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Education News Music Theatre International Releases Dramatic Moments, Licensable Songs and Scenes for Use in the Classroom

Part of the MTI Classroom initiative, the initial slate includes excerpts from Shrek, Something Rotten!, A Man of No Importance, and more.

Music Theatre International has launched Dramatic Moments, a new offering that turns songs and scenes from musicals into curriculum for the classroom. Each package, which costs $35 to license, includes a short scene, sheet music for the accompanying song, a piano accompaniment track, and a 10–15 minute virtual master class with the work's authors. The initial slate includes excerpts from Shrek the MusicalA Man of No ImportanceThe Theory of RelativitySomething Rotten!, and more.

Dramatic Moments is the first product to come out of the theatrical licensor's MTI Classroom initiative, which seeks to elevate arts education by putting works from the MTI catalog into the classroom as curriculum.

“MTI Classroom represents the evolution of MTI’s investment in theatre education," shares MTI Chief Operating Officer and Director of Education and Development John Prignano in a statement. "Dramatic Moments ‘peels back the curtain’ on the creative process with exclusive ‘behind-the-scenes’ access to the show’s creators. We are launching 11 Dramatic Moments (with more on the way), and each scene/song can be used as part of an academic lesson, an acting workshop, a performance, or all of the above."

Take a look at the debut line-up of Dramatic Moments:

"Don't Go," from Elephant & Piggie's "We Are in a Play!"
Book and lyrics by Mo Willems; Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma

“Hope,” from She Persisted: The Musical
Book and Lyrics by Adam Tobin; Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma

“I Know It’s Today," from Shrek the Musical
Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire; Music by Jeanine Tesori

“Perfect/Not,” from She Persisted: The Musical
Book and Lyrics by Adam Tobin; Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma

“Princess," from A Man of No Importance
Book by Terrence McNally; Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens; Music by Stephen Flaherty

“Promise Me This,” from The Theory of Relativity
Book by Brian Hill; Music and Lyrics by Neil Bartram

“Right Hand Man,” from Something Rotten!
Book and Lyrics by Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick and John O'Farrell; Music by Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick

“Streets of Dublin,” from A Man of No Importance
Book by Terrence McNally; Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens; Music by Stephen Flaherty

“The Butterfly,” from The Story of My Life
Book by Brian Hill; Music and Lyrics by Neil Bartram

“Time to Get Dressed,” from Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience
Book and Lyrics by Mo Willems; Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma

“What Could Have Been,” from Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus: The Musical
Book and Lyrics by Mo Willems; Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma

For more information and to purchase Dramatic Moments, visit MTIShows.com.

 
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