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What Students Can Learn From WORKING

A job is more than how a person spends the day.  It's wrapped up in a person's identity - and dreams.  The musical WORKING perfectly illustrates just how important that connection is.  Adapted by Stephen Schwartz (PIPPIN, WICKED) and Nina Faso ...

Giving Them What They Want….A Dirty Rotten Musical…

At this year's Educational Theatre Associations’ Thespian Festival, Central York High School (Pennsylvania) have been chosen to perform a main stage production of DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, one of five MTI shows which will be performed. We wish CYHS ...

Freddie Gershon: Bringing Some Glee to High School Musicals and Helping Teachers Be American Idols

Music Theatre International's CEO, Freddie Gershon recently wrote a piece for The Huffington Post about younger performers keeping the art of musical theatre and performance alive and well.  He cites the influence of shows like Glee and American ...

How to Succeed at Putting on a High School Musical Without Really Trying (Or Maybe Trying a Bit)

What makes a musical appealing to high school students? Which musicals do they want to perform? And which musicals are going to be a sure-fire success for performers and audiences alike? At the Educational Theatre Associations’ Thespian Festival ...

Look Up Above You: CAPTAIN LOUIE JR Now Available for Licensing!

Stephen Schwartz (GODSPELL, WICKED) and Anthony Stein's children's musical, CAPTAIN LOUIE, is now available in a version specifically designed for performance by middle-schoolers!  That means we're delighted to announce that CAPTAIN LOUIE JR is the ...

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