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: Something Rotten!
Is Something Rotten available in NZ for 2022?
Answer this QuestionRelated shows or resources: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Will Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer be available for high school streaming or scheduled content for this fall?
Answer this QuestionRelated shows or resources: Disney's The Little Mermaid
What does 'restrictions may apply' for The Little Mermaid ?
What might these be? I'm looking at the possibility of a secondary school in Melbourne doing this some time in 2021?
Related shows or resources: Peter Pan JR.
Disney’s Peter Pan Jr.
Hi! Is there any updated information as to when Disney's Peter Pan Jr. will be available again for licensing?
Related shows or resources: Beetlejuice
When will the show be able to be ordered?
We are preparing for the new school year and really want to do Beetlejuice, but if it doesn't come out by the start of the school year we won't be able to perform it and it will be too late to change to another show. I am wondering if someone from the team could get back to me on an update (doesn't have to be a specific date and time, but at least a reconfirmation that it will be out by September/October. I read that the rights for the show were acquired last year and since the broadway one closed a couple of weeks ago I hope that this show will be available for purchasing and licensing for school performances.
Related shows or resources: Come from Away
Come From Away South America
Hi!
As the licensing rights for Come from Away are still unavailable, how come there is a production in Argentina? Is there a way for other South American producers, for example from Brazil, to acquire the licensing rights for the show?
Best Regards,
Gabriel
Related shows or resources: Sunday in the Park...
Are there any plans to release performance accompaniment tracks for this title?
Answer this QuestionRelated shows or resources: Legally Blonde The Musical
Is there a way to search for upcoming shows for each musical?
There used to be a way to search for upcoming shows in your area and/or upcoming shows for specific musicals around the US. This feature disappeared a couple of months pre-COVID closures, and all Google results for it lead to broken pages now. Is there a different way to do this now? If not, why was the feature removed? It was very helpful to quickly identify officially licensed shows.
Related shows or resources: Fiddler on the Roof JR.
Cost for Fiddler on the Roof Jr.
We own the kit from a previous performance. I would only need to purchase the rights, the vocal CD (we have a cassett) and the accompaniament CD. I am trying to get a rough idea of the cost for this. We do two performances, seat approx. 500, and charge $10 a seat. This is for a school performance.
Related shows or resources: Mean Girls
Will there be a concert version available?
We're in unprecidented times now that liver performances are halted for the forseeable future. I noticed there was only a small selection of shows available for a concert performance and I think it would be really amazing if more became available for licensing.