On Friday February 13th, the MTI office will close at 1 PM ET and remain closed through Monday, February 16th in observance of President’s Day. Office operations will resume on Tuesday, February 17th. Please be advised that we are experiencing delays in scanning returned materials and are five business days behind in sending out shipments. The shipping date(s) listed in your MyMTI account might not indicate the actual date your materials will ship. We apologize for the inconvenience and greatly appreciate your patience.
Matthew Seeley
Matthew Seeley
Questions & Answers
Login to flag as inappropriate
Related shows or resources: Annie KIDSAnswer this Question
Related shows or resources: Annie KIDS
Musical recommendation - elementary
Good morning, everyone.After a successful first-time school production of Disney's The Jungle Book KIDS, I am considering directing another musical next year. I want to share my joy of music and the theater to the children. Since I am volunteering my time and our school doesn't have a budget for the program, I want to keep it simple without sacrificing quality. This year, I directed the musical by myself with some teachers designing the set, as well as parents making their child's own costumes. I am leaning towards choosing Annie KIDS but am also thinking about Sleeping Beauty KIDS. My concern with both of these choices is that I am afraid I might scare off some boys because they might perceive them as "too girly." Since, prior to this year, the school has not had a play or musical, I want to build up interest and encourage the broadest base of participation possible. (The license does not appear to be available in Europe for other musicals I considered: Aladdin KIDS, 101 Dalmatians KIDS or Willy Wonka KIDS.) There are also some JR selections that are interesting to me--for example, Alice in Wonderland, Honk!, and the upcoming Peter Pan--but I am concerned that since they are twice as long that they might be too much for me to take on. I appreciate anyone's thoughts or suggestions.




