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Jason Cocovinis

Ahrens and Flaherty Celebrate 30th Anniversary with MTI and Special Guests at 54 Below

By Jason Cocovinis on September 30, 2013

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

MTI is thrilled to celebrate the continuous collaboration of theatrical authors Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. Winners of Broadway’s triple crown – the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics Circle Award, as well as Grammy, Academy ...

Acclaimed MAGIC TREE HOUSE Children’s Book Series Teams Up with MTI to Create New Musicals for Young Performers

By Jason Cocovinis on September 25, 2013

in Announcements, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: General MTI News

NEW YORK, N.Y. – September 25, 2013 - Leading theatrical licensor, Music Theatre International (MTI), creators of the MTI Broadway Junior Collection® (featuring 30 and 60-minute musicals designed for young performers) is launching a slate of ...

MAGIC TREE HOUSE: DINOSAURS BEFORE DARK KIDS Available for Licensing

By Jason Cocovinis on September 24, 2013

in Show/Author Spotlight, Education and Arts Advocacy, Announcements | Tags: MTI Broadway Junior Collection, New Shows

What would you do if a tree house in your neighborhood could transport you anywhere you wanted to go? While exploring one afternoon, siblings Jack and Annie discover a tree house full of books. Jack looks through a book about dinosaurs and wishes ...

Dinosaurs at the Zoo? MAGIC TREE HOUSE Musical Debuts at the Bronx Zoo

By Jason Cocovinis on September 16, 2013

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

MAGIC TREE HOUSE: DINOSAURS BEFORE DARK KIDS is the newest addition to the MTI Broadway Junior Collection and we couldn't be more excited to let you know about special performances of the musical taking place at the Bronx Zoo. As part of the Zoo's ...

The World's Longest Running Musical, THE FANTASTICKS Marks Milestone 20,000th NYC Performance

By Jason Cocovinis on September 11, 2013

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

“Try to Remember the kind of September, when grass was green and grain was yellow…” THE FANTASTICKS is the longest-running production of any kind in the world, and with good reason: at the heart of its breathtaking poetry and subtle theatrical ...

An Exclusive Glimpse into Never Land with Disney's PETER PAN JR. Creators Zellnik and Svejcar

By Jason Cocovinis on September 10, 2013

in Show/Author Spotlight, Education and Arts Advocacy | Tags: MTI Broadway Junior Collection

Get the inside scoop on what it was like to create Disney's PETER PAN JR. for the stage: In many ways, Never Land is a place you know already. J.M. Barrie’s creation has so fully infused our culture that it feels like a story that was discovered ...

Exclusive Video Interview with Renowned Composer of THE CIVIL WAR, Frank Wildhorn

By Jason Cocovinis on September 10, 2013

in Making Theater, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Behind-the-Scenes

In this special video interview, Frank Wildhorn shares production notes, advice and teaching tools for his epic musical, THE CIVIL ...

SHREK THE MUSICAL Arrives on Deluxe Edition Blu-ray™ and DVD October 15

By Jason Cocovinis on September 6, 2013

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

“The best musical for younger audiences since The Lion King!” --Time Out NY The greatest fairy tale never told comes to life as never before in DreamWorks’ SHREK THE MUSICAL, the highly acclaimed Broadway production based on the smash-hit ...

Use the ScenePartner App to Memorize Your Lines and Get Off Book Fast!

By Jason Cocovinis on September 5, 2013

in Making Theater | Tags: MTI Resources

• Music Theatre International and MyTheaterApps.com Announce Agreement for e-Script Distribution Through the Scene Partner® Webstore. • Scene Partner to Join MTI’s Suite of Theatrical Resources for Use With Licensed MTI ...

New Posthumous Award Initiated as The Kennedy Center Seeks Nominations for Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards

By Jason Cocovinis on September 3, 2013

in Education and Arts Advocacy, Announcements | Tags: Conferences, Festivals and Special Events, In the News

Series of Annual $10,000 Awards Named for Broadway Legend Honors Teachers In All Fields of Education (WASHINGTON, D.C.)—The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is seeking nominations for the 2014 Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim ...