March 8th is International Women’s Day and the whole month of March is Women’s History Month. We think this is a great opportunity to spotlight some of the amazing work in the MTI catalog created by women writers.
It’s undeniable that musical ...
In honor of Black History Month, we're highlighting shows that deal with the national celebration's themes, and artists whose work has helped shape the diversity of musical theater history. Through song and story musical theatre authors can give ...
Read the Book, Perform the Musical...
It has been fifty years—and millions of readers—since the world was first introduced to Milo and his adventures in the Lands Beyond with Tock, the Humbug, and the captive princesses Rhyme and Reason. ...
Music Theatre International is deeply saddened by the loss of beloved librettist, playwright, screenwriter, director and friend Arthur Laurents. Arthur died in Manhattan on May 5th and was 93 years old. Among his many accomplishments, Arthur was ...
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The American Theatre Wing's Jonathan Larson® Grants are given annually to honor emerging composers, lyricists and book writers, help to continue Tony Award®-winning composer Jonathan Larson’s dream of infusing musical theatre ...
It is with a heavy heart that MTI mourns the loss of beloved composer, Jerry Bock (FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, SHE LOVES ME). Mr. Bock was 81 years old, and throughout his lifetime, he made many indelible contributions to the world of musical theatre. ...
Sneak Peek - We sat down with LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL creator, Heather Hach to hear her dish on Elle Woods and all things-blonde. This is the first clip, but there's plenty more where that came from on the LEGALLY BLONDE show page on MTI ...
EVENING PRIMROSE, the never-before-staged work of James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim, will be presented for the first time on October 25th at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College. The presentation will feature performances by Candice ...
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 ...
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 ...
