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: Tarzan
Is there a possibility of orchextra supplying this show in the future.
Orchextra instrumental ease
Related shows or resources: Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia Vocal Performance Tracks
Hello! I was wondering if there are performance tracks available for Mamma Mia. Thanks in advance!
Related shows or resources: Miss Saigon
Rights release date
Will the right for Miss Saigon be available after the current tour closes or after? If so when is a possible date?
Related shows or resources: Into the Woods JR.
Can you change the performance dates for your show after having sent in the completed contract?
Before sending in my completed contract, I asked everyone in the show if they were available during the performance days, and they all said yes. Unfortunately, quite a few of our performers forgot a trip they had already paid $500 each for that was non-refundable.
I really don't want to recast the play, since we just barely had enough auditions to put it on, and I'm not sure we'd be able to fill all the roles if we tried to.
Is there any chance that MTI would let us change the performance dates by a week?
In case this changes the answer, we're putting on 2 performances of Into The Woods Jr. in May, 2019.
Thanks,
Kye
Related shows or resources: Les Misérables School Edition
Orchestration question-bass
In the information on the website for the orchestration it is just listed as "bass" doubling for "acoustic bass". So do I need to have an upright string bass or an electric bass guitar?
Related shows or resources: Oliver!
Oliver Jr.
I noticed that you were readying Oliver Twist for a Jr. show. When will it be released? I need a show ready to go in a couple of weeks!
Ellen Kelley
Related shows or resources: Newsies
Is there an estimated release date for Newsies, Jr?
Answer this QuestionRelated shows or resources: Mamma Mia!
What does "bv" mean in the Mama Mia score
Throughout the score and libretto there is a lot of vocal harmony listed with the indication of "bv"
What does that mean? An off stage chorus? Back-up vocals?
Related shows or resources: Disaster!
When will rehearsal and performance tracks be available?
We are considering licensing this show but we do not have the capacity for a live orchestra. Are there plans to release rehearsal and performance tracks for this show?
Related shows or resources: Annie JR.
Licensing More Shows
Hi there,
I was wanting to license Annie Jr however have noticed that when you apply for a license, you must input how many shows you will be performing... At this stage I am unsure whether we will perform 6 or 4 shows as if we have a large audition quantity, we would double cast and perform 6 shows. However if we have only numbers for a singular cast, we would perform 4 shows. Is there a way that I can license for 4 shows and add licensing for another two shows if we do end up double casting?
Thanks, Zac