Every year, the Educational Theatre Association (EdTA) releases the results of its annual Play Survey. Among the data released, the survey includes the top ten most-produced musicals and plays in high schools in the United States for the past academic year.
For the 2019-2020 school year, we are overjoyed to announce that 7 of the top full-length musicals produced by US high schools are represented by MTI, and one play represented by MTI is ranked number 4 among the most-produced full-length plays in US high schools. Over 3,000 high schools across the country participated in the survey.
Full-Length MTI Musicals in the Top Ten
- Mamma Mia! (music and lyrics by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, book by Catherine Johnson)
- Disney's Beauty and the Beast (music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, book by Linda Woolverton)
- Into the Woods (music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by James Lapine)
- Disney's The Little Mermaid (music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, book by Doug Wright)
- Seussical (music and book by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics and book by Lynn Ahrens)
- Little Shop of Horrors (music by Alan Menken, book and lyrics by Howard Ashman)
- Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical (book by Dennis Kelly, music by Tim Minchin)
Additionally, Peter and the Starcatcher (music by Wayne Barker, play by Rick Elice) ranked #4 among the most produced full-length plays.
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