What does it take to put on a high school musical? Once the director chooses a show, students audition for parts. Casting is announced and then a flurry of activity begins - rehearsing, building sets, preparing and fitting costumes, setting lights, checking microphones and selling tickets. This happens at high schools across Northeast Ohio as students play their roles on stage, backstage or in the orchestra pit.

The Educational Theatre Foundation (ETF) announces a major gift from Jeffrey Seller, in support of its JumpStart Theatre program that builds sustainable musical theatre programs in middle schools that previously had none. The gift will enable the program to expand to a new city in 2019.

The fourth annual Broadway Back to School, benefitting theatre education programs for underserved schools, takes place September 23 at Feinstein's 54 Below in New York City.

Irvine Barclay Theatre and Irvine Unified School District (IUSD) are proud to announce a collaborative arts partnership for the upcoming award-winning season that will offer compelling arts educational experiences to more than 2,000 IUSD students during the upcoming school year through the Barclay's acclaimed ArtsReach educational outreach program. 

MTI is one of the biggest names in the theatre industry responsible for licensing shows and guarding the rights of the brightest creative minds. BroadwayWorld spoke with two staff insiders to find out what the licensing process is, how Junior musicals are developed, and more!

Broadway For All announces their seventh groundbreaking year of non-profit theater arts and their New Works Reading this past Friday August 17, 2018 and Final Summer Showcase on Monday August 20, 2018, both held at the Professional Performing Arts High School (328 West 48th Street).  

The Educational Theatre Association (EdTA) annually awards the Legislator Leadership Award for Arts Education to a legislator who has demonstrated public leadership in support of theatre and other arts education policy and practice on a national or state level. This year's recipient is Kansas Representative Jeff Pitman.

'Mom, can you help me?' This is a question I hear regularly. Moms are always our go- to, problem solvers but I am not her mom. I am her teacher, her Theatre teacher to be exact.

The Rising Star Competition, created by leaders of the legendary Rehearsal Club for their 105th Anniversary Celebration, was held at The Players on June 22, 2018. Lethabo Mofomme, a 2018 graduate of the NY Film Academy's Musical Theatre Conservatory received the exclusive 'RC Key,' designed to open the door of opportunity, and a cash prize.

The College Break Thru program completed its inaugural year on Friday, June 29th when it awarded over $500,000 in scholarships to students.

Shelton's Center Stage Theatre has been rapidly expanding their Education program for students in Pre-K through high school. Earlier this month, they unveiled renovated and dedicated classroom space along with over 30 acting, singing, dance, and technical theater classes beginning this fall. Now, they've announced plans for a new performance series, called Broadway at Center Stage, bringing New York's biggest and brightest stars to Shelton.

The Broadway League, the national trade organization for the commercial theatre industry, announces the 2018 League Educator Apple Award recipients. Now in its sixteenth year, the awards acknowledge the efforts of local teachers and advocates who support programs relating to Broadway or Touring Broadway shows, promoting further development of theatre education.

Paper Mill Playhouse has selected students to be a part of the theater's prestigious Summer Musical Theatre Conservatory for 2018.

Los Angeles is one of the most widespread metropolitan hubs, but that doesn't stop the theatre community from joining together to bring arts to the city's youth.

Last February over 1,500 people traveled to Sacramento, CA for the Junior Theatre Festival West. During the Festival hundreds auditioned for a role in the 2018 iTheatrics Choreography DVDs and three Oklahoma City musical theater students were selected. The students are all members of the KidsAlive! children's theatre company.

The American Alliance for Theatre & Education's 31st annual National Conference: Rise Up! will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 1-5, 2018, exploring what it means to use art and activism to make positive change in our communities.

The JumpStart Theatre program, developed by the Educational Theatre Association, will be implemented in Atlanta beginning with the 2019-20 school year through a partnership with the Alliance Theatre.

Broadway Break Thru (BBT) today announces that Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student and survivor, Sawyer Garrity, will be a participant attending the first ever 'College Break Thru' in Chicago. Scheduled to take place Monday, June 25th thru Friday, June 29th at the University Center Chicago (525 S State Street), the summer symposium gives performing arts students the opportunity to receive the tools needed to excel in their auditions and performances while also providing more than $250,000 in college scholarships.

Hennepin Theatre Trust announced its 2017-2018 finalists for the Jimmy Awards and Triple Threat Awards. Twenty-six high school musical theatre students have been recognized for their accomplishments and community leadership while participating in the Trust's Spotlight Education program.

On June 4, students and educators from across Connecticut and Rhode Island will gather at the Shubert Theatre of New Haven for the first annual Stephen Sondheim Awards, which will be hosted by Hamilton's Solea Pfeiffer and Ryan Vasquez. The Sondheim Awards are presented by Broadway Method Academy (BMA), in association with the Shubert Theatre and Westport Country Playhouse.

The June 17 deadline is fast approaching to register for Arizona Theatre Company's Summer on Stage and Summer Backstage Programs for high school students to get first-hand advanced experience with theatre professionals in voice, movement, acting, classical styles, dance. Summer on Stage runs from June 25 to July 29.

Washington, DC is hardly the country's most bustling metropolitan hub, but for a small district carved into the Virginia/Maryland border, the region boasts one of the liveliest and engaging arts scenes.

On Thursday, May 24, 2018, the Orpheum Theatre Group announced the recipients of the 2018 High School Musical Theatre Awards.

There's more theatre than New York and there's certainly more to theatre than just talent. Chicago has one of the most vibrant and lively theatre scenes in the country, and their companies are dedicated to promoting education and arts exposure for young people.

The best of Michigan's high school theatre students are coming together Sunday, May 20, at Wharton Center's Cobb Great Hall for the 7th Annual Sutton Foster Ovation Awards. The award is a celebration of outstanding achievement and recognizes individual artistry in vocal, dance and acting performances for both a male and female lead in a high school musical theatre production. It also honors the commitment of Michigan teachers and schools to excellence in performing arts education.