Countdown to JTF 2011: Bay Area Theatre and Voice Academy Students Step Into the Limelight

By Kaitlin Davis on January 05, 2011
in Education and Arts Advocacy | Tags: Junior Theater Festival 2011, Conferences, Festivals and Special Events
The countdown is on! In a little more than a week, the 2011 Junior Theater Festival will take center stage at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Georgia. 1,800 students and teachers will convene to celebrate their love of theater, among them, the ...

Countdown to JTF 2011: Central, Louisiana's Community Theatre Gets Well-Deserved Recognition

By Kaitlin Davis on December 28, 2010
in Education and Arts Advocacy | Tags: Junior Theater Festival 2011, Conferences, Festivals and Special Events
The countdown to the 2011 Junior Theater Festival is on, and there is a palpable excitement in the air as groups from around the country prepare to travel to Atlanta, Georgia, to perform at the world's largest musical theatre festival dedicated to  ...

Get the Most Out of the 2011 Junior Theater Festival with MTI ShowSpace

By Jason Cocovinis on October 19, 2010
in Education and Arts Advocacy | Tags: Junior Theater Festival 2011, Conferences, Festivals and Special Events, MTI Broadway Junior Collection
One of the best ways to make the most out of your Junior Theater Festival is through Music Theatre International's online community, MTI ShowSpace.  MTI ShowSpace is a great way to stay updated about all of the upcoming JTF activities and ...

Corner of the Sky: PIPPIN on Finding Your Destiny

By Kathryn Harris on August 02, 2010
in Education and Arts Advocacy, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: roger o. hirson, Stephen Schwartz, Conferences, Festivals and Special Events, Pippin, Show Spotlight
What is greatness and how does one bec0me great?  In the musical PIPPIN, written by Stephen Schwartz (GODSPELL, WICKED) and Roger O. Hirson, the title character and heir to the throne is determined to become "great".  But Pippin soon finds that the ...

MTI Welcomes Eight Teachers for The Freddie G. Theatre Experience...Tonight!

By Jason Cocovinis on July 16, 2010
in Education and Arts Advocacy, Announcements | Tags: Freddie G., Freddie Gershon, Conferences, Festivals and Special Events, MTI Broadway Junior Collection
Tonight...tonight...it all begins tonight! This evening MTI welcomes eight exceptional drama and music teachers from schools around the country to the Big Apple for the first-ever  FREDDIE G THEATRE EXPERIENCE.  The weekend of events is a ...

Denver School of the Arts' URINETOWN Featured on Denverpost.com

By Jason Cocovinis on June 30, 2010
in Education and Arts Advocacy, Announcements, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: International Thespian Festival 2010, Conferences, Festivals and Special Events, In the News, Show Spotlight
After making it home from the 2010 International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, NE and having a couple of days to think about my experience, all I can say is WOW! It was a true pleasure seeing first-hand the talent and hard work every performer and ...

Freddie Gershon: How to Succeed by Breaking a Leg on HuffPost

By Marcus Woollen on June 25, 2010
in Education and Arts Advocacy, Announcements | Tags: educational theatre association, Freddie Gershon, Thespian Festival, Conferences, Festivals and Special Events, In the News
MTI's CEO Freddie Gershon: How to Succeed by Breaking a Leg on the Huffington Post "The Educational Theatre Association is center stage. This summer is the 16th annual Thespian Festival in Lincoln, where students are learning about teamwork, ...

URINETOWN: The Musical?

By Victoria Saxton on June 21, 2010
in Education and Arts Advocacy, Announcements, Making Theater, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Bertolt Brecht, Greg Kotis, International Thespian Festival 2010, Kander and Ebb, Kurt Weill, Mark Hollmann, Conferences, Festivals and Special Events, In the News, MTI Resources, MTI ShowSpace, Show Spotlight
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 ...

Festival Group Featured on Milwaukee's FOX6 News

By Tyler Paul on June 18, 2010
in Education and Arts Advocacy, Show/Author Spotlight, Announcements | Tags: Bradford High School, educational theatre association, International Thespian Festival 2010, Conferences, Festivals and Special Events, In the News, Show Spotlight
Kenosha, Wisconsin is sending the theatre students of Bradford High and Tremper High to EdTA's Thespian Festival next week to perform their selected main-stage productions of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and Working. The ...

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