URINETOWN: The Musical?

Don’t let the title put you off. By the end of this show performers and audiences alike will be laughing so hard they’ll… fall off their chairs. Sorry, couldn’t resist. In all seriousness, URINETOWN is pretty much your typical musical. Boy ...

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 ...

MTI Honored with EdTA's Standing Ovation Award

The Educational Theatre Association (EdTA), a renowned professional association for theatre arts education, has awarded Music Theatre International (MTI) its prestigious Standing Ovation Award for 2010! MTI's Senior Operations Officer, John Prignano ...

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