Gregory Boyd
Gregory Boyd is a man of many talents. In his theatrical career he has served as director, actor, producer, administrator, librettist and educator. Mr. Boyd was born in San Francisco in 1951. As a teacher he has been on the faculties of Carnegie Mellon, Williams College and the University of North Carolina where he was the head of the Professional Theatre Training Program. He has directed and acted at the Berkeley Repertory Company, the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, the Milwaukee Repertory Company, the Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival and the Williamstown Theatre Festival, just to name a few. After a four-year stint as head of StageWest in Springfield, Massachusetts, Boyd was recruited to the challenging position as the third artistic director in the history of the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas. Mr. Boyd began his tenure in 1989 with two goals: to make a name for the Alley in both National and International Theatre. In 1996, Boyd more than succeeded when he picked up the Tony Award for Regional Theatre as a representative of the Alley. Since his arrival, the Alley Theatre has produced their shows to a record growth of audience members in its native Houston as well as 40 U.S. cities and a number of prestigious European festivals. Mr. Boyd has directed over twenty Alley productions, including the groundbreaking The Greeks , Cyrano de Bergerac , One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", "In the Jungle of Cities , Jekyll & Hyde (Premiere), Three Sisters , The Food Chain , The Importance of Being Earnest , Svengali (Premiere), and Measure for Measure . Mr. Boyd has also directed the recordings of Jekyll & Hyde and The Civil War for Atlantic Records. He has produced premiers by Edward Albee, Robert Wilson, and Frank Wildhorn (including the ever popular Jekyll & Hyde .) His latest project, The Civil War , which he co-wrote with Frank Wildhorn and Jack Murphy also premiered at the Alley Theatre before it s Broadway run. Gregory Boyd is currently working on Havana with collaborators Wildhorn and Murphy and famed director Jerry Zaks.
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Did you see our latest news earlier in the week? Chitty flies again! We're thrilled to announce that rights to the full, 2-act version of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang are now available without restrictions for performances scheduled to take place before 31st December 2023. Applications for 2024 are currently restricted to those in venues of less than 500 seats. Apply today! www.mtishows.co.uk/chitty-chitty-bang-bang #chittychittybangbang #newrelease #trulyscrumptious
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Xanadu is now available for licensing! You have to believe we are magic... Xanadu is a moving, electrifying tale of endless fun that will keep audiences in stitches, while the original, legendary chart-topping tunes lift them out of their seats. Find out more: www.mtishows.co.uk/xanadu #xanadu #newshow #amateurtheatre #licensing #olivianewtonjohn #strangemagic
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Bravo to everyone at @_spotlight.theatre who went Into the Woods at Nottingham Arts Theatre earlier in the month. These photos look great! Photo credit: Martin Holtom. #intothewoods #nottingham #amateurtheatre #amdram
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A huge congratulations to everyone at @green_room_productions on their hugely successful production of Sunshine on Leith. We really would have walked 500 miles to grab a ticket. #sunshineonleith #pottersbar #amateurtheatre #wyllyotts
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As schools across the UK and Europe wind down for the Summer holidays we wanted to take this opportunity to celebrate the incredible teachers everywhere who make musical theatre happen year after year. To those teachers we say: you are an inspiration! We had close to 100 of these incredible teachers take part in this years Junior Theatre Festival, so lets enjoy the special teacher number from that days awards ceremony. #teachers #jtf22 #musicaltheatre #schoolshow #inspiration #education #broadwayjr
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We love these production shots of Disneys The Little Mermaid JR from @pqanorthampton #merfolk #thelittlemermaidjr #performingarts #disney #broadwayjr
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Bravo to @curtaincallshrewsbury on their production of Roald Dahls Matilda the Musical JR. Theyre currently having the best time working on the show, and these wonderful photos prove it! Enjoy your final performances. #matildajr #broadwayjr #shrewsbury #roalddahl #youththeatre #maggots
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WHAT A PICTURE We'll definitely be sticking these in the family album A few snaps from @haslemereplayers dress rehearsal of KIPPS - The New Half a Sixpence Musical which runs at Haslemere Hall this week. Break a leg! #kipps #kippshalfasixpence #haslemere #haslemerehall #surreytheatre #surrey
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Do you love musicals and want to work at MTI? We're searching for a new Licensing Assistant / Receptionist. The successful candidate will be required to work from our newly refurbished office in London at 12-14 Mortimer Street, W1T 3JJ. The core duties/responsibilities will include: Reception duties: * answering a busy telephone switchboard * greeting all visitors to the office Amateur Licensing support: * show availability requests * answering basic enquiries both via phone and in email * general administrative support as required Professional Licensing support: * general enquiries * generation of invoices as per instructions from the Professional Licensing team * vetting of foreign language translations The successful candidate will have a keen interest in musical theatre (on or off stage) and have excellent administrative skills. For full details visit: https://www.mtishows.co.uk/.../job-vacancy-licensing... #vacancy #licensing #receptionist #job #musicals #opportunity
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JTF is making the news! @skynews @fyi_skykids came to Birmingham last month to share the power of jazz hands and spirit fingers with a wider audience. The JTF piece will air Saturday at 10:30 and 16:30 and then on Sunday at 10:30. We can't wait! Check out this sneak peak, which follows Timi from The British Theatre Academy. #jtf22 #news #jazzhands #broadwayjr
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