🎧 In this episode of New@NAMT, writers Jaime Lozano and Tommy Newman share the journey of Roja, a new musical inspired by Little Red Riding Hood, steeped in Mexican folklore and father-daughter love. Now streaming on all podcast platforms.

🎧 On this episode of New@NAMT, we explore Alice Bliss; a new musical about family, war, and the ripple effects of deployment told through the eyes of a teenage girl. Music by Jenny Giering, Lyrics by Adam Gwon, and Book by Karen Hartman. Now streaming wherever you get your podcasts.

🎓 Announcing this year’s lineup for College Roadtrip! Festival will feature cabarets from NAMT members, spotlighting new works developed at: ⭐ Florida State University ⭐ Michigan State University ⭐ Syracuse University ⭐ San Diego State University A nationwide glimpse at the future of musical theatre

Take a peek at the kinds of conversations shaping the future of musical theatre: Building creative resilience in uncertain times What true collaboration between theatres looks like How new musicals move from page to stage Big musicals in a changing landscape

🎧 On the latest New@NAMT, John-Michael Lyles & David Gomez share the making of The King of Harlem, a romantic, history-rooted musical set in 1929 Harlem. With influences ranging from jazz and Spanish folk to American blues, this piece reframes history through a queer lens. Now streaming.

📣 NAMT Members: join us Sept 26 for Conference Continued Featuring a Village Theatre case study and a peer roundtable on cross-department collaboration. 📅 Sept 26 | 2:00pm ET 🧑‍💻 Led by Christine Bateman, Arika Matoba & Madeleine Stephens 🎟️ Members & invited guests. Register at namt.org

In Episode 3 of New@NAMT Season 4, songwriter and performer Jen Grinels shares the creative process behind Wakeman, a new musical rooted in the real letters of a Civil War soldier navigating identity, duty, and self-discovery. 🎧 Now streaming wherever you listen to podcasts.

🎭 Our Sept 30 Song Share: Open Call is officially full! We’re excited to welcome writers and mentors Dev Bondarin, Branden Huldeen, and Kian Kline-Chilton for this special session. ✨ Didn’t get a spot? More Song Share events are on the way — stay tuned for future announcements!

High school students! 🎶 Join NAMT’s Back-to-School Song Share on Sept 29 to get live feedback on your original songs from a panel of pro mentors! It’s online, supportive, and free to join — but you must register in advance! 📅 Sept 29 | 6-9pm ET

Which 2025 NAMT Festival musical are you? 🎭 Answer a few questions and meet your match from this year’s lineup. Take the quiz and share your result! 👉 namt.org/festquiz

🎧 New@NAMT continues with Kevin Wong and his new musical Soft Magical Tofu Boy(s); a dazzling, deeply personal exploration of family, magic, and identity. This episode unpacks the inspiration, sound, and unique world of this imaginative piece now heading to the NAMT Festival. 🎙 Streaming now.

🎧 Kicking off the new season of New@NAMT with FINN. This episode dives into the team’s transition from screen to stage, the show’s journey from Kennedy Center to NAMT, and why creating theatre for all ages matters now more than ever. Now streaming wherever you get your podcasts.

Two opportunities. Personalized feedback. Sep 29 – Back-to-School Song Share (HS students) Share your work, get real-time guidance from a pro MT writer. Sep 30 – Song Share: Open Call (NAMT alumni & writers) 10-min feedback sessions with NAMT artistic leaders. Register now to reserve your spot.

🎧 Season 4 of New@NAMT is almost here! Over the next 4 weeks, we’re spotlighting the brilliant minds behind the 8 new musicals at this year’s NAMT Festival. 📻 Airs Mondays on MT Radio 🌐 Streaming Tuesdays everywhere you get podcasts.

🎭 The 2025 NAMT Festival Consultants have been announced! These outstanding leaders from NAMT member orgs are matched with each musical to provide guidance on creative team building, casting, the 45-minute cut, and more.

In Wakeman, singer-songwriter Jenn Grinels brings the real letters of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman to the stage — blending Americana music with a story of courage, identity, and transformation. 🎟️ Learn more + register at the link in our bio.

