Music Theatre International® is one of the world's major dramatic licensing agencies, specializing in Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End musicals. Since its founding in 1952, MTI has been responsible for supplying scripts and musical materials to theatres worldwide and for protecting the rights and legacy of the authors whom it represents. Whether it is the newest hit from the Broadway or London stage, or a timeless classic, MTI has been a driving force in cultivating new work and in extending the production life of the great American musicals such as, Guys and Dolls, West Side Story, Fiddler On The Roof, Les Miserables, Annie, Of Thee I Sing, Ain't Misbehavin', Damn Yankees, The Music Man, Godspell, Little Shop Of Horrors and the complete musical theatre works of composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim, among others.

Apart from the major Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, MTI is proud to represent youth shows, revues and musicals which began life in regional theatre and have since become worthy additions to the musical theatre canon. MTI shows have been performed by 30,000 amateur and professional theatrical organizations throughout the US and Canada, and in over 60 countries around the world. Whether it's at a high school in Kansas, by an all-female troupe in Japan or the first production of West Side Story ever staged in Estonia, productions of MTI musicals involve over 10 million people each year.

MTI is particularly dedicated to the idea of theatre as education. Whether it's the twelve thousand high schools who perform our shows, or the many community and professional theatres whose outreach programs introduce new audiences to new works, MTI shares with these educators the goal of raising the next generation of theatre artists and audiences. MTI has taken a leading role in theatre education by creating the MTI THEATRICAL RESOURCES, a "theatrical tool box" designed to help not only ensure the success of each musical production, but also to establish the study of musical theatre as a permanent part of the high school curriculum. These resources include: STUDY GUIDES designed to bring the study of specific shows into the classroom; VIDEO CONVERSATIONPIECES™ featuring video seminars with artists such as Martin Charnin, Stephen Sondheim and Scott Ellis discussing the creation of their shows from inception to production; and MTI REHEARSCORES™ which provide unlimited rehearsal accompaniment (and a remarkable new way to teach scores in class) via an easy-to-use, fully interactive computer program on disk. MTI also provides projection slides, original Broadway logos, sound effects, key transpositions (piano conductor scores and orchestral parts) as well as TV and radio advertisements for promoting your production.

And now, MTI brings musical theatre to elementary and middle school-aged students with it's new product -- MTI's Broadway Junior Collection®: Musicals Made Easy. Broadway Junior is a complete package which includes a first-timer's "How To" guide to producing Broadway's most beloved and celebrated musicals -- custom tailored to the needs of middle-school aged people and schools. MTI's Broadway Junior Collection™ provides condensed, author-approved versions of classic musicals like Annie, Guys and Dolls, Into The Woods, and Fiddler On The Roof and shows you how to make your musical the ultimate interdisciplinary teaching tool. We even include a orchestral performance CD to make rehearsals a snap.

MTI is also a leader in providing materials to meet the increasing demand for symphonic arrangements of popular theatre music. The MTI CONCERT LIBRARY offers arrangements of selected songs, as well as full scores from Broadway shows.

The information contained in this web site contains detailed information on the musicals, revues and youth theatre works MTI represents. You'll find everything from cast size, orchestral instrumentation, act and scene breakdowns to production histories, cast album information, major awards and critic's quotes.

Musical theatre has developed into a universal language, with new and exciting works springing up from all over the globe. MTI is firmly committed to laying the groundwork and providing innovative products and services for the flourishing musical theatre community of the 21st century.