Freddie Gershon: How to Succeed by Breaking a Leg on HuffPost

By Marcus Woollen on June 25, 2010
in Education and Arts Advocacy, Announcements | Tags: educational theatre association, Freddie Gershon, Thespian Festival, Conferences, Festivals and Special Events, In the News
MTI's CEO Freddie Gershon: How to Succeed by Breaking a Leg on the Huffington Post "The Educational Theatre Association is center stage. This summer is the 16th annual Thespian Festival in Lincoln, where students are learning about teamwork, ...

Festival Group Featured on Milwaukee's FOX6 News

By Tyler Paul on June 18, 2010
in Education and Arts Advocacy, Show/Author Spotlight, Announcements | Tags: Bradford High School, educational theatre association, International Thespian Festival 2010, Conferences, Festivals and Special Events, In the News, Show Spotlight
Kenosha, Wisconsin is sending the theatre students of Bradford High and Tremper High to EdTA's Thespian Festival next week to perform their selected main-stage productions of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and Working. The ...

Giving Them What They Want….A Dirty Rotten Musical…

By Victoria Saxton on June 17, 2010
in Education and Arts Advocacy, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Central York High School, David Yazbek, educational theatre association, International Thespian Festival 2010, Jack O'Brien, Jeffrey Lane, John Lithgow, Norbert Leo Butz, Sherie Rene Scott, terrence McNally, Tony Awards, Conferences, Festivals and Special Events, Show Spotlight
At this year's Educational Theatre Associations’ Thespian Festival, Central York High School (Pennsylvania) have been chosen to perform a main stage production of DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, one of five MTI shows which will be performed. We wish CYHS ...

How to Succeed at Putting on a High School Musical Without Really Trying (Or Maybe Trying a Bit)

By Victoria Saxton on June 16, 2010
in Education and Arts Advocacy, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: abe burrows, Daniel Radcliffe, educational theatre association, Frank Loesser, International Thespian Festival 2010, jack weinstock, Matthew Broderick, Megan Mullally, Pulitzer Prize, willie gilbert, Conferences, Festivals and Special Events, Show Spotlight
What makes a musical appealing to high school students? Which musicals do they want to perform? And which musicals are going to be a sure-fire success for performers and audiences alike? At the Educational Theatre Associations’ Thespian Festival ...

MTI Honored with EdTA's Standing Ovation Award

By Tyler Paul on June 10, 2010
in Education and Arts Advocacy, Announcements | Tags: awards, educational theatre association, international thespian festival, International Thespian Festival 2010, Music Theatre International, Conferences, Festivals and Special Events, In the News
The Educational Theatre Association (EdTA), a renowned professional association for theatre arts education, has awarded Music Theatre International (MTI) its prestigious Standing Ovation Award for 2010! MTI's Senior Operations Officer, John Prignano ...