🎶 Meet the Music Directors shaping the 2025 NAMT Festival! Paul Byssainthe, Jr. Andy Collopy Chris Fenwick PJ Ju Patrick Phillips Steven Tran Gonzalo Valencia-Peña Meg Zervoulis Bate From Broadway to brand-new, this is the team setting the score for the next generation of musicals.

🌟 Big welcome to the 2025 Festival’s Creative Assistants and Line Producers! Creative Assistants: Matthew Nassida Miranda Paiz Caitlyn Primous Arnaldo Galbán Rivero Amanda Saboia Sarah Shin Bibiana Torres Angus King Williams Line Producers: Kira Harris Abbie Thomas

Closeted boxers. Rooftop parties. Spanish poetry. In The King of Harlem, rising Black boxer Mercy Wheatley just happens to meet Federico García Lorca From writers John-Michael Lyles & David Gomez, this is Harlem in the 1920s like you’ve never seen it. Learn more + register at the link in our bio.

The Directors for the 2025 NAMT Festival of New Musicals are here! Zi Alikhan Marc Bruni Amy Anders Corcoran Florencia Cuenca Raja Feather Kelly Sarna Lapine Telly Leung Chay Yew This powerhouse lineup is helping develop 8 brand-new musicals this October in NYC.

Stronger Together: NAMT’s Fall Conference is coming Oct 21–22 in NYC & online. Early registration ends Friday (Sept 13) — prices go up after that! Keynotes by Val Vigoda + Brett Egan, panels on collaboration and new musicals, networking, and more. NAMT members, register now 👉 namt.org/conference

✨ Three queer Asian brothers. One magical gift. A whole lot of 90s pop magic. Kevin Wong’s Soft Magical Tofu Boy(s) is a fantasia of queer Asian joy — anime princesses, ancestral spirits, and a soundtrack inspired by 90s R&B and pop divas. 🎟️ Learn more + register at the link in our bio.

Grateful to support members like Philadelphia Theatre Company through our Impact & Exploration Grant. Great art needs great infrastructure! Visit namt.org/membership to learn more.

“It’s a joy to watch these shows grow.” Melanie from The Segal Centre shares how NAMT membership has helped bring new musicals from workshop to full production. 🎶 Explore membership at namt.org/membership

🎃 A haunted rental. A sexy ghost. A supernatural rom-com just in time for Halloween. Love is Dead is a new musical comedy from Jeff Lupino-Esposito and Brett Ryback, premiering at this year’s NAMT Festival. 🎟️ Learn more + register at the link in our bio.

🦈 A “joy bomb” of a musical for the whole family? Yes, please. Meet the team behind Finn, Chris Knee, Michael Kooman, and Chris Dimond, and get ready for a coming-of-age story about a young shark discovering who he truly is. 🐟 🎟️ Learn more + register at the link in our bio.

🎭 Meet the creative team behind Alice Bliss, a new musical about love, loss, and the strength of community. Hear from Jenny Gearing, Adam Gwon, and Karen Hartman as they bring this moving story to life at NAMT’s Festival of New Musicals. 🎟️ Learn more + register at the link in our bio.

Got something to share with the musical theatre industry? The NAMT Festival Program is your chance to get seen by nearly 900 professionals — writers, producers, theatres, and decision-makers. Celebrate the Festival. Support new musicals. Get noticed. Details + rates: namt.org/ads

Congress is deciding funding for NEA, NEH & IMLS right now. These funds keep theatre & musical development alive nationwide. NAMT calls on members, artists & audiences to join us: Demand $209M for NEA. Federal investment is essential. 🔗 namt.org/fundnewmusicals #FundTheArts #FundNewMusicals

🌟 Announcing our 2025/26 Impact & Exploration Fund recipients! These grants support innovation, access, and community-building initiatives that strengthen theatres and inspire the field. More ➡️ namt.org

🎭 The 2025/26 Frank Young Fund for New Musicals grants are here! NAMT is proud to support new works that will shape the future of our field, giving artists the resources to bring bold ideas to life. More info ➡️ namt.org

