MTI Concert Dance to License Lynne Taylor-Corbett Choreographies, Joining Limón and Robbins

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Works including GREAT GALLOPING GOTTSCHALK join MTI's catalogue, led by Elizabeth Parkinson.

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MTI Concert Dance, a division of Music Theatre International, has announced that the company has entered an agreement to exclusively license a series of works created by renowned choreographer Lynne Taylor-Corbett to professional companies, the third choreographer's works to be included in the MTI catalogue.

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The works of José Limón joined the catalogue in February 2026, and more than 60 ballets and theatre dance works by Jerome Robbins were the first choreographic works to be licensed by MTI Concert Dance in September 2024.

"Just as MTI has actively kept musical theater classics alive and thriving, they will use those same talents to sustain the legacy and artistic vision of choreographers worldwide in a way that has never been attempted before." - Allen Greenberg, Trustee of The Robbins Rights Trust

MTI Concert Dance aspires to license choreographed works from well-known creators across many genres of dance. Launched in March 2024, MTI Concert Dance helps sustain and grow the legacy of choreographers, their works, and the transcendent power of dance for future generations of dance artists and audiences. Led by dancer, choreographer, and educator Elizabeth Parkinson, MTI Concert Dance is the first organization of its kind to work directly with choreographers and dance companies to license copyrighted works to organizations around the world. As a result, the choreographer's legacy and brand are completely supported, developed, and protected.

Lynne Taylor-Corbett works licensed by MTI include: Diary; Spy; Flowers for Departed; Children; Kinetics; Street Music; Other Selves; Hide and Seek; Appearances; Tunes; Escape; Sonata for Cocktail Piano; Les Chaises Musicales; Sequels; Great Galloping Gottschalk; Estuary; Go Said Max; Tunes; Case Closed; Ordinary Rhythms; Surfacing; In a Word, aka Play on Words; Mercury; Surfacing II; Chiaroscuro; Ballad of You and Me; The Quilt; Triptych; The Twelve Dancing Princesses; The Locket; More Than a Song; December Songs; Cabaret at Café Marovicci; Carmina Burana; Play on Words, aka In a Word 7; Great Scott; The Ugly Duckling; Prayers from the Edge; Lost and Found; Carolina Jamboree; Love Speaks; Anything is Everything; Blown Away; Code of Silence; Nine by Twelve; Dracula; Picnic on the Frass; Seven Deadly Sins; The Little Mermaid; Hibari; Day at the Beach (Bolero); Hindsight; individual numbers from Swing! on Broadway.

"It gives me the most confidence and fulfillment to know my mother Lynne's works will be preserved and protected by MTI Concert Dance", said Shaun Taylor-Corbett. "My mother's spirit lives on in her works, which not only transformed the world of ballet but represent a crucial bridge between the classical artform and our audiences and young dancers seeking to master their technique and find their own expression and voice. Lynne's choreography gives freedom to the artist to expand their technical ability as well as their emotional life as an actor. She wanted to affect the audience, and in so doing affect the dancers performing her work. She also cared deeply about the world and our collective humanity and that is very present when you see her ballets. Thank you MTI and Elizabeth Parkinson for taking such care of her legacy and for continuing to bring her works to the world!"

"We are honored to begin licensing the works of Lynne Taylor Corbett, a choreographer who moved effortlessly between film, Broadway stages, and concert dance," said Elizabeth Parkinson. "I still recall the first time I encountered her work in Great Galloping Gottschalk, at American Ballet Theatre. This ballet, as well as the outstanding performances of Susan Jaffe, Robert LaFosse, Gil Boggs, and Johan Renvall, still resonates deeply in my memory. Alongside Jerome Robbins and José Limón, bringing Ms. Taylor Corbett's work into our catalogue continues the artistic vision of Concert Dance at Music Theatre International and ensures that audiences around the world will continue to experience this work that is rigorous, entertaining, and profoundly moving."

Additional information about MTI Concert Dance can be found here .

