North Shore Music Theatre

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As a not-for-profit organization, North Shore Music Theatre’s (NSMT) mission is to increase the awareness, significance and celebration of musical theater and the performing arts through superb entertainment and education programs. Located in Beverly, MA, NSMT provides:

- The finest, professionally produced works of classic and contemporary musical theater at affordable prices in our distinctive theater-in-the-round.

- Dynamic theater arts and training programs for learners of all ages, reaching nearly 90,000 students annually.

- New musicals that are developed and produced at NSMT, which will enrich and grow the art form for tomorrow’s audiences.

OVERVIEW OF THE ORGANIZATION

The award-winning, year-round North Shore Music Theatre is creating some of the most vibrant classic, contemporary and new musical theater in the country. As one of the largest not-for-profit professional theaters in New England, NSMT annually produces a six musical subscription series, an original musical production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL and an acclaimed concert series designed to develop new audiences. With our renowned Theater for Young Audiences program, an in-school touring program, and year-round classes for children, NSMT has become the region's leading providers of theater arts and education programs.

NSMT is one of the most attended theaters in the U.S. with an audience of 350,000 patrons. Our loyal subscription audience of 20,000 is one of the largest in New England and among the top ten in the country. NSMT is recognized by The Boston Business Journal as the 2nd largest performing arts organization in the state. NSMT's Academy of Music Theater reaches nearly 90,000 children annually through activities in our studios, on our stage and in the community, and 25% of our patrons are under the age of 18.

Academy of Music Theater

NSMT has offered theater arts and education programs since 1960, introducing over 2 million children to the performing arts. NSMT's Theater for Young Audiences (TYA) is designed to meet the K-12 curriculum needs of area schools. We produce Teacher Guides to accompany all TYA productions in accordance with the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. NSMT expanded its programs in 2002 to help schools fill the arts void left by funding cutbacks by bringing productions directly to students in their schools through the Touring Program. Reduced price and free tickets are available to schools and groups attending all Academy and main stage performances, and scholarships are available to students for all workshops.

New Musical Development

NSMT knows the creative energy that attracts artists, audiences and staff to our musical theater can only be attained by encouraging and seriously supporting the commissioning and development of new musicals for tomorrow's audience. NSMT partners with other nationally-recognized theaters and new works initiatives throughout the country to discover and develop the talents of new composers, lyricists and playwrights.

- Over the past 21 years, NSMT has been a catalyst in the development of 38 new musicals, and produced 23 regional, national and world premieres.

- NSMT is a founding member of the increasingly influential National Alliance for Musical Theater (NAMT) and works with the Boston-based New Opera and Musical Theater Initiative. NSMT also serves on the Board of the New York Musical Theater Festival.

- NSMT was awarded our largest grants to date from the National Endowment for the Arts to support our New Works Development Program in 2004 and 2005

Community Impact

- Each year NSMT donates more than 6,000 tickets to local social service, rehabilitation, mental health and charitable organizations.

- NSMT works closely with leaders in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community to offer a full season of American Sign Language interpreted performances

- NSMT staff volunteer with Express Yourself - a local, multidisciplinary team of professional artists who work with adolescents in public mental health residential facilities

- In 2005, NSMT added theater arts programming for senior citizens.

- NSMT annually holds a Toy Drive to aid local charities and shelters during the holiday season.

NSMT also offers innovative opportunities for the community to interact with our staff and guest artists, including: Meet the Theater - a post-show interactive session with the cast and creative team; Spotlight on History - our new pre-show series that links the themes of the musical to local culture and history; and, our Speaker Series, which includes a look behind-the-scenes of developing the new musicals that premiere on our main stage.

The upcomming 2007 season includes

Crazy For You- April 24 - May 13

Seven Brides For Seven Brothers- May 29 - June 17

Disney's High School Musical- July 3 - July 22

The Three Musketeers- August 21 - September 9

Forever Plaid- September 18 - October 7

Les Miserables- October 23 - November 11

A Christmas Carol- November 30 - December 23

For more information, visit North Shore Music Theatre's website at www.nsmt.org or call 978-232-7200.

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