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Permalink Reply by Megan Noll on December 17, 2012 at 12:56pm

All of MTI's Junior shows come in a kit that includes 2 rehearsal CDs and 2 accompaniment CDs along with a copy of the piano score. There is no need to license any music at all unless you are doing the full length show. We are doing Little Mermaid this spring as well. I hope your kids are as excited as mine are!

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Permalink Reply by Annie Roth on December 17, 2012 at 2:29pm

Kids are super excited! We always use a live music ensemble with our productions and those students don't want to be left out of this show. We can score it ourselves but it is a huge undertaking so I'm hoping to find someone that has done it already.

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Permalink Reply by David McCall on December 17, 2012 at 2:38pm

We used the CD for accompaniment when we did Mermaid a few weeks ago. The show sounded fantastic.

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Permalink Reply by John Ogden on December 18, 2012 at 6:45pm

I had a similar problem earlier this year when trying to do Into the Woods jr. I contacted MTI and they told me that the way the contracts were written I couldn't do the jr. musicals with live music. Double check your contract to make sure you don't get in trouble.

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Permalink Reply by Annie Roth on December 19, 2012 at 6:52am

Thanks for the heads up, John. It is so annoying. Our student actors and vocalists are so excited but this creates a huge issue for our student musicians. I will definitely call my rep at MTI to see what I can work out.

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