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Something Rotten! JR. tells the story of two brothers who set out to write the world’s first musical in this hilarious mash-up of sixteenth-century Shakespeare and twenty-first-century Broadway.

MTI Concert Dance will license choreographed works from well-known choreographers across many genres of dance. For its launch, MTI has partnered with The Robbins Rights Trust to exclusively license the entire ballet repertory of the legendary Jerome Robbins.

Written as the Covid-19 pandemic unfolded, Breathe follows five pairs of characters grappling with the virus’s impact on their lives, families, relationships, society, and health. Ranging from lighthearted to heartbreaking, unbelievable and all-too-real, these vignettes tackle everything from parenting in Covid, to Black Lives Matter protests, to saying goodbye to a spouse via Zoom.

Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International (MTI) has announced that Dot & the Kangaroo JR. is now available for licensing.

BroadwayWorld and Music Theatre International (MTI) announced today a new partnership extending BroadwayWorld’s Stage Mag online show program technology to their entire catalog of titles, including Broadway Junior® musicals, School Editions, and more.

Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International has just announced the acquisition of the hit musical, Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations.

Sarasota Jewish Theatre will present the Florida premiere of M*A*S*H writer Larry Gelbart's “Better Late,” a comedic riff on a December-December-December romance, March 13-21 at The Players Centre Studio.

Bill Edwards Foundation for the Arts will launch their 2024 Musical Theater Summer Camp, a one-of-a-kind learning experience for children ages 7 through 18.

Young Jean Lee’s Straight White Men is a 2014 Dramatic Comedy that premiered off-Broadway at the Public Theatre in New York City on November 7, 2014. Directed by the playwright Lee, and featuring Austin Pendleton as “Ed”, Pete Simpson, James Stanely, and Gary Wilmes. Following its run off Broadway, the play was then produced by Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, opening in February 2017 and running until March 26, 2017. Young Jean Lee’s play made its transfer to Broadway with Previews beginning at the Hayes Theatre June 29,2018, with its official opening night on July 23. Directed by Anna D. Shapiro, and featuring a cast of Armie Hammer as Drew, Josh Charles as Jake, Paul Schneider as Matt, Kate Bornstein and Ty Defoe as “Stagehands-in-Charge,” and Stephen Payne as Ed. Both Tom Skerritt and Denis Arndt had ties to the production but left before opening and during previews.

Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International announced that Groundhog Day the Musical is now available for licensing worldwide. We have all the details!

STRAIGHT WHITE MEN explores identity, privilege, and masculinity in contemporary America as three brothers, Matt, Jake, and Drew, reunite with their father, Ed, for Christmas. Guided by the 'Persons in Charge,' the audience gains a new perspective on heterosexual males.

TampaRep presents Straight White Men, a provocative comedy exploring identity, privilege, and masculinity in contemporary America. Follow three brothers as they navigate family dynamics during the holiday season.

Chris Miller and Brian Usifer are currently living their theatre lives as the co- Music Arrangers/Orchestrators of The Avett Brothers’ new musical Swept Away. Brian also serves as the Musical Supervisor for the show which runs through January 14th in the Kreeger Theater space at Arena Stage.

Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International (MTI) has announced that Trevor: The Musical is now available for licensing.

Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International has announced the acquisition of DreamWorks Theatricals' The Prince of Egypt.

Music Theatre International announces that the Tony Award-winning Musical, Tootsie, is now available for licensing.

Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International announced that the beloved musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is available for licensing.  

The Educational Theatre Foundation (ETF), The Music Man Foundation (TMMF), and Music Theatre International (MTI) have announced 16 recipients of “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” Grant, awarded to high school theatre programs nationwide to allow them to mount productions of the newly revised version of the classic Meredith Willson and Richard Morris property.

Between The Lines is now available for licensing. The Off-Broadway musical based on the novel by international bestselling author Jodi Picoult & Samantha van Leer.

Don't miss the limited engagement of 'Sympathetic Magic' at Bridge Street Theatre in Catskill! Experience Lanford Wilson's spellbinding ensemble drama in this rare revival.