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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The Demon Barber Strikes Again in SWEENEY TODD: SCHOOL EDITION

By EllaRose Chary on September 30, 2010

in Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Harold Prince, hugh wheeler, Stephen Sondheim, MTI School Editions, Show Spotlight

The Demon Barber of Fleet Street SWEENEY TODD: SCHOOL EDITION with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. Though the character Sweeney Todd dates back to the 19th Century, Sondheim and Wheeler's musical is adapted from ...

The Worst Pies in London: An Intimate Look at SWEENEY TODD'S Mrs. Lovett

By Kaitlin Davis on September 29, 2010

in Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Stephen Sondheim, MTI School Editions, Show Spotlight

The following is an article by our guest contributor Eric Kang - a talented Composer and Musical Director. The Worst Pies in London, and the Ultimate Fate of Mrs. Lovett There are few roles as complicated and difficult to perform as the ...

Freddie and Myrna Gershon Fund Grant Program in Honor of Stephen Sondheim

By Jason Cocovinis on September 28, 2010

in Show/Author Spotlight, Announcements | Tags: Stephen Sondheim, Freddie Gershon, In the News, MTI Authors

MTI CEO Freddie Gershon, and wife Myrna, have partnered with the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC to create and fund a grant program to reward outstanding teachers in honor of their friend, composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim. According to the ...

Top Tips to Transform your High School Stage into a Magical Faraway Kingdom

By Victoria Saxton on September 28, 2010

in Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: alan menken, Elton John, howard ashman, linda woolverton, Stephen Schwartz, Tim Rice, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Show Spotlight

When you think Disney - you think magic, fairies, sparkle and wonder. But how do you re-create the fairy tale magic that is Disney in your high school gym or auditorium? Can you really put flying carpets, enchanted roses, noses that grow on cue, men ...

Let Your Freak Flag Fly with SHREK THE MUSICAL - Sign Up for Fast-Track Notification

By Kathryn Harris on September 24, 2010

in Announcements, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: david lindsay-abaire, Jeanine Tesori, New Shows

Things are looking up in Duloc! Banished no longer, the misfit fairy tale creatures from the quirky and spell-binding Broadway musical, SHREK, have found their happy ending at MTI. We're happy to welcome Shrek, Donkey, Princess Fiona, and their ...

Workin' 9 to 5 All Across America

By Jason Cocovinis on September 22, 2010

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

It's back to the "office" for the cast and crew of 9 to 5: THE MUSICAL, as the Broadway-hit launches its national tour this week from Tennessee. 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL is a hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era. This new musical ...

MTI Broadway Junior Collection Show of the Week: DISNEY'S MULAN JR.

By Tyler Paul on September 22, 2010

in Show/Author Spotlight, Education and Arts Advocacy | Tags: Alexa Junge, Bryan Louiselle, David Zippel, Disney, Jeanine Tesori, Matthew Wilder, Patricia Cotter, Show of the Week, Stephen Schwartz, MTI Broadway Junior Collection, Show Spotlight

Who is that girl I see staring straight back at me? Why is my reflection someone I don't know? Bring Honor to Your School with DISNEY'S MULAN JR. To celebrate the upcoming Chinese Moon Festival, this week's featured Broadway Junior title is DISNEY'S ...

"But He Doesn't Know The Territory" - Meredith Willson's Classic Books Reprinted

By Tyler Paul on September 21, 2010

in Announcements, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Meredith Willson, In the News, MTI Authors, The Unsinkable Molly Brown

Attention all Meredith Willson fans! The University of Minnesota Press has recently released brand-new reprints of Meredith Willson's classic books, "But He Doesn't Know The Territory", and, "And There I Stood with My Piccolo." Meredith Willson, an ...

Back to School with RAGTIME: SCHOOL EDITION

By EllaRose Chary on September 21, 2010

in Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Lynn Ahrens, stephen flaherty, terrence McNally, MTI School Editions, Show Spotlight

EllaRC is a bookwriter/lyricist and musical theatre lover. She’s a new contributor to the MTI Marquee - add her as a friend on MTI ShowSpace or check out her musical theatre and social justice blog, Stageleft. Over the next few weeks I'll be ...

The Marquee Q & A Series: Hayley Podschun

By Tyler Paul on September 20, 2010

in Show/Author Spotlight, Announcements, Making Theater | Tags: Hayley Podschun, james lapine, Jason Robert Brown, Marc Shaiman, Rob Ashford, Stephen Sondheim, New Shows, Q & A, Show Spotlight

In the fifth installment of our Marquee Q & A, actress Hayley Podschun catches up with MTI's Tyler Paul to discuss HAIRSPRAY, PARADE, and more... Hayley Podschun, who can currently be seen at New World Stages as the title character in the brand-new ...