Music Theatre International

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music publishing company theatrical licensing agency

Music Theatre International is a major theatrical licensing agency that represents and distributes performance rights for a wide catalog of musicals worldwide.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Music Theatre International canonical	8
Music Theatre International (stage licensing)	2
MTI Broadway Junior	1
Music Theatre International (for stage licensing of The Music Man)	1
Music Theatre International (licensing for Follies)	1
Music Theatre International (licensing for Miss Saigon)	1
Music Theatre International (licensing for Waitress)	1
Music Theatre International (licensing for Wicked)	1
Music Theatre International (licensing)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11028562 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Music Theatre International
Context triple: [Shiksa Goddess, publisher, Music Theatre International]

A. National Youth Music Theatre
The National Youth Music Theatre is a UK-based performing arts organization that provides professional-level musical theatre training and performance opportunities for talented young people.
B. World Music Theatre
World Music Theatre is a large outdoor concert amphitheater in Tinley Park, Illinois, known for hosting major touring music acts and festivals.
C. National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama
The National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama (Sangeet Natak Akademi) is India’s national academy for the performing arts, dedicated to preserving, promoting, and supporting the country’s music, dance, and theatre traditions.
D. Seven Arts Productions
Seven Arts Productions was an American film production company active in the mid-20th century, known for backing several notable Hollywood features.
E. National Academy for the Performing Arts
The National Academy for the Performing Arts is a major cultural and performance venue in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, known for hosting concerts, theatrical productions, and other artistic events.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Music Theatre International
Target entity description: Music Theatre International is a major theatrical licensing agency that represents and distributes performance rights for a wide catalog of musicals worldwide.

A. National Youth Music Theatre
The National Youth Music Theatre is a UK-based performing arts organization that provides professional-level musical theatre training and performance opportunities for talented young people.
B. World Music Theatre
World Music Theatre is a large outdoor concert amphitheater in Tinley Park, Illinois, known for hosting major touring music acts and festivals.
C. National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama
The National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama (Sangeet Natak Akademi) is India’s national academy for the performing arts, dedicated to preserving, promoting, and supporting the country’s music, dance, and theatre traditions.
D. Seven Arts Productions
Seven Arts Productions was an American film production company active in the mid-20th century, known for backing several notable Hollywood features.
E. National Academy for the Performing Arts
The National Academy for the Performing Arts is a major cultural and performance venue in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, known for hosting concerts, theatrical productions, and other artistic events.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	music publishing company ⓘ theatrical licensing agency ⓘ
areaServed	worldwide ⓘ
catalog	musicals ⓘ
clientType	community theatres ⓘ professional theatres ⓘ schools ⓘ youth theatre organizations ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
focusesOn	musical theatre ⓘ
foundedBy	Don Walker ⓘ Frank Loesser ⓘ James Hammerstein ⓘ
hasDivision	MTI Broadway Junior ⓘ MTI School Editions ⓘ
hasFounder	Don Walker ⓘ Frank Loesser ⓘ James Hammerstein ⓘ
headquartersLocation	New York ⓘ New York City ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
inception	1952 ⓘ
industry	music publishing ⓘ theatre licensing ⓘ
notableShowLicensed	Fiddler on the Roof ⓘ Guys and Dolls ⓘ Hairspray ⓘ Into the Woods ⓘ Les Misérables ⓘ Little Shop of Horrors ⓘ Mamma Mia! ⓘ West Side Story ⓘ
officialWebsite	https://www.mtishows.com ⓘ
operatesIn	Asia ⓘ Australia ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ
representsWorkType	Broadway musicals ⓘ Off-Broadway musicals ⓘ West End musicals ⓘ
services	amateur theatre licensing ⓘ educational theatre licensing ⓘ grand rights licensing ⓘ orchestral materials rental ⓘ professional theatre licensing ⓘ script rental ⓘ theatrical performance licensing ⓘ youth theatre licensing ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shiksa Goddess → publisher → Music Theatre International ⓘ

9 to 5: The Musical → rightsHolder → Music Theatre International ⓘ

Children of Eden → rightsLicensor → Music Theatre International ⓘ

The Wells Fargo Wagon → publisher → Music Theatre International (for stage licensing of The Music Man) ⓘ