Filichia Features: My Most Memorable Music Man

By Peter Filichia on September 21, 2012
in Making Theater, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: 9/11, All MTI's Sites, Bergen County Players, Broadway, john sloman, kiss me kate, marquee, musical, Musical Theater, musical theatre, neil simon theatre, Playbill, Rebecca Luker, River City, september 11, ShowSpace, Susan Stroman, theater, theatre, Filichia Features
Seeing The Music Man at the Bergen County Players last week reminded me of the previous time that I’d seen The Music Man.That happened in September as well. And although I’ve since witnessed about 3,500 stage productions, that Music Man of 11 ...

Filichia Features: 76 Trombones and 80 Years

By Peter Filichia on September 14, 2012
in Making Theater, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: 76 trombones, All MTI's Sites, Bergen County Players, Filichia Features, Harold Hill, majestic theatre, MTIshows, musical, Musical Theater, musical theatre, musicals, peter filichia, River City, Robert Preston
What’s the most famous story concerning The Music Man? That it beat West Side Story for the Best Musical Tony? That it made an A-grade star of B-level movie performer Robert Preston? Or is it the one that tells what happened midway through Act ...

Here Comes the Sun, Little Orphan - ANNIE KIDS Available for Licensing!

By Whitney Urish on September 04, 2012
in Show/Author Spotlight, Education and Arts Advocacy, Announcements | Tags: All MTI's Sites, broadway revival, MTI Broadway Junior Collection, MTI Homepage, MTI ShowSpace, MTIshows.com, Musical Theater, musical theatre, MyMTI, New Shows, orphan annie, performance, ShowKit, theater, theatre, thomas meehan, Annie, orphan
The big musical about the little orphan has been adapted into a KIDS version! With a long overdue Broadway revival beginning previews October 3rd, 2012, ANNIE continues to be one of the most beloved characters and musicals in the theatre world. And ...

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 ...

MTI Shows Featured in the 2nd Annual Jimmy Awards. Is YOUR school nominated?

By GERRY LIU on June 09, 2010
in Education and Arts Advocacy, Announcements, Show/Author Spotlight | Tags: Musical Theater, nederlander, Conferences, Festivals and Special Events, In the News, Show Spotlight
The 2nd Annual National High School Musical Theater Awards, otherwise known as the "Jimmys," are right around the corner...is someone from your school nominated? Presented by Nederlander Alliances and Pittsburgh CLO, the Jimmys recognize outstanding ...