Eight exceptional educators from schools and performing arts centers around the country will work one-on-one with Broadway greats including  Kimberly Grigsby, Warren Carlyle,  Benj Pasek and Justin Paul at the 2nd Annual  BROADWAY WELCOMES ...

“Middle school kids are at an age considered tough to teach. But these kids energetically sang, danced and made their own magic in this magical setting. The audience heard songs from Suessical Jr., Guys and Dolls Jr., Disney's High School ...

Some of us close to Arthur believe he wrote himself into characters on the stage and one of the people closest to him believes that Arthur and Rose were one. -Freddie Gershon MTI's Chairman and CEO Freddie Gershon shares a touching tribute to his ...

Music Theatre International is proud to officially announce and introduce the 2011 honorees of the second-annual Freddie G. Teacher Experience scheduled for July 15, 16, and 17th in New York City. The Freddie G. Teacher Experience (named for Music ...

"We can measure reading and math, so that is what we think is important. But if you cut the arts and music because you think that's peripheral, you're wrong because "actually central" are poetry, sports and anything that keeps kids in school." This ...

MTI Chairman and CEO Freddie Gershon's latest article for The Huffington Post is an open letter to President Obama about the dire consequences of the impending cuts in arts education funding: Mister President: 40 million dollars for arts education ...

MTI CEO Freddie Gershon has a brand new blog featured on The Huffington Post. In the article Freddie reflects on a special program created by The Shubert Foundation, MTI and the New York City Department of Education solely for middle school students ...

Reflecting on the tremendous success of last weekend's Junior Theater Festival, MTI CEO Freddie Gershon is back and blogging for The Huffington Post! If there is any message to be taken from the Atlanta-based Festival, it is to dream big, shoot for ...

MTI CEO Freddie Gershon, and wife Myrna, have partnered with the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC to create and fund a grant program to reward outstanding teachers in honor of their friend, composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim.  According to the ...

MTI CEO, Freddie Gershon's latest blog has been posted on the Huffington Post, and this time, the focus is on celebrating Arts in Education Week! We at Music Theatre International recognize the tremendous power of the arts in our lives and the lives ...