The first Junior Theatre Festival was founded in the USA in 2003 with Australia’s first Festival held in 2016. and the other fantastic Broadway Junior musicals to our global theatre community,” says the Managing Director of Musical Theatre International Australasia, Stuart Hendricks. I look forward to introducing Dot and the Kangaroo JR. “The growth and evolution of Broadway Junior here in Australia and New Zealand has been one of the most rewarding parts of my career. In the spirit of celebration and not competition, each group at the festival will perform a selection from a musical for a panel of theatre professionals and will receive feedback about their creativity, engagement in the performance, understanding of the material and connection to the lyrics and movement. and 9 to 5 JR., that are in development for elementary and middle school performers.Īustralian theatre personalities David Rogers-Smith (Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera), Nina Meehan (Founding Director of Bay Area Children’s Theatre, CA), Olivia Charalambous ( Puffs, Spring Awakening), along with iTheatrics’ Marty Johnson, MTI’s Chief Operating Officer John Prignano, will join Mertzlufft as guest adjudicators at the first in-person JTF Australia event since Covid lock-downs. Selected JTF Australia students will also take part in very special pilot performances of two new musicals, Beetlejuice JR. The New Works Showcase event features special student performances of new Broadway Junior musicals, Disney’s Finding Nemo JR., Godspell JR.
alumni Sofia Nolan will talk candidly about their experiences as professionals during the Festival’s onstage “Pathways” Q&A session, and Mertzlufft and PAULINI will also present a brand-new musical number from Dot and the Kangaroo JR. Mertzlufft, Leonard, PAULINI, along with Broadway JR. JTF Australia newcomer PAULINI will also delight audiences with a magical performance live on stage for all attendees on Oct. Mertzlufft, along with his collaborators book writer Daniel Stoddart and lyricist Kate Leonard will also offer an interactive presentation about the adaptation and development process of their new musical.
– a Broadway Junior musical based on the beloved Australian children’s book. Mertzlufft ( Ratatouille, The Tik Tok Musical) will be on hand to debut a portion of Dot and the Kangaroo JR. Produced by OzTheatrics and under the educational and artistic supervision of iTheatrics and sponsored by Music Theatre International Australasia, JTF Australia brings students, teachers and industry professionals together to celebrate outstanding student musical theatre productions.Ĭomposer Daniel J. JTF Australia is the Southern Hemisphere’s largest festival celebrating young people and the transformative power of musical theatre. Music Theatre International announced the line-up for this month’s annual Junior Theatre Festival Australia (JTF Australia).
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