iTheatrics Founding Chairman Timothy Allen McDonald welcomes 6,000 attendees to the Junior Theater Festival.
Marcus Woolen
Team iTheatrics welcomes directors to the 2018 Junior Theater Festival Atlanta.
iTheatrics Founding Chairman Timothy Allen McDonald welcomes 6,000 attendees to the Junior Theater Festival.
Directors rehearse a dance number to Vogue which they will perform for all festival attendees at the award ceremony.
Spotlight Theatre Productions (Sarasota, FL) students Samantha Crawford, Emma Diner, Sarah Johnson sing the national anthem for all attendees at the Kick-Off opening event at the 2018 Junior Theater Festival Atlanta opening ceremonies.
New York Times best-selling author Jodi Picoult interviews leading psychologist Ms. Abigail Baird about how the brain develops in youth and teenage years and the implications of what that means for young people鈥檚 behavior and learning.
Stephen Schwartz answers questions at the 2018 Junior Theater Festival.
Doug Berlon, Deputy Executive Director, Education and Content introduces the NBC鈥檚 Rise America grant program in which 50 high schools will receive $10,000 dollars each to enhance their theater program.
Student Mya Bryant representing Inspiration Stage in Sugar Land, TX, sings 鈥淪park of Creation鈥� from Children of Eden JR. to Stephen Schwartz and all 6,000 festival attendees
Stephen Schwartz (left) answers a question from student Chaise Anderson (pictured right) who traveled to the festival with Broadway Bound Kids, as Marty Johnson, iTheatrics Director of Education, Junior Theater Festival Director of Programming moderates, at the 2018 Junior Theater Festival Atlanta.
Cindy Ripley (pictured), Junior Theater Festival Director of Professional Development and iTheatrics鈥� Lead Educational Consultant and iTheatrics founding chairman Timothy Allen McDonald present a workshop to teachers and directors pulled from The iTheatrics Method, the world鈥檚 very first textbook dedicated to building quality musical theatre programs for young people, published by GIA Publications.
半岛体育鈥檚 Tyler Mount interviews young Broadway stars Luca Padovan (Newsies, School of Rock) and Isabella Russo (School of Rock).
Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School BRAVO (Oak Park, IL) students perform Chitty, Chitty Bang, Bang JR. during the JTF Atlanta New Works Showcase in which select groups perform songs from new or updated musicals that will soon be made available for licensing by Music Theatre International.
Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School BRAVO (Oak Park, IL) students perform Chitty, Chitty Bang, Bang JR. during the JTF Atlanta New Works Showcase in which select groups perform songs from new or updated musicals that will soon be made available for licensing by Music Theatre International.
Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School BRAVO (Oak Park, IL) students perform Chitty, Chitty Bang, Bang JR. during the JTF Atlanta New Works Showcase in which select groups perform songs from new or updated musicals that will soon be made available for licensing by Music Theatre International.
Inspiration Stage in Sugarland, TX presents Children of Eden JR. during the JTF Atlanta New Works Showcase in which select groups perform songs from new or updated musicals that will soon be made available for licensing by Music Theatre International.
Inspiration Stage in Sugarland, TX presents Children of Eden JR. during the JTF Atlanta New Works Showcase in which select groups perform songs from new or updated musicals that will soon be made available for licensing by Music Theatre International.
NWS Spotlight Theatre Productions (Sarasota, FL) students perform Disney鈥檚 Aladdin JR. during the JTF Atlanta New Works Showcase in which select groups perform songs from new or updated musicals that will soon be made available for licensing by Music Theatre International.
NWS Spotlight Theatre Productions (Sarasota, FL) students perform Disney鈥檚 Aladdin JR. during the JTF Atlanta New Works Showcase in which select groups perform songs from new or updated musicals that will soon be made available for licensing by Music Theatre International.
NWS Spotlight Theatre Productions (Sarasota, FL) students perform Disney鈥檚 Aladdin JR. during the JTF Atlanta New Works Showcase in which select groups perform songs from new or updated musicals that will soon be made available for licensing by Music Theatre International.
