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: The Drowsy Chaperone
Where can I see a list of upcoming Drowsy Chaperone peformances?
Answer this QuestionRelated shows or resources: Beetlejuice
when will beetlejuice be available
Hello!
I am just wondering if there are any updates on the Beetlejuice musical?
Thanks.
Related shows or resources: Something Rotten!
Will there be a Junior version in the future, or could you use help creating one? Our youth theater loves being able to put on a great show with less stress than what comes with a full-length production.
Answer this QuestionRelated shows or resources: Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical
Are amateur productions allowed to use swings for "When I Grow Up?"
Answer this QuestionRelated shows or resources: Oliver! JR.
Is there rehearsal and performance CD's with this Jr
Answer this QuestionRelated shows or resources: Mean Girls
Rights
Hi! I see that the tour plans to resume soon, and I see that it will be running until at least March 2023. Is there a possibility that the rights may come out while the tour is still running, or will the rights have to come out after the tour has closed? Thank you so much!
Related shows or resources: Urinetown
Is genderbending allowed?
I can see that the characters are listed with their gender, but I have concerns that a show my school wants to do does not have the right amount of actors of the right gender to fit the show. Can we genderbend the characters so as to fit the cast of the show, without interfering with the plot of the show?
Related shows or resources: Performance Accompaniment Recording, Disney's Descendants: The Musical
Is there recorded performance accompaniment for The Descendants?
Answer this QuestionRelated shows or resources: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer JR.
Being a Jr. title do you get the rehearsal and show accompaniment tracks?
Answer this QuestionRelated shows or resources: The Big One-Oh! Online Edition
How do we control who sees online show, Can you help?
I am looking to embed the video of an MTI licensed online musical so I can sell tickets and control who sees it. I understand I cannot use any platform I choose, that MTI has one designated platform I can use. I don't see info on that anywhere.