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Festival Internazionale del Musical (International Festival of Musical Theatre) Announces Inaugural Global Celebration of Contemporary Musical Theatre In Milan, Italy, Summer 2022

MILAN, July 14, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Roberto Righi, CEO of the Milano Musical Awards (MMA), together with MMA's

board and Broadway International Group, have announced the inaugural Festival

Internazionale del Musical (International Festival of Musical Theatre), a

global celebration showcasing the creativity of the world's talented

contemporary musical theatre artists and productions, in Milan, Italy in

Summer, 2022.

Academy and Tony Award winner Whoopi Goldberg is featured in a special video

introducing the Festival, with appearances by Tony Award winner Ben Vereen and

musical theatre stars from around the world performing the iconic song "Magic

to Do" from the musical Pippin by Academy and Grammy Award winner Stephen

Schwartz. Click here to watch and share the video (https://youtu.be/brSxPp6yP_4 ).

For the Inaugural Festival, several acclaimed musical productions will be

invited to perform in prominent theatres in Milan and the Lombardy region over

a two-week period in Summer, 2022. The Festival will include a Gala Event,

featuring performers and presenters honoring a Musical Lifetime Achievement

Award recipient. The recipient honoree will be announced in the fall of 2021.

With strong support from the city government of Milan and the Lombardy region,

the local arts industry and Italian fashion icons, the Festival will embrace

the hubs of Broadway and London's West End, as well as musical theatre art and

artists around the globe, from Europe to Asia to Latin America and beyond.

Giuseppe Sala, Mayor of Milan, said: "Milan is the natural home for all

expressions of creativity and beauty. We wish this team all the best on this

first edition of the International Festival of Musical Theatre, and we'll see

you in Milan in 2022."

Fabrizio Carbon, Board member of MMA said: "We are thrilled to welcome the

international musical community to our beautiful city, which has a long and

illustrious history as a center for the arts and commerce."

Simone Genatt, Chairperson of Broadway International Group, said "Musical

theatre is a powerful international voice which crosses cultural barriers and

unites us. Broadway International Group is proud to partner with our colleagues

and friends in Milan and around the world on this exciting new Festival."

More specifics including rules regarding eligibility and further logistic

details will be announced in October 2021.

www.festivalinternazionaledelmusical.com

www.milanomusicalawards.com

Follow the Festival on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Festival-Internazionale-del-Musical-Milano-102468465450804), Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/milano.musical.awards/ ) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtCt8TUkutzODtdWdagoyeQ ).

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Contacts for Media Inquiries: Chris Boneau / Heath Schwartz

cboneau@bbbway.com; hschwartz@bbbway.com

SOURCE: Festival Internazionale del Musical