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Music Theatre International (MTI) is one of the world's leading dramatic licensing agencies, granting schools as well as amateur and professional theatres from around the world the rights to perform the largest selection of great musicals from Broadway and beyond. MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists and book writers of these shows to provide official scripts, musical materials and dynamic theatrical resources to over 60,000 theatrical organizations in the US and in over 60 countries worldwide. MTI is particularly dedicated to the idea of theatre as education and has created special collections for younger performers. The MTI Broadway Junior Collection® includes “JR.” titles, 60-minute musicals for performance by middle school children; and “KIDS” titles, 30-minute musicals for performance by elementary school children. MTI School Editions™ are musicals that have been annotated for performance by high school students, and the Theatre For Young Audiences (TYA) Collection are 70-minute musicals designed for adults to perform for children. MTI ShowSpace.com is the theatre world's online community where practitioners and fans from around the world share advice, photos, videos, sets, props, costumes and more, to help bring their next productions to life.

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Congrats to our friends at the brilliant Deaf West production of Spring Awakening on Broadway - we loved this revival so much! Your spot on the best of the year in is richly deserved.

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To Life! Fiddler on the Roof opens on Broadway for the sixth time

The sun never seems to set on Fiddler on the Roof. The musical directed by Bartlett Sher is opening on Broadway for the sixth time tonight, an accomplishment that few productions can claim. Its first run, which ended after more than 7 years and 3,242 performances, was at one point the longest running musical on Broadway. Combined, the show has been played on Broadway 4,484 times (4,485 times after tonight), according to data from PlayBill Vault.

See the interactive version of the chart at http://joannaskao.com/broadway-beats/fiddler-fifth-revival/

In recent years, Bartlett Sher has become somewhat known for staging musical revivals and updating them for today’s audiences. He directed a revival of South Pacific in 2008 and last season’s The King and I, which both won Tony Awards for Best Revival of a Musical.

According to an article in the New York Times, Sher has updated the opening and closing scenes of the current Fiddler production to reflect the global refugee crisis in hopes that families might leave the theater thinking about it.

If the current production follows tradition, Fiddler on the Roof might be around for awhile.

#fiddlerontheroof

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Kristin Chenoweth’s final performance of Wicked with Idina Menzel - “Popular”

Photo by Don Corathers.

Music Theatre International’s John Prignano presented a check for $10,000 to EdTA Executive Director Julie Cohen Theobald on Wednesday, fulfilling MTI’s pledge to match grassroots fundraising for EdTA’s new JumpStart Theatre initiative. JumpStart is demonstration project to nurture musical theatre programs in middle schools, now in its first year.

Photos by R. Bruhn.

Disney’s The Little Mermaid, by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, Glenn Slater, and Doug Wright.

Performed by Troupe 4982, Bradford High School, Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Directed by Holly Stanfield.

Sponsored by Music Theatre International.

Photos by R. Bruhn.

Disney’s The Little Mermaid, by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, Glenn Slater, and Doug Wright.

Performed by Troupe 4982, Bradford High School, Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Directed by Holly Stanfield.

Sponsored by Music Theatre International.

More moments from Saturday’s Lied Center Main stage performance as Festival winds down the same way it got started…with the music of Alan Menken!

BWW TV Exclusive: High Schoolers Take Over Broadway- Watch Highlights from the 2015 Jimmy Awards! http://ift.tt/1R4OYXi

Believe! The previously reported Deaf West Theatre incarnation of Spring Awakening is eyeing a return to Broadway this fall. According to Deadline, ...

Photos! New Star Taye Diggs Is Inducted Into the Hedwig and the Angry Inch Crew

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