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: Peter Pan JR.
Peter Pan Jr.
Any chance of updates to Peter Pan Jr songs to update meeting the current racial climate? We picked Pter Pan Jr. for our summer show but have some reservations now.
Related shows or resources: Audrey II Puppets, Little Shop Of Horrors
Can I rent individual Audrey 2 puppets
Does the rental incoude all of the puppets fro the show or can I rent specific puppets if we already have a few of the smaller puppets or don't want to use the larger puppets in the rental package?
Related shows or resources: Come from Away
Any idea when the rights will be released for Come From Away?
Answer this QuestionRelated shows or resources: 10-Minute Musicals
I see that pricing for 1 show is $175. Is that PER performance?
Answer this QuestionRelated shows or resources: The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
Purchase of a script
Hi,
I wanted to know if its possible for me to purchase a script for personal study? If not do you know where else I can go?
Related shows or resources: Mary Poppins JR.
How are people handling the special effects of Mary Poppins, when performing the junior version?
We are a Children's Theatre and will be performing this as a class project with a very small budget. We are just wondereing if there are any suggestions of how to handle the special effects in this situation?
Related shows or resources: 10-Minute Musicals
Pairing with other scenes
If we were to select some 10 minute musicals are we allowed to pair them with other scenes during the performance? For example if we did an evening of theatre and select 4 musicals and alternated them with small scenes, either student written or from another publishing compancy. Or are these musical only allowed to be performed by themselves.
Related shows or resources: Mean Girls
When will Mean Gurls be Available
Answer this QuestionRelated shows or resources: 9 to 5 The Musical
Music CD? Duration?
When I attended a production of 9 to 5 at a unniversity the music was all on a CD and the actors sang with it. Is that still available as an option for this show or do you need an eleven pc orchestra?
What is the running time of both acts not including an intermission?