Composer, performer, and songwriter Paul Williams (Bugsy Malone, 鈥淓vergreen,鈥� 鈥淩ainy Days and Mondays,鈥� 鈥淩ainbow Connection,鈥�) reacts when students from Ohlook Performing Arts Center in Grapevine, TX, and Eastern Shore Repertory Theatre in Fairhope, AL, perform 鈥淕ive a Little Love鈥� from Bugsy Malone JR. in celebration of Williams receiving the Junior Theater Festival Legacy Award.
Cass Morgan (Mary Poppins, Memphis) performs 鈥淲hen The River Meets the Sea鈥� from Emmet Otter鈥檚 Jug-Band Christmas.
Young Broadway stars Luca Padovan (Newsies, School of Rock) and Isabella Russo (School of Rock) perform 鈥淣o Two People鈥� from Hans Christian Andersen JR.
Morgan Siobahn Green and Krystina Alabado perform 鈥淲hen You鈥檙e the Enemy Of Allie McAndrews鈥� from the new musical Between The Lines.
MTI Chairman Freddie Gershon announces five exceptional educators from schools and performing arts centers around the country who have been selected for the ninth annual 鈥淭he Freddie G Fellowship,鈥� in which the teachers will receive an all-expense-paid trip to New York City for four days of master classes Broadway greats and a $5,000 grant to put toward his or her theater program. The event is underwritten and hosted by Music Theatre International鈥檚 Freddie Gershon
Students from Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School for Innovation, DMR Adventures, Stage Door Productions, Columbus Children's Theatre, Boothbay Region YMCA: YARTS!, Uptown Music Theatre, Red Phoenix Theatre Company, The Anthony School and Porter Ridge Middle School sing 鈥淩ainbow Connection鈥� to honor Paul Williams.
The Augusta Jr. Players win the 2018 半岛体育 Community Service Award
Marcus Woollen
The teachers dance to the song 鈥淰ogue鈥� for all 6,000 attendees.
MTI Chairman Freddie Gershon announces five exceptional educators from schools and performing arts centers around the country who have been selected for the ninth annual 鈥淭he Freddie G Fellowship,鈥� in which the teachers will receive an all-expense-paid trip to New York City for four days of master classes Broadway greats and a $5,000 grant to put toward his or her theater program. The event is underwritten and hosted by Music Theatre International鈥檚 Freddie Gershon and his wife Myrna Gershon. Onstage are past Freddie G Fellowship recipients.
Outstanding Production award recipient Boothbay Region YMCA: YARTS! from Boothbay, Maine performs 鈥淪eussical, It鈥檚 Possible,鈥� from Seussical JR. for all 6,000 attendees at the Freddie G Award Ceremony.
Outstanding Production award recipient Collection Theatre Company from Flowery Branch, Georgia performs 鈥淪tatus Quo鈥� from High School Musical JR. for all 6,000 attendees at the Freddie G Award Ceremony.
Outstanding Production award recipient Caryl Crane Youth Theatre from Huron, Ohio performs 鈥淐ircle of Life鈥� from Disney鈥檚 The Lion King JR. for all 6,000 attendees at the Freddie G Award Ceremony.
Outstanding Production award recipient Forsyth Academy Performing Arts Junior Company from Cumming, Georgia performs 鈥淏ig Red Plane鈥� from Captain Louie JR. for all 6,000 attendees at the Freddie G Award Ceremony.
Outstanding Production award recipient Jackson Elementary of the Arts from Jonesboro, GA performs 鈥淯gg-A-Wugg鈥� from Peter Pan JR. for all 6,000 attendees at the Freddie G Award Ceremony.
Outstanding Production award recipient Ohlook Performing Arts Center from Grapevine, Texas performs 鈥淪it Down You鈥檙e Rocking the Boat,鈥� from Guys and Dolls JR. for all 6,000 attendees at the Freddie G Award Ceremony.
Outstanding Production award recipient University School of Nashville from Nashville, Tennessee perform 鈥淔reak Flag鈥� from Shrek JR. for all 6,000 attendees at the Freddie G Award Ceremony.
Junior Theater Festival Atlanta Headliner Megan Hilty Performs in Concert for all 6,000 festival attendees.
Junior Theater Festival Atlanta Headliner Megan Hilty Performs in Concert for all 6,000 festival attendees.