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: Xanadu
Splitting up roles
For Xanadu, can the roles be split up?
As in, can different characters (like Zeus and Danny) be played by separate actors to accommodate for a larger cast?
Thanks.
Related shows or resources: 9 to 5 The Musical
Dolly Parton Voiceover
Is it required in the contract that a production uses the voiceover/Dolly Parton projection? Can you do them as audio only? In the Broadway production some of those lines were given to some of the performers and I was wondering if that was allowed.
Related shows or resources: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Is there a school version of "Spelling Bee" and if so, how do I go about ordering a perusal copy?
Answer this QuestionRelated shows or resources: Xanadu JR.
Streamed or scheduled content
Can this show be live streamed or partially recorded and then streamed?
Related shows or resources: RehearScore® (App), The Drowsy Chaperone
Rehearsescore App
I have downloaded the rehearsescore app on my iphone 8 and get no sound when it plays. I have tried deleting and reinstalling with no change. How do I get sound?
Related shows or resources: Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical
Streaming this show
Are you all making exceptions during Covid to allow this show to be streamed??
Related shows or resources: Disney's Descendants: The Musical
I would like to examine the score to see if it fits the needs/talents of the students at my school. Is there a way to see at some of the vocal score?
Vocal Score
Related shows or resources: Into the Woods
Into The Woods remote performance
Hello,
When will "Into The Woods" be available for remote performance rights?
Related shows or resources: Songs for a New World
are there alternative orchestrations for Songs for a New World?
Answer this QuestionRelated shows or resources: Into the Woods JR.
streaming
Has there been any forward movement on this for streaming rights? With COVID I would hope that there would be some type of release or an option to purchase streaming rights for the JR shows. Anything? I REALLY want to do this show, but admin says no unless there streaming rights. Can I pay extra for them????