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: Hairspray JR.
Could you please send me the email with suggestions on performing Hairspray Jr with a non-diverse cast?
Suggestions for producing Hairspray Jr...
Related shows or resources: Disney's Descendants: The Musical
When will a perusal and song samples be available?
Answer this QuestionRelated shows or resources: Come from Away
Come From Away
Good morning. I am a high school theatre teacher near Orlando, Florida. I was wondering if there was an approximate date of with the rights for Come From away will be available. Our musical is in april, and if they will be available in the next couple of months, I will hold off on announcing our full season. Any info you could provide would be helpful. Thank you!
Related shows or resources: Come from Away
Come From Away
Good morning. I am a high school theatre teacher near Orlando, Florida. I was wondering if there was an approximate date of with the rights for Come From away will be available. Our musical is in april, and if they will be available in the next couple of months, I will hold off on announcing our full season. Any info you could provide would be helpful. Thank you!
Related shows or resources: Les Misérables
About Concert Style Musical
Dear Music Theatre International Staff,
My Name is Kosei Maeda, and I am an artisctic director of orchestra in Japan.
I'm thinking now that we will hold a concert which forcuses on Musical especially, Westside Story or Les Misérables now, and I have some questions about performace and licence.
First of all, I would be delighted if you answered whether we can hold a concert style musical ( which means we use only music and song, nothing else) or not.
Secondly, if we can, tell me how we should do, and tell me the process to use music and music scores please.
Finaly, tell me how much is the total cost, please.
I'm so sorry for poor English, if you can answered as soon as possible, I would be happy.
Yours sincerely,
Kosei Maeda
Related shows or resources: Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka JR.
Willy Wonka Jr / Kids
Hello,
One of the elementary school theatre classes our program teaches is interested in doing Willy Wonka in the fall for their after school theatre show. In choosing which version though, I was wondering if you could tell me a little more about the difference between the Jr. and Kids versions? Thanks so much!
Lauren
STAR Theatre Assistant
Related shows or resources: Sister Act
Orchestrations
Does anyone know what the difference is between the two orchestrations(I know it has more strings and different reeds)? I am trying to decide which is the better sounding, and see if there is a recording with the different versions.
Related shows or resources: Peter Pan (1954 Broadway Version)
Are you still required to have a contract with FOY to do Peter Pan?
Answer this QuestionRelated shows or resources: Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical
Any suggestions for the short term hospital (Gurney style) bed in the opening sequence of "Matilda the Musical?"
We are at our wits end. We have a more modern gurney reserved for the show from the local EMTs, but it is very modern looking and heavy. We have asked at our local theaters we normally borrow or rent props from - but to no avail. Any suggestions how to make one or borrow/rent?
Related shows or resources: Something Rotten!
When will the educational rights be released for SOMETHING ROTTEN?
I see that Shenandoah has the rights for SOMETHING ROTTEN in October--will they be released shortly after that and if so--is there a way to get on a list to to get the rights? I would like to do it next Summer (2020)