Music Theatre International
| Type of business | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | New York, NY, United States |
| Headquarters | New York, NY, United States |
| Registration | Required |
| Launched | June 17, 2008 |
Music Theatre International (MTI) is a licensing agency theatrical based in New York City.
MTI was founded in 1952 by American composer and lyricist Frank Loesser and orchestrator Don Walker. Along with the licensing rights to Loesser's works, the licenses production rights of numerous Broadway, Off-Broadway, and West End musicals, including many hit shows.
MTI currently holds seven types of musicals one can license.
MTI ShowSpace is a non-profit social networking site for people involved in musical youth theatre and putting on live Broadway shows – like High School Musical, The Lion King Jr., The Music Man, Aladdin, Jr., Guys and Dolls, and Annie – can go to find out anything they need to know. Users include current and aspiring actors, actresses, dancers, composers, authors, producers, educators, students, and fans of musical theatre.
Discussions commonly cover things like building scenery, making costumes, memorizing lines, learning lyrics or whatever is needed. There are also stories about being nervous before performances (and what to do about it), talking to crowds and even histories of shows.
Already popular on the new site is an eBay-style forum that allows for the rental or resale of used set pieces, props and other materials for staging the tuners licensed by MTI.
MTIShowSpace has a number of features which users may interact with. They include blogging, bookmarking common interest websites, community rentals, file sharing, discussion forums, job posts, polls, contests, user videos, and an area to connect with friends and other users.
Freddie Gershon, Chairman
Drew Cohen, President
John Prignano, Senior Operations Officer
Carol Edelson, Sr. VP., Licensing
Peter Gerstheimer, Chief Financial Officer
Brian O'Sullivan, Director of Amateur Licensing
Larry Lees, Director of Music, Materials and Product Development
MTI uses a rating system that determines the content in the musical and it is shown on their website. The ratings are as follows:
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