National Alliance for Musical Theatre

The 2020 Spring Conference will be held in Chicago, IL on March 25-27, 2020, hosted by Chicago Shakespeare Theater and The Marriott Theatre. Mark your calendar now!

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Set & Costume Registry

Search NAMT members' stocks for sets, costumes and props available for rent for your production More

Costume storage at Goodspeed Musicals

New Musicals Map

The New Musicals Map can be used to discover, follow and learn more about new musicals in development all over the world. More

Become A Member

NAMT Members get access to VIP networking events, industry conferences, grants for new work development and administrative innovation, and more. More

Members at the 2017 Spring Conference at the Hollywood Pantages.

Knowledge Exchange Webinars

Knowledge Exchange webinars offer opportunities for members to connect with and learn from their peers without leaving their desks. These free presentations by experts in the field are designed to engage and educate, reaching staff members at NAMT member theatres at all levels. More

Be A Player

Join our inner circle to get an exclusive behind-the-curtain peek at the country’s top theatres. More

The Drowsy Chaperone (Festival 2004) in its pre-Broadway premiere at the Ahmanson Theatre. Photos by Craig Schwartz.

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Learn about the many ways to support NAMT's mission to nurture the creation, development and production of new musicals. More

Show Off!, a concert celebrating 25 years of the Festival of New Musicals in 2013. Photo by Ric Kallaher.

Upcoming Events

July 18-19, 2019

Save the Dates: Management Roundtable 2019

Community Engagement

Houston, TX

Save the dates for this year’s Management Roundtable, hosted by Theatre Under The Stars. More info coming soon!

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August 14, 2019

Save the Date: New Works Roundtable 2019

East Haddam, CT

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October 22 - 23, 2019

Save the Dates: Fall Conference 2019

New York, NY

NAMT’s Fall Conference is the networking event of the year, bringing NAMT members together to discuss the future of musical theatre.

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October 24 - 25, 2019

Save the Dates: 31st Annual Festival of New Musicals

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

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March 25 - 27, 2020

Save the Dates: Spring Conference 2020

The Full Patron Experience (Marketing & Fundraising)

Chicago, IL

The 2020 Spring Conference will be held in Chicago, IL on March 25-27, 2020, hosted by Chicago Shakespeare Theater and The Marriott Theatre. Mark your calendar now!

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Knowledge Exchange Webinars

April 24, 2:00 pm ET

Fundraising Analytics and the Arts: Innovative Data-Driven Fundraising for the Performing Arts

Performing Arts organizations were traditionally behind the curve when it came to cutting-edge fundraising analytics practices until Joshua M. Birkholz and Amy S. Lampi began a pilot predictive modeling project with Tessitura clients. Join Josh and Amy to learn more about fundraising analytics and how this innovative dynamic scoring project is now being used at performing arts organizations across the world.

Education Roundtable

Livestreaming the 2016 Education Roundtable

Paper Moon (7th Annual Festival of New Musicals)

Lindsay Cummings in PAPER MOON (Festival of New Musicals 1995) at Goodspeed Opera House

Photo by Diane Sobolewski

Beautiful Poison (26th Annual Festival of New Musicals)

Sarah Rose Davis, Chelsea Packard, Michelle Duffy, Natalie Venetia Belcon in BEAUTIFUL POISON at the 2014 Festival of New Musicals

Photo by Ric Kallaher

A Toast To 20!

Gavin Creel performs a song from THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE (Festival 1996) at NAMT's A TOAST TO 20! benefit in 2008

Photo by Jenny Anderson/Broadway.com

Paper Mill Playhouse

EVER AFTER at Paper Mill Playhouse (National Fund for New Musicals 2015-2016)

Analog & Vinyl (25th Annual Festival of New Musicals)

Director Michael Berresse, Writer Paul Gordon, and Actors Brian Fenkart, Sarah Stiles and Harriett Harris in rehearsal for ANALOG AND VINYL at the 25th Annual Festival of New Musicals (2013)

Photo by Ric Kallaher

Analog & Vinyl (25th Annual Festival of New Musicals)

Preston Sadleir and Sarah Stiles in ANALOG & VINYL (Festival of New Musicals 2013) at Weston Playhouse

Photo by Hubert Schriebl

The Bowery Boys (22nd Annual Festival of New Musicals)

Carrie Manolakos and Curtis Holbrook in rehearsal for THE BOWERY BOYS at the 2010 Festival of New Musicals

Photo by Kristin Fullerton

Show Off!

Dee Hoty, Telly Leung, Kerry Butler and Amanda McBroom in SHOW OFF! a benefit concert celebrating 25 years of the Festival of New Musicals in 2013

Photos by Ric Kallaher

Ordinary Days (20th Annual Festival of New Musicals)

ORDINARY DAYS (Festival 2008) at the Adirondack Theatre Festival (2009 National Fund for New Musicals recipient)

Making Musical Connections

Panelists at the 2016 Fall Conference

Bleeding Love (24th Annual Festival of New Musicals)

Nicolette Hart in BLEEDING LOVE at the 2012 NAMT Festival of New Musicals

Photo by Ric Kallaher

Bleeding Love (24th Annual Festival of New Musicals)

BLEEDING LOVE (Festival of New Musicals 2012) at The Spirit of Broadway Theatre

Photo by Chad Lefebvre

Musical Theatre: Past, Present and Future

Douglas Carter Beane giving the keynote address at the 2013 Fall Conference

Photo by Jeffrey Lee

We Live in Cairo (28th Annual Festival of New Musicals)

Pomme Koch and the cast of WE LIVE IN CAIRO in rehearsal for the 2016 Festival of New Musiclas

Ric Kallaher

Iron Curtain (21st Annual Festival of New Musicals)

Betsy Wolfe, Jim Stanek and Gregg Edelman in rehearsal for IRON CURTAIN at the 2009 NAMT Festival of New Musicals

Photo by Ric Kallaher

Iron Curtain (21st Annual Festival of New Musicals)

IRON CURTAIN (Festival 2009) at the Village Theatre

Photo by Jay Koh

WATT?!? (23rd Annual Festival of New Musicals)

John Treacy Egan, Pearl Sun and Emily Rossell in rehearsal for WATT?!? at the 2011 Festival of New Musicals

Photo by Ric Kallaher

WATT?!? (23rd Annual Festival of New Musicals)

WATT?!? (Festival of New Musicals 2011) at Village Theatre

Photo by Sam Freeman

Songwriters Showcase (25th Annual Festival of New Musicals)

Kat Hennessey, Alice Lee and Alexa Green perform a song from JAWBREAKER in the Songwriters Showcase at the 25th Annual Festival of New Musicals (2013)

Photo by Ric Kallaher

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Our Members

NAMT’s members make a vital impact in their communities — economically, in education, and by entertaining millions of people.

Last season, the NAMT members collectively…

Employed over 33,000 people
Staged more than 18,000 performances attended by nearly 8.5 million people
Entertained over 736,000 loyal subscribers
Provided education programs for 1.5 million students and teachers
Had operating budgets totaling $630,000,000
Performed in 290 facilities with a total of more than 186,000 seats

as of 9/18/18

Foundation Support

NAMT thanks the following foundations, government agencies and organizations for their ongoing support of our programs: The Alhadeff Charitable Foundation, The Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York Creative Spaces Grant, ASCAP Foundation Irving Caesar Fund, BMI Foundation, The Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund, The Frederick Loewe Foundation, Friars Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, The Hollywood Pantages, National Endowment for the Arts, The Rodgers and Hammerstein Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, The Ted Snowden Foundation, and Anonymous donors.

(As of 9/19/18.)

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