legally Blonde The Musical
I see there is a Jr version and the regular. Is there no high school version? If not, are there edits that can be made to make it more appropriate for high school? Maybe using some of the edits from the JR version? Thank you!
Answer this QuestionRelated shows or resources: Mamma Mia!
Rehearsal tracks
We are doing Mamma Mia. Do you have rehearsal tracks available?