Music Theatre of Idaho

Address:	203 9th Ave S, Nampa, ID 83651, USA
Phone:	+1 208-468-2385
Site:	mtionline.org
Rating:	4.4

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Salem Djembe

Idaho. You never know what you may find here, good bad, or indifferent. Every now and again, I come across a surprise of such great proportions that I am taken aback and left with tears of joy or sorrow. Last night was one such event, via the abilities and talents of the company members of the Music Theatre of Idaho on the second night of their running production of Sweeney Todd. Since 1979, this production has been electrifying, horrifying and delighting audiences worldwide with graphic gore, in an age old tale, with a twist. Boy meets girl. Boy marries girl, boy and girl have baby and boy gets set up and sent away so that the villain can have his way with the faithful wife. I won’t spoil it for you, in case youve not yet seen this modern day psychopath love story. My advice early on? Just go. You won’t be sorry you spent the money, or time. As for the acting company of the Music Theatre of Idaho, I applaud them. If hand claps were dollars, we’d all be very, very wealthy after last night’s performance. The cast was quite unnerving before the show began, as they locked eyes with incoming and seated audience members using their daunting and dismal stares. They set the scene for what was to come giving a foreboding and intriguing ambiance that left me uncomfortable with some trepidation. I had to look away. Their attire teleported my imagination to a place more than a century gone, that I had only heard stories of as a child. Every actor, whether supporting or leading roles put their best efforts forward and left no doubt that what we were witnessing was either an actual crime, or an actual depiction of some far off reality that has not yet, and God forbid may never touch our sense of reasonable sanity in his day and age. For a brief moments time, I actually felt that I was immersed in late eighteenth century London waiting for the bad guy to ‘get his’. The Orchestra never missed a beat. I question even now, was I listening to a recording, or a live orchestra? Indeed! Yes I saw the conductor, and yes I heard their tuning instruments before the show. They were just that good!! While this may have been one of the more serious morbid plots ever witnessed on stage, one of the actresses held true to live stage values and let slip her comedic side. In supporting role, amongst the patrons of ‘Mrs. Lovett’s meat pie bakery’ A voluptuous young actress who sat enjoying the meaty pie, slipped two meat pies in to her brassiere for ‘later consumption’ as it was assumed, and ‘Mrs. Lovett’ confiscated and or extracted said gooderies from same said hiding spaces. A slip of her hand, a gleam in her eye and the audience members near me erupted with laughter. Brilliantly done, as was the whole of the show. What is a show without mentioning the most important aspect? The scenery! how beautifully crafted and erected was this stage? Give your carpenters and set makes a raise. There is not just one who can be offered accolades for this production. It was all so perfectly done, that the producers of many New York Broadway shows would certainly feel the pressure that this one little musical company out of Tiny Nampa Idaho offers with their production of Sweeney Todd. I have never seen a better stage production anywhere. I left in happy tears. I love a good love story when well told. The entire company, from the Orchestra to the cast put on a show that even Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler would be proud of.

Krazy Kat

My son is a special needs child who loves to act. When I told the director my son was planning on auditioning for the Christmas Carol he said "he would make a good tiny Tim" Hmmm, I thought. I had to go online to see what kind of disability Tiny Tim had. I tried not to take offense. Later I put him in the summer camp to be in The Lion King. After auditioning for Timon he was given the part of Ed. The crazy cross eyed hyena who laughs and acts like he has no sense! I would not recommend MTOI to anyone with a special needs child! I feel my son was discriminated against and pulled him out of camp. I was told I could not get a refund.

Aaron Galbraith

My daughter is a member here and has been for many years. They have a great staff, with great show selections each year, and are well worth joining

Ed L

Absolutely love Music Theater of Idaho. Have never been disappointed in a stage performance by MTI and have had seasons tickets for some years.

Mark Thompson

Top notch community musical theatre group. The quality at times surpasses the travelling theatre companies.

Aaron Galbraith

Best for my daughter, weve been a member for years