Broadway Junior Project
Music Theatre International’s Broadway Junior® Project provides schools that lack arts programming with the FREE training and materials necessary to present a Broadway Junior® musical production in their school. The goals of the Project are to:
- Assist schools that currently have no full time arts specialist to create an infusion of the arts and an arts culture within the school
- Build a strong community through the arts that includes the school, parents and members of the community at large
- Engage as many students as possible in all aspects and areas of the arts
- Encourage the connection of arts programming to curriculum including assessment
Schools interested in being part of Music Theatre International’s Broadway Junior Project must fill out an application to be one of three winning schools selected for 2016/2017.
The three winning schools will receive:
- A license to perform a Broadway Junior musical of their choice
- A ShowKit® of materials that supplies teachers with all the resources they will need to direct, choreograph and teach music like a true professional
- Professional development workshops for the schools’ teachers
About Broadway Junior Musicals
Broadway Junior musicals are 60-minute adaptations of classic and contemporary shows perfect for middle-school aged performers.
Browse the collection of musicals.
About the Professional Development Workshops
Teams of teachers from each of the selected schools will participate in Professional Development workshops in a variety of areas lead by Master Teachers from educational theatre experts, iTheatrics.
These workshops will provide training in all areas of musical theatre production as well as curriculum connections and community involvement. Throughout the entire process of rehearsal and performance a local professional Production Advisor selected by MTI will offer guidance in these same areas while continuing to empower the teaching teams to run the program by themselves.
Benefits to Participating Schools
- Complete Broadway Junior ShowKit including:
- Director’s Script
- 2 Performance/Accompaniment CD’s
- 20 Student Libretto/Vocal Books
- 2 Piano/Vocal Scores
- Production Handbook
- Cross-Curricular Activities and Enrichment Guide
- Choreographic Video
- Chorus Books
- An arts specialist working with your school for the entire process
- 3 Professional Development workshops for the project teachers
Timeline 2016 - 2017
- February – April: Schools identified, applications sent to interested schools
- April 31: Completed applications due
- Early May: iTheatrics site visits to schools to select participants
- June/July: Schools select shows, Production Advisor assigned
- September/October: Professional Development workshops
- September – November: Scheduling work with schools teams & Production Advisor
- January – April 2017: Rehearsals
- April/May 2017: Performances
Application
Questions & Answers
Related shows or resources: The Fantasticks
Flint Revision of The Fantasticks
I see that Provincetown Theatre has announced it will be producing the Flint MI version of The Fantasticks. Do you know when other theatres will be able to license it as well?
Philip Crosby
Executive Director, Richmond Triangle Players
Related shows or resources: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
set and costuming restrictions
In the online perusal, there is a note about the importance of using the pallette and look from the original TV series. The promotional performance images are straight from the original creators' vision. However, although that is ideal, are there any licensing/ permission hurdles to do so?
Related shows or resources: Rocky
High School Casting?
Would a high school be able to do this show without any references to race? Coming from a not so diverse school, I am wondering if Apollo could be played by a white actor and any lines with a specific reference to race changed?
Related shows or resources: Beetlejuice
Tour
Hello!
After Beetlejuice Tour ends in the US, can we expect more news to follow on the release? Is there a year planned for release? Will there be a High School version included with the release?
Related shows or resources: The Fantasticks
Current version of The Fantasticks
Hello,
I'm slated to music direct a production of The Fantasticks this summer, and given that it's a bit difficult and exposed I'd like to get a jump on practicing the music. Can you tell me if the currently licensed version of the show matches the published vocal score "The Fantasticks 50th Anniversary Edition"? It seems to match "The New Off-Broadway Recording (2006)".
Thanks,
Matt
Related shows or resources: Dear Evan Hansen
License..
When do you plan to put the license for the implementation of the musical?
Related shows or resources: Sondheim Tribute Revue
Cost?
Hi,
Is there anyway to estimate the cost of this? Not able to see any way to estimate the cost of getting the rights to this.
Related shows or resources: Follies
Orchestra parts
I played this show several years ago when the orchestra books were notated in script. Are the current books still in script or are they typefaced?
Related shows or resources: Something Rotten!
Availability in NZ
Hi. I received an email previously to say Something Rotten is available for licensing, but this page says it isn't available in Aus/NZ.
Is there a planned date for release in NZ or is it touring professionally here soon?