National Alliance for Musical Theatre

Upcoming Events

December 8, 4:00 pm ET – Webinar

2024 Festival of New Musicals Submission Information Session

NAMT New Works Director Frankie Dailey will walk you through the application process for this year’s Festival of New Musicals in this free webinar. Registration is required.

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre is now accepting submissions for our 36th Annual Festival of New Musicals, which will take place on Thursday, October 24 and Friday, October 25, 2024 in New York City. The first deadline, which allows writers to submit their musical for free, is Tuesday, December 19th (11:59pm EST).

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December 13, 5:00 pm ET – Webinar

Online Town Hall: Holiday Happy Hour

Join us for a festive beverage and snack (BYOB&S…we’re on Zoom) to kick off the holiday season, reflect on 2023, and tell us about your plans for the year ahead. (Just click the “register” button when you’re ready to join the call; no advance registration required.)

December 15, 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm ET

2024 Festival of New Musicals Submission Office Hours - December

Submitting a show to the 36th Annual Festival of New Musicals? Do you have specific questions not covered during our info session or on our website? Drop in during our Submission Clinic, where you can address any outstanding submission questions one-on-one with a NAMT staff member. Sign in to our digital waiting room, and someone will be with you asap!

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December 18

Winter Break Office Hours: Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students

Address any outstanding Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students submission questions.

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January 22, 2024

Song Share Event: Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students

Would your submission benefit from a pair of outside eyes? What if those eyes belonged to a NAMT Festival Alumni Writer? 👀

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April 3-5, 2024

Spring Conference 2024

Marketing & Fundraising

Oklahoma City, OK

Join us in Oklahoma City for in-depth discussions of the state of musical theatre marketing and fundraising.

October 22 - 23, 2024

Fall Conference 2024

Save the Dates!

NYC and Online

Maybe the most important musical theatre networking event of the year, the Fall Conference explores the most pressing issues around new work production and development, as well as the state of the industry more broadly. Just as importantly, it provides a community for leaders of theatres from all over the country and the world to share best practices, brainstorm and support one another.

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October 24 - 25, 2024

36th Annual Festival of New Musicals

New World Stages, 340 W 50th Street, New York, NY

The 36th Annual Festival of New Musicals will be presented at New World Stages in New York City on October 24 and 25, 2024. Save the dates!

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NAMT is a not-for-profit organization serving the musical theatre community. We strive every day to nurture a musical theatre canon that reflects and celebrates the rich diversity of our nation and the world. More

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Open now!

All writers are eligible to submit an application free of charge, and we no longer require an endorsement by an industry professional to submit. Click the button for details and deadlines. More

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High School Songwriting Challenge

Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students

The Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge is an opportunity for high school students all across the country to develop and showcase musical compositions that could be part of a musical theater production. More

Spring Conference 2024

April 3-5

Join us in Oklahoma City for in-depth discussions of the state of musical theatre marketing and fundraising. Register now! More

Set & Costume Registry

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Upcoming Events

December 8, 4:00 pm ET

WEBINAR: 2024 Festival of New Musicals Submission Information Session

NAMT New Works Director Frankie Dailey will walk you through the application process for this year’s Festival of New Musicals in this free webinar. Registration is required.

Learn More

December 13, 5:00 pm ET

WEBINAR: Online Town Hall: Holiday Happy Hour

December 15, 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm ET

2024 Festival of New Musicals Submission Office Hours - December

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December 18

Winter Break Office Hours: Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students

Address any outstanding Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students submission questions.

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April 3-5, 2024

Spring Conference 2024

Marketing & Fundraising

Oklahoma City, OK

Join us in Oklahoma City for in-depth discussions of the state of musical theatre marketing and fundraising.

NAMT News

November 2, 2023

National Alliance for Musical Theatre Honored with Mayoral Proclamation

October 23rd through October 28th, 2023 declared “NAMT WEEK” IN NEW YORK CITY

October 18, 2023

Rising High: A Yearlong Journey with BAKED! THE MUSICAL Creators Jord Liu & Deepak Kumar

Just moments before heating up tech rehearsal for their one-night-only concert presented by Prospect Theater Company and National Asian Artists Project, we whisked up a chat with Festival Alumni Jord Liu and Deepak Kumar to get the sweet scoop on their delicious Festival hit, Baked! The Musical!

October 18, 2023

Rohan Dhupar: A Journey from NAMT Observership to the West End

With rehearsals for the 35th Annual Festival of New Musicals just around the corner, NAMT New Works Assistant Skye Cone Ivey caught up with 2022 Directing Observer Rohan Dhupar.

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