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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Filichia Features: Les Miserables Goes to School

By Peter Filichia on August 23, 2013

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

At the Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta last January, I rubbed elbows with many high school drama directors – of whom I always asked the same question: “So what show are you doing next year?”Quite often I got the same answer: “Well, I’d ...

20 is a Magic Number at Mary’s Attic, Aug 24 Celebrate Schoolhouse Rock Live! 20th anniversary with original cast and Bob Dorough

By Jason Cocovinis on August 21, 2013

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

CHICAGO – Aug. 21, 2013. Theatrebam Chicago’s touring company presents a special 20th anniversary performance of Schoolhouse Rock Live! at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug.24, at Mary’s Attic, the second floor lounge of Hamburger Mary's, 5400 N Clark ...

Believe in Magic with Xanadu JR. - Now Available for Licensing

By Jason Cocovinis on August 21, 2013

in Education and Arts Advocacy, Announcements, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: MTI Broadway Junior Collection, New Shows

It’s time to believe in magic with XANADU JR! It’s 1980 and the magical and beautiful Greek muse, Kira, descends from the heavens of Mt. Olympus to Venice Beach, California on a quest to inspire a struggling artist, Sonny, as he strives to ...

Filichia Features: Seussical Helps Newtown, Connecticut

By Peter Filichia on August 16, 2013

in Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: ahrens and flaherty, cat in the hat, connecticut, Filichia Features, john tartaglia, Lynn Ahrens, newtown, seussical, stephen flaherty

There have been thousands upon thousands of T-shirts made for hundreds upon hundreds of productions of Seussical. But each one for sale in this lobby has a unique logo in its upper right hand corner.

Magic Tree House: DINOSAURS BEFORE DARK KIDS - Sign Up for Fast Track Notification

By Jason Cocovinis on August 13, 2013

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

We are thrilled to announce that the newest addition to the MTI Broadway Junior Collection®, MAGIC TREE HOUSE: DINOSAURS BEFORE DARK KIDS will be available for licensing in the fall of 2013. In the meantime, you can sign up for Fast Track ...

Filichia Features: It’s the Story of Buddy the Elf, Jr.

By Peter Filichia on August 09, 2013

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

Music Theatre International founder Frank Loesser once wrote a song called “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” Now Music Theatre International and iTheatrics are asking middle school teachers a different question: “What Jr. musical areyou ...

Newtown, CT Hosts Special Performance of SEUSSICAL: Director Michael Unger Shares Inspiring Stories from Rehearsal

By Jason Cocovinis on August 05, 2013

in Show/Author Spotlight

The following article is written by Michael Unger, the director of a special production of Ahren's and Flaherty's SEUSSICAL taking place in Newtown, CT to honor and support the victims of the Sandy Hook elementary school tragedy. The production is ...

Filichia Features: Is It True Legally Blondes Have More Substance?

By Peter Filichia on August 02, 2013

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

Most assume that it’s nothing more than a feel-good, happy-go-lucky, fun-filled musical comedy. That novelist Amanda Brown even played on the expression “legally blind” to come up with her title – LEGALLY BLONDE – would suggest that any ...

Filichia Features: The Genesis of Children of Eden, Jr.

By Peter Filichia on July 26, 2013

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

Doesn’t the first word in the title Children of Eden imply that it’s the ideal musical for a Jr. edition?Not so fast. True, children are the ones for whom Jr. editions are made. They’re custom-tailored to what kids can do, with music ...

Filichia Features: A Summer Production of Spring Awakening

By Peter Filichia on July 18, 2013

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

At the recent American Association of Community Theatre Festival in Carmel, Indiana, 12 companies ranging from Burlington, Massachusetts to Chula Vista, California came to show their wares.professional essay writersBut only one company dared to ...