The path to becoming a Broadway composer, lyricist, or bookwriter isn't well-defined or easy; it takes a tremendous amount of talent, hard work, and luck.  For RENT author Jonathan Larson, who wrote all three components of his musicals himself, ...

This weekend, New York audiences are in for a treat.  Encores!, a concert series of rarely performed American musicals, is currently staging the experimental Stephen Sondheim/Arthur Laurents musical, ANYONE CAN WHISTLE.  The show, which has ...

Composer/librettist Andrew Lippa is probably best known for his adaptation of THE WILD PARTY and for writing the score of THE ADDAMS FAMILY, which recently opened on Broadway and stars Bebe Neuwirth and Nathan Lane.  But before either show, Lippa ...

BIG, Richard Maltby Jr, John Weidman, and David Shire's musical adaptation of the film by the same name, is a hilarious, unorthodox look at the perils of taking childhood for granted.  Unlike Jason Robert Brown's 13, in which the main character ...

Music Theatre International is delighted to announce that Deborah Hartnett has joined the company as the new Director of Business and Legal Affairs.

Ms. Hartnett brings to MTI her many years of legal experience in the entertainment industry, ...

SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS is a hilarious, somewhat unconventional romantic musical comedy.  When Milly, a waitress, marries a man she met a few hours ago, she soon discovers her new husband expects her to take care of his six rowdy brothers.  ...