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New Musicals: Festival of New Musicals
Since 1989, the Festival of New Musicals has introduced musical theatre producers to almost 300 musicals and over 500 writers from around the world.
Eastbound at the 2020 Festival of New Musicals, which was held online.
Frank Young Fund for New Musicals
The Frank Young Fund for New Musicals has awarded over $500,000 in grants to our member theatres.
Hart Island (Festival 2020) at Village Theatre
Member Theatres
NAMT's members are located in 33 U.S. states and 6 other countries
New Musicals: Festival of New Musicals
Since 1989, the Festival of New Musicals has introduced musical theatre producers to almost 300 musicals and over 500 writers from around the world.
Interstate at the 2019 Festival of New Musicals. Photo by Ric Kallaher.
Networking & Learning: Management Roundtables
NAMT leads educational roundtables on a variety of management and community engagement topics, hosted by our member theatres around the country.
The 2016 Education and Community Engagement Roundtable at Theatreworks Silicon Valley, which was also streamed as a Knowledge Exchange Webinar.
Access
In 2020, NAMT's programming moved online, bringing over 1,000 attendees to the Festival of New Musicals and Fall Conference. We are continuing to explore new hybrid in-person/online models to provide greater access to members, writers and the industry at large.
Obeah Opera "Meet the Writers" panel at the 32nd Annual Festival of New Musicals
New Musicals: Festival of New Musicals
More than 85% of shows featured in the Festival of New Musicals have gone on to subsequent readings, workshops, productions and tours, been licensed, and/or recorded on cast albums.
Lizzie (Festival 2010) at Theatre Under the Stars (Houston, TX), Fredericia Theatre (Fredercia, Denmark), Greenwich Theatre (London, UK), 11th Hour Theatre Company (Philadelphia, PA) and Baldwin Wallace University (Berea, OH)
Networking & Learning: Conferences
NAMT hosts conferences and roundtables with our member theatres around the country
The 2017 Spring Conference at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre. Photo by Chelsea Lauren.
New Musicals: Festival of New Musicals
Since 1989, the Festival of New Musicals has introduced musical theatre producers to almost 300 musicals and over 500 writers from around the world.
Cowboy Bob at the 2020 Festival of New Musicals, which was held online.
Networking & Learning: New Works Roundtables
NAMT hosts intimate, informal events in conjunction with our member theatres' new work festivals or productions to explore issues around new musical production and development, often through a local lens.
The 2019 New Works Roundtable at Goodspeed Musicals in Chester, CT.
Frank Young Fund for New Musicals
The Frank Young Fund for New Musicals has awarded over $500,000 in grants to our member theatres.
Broadway Bounty Hunter at Barrington Stage Company. Photo by Scott Barrow.
Innovation & Exploration Fund
Since 2018 the Innovation and Exploration Fund has awarded $70,000 in grants to our member theatres to support projects and sharing knowledge across the NAMT community.
Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma produced Fun Home with Sandra Mae Frank, a Deaf actor, in the role of Joan, and created a guide on Integrating Deaf Performers into Live Musical Theatre performances.
New Musicals: Festival of New Musicals
Since 1989, the Festival of New Musicals has introduced musical theatre producers to almost 300 musicals and over 500 writers from around the world.
String in rehearsal for the 2014 Festival of New Musicals. Photo by Ric Kallaher.
Networking & Learning: Writers' Roundtables
NAMT hosts Writers Roundtables for our Festival Alumni to build connections and explore models of collaboration with member producers.
The 2020 Writers Roundtable
New Musicals: Podcast
NAMT's podcast, Muse, spotlights a wide range of musicals, bringing the stories, songs and characters to life with the help of the shows’ writers.
Connection: Online Town Halls
In 2020, NAMT started weekly town halls to allow members to connect and share strategies for working through the unprecedented crisis in our industry. These have continued to be a valuable resource even as we move toward brighter times.
Introducing the 2020 Festival of New Musicals writers to the membership.
Networking & Learning: Writers' Roundtables
NAMT hosts Writers Roundtables for our Festival Alumni to build connections and explore models of collaboration with member producers.
The 2019 Writers' Roundtable
New Musicals: Festival of New Musicals
Since 1989, the Festival of New Musicals has introduced musical theatre producers to almost 300 musicals and over 500 writers from around the world.
Come From Away (Festival 2013) in its pre-Broadway run at La Jolla Playhouse
Networking & Learning: New Works Roundtables
NAMT hosts intimate, informal events in conjunction with our member theatres' new work festivals or productions to explore issues around new musical production and development, often through a local lens.
Michael John LaChiusa, Ellen Fitzhugh and Graciella Danielle discussing their musical Los Otros at the 2012 New Works Roundtable, before attendees saw the Frank Young Fund for New Musicals recipient production at Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles. Photo by Daniel G. Lam.
New Musicals & Networking: Festival of New Musicals
The Festival brings together over 700 industry professionals every year to see eight new works and move them forward
The industry audience at the Festival of New Musicals in New York City. 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 nearly 20,000 staff members and 10,000 artists
- Staged more than 15,000 performances attended by 3.7 million people
- Entertained over 232,000 loyal subscribers
- Provided education programs for half a million students and teachers
- Had operating budgets totaling $600 million
- Performed in 290 venues with a total of 147,000 seats
as of 9/12/23
Foundation Support
NAMT thanks the following foundations, government agencies and organizations for their ongoing support of our programs: The Alhadeff Family Charitable Fund, The Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York Access Micro-Grant, ASCAP Foundation Irving Caesar Fund, BMI Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, The Hollywood Pantages, Lucille Lortel Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, The Rodgers and Hammerstein Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, The Ted Snowdon Foundation, and Anonymous donors.