Shrek KIDS is Now Available for Licensing

Are you ready to Let Your Freak Flag Fly?

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Celebrating the Wit and Heart of William Finn

MTI honors the Tony-winning composer who gave us so many endearing musicals.

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Now Available: How The Grinch Stole Christmas!

You better watch out... Mister Grinch is coming to town!

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Filichia Features: Alan Menken at the Junior Theater Festival

By Peter Filichia on February 8, 2013

in Announcements, Making Theater, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Filichia Features, General MTI News

While Alan Menken and I were having dinner the night before Junior Theater Festival ’13 was to begin, he said to me, “You know, when I was a kid, what I really wanted to be was a rock star.”“You’ll feel like a rock start tomorrow ...

Brisa’s Pieces: How The Regional Theater Tony Award Could Be Yours

By Brisa Trinchero on February 7, 2013

in Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Brisa's Pieces

Theater companies around the country often ask me: how does a theater company get awarded the Regional Tony Award? Well, I did some sleuthing and here's how it works. Unlike the rest of the Tony Awards, which are given out annually by the American ...

Smashing Connections - MTI Authors and Actors Appear in NBC's Musical Drama

By Jason Cocovinis on February 5, 2013

in Show/Author Spotlight, Education and Arts Advocacy | Tags: Andrew Lippa's Wild Party, Avenue Q, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, NBC's 'SMASH' Make a Musical, Rent

The Season 1 finale of NBC’s Smash featured the first Boston preview of Bombshell with Karen stepping into the leading role at the last minute. The episode ended with Karen giving the preview of Bombshell and a fantastic ending with “Don’t ...

No Strings Attached - MY SON PINOCCHIO JR Available for Licensing

By Jason Cocovinis on February 4, 2013

in Show/Author Spotlight, Education and Arts Advocacy, Announcements | Tags: MTI Broadway Junior Collection, New Shows

Pinocchio must prove himself brave, truthful and unselfish, but what about the toymaker? Raising a perfect child might not be as easy as it looks. The Blue Fairy and her Fairies in Training lead Gepetto on a hilarious journey through this ...

Filichia Features: Junior Theater Festival ’13 Continues!

By Peter Filichia on February 1, 2013

in Education and Arts Advocacy, Making Theater, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Filichia Features, Junior Theater Festival 2013

Live! From Atlanta! It’s Saturday afternoon!At Junior Theater Festival ’13, Saturday morning saw 4,200 students head to 11 pods where they performed 15-minute excerpts from their musicals. And now that the teachers have congratulated their ...

Brisa's Pieces: Up With Populism, Down With Pretension

By Brisa Trinchero on January 30, 2013

in Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Brisa's Pieces

I attended the annual TEDxBroadway conference this week in New York City. It’s a gathering of industry insiders and theater fans who come together for one day to dream big about “The Best That Broadway Can Be.” One of the highlights was a ...

Brisa's Pieces: Breaking News From Fiorello

By Brisa Trinchero on January 24, 2013

in Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Fiorello!, Brisa's Pieces

It must be FIORELLO! week here on the MTI blog. This wonderful show is in the public eye again because it is receiving a star studded revival as part of New York City Center’s Encores Series. In fact, it is the first show the Encore Series has ever ...

Filichia's Features: Welcome Back to New York, Fiorello!

By Peter Filichia on January 18, 2013

in Making Theater, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Filichia Features, Fiorello!

What’s the best aspect of this new Encores! production of Fiorello! that’s coming up at the end of the month?It will remind those who have forgotten what a fine show this Bock and Harnick musical is.We shouldn’t need reminding. After all, ...

Brisa's Pieces: Broadway Box Office Reports Made Easy

By Brisa Trinchero on January 17, 2013

in Making Theater, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Behind-the-Scenes, Brisa's Pieces

Every Monday, my friends at The Broadway League publish the weekly Broadway grosses. This means that industry insiders and savvy fans can get a sense of how each Broadway show has fared at the box office. These gross reports provide valuable ...

FINIAN'S RAINBOW JR is a Pot of Musical Gold and Now Available for Licensing

By Jason Cocovinis on January 15, 2013

in Show/Author Spotlight, Education and Arts Advocacy, Announcements | Tags: MTI Broadway Junior Collection, New Shows

A combination of whimsy, romance and political satire, FINIAN'S RAINBOW JR. is a new take on the classic Broadway musical featuring some of the wittiest, most heartfelt and memorable songs ever written for the stage including "How Are Things in ...