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Go Inside the Junior Theatre Festival! Darren Criss, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Ben Platt and All the Young Talent

Darren Criss was the headliner of the 2016 Junior Theater Festival. He performed a concert for all attendees featuring songs from his Broadway and television career.

Go Inside the Junior Theatre Festival! Darren Criss, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Ben Platt and All the Young Talent

Stage and screen stars Darren Criss ("Glee," Hedwig and the Angry Inch), Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Newsies, Tuck Everlasting), Ben Platt (“Pitch Perfect”, Dear Evan Hansen), were among the talent at the 2016 Junior Theatre Festival (#JTF16). Take a look at the festival here.
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Darren Criss was the headliner of the 2016 Junior Theater Festival. He performed a concert for all attendees featuring songs from his Broadway and television career.
Playwright and founding chairman of iTheatrics and the Junior Theater Group Timothy Allen McDonald opens the Junior Theater Festival.
Timothy Allen McDonald, founding chairman of iTheatrics and the Junior Theater Group talks to the 5,832 participants at the 2016 Junior Theater Festival.
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iTheatrics’ resident choreographer Steven Kennedy leads teachers in a rehearsal for an upcoming surprise dance performance of “Watch Me (Whip/NaeNae)/Uptown Funk”
Andrew Keenan-Bolger book signing
iTheatrics Resident Choreographer Steven G. Kennedy holds student auditions for future Broadway Junior shoots for “how-to” choreography videos for soon-to-be-released Broadway Junior musicals.
Community Theatre of Greensboro in Greensboro, NC presents <i>Madagascar JR.</i> at the New Works Showcase, which previews new musicals which will soon be available for licensing.
Bradley Academy Musical Theatre in Murfreesboro, TN, Roy Waldron Elementary Drama and University School of Nashville in Nashville present <i>Peter Pan JR.</i> for 5,800+ festival attendees as part of the New Works Showcase, which previews new musicals whi
Playwright and founding chairman of iTheatrics and the Junior Theater Group Timothy Allen McDonald and New York Times best-selling author Mary Pope Osborne introduce Eastern Shore Repertory Theatre in Fairhope, AL, for their performances of <i>Magic Tree
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Students from Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School’s BRAVO! Program in Oak Park, IL; Harris County Carver Middle School in Hamilton, GA; P.S. 124 Theatre Club in New York City; and Uptown Music Theatre in New Orleans perform in a medley of Broadway Junior son
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Students from Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School’s BRAVO! Program in Oak Park, IL; Harris County Carver Middle School in Hamilton, GA; P.S. 124 Theatre Club in New York City; and Uptown Music Theatre in New Orleans perform in a medley of Broadway Junior son
Students from Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School’s BRAVO! Program in Oak Park, IL; Harris County Carver Middle School in Hamilton, GA; P.S. 124 Theatre Club in New York City; and Uptown Music Theatre in New Orleans perform in a medley of Broadway Junior son
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Students from Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School’s BRAVO! Program in Oak Park, IL; Harris County Carver Middle School in Hamilton, GA; P.S. 124 Theatre Club in New York City; and Uptown Music Theatre in New Orleans perform in a medley of Broadway Junior son
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Students cut loose at the JTF Dance Party
Students cut loose at the JTF Dance Party
Hundreds of students serenade Music Theatre International CEO and theater impresario Freddie Gershon and his wife Myrna Gershon at the culmination of a New Works Showcase performance honoring the 20th anniversary of Broadway Junior.
A cake honoring the 20th anniversary of Broadway Junior.
Students dressed as characters from Music Theatre International’s Broadway Junior titles of musicals present a cake honoring the 20th anniversary of Broadway Junior.
students join iTheatrics educational director Marty Johnson, iTheatrics founding chairman Timothy Allen McDonald, Music Theatre International CEO Freddie Gershon, Myrna Gershon, Music Theatre International’s Senior Operations Officer John Prignano, Musi
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Ben Platt (<i>Dear Evan Hansen</i>) discusses and performs from <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i> and his path to becoming an actor during Pathways at the Junior Theater Festival, an event in which Broadway talent speak a little bit about their individual musical j
