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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Bring Your Shows to Life with OrchEXTRA® and RehearScore Plus®

By GERRY LIU on September 10, 2009

in Announcements | Tags: OrchExtra, RehearScore, Resource Spotlight, General MTI News

What good is beautiful music if you don't have the musicians to play it or an orchestra pit to put them in? Despite high production quality in all other areas, sometimes theaters lack the resources to present a musical score in all its Broadway ...

Robbie Hart High: Lemon Bay High School Soars to Success with The Wedding Singer

By GERRY LIU on August 31, 2009

in Show/Author Spotlight, Announcements | Tags: Chad Bequelin, Jennifer Kelly, Matthew Sklar, Tim Herlihy, Choosing Your High School's Musical, New Shows, Show Spotlight, The Wedding Singer

The Wedding Singer is proving to be an outstanding vehicle for high school actors, tapping into an authentic voice and youthful energy that other shows don’t always access. Jennifer Kelly, Director of Theatre at Lemon Bay High School in Englewood, ...

National Dog Day Song Analysis: "Times Like This" From LUCKY STIFF

By Kathryn Harris on August 26, 2009

in Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Lynn Ahrens, stephen flaherty, Show Spotlight

Sherpa Exercise buddy, confidant, bodyguard, security blanket, foot-warmer, alarm clock-and best friend. MTI recognizes those steadfast companions who fulfill all those roles and more: namely, canines. And like any proud pup parents, we're ...

CANDIDE & WEST SIDE STORY: Opera? Operetta? Musical? What Do You Say?

By Kathryn Harris on August 25, 2009

in Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Leonard Bernstein, Show Spotlight

by Yui Kitamura August 25th marks composer Leonard Bernstein's birthday. Born in 1918, this prolific artist created a wide variety of music until he died in 1990 at the age of 72. Bernstein was a great educator, conductor, and music director, as ...

Musical Theatre 2.0 and Beyond

By Jason Cocovinis on August 19, 2009

in Announcements | Tags: General MTI News

Technology and the Arts MTI's Director of Marketing, Jason Cocovinis In many ways, theatre and the arts have benefited greatly over the years from advances in technology. Technological innovations have helped streamline theatrical ...

Resource Spotlight: OrchEXTRA®

By GERRY LIU on August 18, 2009

in Announcements | Tags: Kathy Chitwood, OrchExtra, Resource Spotlight, General MTI News

MTI is proud to announce that OrchEXTRA® is now available for WEST SIDE STORY! Imagine Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondeim’s soaring score brought to its full capacity… by a pit containing a piano, cello, clarinet, and trumpet. By enhancing ...

Bring Ancient Egypt to Life with AIDA School Edition

By GERRY LIU on August 18, 2009

in Announcements | Tags: Elton John, School Edition, Tim Rice, New Shows

MTI is proud to announce Elton John & Tim Rice's AIDA School Edition is now available for licensing. AIDA is a two-act, rock/pop thru-sung operetta, with music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice, and book by Linda Woolverton, Robert Falls, and David ...

Competition as Family in THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE

By Kathryn Harris on August 18, 2009

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

photo from playbill.com THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE is a hilarious peek into the world of competitive spelling. Rachel Sheinkin’s economical and brilliant book lends much to sketch comedy and improv, while William Finn’s score ...

Metatheatre in THE DROWSY CHAPERONE and DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS

By Kathryn Harris on August 18, 2009

in Show/Author Spotlight, Announcements | Tags: lambert, lane, martin, mckellar, morrison, yazbek, New Shows, Show Spotlight

Say the term "metatheatre," and most people will think of Bertolt Brecht. Brecht's shows, such as The Threepenny Opera, were groundbreaking for their use of metatheatre to provide social commentary. By having the characters in the play be aware ...

"Look Up From Your Page, Tom:" The Nature of Stories in THE STORY OF MY LIFE

By Kathryn Harris on August 18, 2009

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

When writing your best friend's eulogy, it's only natural that you'd look to the past. That's exactly what successful author Thomas Weaver does in the recent Broadway musical, THE STORY OF MY LIFE. But in his quest to find the perfect story to ...