Long Island Musical Theatre Festival provides students with the opportunity to work with Broadway guest artists, perform a fully staged musical with a professional orchestra, and receive training from current industry professionals.

Schedule of Events:

High School/College Intensive:

LIMTF'S Summer 2023 Mainstage Production:

Rent:

Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
Musical Arrangements by Steve Skinner
Original Concept/Additional Lyrics: Billy Aronson
Director / Choreographer: Alison Morooney
Music Director: Steven Altinel

RENT was originally produced in New York by New York Theatre Workshop and on Broadway by Jeffrey Seller,
Kevin McCollum, Allan S. Gordon and the New York Theatre Workshop

Set in the East Village of New York City, Rent is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rent has become a pop-cultural phenomenon. With songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages.

Based loosely on Puccini's La Boheme, Jonathan Larson's Rent follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The physical and emotional complications of the disease pervade the lives of Roger, Mimi, Tom and Angel. Maureen deals with her chronic infidelity through performance art; her partner, Joanne, wonders if their relationship is worth the trouble. Benny has sold out his Bohemian ideals in exchange for a hefty income and is on the outs with his former friends. Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, feels like an outsider to life in general. How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical.

Dates and Times:

August 11, 2023 at 8:00 p.m.
August 12, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.

Concert Production:

Tick, Tick... Boom:

Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
Script Consultant: David Auburn
Vocal Arrangements and Orchestrations by Stephen Oremus
Director: Nathan Brewer
Music Director: Steven Altinel

Tick, Tick... Boom! was originally produced off-Broadway in June 2001 by Victoria Leacock, Robyn Goodman,
Dede Harris, Lorie Cowen Levy, and Beth Smith

Before Rent, there was Tick, Tick... Boom!.  This autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson is the story of a composer and the
sacrifices that he made to achieve his big break in theatre.  Tick, Tick... Boom! takes you on the playwright/composer's journey that led
to a Broadway blockbuster.  

Jon’s girlfriend wants to get married and move out of the city, his best friend is making big bucks on Madison Avenue and, yet, he is still waiting on tables and trying to write the great American musical. Set in 1990, this compelling story of personal discovery is presented as a rock musical filled with instantly appealing melodies and a unique blend of musical theatre styles.

Date and Time:

August 5, 2023 at 8:00 p.m.

Middle School Intensive:

LIMTF'S Summer 2023 Middle School Production:

Fame JR.:

Conceived and Developed by David De Silva
Book by José Fernandez
Lyrics by Jacques Levy
Music by Steve Margoshes
Director / Choreographer: Michelle Mallardi
Music Director: Craig Coyle

Following the international acclaim of the hit motion picture, television series and stage show, Fame The Musical JR. is nothing short of a global phenomenon.  Fame JR. features a high-energy, contemporary pop score (which includes the hit title song) and a touching coming-of-age story.

Set during the last years of New York City's celebrated High School for the Performing Arts in the early 1980s, Fame JR. is the bittersweet, but ultimately inspiring, story of a diverse group of students who commit to four years of grueling artistic and academic work. With candor, humor and insight, the show explores the issues that confront many young people today.

Date and Time:

August 12, 2023 at 12:00 p.m.

Dates: August 5 - 12, 2023

Location:

Adelphi University Performing Arts Center,
1 South Avenue,
Garden City, NY 11530.

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