A Year of Sondheim Milestones

We'd like to propose a toast to these six Sondheim titles!

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License The Prince of Egypt!

The epic musical adapted from the beloved DreamWorks Animation film is available for your stage.

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MTI Acquires & Juliet, The Larger Than Life Musical!

Audiences "Can't Stop The Feeling" with this high-energy hit!

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Sondheim on Sondheim Now Available for Licensing! Read the Script for Free for a Limited Time Only!

By Music Theatre International on March 21, 2014

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

As we celebrate the prolific Stephen Sondheim's 84th birthday on March 22nd, now is the perfect time to get to know the man behind the legend with SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM. Millions of fans know his songs by heart, but few know much about Stephen ...

Filichia Features: A Delicious Tenderloin

By Peter Filichia on March 14, 2014

in Making Theater, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Filichia Features, Fiorello!, She Loves Me, Tenderloin

Yes, the opening song is called “Bless This Land,” but let’s also bless the York Theatre Company for reminding us that Tenderloin is a blessedly good musical.James Morgan’s troupe finished its Sheldon Harnick festival with a solidly ...

Unexpected, Ideal Casting Makes DESSA ROSE Soar - Spotlight on Bailiwick Chicago's Production from the Sun Times

By Jason Cocovinis on March 11, 2014

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

Heidi Weiss, theatre critic for the Chicago Sun Times recently attended a stellar production of DESSA ROSE at Bailiwick Chicago's Theatre and gave the production a rave review. We're delighted to share the piece which we hope inspires more ...

Sign Up for AMERICAN IDIOT Fast Track Notification Today!

By Music Theatre International on March 11, 2014

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

A critical smash on Broadway and in London, the two-time Tony Award-winning hit musical AMERICAN IDIOT tells the story of three lifelong friends, forced to choose between their dreams and the comfort of suburbia. Their quest for true meaning in a ...

Filichia Features: New Ideas for Les Miserables

By Peter Filichia on March 07, 2014

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

Have you ever seen a production of Les Miserables in which "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" had full chairs and no tables at all? Leave it to Aubrey Berg, the chair of the musical theater department at the University of Cincinnati-Conservatory of ...

MTI Acquires BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL for Licensing - Official Press Release

By Jason Cocovinis on March 05, 2014

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

NEW YORK, N.Y. – March 5, 2014 - Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International has secured worldwide licensing rights to one of Broadway’s biggest hits, BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL. “BILLY ELLIOT continues to be one of the most celebrated, ...

Filichia Features: The Sun Comes Out On Annie Jr.

By Peter Filichia on February 28, 2014

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

Dylan Mejil, Kiki Managuerra, Ethan Morales and Karl Campodonico.How long have I been attending community theater productions? Let’s put it this way: when I started, Betty White could have still given birth.And yet, here at the Bronx House, ...

MURDER BALLAD Now Available for Licensing - View Exclusive Videos, Photos and More!

By Music Theatre International on January 30, 2014

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

MURDER BALLAD, the hot new show that had critics and audiences raving is now available for licensing! MURDER BALLAD is the dramatic story of a love triangle gone wrong centering on Sara, an uptown girl who seems to have it all, but whose downtown ...

The Fantasticks: An All-New Steampunk Adaptation Readies for National Tour

By Music Theatre International on January 27, 2014

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

The Nebraska Theatre Caravan is launching a national tour of THE FANTASTICKS that reimagines the classic show with a steampunk sensibility. Talk about a time-proven audience-pleaser! "Try to Remember" a time when this charming, romantic musical ...

Filichia Features: Moorestown’s Thoroughly Modern decision

By Peter Filichia on January 17, 2014

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

Sitting in the Upper Elementary School in Moorestown, New Jersey, I’m looking forward to the audience reaction when the lights come up at a certain moment in Scene Four.The Moorestown Theatre Company is offering Thoroughly Modern Millie, the ...