Students from NYC public schools performed on May 22 at the 20th Annual Shubert Foundation & Music Theatre International Broadway Junior Student Finale.
The Broadway Junior Student Finale is a theatre mentorship program that aims to give students at public schools the creative outlet to perform and affect school culture change through theatre education programs.
“Youth today navigate a rapidly changing world,” said NYCPS Director of Theater Peter Avery. “Theatre in our schools provides a space and time to process events socially and emotionally, to explore big issues safely and creatively with their peers daily in classes, rehearsals, and on all of life’s stages.”
On May 22, Students from Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan and Queens public schools performed at Broadway’s Ambassador Theatre. Over 450 students shared the Broadway stage, playing numbers from their full school musical productions of Broadway musicals. The represented Broadway shows included: Disney’s Aladdin JR., Disney’s Alice in Wonderland JR., Annie JR., Disney’s High School Musical JR., Disney’s The Lion King JR., Madagascar – A Musical Adventure JR., Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical JR., Disney’s Newsies JR., Seussical JR., and Shrek The Musical JR.
The Shubert Foundation, founded in 2005, provided over $9 million to NYC public schools since it’s creation. The foundation has become the largest institutional funder of theatre education programs for NYC schools the largest national foundation for funding non-for-profit theatres.
The Musical Theatre International (MTI) is world leader in theatrical licensing, granting theatres a wide selection of Broadway musicals and more. The agency is dedicated to providing licensing for public schools across the US and in over 150 countries worldwide. MTI’s Broadway Junior shows are 30 and 60 minute versions of the full length Broadway versions, made for middle school performances. MTI’s School Editions are full length shows annotated for high school performances.
Broadway Junior Student Finale presented performances from middle school groups participating in the second year of the program:
Adrien Block Intermediate School (Queens)
The Brooklyn Green School
Joseph H. Wade Intermediate School 117 (Bronx)
MS 177 Yorkville East (Manhattan)
MS 301 Paul L. Dunbar (Bronx)
P138M @ IS 90 (Manhattan / District 75)
P224Q @ IS 266 (Queens / District 75)
P370K Jim Thorpe (Brooklyn / District 75)
PS 46 Arthur Tappan (Manhattan)
PS 181 (Brooklyn)
PS/IS 180 Hugo Newman Preparatory College (Manhattan)
PS/MS 219 Paul Klapper (Queens)
PS/MS 280 Mosholu Parkway (Bronx)
Restoration Academy (Brooklyn)
World Journalism Preparatory School (Queens)
Graduated Schools participating in the Shubert/ MTI Musical Theater Ensemble:
The Bronx School of Young Leaders MS 331
The Emerson School (Queens)
Hunter’s Point Community Middle School (Queens)
IS 72 P.O. Rocco Laurie School (Staten Island)
IS 392 (Brooklyn)
MS 72 Catherine & Count Basie School (Queens)
MS 101 Edward R. Byrne (Bronx)
MS 158 Marie Curie (Queens)
MS 202 Robert H. Goddard (Queens)
MS 319 Maria Teresa Mirabal (Manhattan)
MS 337 The School for Inquiry and Social Justice (Bronx)
MS 915 Bridges (Brooklyn)
PS/IS 30 Mary White Ovington School (Brooklyn)
PS/IS 48 William G. Wilcox (Staten Island)
PS/IS 218 Rafael Hernandez (Bronx)
PS/MS 31 William Lloyd Garrison School (Bronx)
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