Suffs Keeps Marching with MTI

Music Theatre International acquires Suffs, the Tony-winning true story of the women who fought tirelessly for the right to vote.

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How to Dance in Ohio Waltzes Up to MTI

The exuberant coming-of-age comedy joins MTI.

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1660 Vine the Musical Now Available for Licensing

This show will go viral on your stage!

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SPRING AWAKENING Rocks Australia

By Kathryn Harris on February 18, 2010

in Education and Arts Advocacy, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Conferences, Festivals and Special Events

Sydney Theatre Company brings SPRING AWAKENING to Australia! The edgy rock musical, winner of 8 Tony Awards, took Broadway by storm. This production, which plans to tour Australia and New Zealand, promises to do similarly. Click here to see ...

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE is a Hit in Australia!

By Kathryn Harris on February 18, 2010

in Education and Arts Advocacy, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: bob martin, don mckellar, greg morrison, lisa lambert, Conferences, Festivals and Special Events

The hilarious madcap comedy, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, has charmed Australia! In the Melbourne Theatre Company's production, Tony Award winner Geoffrey Rush is Man in Chair, a Broadway aficionado who turns to his record collection when he needs a break ...

Luck, Be a Lady: Marriage as Gambling in GUYS & DOLLS

By Kathryn Harris on February 10, 2010

in Announcements, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Frank Loesser, General MTI News

Gambling features prominently in Frank Loesser, Jo Swerling, and Abe Burrows' musical, GUYS & DOLLS. Finding a safe location for the floating crap game drives much of the story - as does Sky's bet that he'll take Sarah Brown, one of the Mission ...

Musicals in the Media: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER

By Kathryn Harris on February 09, 2010

in Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Show Spotlight

This is the third of a twice-monthly series on musical theatre in television and movies. Arguably one of the most popular musical episodes of a TV show is "Once More, With Feeling," the season 6 musical episode of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER. ...

My Dearest Giorgio: The Use of Letters in PASSION

By Kathryn Harris on February 08, 2010

in Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: james lapine, Stephen Sondheim, Show Spotlight

This is the fourth in a series of articles analyzing the work of Stephen Sondheim. Letters feature prominently in Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's musical, PASSION, which is set in 1863 Italy. The letters exchanged between soldier Giorgio and ...

MTI Salutes Heroes On and Off-Stage with the MTI COURAGE IN THEATRE AWARD

By Kathryn Harris on February 03, 2010

in Announcements, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: jonathan larson, In the News, Rent, Show Spotlight

Green Valley High School in Henderson, Nevada Honored for Pursuing Artistic Vision Despite Challenges When Green Valley High School decided to stage a production of the Jonathan Larson Tony and Pulitzer Award winning musical RENT, the community ...

The Sondheim Revues

By Kathryn Harris on February 01, 2010

in Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Stephen Sondheim, Show Spotlight

This is the third of a weekly series analyzing Sondheim musicals. The first and second, on happiness and wealth in SATURDAY NIGHT and the optimistic message of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG can be read here and here. Musical theatre songs are complicated ...

Good Thing Going: The Positive Message of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

By Kathryn Harris on January 25, 2010

in Announcements, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: george furth, Stephen Sondheim, General MTI News

This is the second of a weekly series analyzing Sondheim musicals, in preparation for his 80th birthday on March 22. The first, on wealth and happiness in SATURDAY NIGHT, can be read here. "Dreams don't die, so keep an eye on your dream," urges ...

Time To Go: Reasons for Leaving in THE MOST HAPPY FELLA

By Kathryn Harris on January 20, 2010

in Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Frank Loesser, Show Spotlight

At the beginning of Frank Loesser's sprawling masterwork, THE MOST HAPPY FELLA, two characters are getting ready to move on. For Joe, traveling is a way of life; he'll stay in one place for a few months, working in the fields, and then quit and go ...

LEGALLY BLONDE as a Feminist Show

By Kathryn Harris on January 20, 2010

in Education and Arts Advocacy, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: heather hach, laurence o'keefe, nell benjamin, Conferences, Festivals and Special Events, Show Spotlight

This article in London's The Independent is a thoughtful look at the feminist ideas in LEGALLY BLONDE: THE MUSICAL, which recently opened in London to rave reviews. For more information on the London production of LEGALLY BLONDE: THE MUSICAL, click ...