What would you do if a tree house in your neighborhood could transport you anywhere you wanted to go?

While exploring one afternoon, siblings Jack and Annie discover a tree house full of books.  Jack looks through a book about dinosaurs and wishes he could see a real one.  Suddenly the wind begins to blow and the tree house starts to spin wildly.  When it finally stops, Jack and Annie open their eyes to find they have been transported back to the time of the dinosaurs.  Join Jack and Annie on their adventure back in time to experience an amazing group of dinosaurs face to face.

MAGIC TREE HOUSE: DINOSAURS BEFORE DARK KIDS is the newest musical available for licensing from the MTI Broadway Junior Collection and is an adaptation of the first of Mary Pope Osborne's award-winning fantasy adventure books from the Magic Tree House book series.

The books are number one New York Times bestsellers - more than 100 million copies have been sold in North America alone.  The series has been translated into many languages and is available in more than 100 countries around the world.

Now you can bring the magic to your stage!

Our ShowKit of Materials is Like Getting a Musical in a Box


The MTI Broadway Junior Collection® ShowKit™ includes:

• Director’s Guide
  
  
  
  • Tips and suggestions on casting, rehearsals, directing, choreography,
    costumes, sets, props, lighting and more
  
  
  • Curriculum Connections featuring educational activities and lesson plans tied to the show
  
  
  
  


• 30 Actor Scripts
  
  
  
  • For all the actors to customize and keep
  
  
  
  


• Two Rehearsal/Accompaniment CDs
  
  
  
  • Adapted from the original Broadway orchestrations and professionally produced
  
  
  • Great keys for young singers
  
  
  • Guide-vocal tracks allow students to “sing along” — learning the music is easy and fun
  
  
  • Fully orchestrated accompaniment-only tracks are excellent for live performances with good tempos and easy-to-follow cues
  
  
  
  

• One Piano/Vocal Score
  
  
  
  • Complete scores for the director and rehearsal/performance pianist
  
  
  • Complete piano/vocal score with script cues
  
  
  • Transposed into age-appropriate keys
  
  
  • Easy-to-read format
  
  
  
  


• One Choreographic DVD
  
  
  
  • Instructional choreographic videos with world-renowned choreographer Steven Kennedy
  
  
  • Steven shows you everything you need to know to handle the dance portions of your MTI Broadway Junior Collection® title
  
  
  
  


• 30 Family Matters Books
  
  
  
  • Guides parents through the theatrical process
  
  
  • Provides positive ways parents can contribute to the success of the show, without stepping on teacher/director’s toes
  
  
  • Great to send home with every student
  
  
  
  

We’ve been busy updating all of our ShowKits™to ensure they remain the best educational resource in the industry.  One of the most exciting new elements is the fully re-conceived Director’s Guide, patterned after Broadway production show books.  In addition to all of the content you love in the classic Director’s Guide, features of the new Director’s Guide include:

• A three-ring binder allowing you to carry all of your production information in one place and expand and customize the binder to meet your production needs


• The Actor’s Script section of the Guide features a full-sized script for easier viewing


• Expanded resources in all production and curriculum areas that reach three levels of directing experience: beginning, intermediate and advanced


• A media disc of resources including audition sides and editable forms

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Videos on YouTube


Check our Playlist on YouTube for rehearsal and pilot production footage.