Missed Challenge Accepted live? You can still catch the magic! 🌟 Rewatch the concert online on Aug 15 @ 7PM ET — featuring Broadway performers and the winning songs from the 2024–2025 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge. Celebrate the next generation of musical theatre creators. namt.org

🎭 NAMT members: want to trade social media strategies that actually work? Join us on August 13 at 2pm ET for a roundtable session on Social Media Case Studies, led by Courtney Kaia (Musical Theatre West) and Melanie Thompson (Segal Centre). 📍 Free for NAMT members & invited guests namt.org/events

That feeling when you walk into a room full of musical theatre professionals and realize… you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be. NAMT isn’t just for the “established”. It’s for younger voices, new ideas and first-timers with big dreams.

Eight high-school writers + one studio band = pure joy. Watch their first-ever reactions to hearing their songs live, then pass it on to a teen who might want to jump in next time. Follow NAMT for future updates!

🎭✨ Challenge Accepted! Missed the magic the first time? Or just want to feel it all over again? Join us for the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge Rewatch Event — streaming online August 15 at 7PM ET! 🎶 Watch the next generation of songwriters shine.

“There's always something to be taken.” Being part of NAMT means having a space to share challenges, wins, and wisdom—no matter your theatre’s size. If you’re producing new musicals, this is your people.

🎟️ NAMT’s Fall Conference is heading to a new venue: the NYPL for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center! Join us Oct 21–22 in NYC + online for fresh session formats, networking, and a sneak peek at the Festival of New Musicals. Agenda’s live!

🌟 17 exciting new musicals to keep on your radar! A curated list of standout submissions that deserve a spotlight, even if they’re not in the official Festival lineup. Writers, producers, and new musical champions: check them out! 🔗 namt.org/recommended-...

Before the finalists, there was feedback 💡🎶 Shoutout to the 2025 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge Feedback Team—artists, educators & writers who gave thoughtful, page-long notes to each student songwriter. That’s real mentorship. 💜

🎶 Big applause for the 2025 Songwriting Challenge Honorable Mentions! These student-written songs stood out for creativity and originality. Huge congrats to each writer. You’re helping shape the future of musical theatre! 👏

Shoutout to the 16 finalists of the 2025 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge! 🎶 These young writers are already shaping the future of musical theatre. Huge congrats on your original work—we’re cheering you on!

New musicals, new voices, new magic. 🎶 NAMT’s 37th Festival of New Musicals is here—and it's stacked with powerhouse writers. Celebrate your friends, faves & future collaborators. Tag who you're rooting for & register: namt.org

Meet the 2025 Songwriting Challenge Selection Committee 🎶 These industry pros help lift up the next generation of writers. Major thanks to them for the care + time they give. 🙌 👉 Learn more: namt.org

Big thanks to the 2025 NAMT Festival Screening Committee Every submission was evaluated by at least 4 different screeners, upholding a process that centers equity and care for new work. We’re so proud of this standard and grateful for the many professionals who lent their time to this process.

One month later and we’re still thinking about the incredible young artists from the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students.

NAMT Members: Join us today at 2pm ET for Conference Continued: AI and the Arts — Tools You Can Use. This virtual roundtable will feature hands-on examples from NAMT members using AI in marketing, operations, and creative work. Details and link: namt.org/events

Let’s give a standing ovation to the 2025 NAMT Festival of New Musicals Finalists! 👏 These 12 teams are pushing the boundaries of musical theatre storytelling, and we’re proud to highlight their voices and visions as this year’s Festival Finalists.

Big gratitude to the amazing members of the 2025 NAMT Festival Committee! This passionate team has helped select the next wave of bold new musicals for this year’s festival. We’re celebrating their thoughtful curation and dedication to new musical theatre voices. Register at NAMT.org.

Are you an early-career theatre-maker ready to grow? NAMT’s Festival Emerging Artists Programs are accepting applications through July 30! 1️⃣ Line Producer Residency 2️⃣ Creative Assistantship Join us this October! Gain real-world experience, mentorship, and industry connections. Apply at namt.org