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: Godspell
I would like to do a church reduction of the original Godspell. Is there a way for a nonprofit to get a break on the royalties?
Nonprofit royalties
Related shows or resources: Aida School Edition, Avenue Q School Edition, Miss Saigon School Edition, Ragtime School Edition, Rent School Edition, Sweeney Todd School Edition
Materials Included
Hello, I had a general question about what materials are included in the school editions. Is doing a school edition title like doing a Jr./KIDS title, where you get a show kit that you get to keep (ie. the scripts) and do you get the accompaniment CD included with the show or do you need to get that separately?
Thanks!
Related shows or resources: Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka
Music - Willy Wonka
Hi There,
I am a professional figure skating coach in Park City, Utah and we are hoping to direct a Willy Wonka Show on ice this spring. I am very interested in your music that you have for Willy Wonka as it will all be choreographed skating (no talking or spreaking parts). Is there a way we can purchase just the music, basic script, and whatever copyrights we will need? Or do you have any other suggestions on what we will need to direct our show?
Thank you!
Tiffany McNeil
Related shows or resources: Disney's The Little Mermaid JR.
Licensing a show
Our school has already purchased a showkit a from a previous season. Are we able to still use that show kit and just buy a new licence to perform it this year?
Related shows or resources: Rent School Edition
Rent a graduate production
I'm a senior student from National Taiwan University of Art Drama department. We are planning to perform "Rent " as our graduation production. We want to know if it is available, and how much does it cost to buy the copyright. Thanks for reading and answering the question.
Related shows or resources: Magic Tree House: A Ghost Tale for Mr. Dickens JR.
Price
What's the full price for this musical? Does it come in the same format as the Disney Jr packs?
Related shows or resources: Hairspray JR.
All Hispanic/Latino Cast
Could you please send me the email with suggestions for producing the show with a non-diverse cast?
Thank you!
Related shows or resources: 1776
Cool Considerate Men
Related shows or resources: Bonnie & Clyde
Is there a preformance track available
We do not have an orchestra/pit at my company and are interested in doing this show, but we can't if there is no PR of the backing music.
Related shows or resources: Peter and the Starcatcher
Is this a play? A musical?
Is this a play, a musical, or a play with music? Is it possible to do this with recorded music instead of live music? (We have a small theater and no room for a pit).
The description did not indicate music, but I just received a contract with info about librettos, etc.
Thank you!