Lynne Taylor-Corbett was a prolific creator in dance working in the fields of theatre, film, and concert dance. She was nominated for Tony Awards and a Drama Desk Award for Swing! on Broadway and received Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel nominations for My Vaudeville Man and Wanda's World. Off-Broadway she directed and choreographed Cougar the Musical, KICK! and When it Happens to You, and adapted and directed the Hong Kong production of Disney's The Lion King. Her choreography can be seen in the feature films Footloose, My Blue Heaven, and Bewitched.

Ms. Taylor-Corbett's concert dance works have been commissioned by New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Hubbard Street Dance Company, Carolina Ballet, and Pacific Northwest Ballet, among others. Presented by companies throughout the world, her works have been seen on Live from Lincoln Center, Live from the San Francisco Opera House and on UNC-TV.

Lynne Taylor-Corbett with her son Shaun Taylor-Corbett created the musical Distant Thunder and in 2022 presented the musical at The First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City. Produced by the Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, a state that is the end of the Trail of Tears and home to 39 tribes, the musical won multiple Broadway World awards including best director and best original musical. Distant Thunder was co-produced by Amas Musical Theatre and Tall Tree Productions Off-Broadway in 2024 and Lynne was awarded the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Choreography. Phoenix Theatre Company will produce the show in their 27/28 season and the full album will be released at the end of 2026. distantthunderthemusical.com

Ms. Taylor-Corbett was a member of the Society for Directors and Choreographers, and on the Counsel of Advisors for the Association on American Indian Affairs.

Elizabeth Parkinson, Director of MTI Concert Dance, brings unparalleled expertise in professional dance, repertory, and choreography to the world of concert dance licensing. With decades of dance experience working directly with legendary choreographers, Elizabeth incorporates this knowledge into her work.

Elizabeth's extensive performance background spans some of the dance community's most prestigious companies-The Joffrey Ballet, Feld Ballets NY, Donald Byrd/The Group, and Twyla Tharp and Dancers-giving her firsthand understanding of how choreographic works are created, owned, and transferred. Additionally, Elizabeth has had direct involvement in the reconstruction and preservation of historical works by choreographic masters including George Balanchine, Frederick Ashton, Vaslav Nijinski, Paul Taylor, and Twyla Tharp. This has given her the foundational knowledge so important to protecting licensing agreements and choreographic authenticity.

Elizabeth's Broadway credentials include Tony-nominated and Astaire Award-winning performances in Movin' Outand Fosse. She worked closely with the Verdon Fosse Legacy, studying repertory with theatre dance royalty Gwen Verdon and Ann Reinking, and is now a reconstructor for the Legacy. This experience has provided her with crucial insights into how choreographic estates manage their most valuable properties for commercial productions and in educational settings.

Since becoming Director of MTI Concert Dance in 2024, Elizabeth has been working closely with The Robbins Rights Trust and The José Limón Foundation, licensing their ballets and dance works to dance companies and educational institutions worldwide. Elizabeth's unique combination of artistic credibility, legal knowledge through practice, and deep relationships within the dance community makes her an invaluable asset in securing, managing, and protecting dance licensing agreements across all markets.

Music Theatre International (MTI) is one of the world's leading theatrical licensing agencies, granting theatres from around the world the rights to perform the greatest selection of musicals from Broadway and beyond. Founded in 1952 by composer Frank Loesser and orchestrator Don Walker, MTI is a driving force in advancing musical theatre as a vibrant and engaging art form.

MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists and book writers of these musicals to provide official scripts, musical materials and dynamic theatrical resources to over 100,000 professional, community and school theatres in the US and in over 150 countries worldwide.

MTI is particularly dedicated to arts in education and has created special collections to meet the needs of various types of performers and audiences. MTI's Broadway Junior shows are 30- and 60-minute musicals for performance by elementary and middle school-aged performers, while MTI's School Editions are musicals annotated for performance by high school students.

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwdance/article/MTI-Concert-Dance-to-License-Choreographic-Works-by-Lynne-Taylor-Corbett-20260504)._