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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Get Radioactive With THE TOXIC AVENGER

By Kathryn Harris on October 28, 2009

in Announcements, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: david bryan, joe dipietro, New Shows

With Halloween right around the corner, there's no better time to announce MTI's newest acquisition: THE TOXIC AVENGER. Currently running off-Broadway, THE TOXIC AVENGER is a delightfully campy romp through a callously polluted New Jersey, complete ...

Find The Music In You With DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 JR!

By Kathryn Harris on October 28, 2009

in Show/Author Spotlight, Announcements | Tags: New Shows

School's back in session, but summer has just begun for the characters in DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 JR! MTI is delighted to announce that the rights for the second installment of Disney's international phenomenon are now fully-available. ...

Great Big Stuff: DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS in Australia and SWEENEY TODD in Oklahoma

By Kathryn Harris on October 28, 2009

in Education and Arts Advocacy, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: David Yazbek, hugh wheeler, jeffery lane, Stephen Sondheim, Conferences, Festivals and Special Events

Australia Gets DIRTY ROTTEN Con men Lawrence Jameson and Freddy Benson may be the scourge of the French Riviera, but in Australia, their antics are met with thunderous applause. The Production Company has ended their season with the David Yazbek ...

AVENUE Q Off-Broadway - Great Reviews!

By Marcus Woollen on October 22, 2009

in Show/Author Spotlight, Announcements | Tags: jeff marx, jeff whitty, Off-Broadway, robert lopez, Avenue Q, In the News

Audience-favorite AVENUE Q has just reopened Off-Broadway, and we - and the critics -- couldn't be happier! The show is as fresh and delightful as ever in its new, more intimate venue. And as Ben Brantley's new review indicates, that special ...

We Dance: Post-Katrina ONCE ON THIS ISLAND Documentary Now In Theaters

By Kathryn Harris on October 05, 2009

in Announcements, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: After The Storm, James Lascene, Katrina, Lynn Ahrens, New Orleans, Stephen Flaherety, In the News, Show Spotlight

Among the many casualties of Hurricane Katrina was the 100 year old St. Mark's Community Center. But for writer and actor James Lecesne, losing a place of belonging and support-right when the people of New Orleans would need it the most-was ...

MTI Authors Pasek & Paul at Joe's Pub Monday

By Marcus Woollen on October 02, 2009

in Show/Author Spotlight, Announcements | Tags: Benj Pasek, Dogfight, Justin Paul, Lincoln Center, Off-Broadway, Public Theater, In the News

On Monday, October 5, Joe's Pub at The Public Theater in New York will host its inaugural Music Theatre Intitiative Songwriter Showcase and will feature MTI Authors Benj Pasek and Justin Paul performing excerpts from their new work DOGFIGHT, which ...

FAME Lives Forever

By Kathryn Harris on September 24, 2009

in Show/Author Spotlight, Announcements | Tags: david desilva, Movies, In the News, Show Spotlight

Poster for the FAME movie remake For nearly 30 years, "Fame" has been inspiring burgeoning performers in their quest to make it in showbiz. As proof that Fame really does live forever, MGM studios is releasing a brand new film version set to hit ...

GREENWILLOW: A Great American Musical Now Available for Licensing

By GERRY LIU on September 23, 2009

in Show/Author Spotlight, Announcements | Tags: Frank Loesser, lesser samuels, loesser, New Shows, Show Spotlight

Beloved composer, Frank Loesser created two of Broadway's most enduring musicals, GUYS AND DOLLS and HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING. But Loesser contrasts the wry, urban sensibility of these shows with homespun tenderness in his ...

The Voice Across The Moors: JANE EYRE

By Kathryn Harris on September 23, 2009

in Education and Arts Advocacy, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Japan, john caird, paul gardon, Conferences, Festivals and Special Events, Show Spotlight

Insanity. Romance. Secrets. A beautiful and evocative score. When choosing a show, MTI invites you to take a walk through the ethereal English moors with the 5-time Tony nominated Broadway musical, JANE EYRE. Composer/lyricist Paul Gordon ...

Remembering Larry Gelbart

By GERRY LIU on September 23, 2009

in Show/Author Spotlight, Announcements | Tags: Larry Gelbart, General MTI News

Beloved writer (and MTI author), Larry Gelbart died September 11th, 2009 at age 81. While Mr. Gelbart was widely known and respected for his exceptional body of work, he is also remembered for his acerbic wit, ever-present kindness, and finely-tuned ...