MTI Announces new shows for rental - which will be the hottest rental?

[bwaybri2]

Posted: 1/13/09 at 11:22pm

What I wouldn't give for my school to do some of these. Just Announced on MTI's Web Site Some of these have been discussed here before.

I'm not saying I love all of these shows, just the fact that they are available . . . wow!

Spring Awakening
Sweeney Todd, School Addition
Xanadu
Ave Q
Putnam County
13
Edges
Wedding Singer
Legally Blonde


13 is my guess for the hottest rental

[BNN]

Posted: 1/13/09 at 11:23pm

I will be performing Xanadu in my basement for all interested parties.

[B3TA07]

Posted: 1/13/09 at 11:24pm

*Edition.

[Pianolin717]

Posted: 1/13/09 at 11:26pm

wait, so Ave Q is available, even though its still on Broadway?

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 1/13/09 at 11:26pm

This has already been discussed.

[Sondheim_Geek]

Posted: 1/13/09 at 11:28pm

Ummm.....it's obviously going to be Spring Awakening.

'13' won't come close. 95% of people outside the metro-area have never heard of it.

[bwaybri2]

Posted: 1/13/09 at 11:33pm

Well I'm in the midwest - and there are a lot of JRB fans out here -

Working - The Last Five Years - Songs for a New World -

I never got out to NYC to see 13 - but there is still a buzz among high school students about that play -

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 1/13/09 at 11:41pm

JRB didn't write Working...

~Steven

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 1/13/09 at 11:46pm

bwaybri2, you work in a high school.

I take it not as a teacher?

[bwaybri2]

Posted: 1/13/09 at 11:50pm

Hell no,

I'm the lunch lady - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 1/13/09 at 11:51pm

None of the shows listed are actually available to licence yet, except for Sweeney Todd School Edition and Wedding Singer.

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 1/13/09 at 11:56pm

Wedding Singer and Legally Blonde, by far.

[Pianolin717]

Posted: 1/13/09 at 11:58pm

the next question.. which one of these will be the hottest mess?

[Parks]

Posted: 1/14/09 at 12:14am

God, this list makes me want to go back to high school...

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 1/14/09 at 12:19am

13. It's already a hot mess.

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 1/14/09 at 7:29am

"13" will be the next "Seussical" - a fun, innocent show that flops on Broadway and gets completely reimagined by regional and youth theatres, giving it new life without ever being revived ever ever again.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 1/14/09 at 10:01am

I think Schools with decent programs will be staging Sweeney Todd.

I know I am at my school in the fall.

[coolboi952]

Posted: 1/14/09 at 11:07am

I'm thinking 13 although is a hot mess. It will be. Really popular with schools and community theater. People love seeing kids performing and they usually sell really well. Especially if the band is also teens like it was on broadway. Also it's so rated G that everyone can enjoy it. Which is a major plus.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 1/14/09 at 11:11am

My students already made me sign up for the fast track for Xanadu-and I had no objections.

[Pianolin717]

Posted: 1/14/09 at 12:00pm

I don't know if it was the student version of Sweeny, but a school in my county did it last spring, and overall it was good. You could tell they put a lot of effort into it and it really did work, although, they didn't know how to balance the orchestra with the singers... the orchestra often times overplayed, even though the actors did not have mics, but I think that if schools put forth the passion, and have the talent, they can pull it off

[TheCharleston]

Posted: 1/14/09 at 12:47pm

WOW

Ok.

AVE Q, SPELLNG BEE, and EDGES are not new.

EDGES was released at the beginning of 2008

AVE Q and SPELLING BEE have been released for a while - they are not available though. still on a "Restricted" list.

and it's Edition... not Addition.

you're a teacher?? dear God, save us.

[ohjustjake]

Posted: 1/14/09 at 12:50pm

I'm always skeptic about high schools performing Sweeney. I still feel like it's too difficult for high school singers. I'll admit that I have seen some really good productions of Sweeney put on in High Schools, but I still think it should be done in College and up.

[blaxx]

Posted: 1/14/09 at 1:34pm

Well I'm in the midwest - and there are a lot of JRB fans out here

A lot = 5

[StephanietheStar]

Posted: 1/14/09 at 1:46pm

Legally Blonde?!?! I might finally get some work!!

[Mark_E]

Posted: 1/14/09 at 1:58pm

I think blonde will be very popular because of the high number of female parts.