YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Puts The Ritz on MTI

By EllaRose Chary on August 29, 2012
in Announcements, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: All MTI's Sites, Andrea Martin, Megan Mullally, Mel Brooks, Music Theatre International, Musical Theater, musical theatre, Roger Bart, Sutton Foster, theater, theatre, thomas meehan, New Shows
After the success of THE PRODUCERS in 2001, director, writer, actor and producer Mel Brooks adapted another of his outrageously hilarious movies into a musical. The film, which Brooks describes as his “best” is Young Frankenstein, and the musical ...

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

By Victoria Saxton on June 16, 2010
in Education and Arts Advocacy, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: abe burrows, Daniel Radcliffe, educational theatre association, Frank Loesser, International Thespian Festival 2010, jack weinstock, Matthew Broderick, Megan Mullally, Pulitzer Prize, willie gilbert, Conferences, Festivals and Special Events, Show Spotlight
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 ...