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Corey Cott performs “Good Kid” by Rob Rokicki at the 2016 Junior Theater Festival’s Pathways, an event in which Broadway talent speak a little bit about their individual musical journeys and how they got to where they are now.
New York Times Best-Selling author Jodi Picoult signs books at the Junior Theater Festival. The festival also previewed Between the Lines, a new musical based on Picoult’s book written songwriting team Kate Anderson and Elyssa Samsel and bookwriter Tim
Students from P.S. 124 in Chinatown, NY perform “Do You Love Me” from <i>Fiddler on the Roof JR.</i> during The Broadway Junior Retrospective honoring the 20th anniversary of Broadway Junior.
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A student from Play on Players in Griffin, GA performs a song from <i>West Side Story High School Edition</i> during The Broadway Junior Retrospective. Broadway Junior alumni joined students in performance to honor the 20th anniversary of Broadway Junior.
Cory Lingner (Broadway’s <i>On The Town</i>) joins Justice Smith and students from Boothbay Region YMCA and Jeter Backyard Theater to perform “All For the Best” from Godspell JR. during the Broadway Junior Retrospective.
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Students perform during the Broadway Junior Slam, a theatrical challenge in which students and teachers who do not know each other must stage and perform a song from a show in one hour.
iTheatrics Director of Education Marty Johnson and Lead Educational Consultant Cindy Ripley announce the 2016 Freddie G Fellows. Six exceptional educators from schools and performing arts centers around the country were selected for the seventh annual “
iTheatrics Director of Education Marty Johnson and Lead Educational Consultant Cindy Ripley announce the 2016 Freddie G Fellows. Six exceptional educators from schools and performing arts centers around the country were selected for the seventh annual “
Freddie G Outstanding Production recipient Ohlook Performing Arts Center from Grapevine, TX, perform <i>Xanadu JR.</i> for all festival attendees during the Freddie G Student Awards
Freddie G Outstanding Production recipient the University School of Nashville performs Disney’s <i>The Lion King JR.</i> at the Freddie G Student Awards
Freddie G Outstanding Production recipient Gwendolyn Brook’s Middle School’s BRAVO program from Oak Park, IL perform <i>Seussical JR.</i> at the Freddie G Student Awards
Freddie G Outstanding Production recipient Broadway at the Rose from Omaha, NE perform <i>Into the Woods JR.</i> at the Freddie G Student Awards
Freddie G Outstanding Production recipient Conwell Kidz Drama Program in Jersey City perform Disney’s <i>The Lion King JR.</i> at the Freddie G Student Awards
Freddie G Outstanding Production recipient Uptown Music Theatre in New Orleans performs Roald Dahl’s <i>James and the Giant Peach JR.</i> at the Freddie G Student Awards
Freddie G Outstanding Production recipient Inspiration Stage in League City performs Disney’s <i>The Lion King JR.</i> at the Freddie G Student Awards
Freddie G Outstanding Production recipient Play On Players in Duluth performs <i>Guys and Dolls JR.</i> at the Freddie G Student Awards
Freddie G Outstanding Production recipient Community Theatre of Greensboro students performs <i>Shrek the Musical JR.</i> at the Freddie G Student Awards
Broadway’s Andrew Keenan-Bolger and NY1’s Frank DiLella present the Freddie G Award for Excellence in Music at the Freddie G Students Awards
Cory Lingner (<i>On the Town</i>) and Corey Cott (<i>Newsies</i>) present the Freddie G All Festival Performance Female Award to Emma Lord from Ohlook Performing Arts Center in Grapevine, TX.
Justin Paul, Ben Platt and Benj Pasek announce the Freddie G Award for Excellence in Ensemble Work
Darren Criss was the headliner of the 2016 Junior Theater Festival. He performed a concert for all attendees featuring songs from his Broadway and television career.
Darren Criss was the headliner of the 2016 Junior Theater Festival. He performed a concert for all attendees featuring songs from his Broadway and television career.
Darren Criss was the headliner of the 2016 Junior Theater Festival. He performed a concert for all attendees featuring songs from his Broadway and television career.
Darren Criss was the headliner of the 2016 Junior Theater Festival. He performed a concert for all attendees featuring songs from his Broadway and television career.
Darren Criss was the headliner of the 2016 Junior Theater Festival. He performed a concert for all attendees featuring songs from his Broadway and television career.
Darren Criss meets students backstage before his concert at the Junior Theater Festival
Ben Platt, Jodi Picoult, Benj Pasek, Ryann Redmond, Rob Rokicki, Janice Landry, Timothy Allen McDonald, Kate Anderson, Justin Paul, Amanda Flynn, Matthew Lee Robinson, Megan Rozak, Cory Lingner, Elyssa Samsel and Corey Cott
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