National Alliance for Musical Theatre

Upcoming Events

May 19, 7:00 pm ET – Webinar

Online Town Hall: Meet the Winners 2025

Meet the Winners of the 2025 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge!

June 14, 2025

NAMT Spring New Works Summit 2025

New York, NY

Join us in New York City for NAMT’s Spring New Works Summit, a dynamic gathering designed for composers, lyricists, playwrights and administrators dedicated to musical theatre’s future. This year’s theme, “Finding Visibility During Creative Development,” explores how artists and industry professionals can build audiences while shaping their work, ensuring their voices are heard long before opening night.

Livestreamed & Live on June 16, 2025 at 7:30 pm ET

Save the Date: Challenge Accepted! 2025

A Concert Presenting the Winners of the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students

Be front and center for the debut of a new generation of musical theatre composers!

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June 25, 1:00 pm ET – Webinar

Conference Continued: Collaborating Across Departments

NAMT members: Join us for Conference Continued! a monthly series of online roundtables expanding and exploring topics from NAMT’s Conferences.

July 10, 5:00 pm ET – Webinar

Online Town Hall: Festival Announcement 2025

In this very special Town Hall, we are excited to introduce you to our 37th Annual Festival of New Musicals writing teams. The eight shows were selected this year from 537 submissions from more than 900 writers! We’ll announce the shows and you’ll get to meet the writers and hear directly from them about their work. Then we invite attendees to join us in a toast to this year’s Festival participants! (Just click the “register” button when you’re ready to join the call; no advance registration required.)

July 16, 2:00 pm ET – Webinar

Conference Continued: AI and the Arts -- Tools You Can Use!

NAMT members: Join us for Conference Continued! a monthly series of online roundtables expanding and exploring topics from NAMT’s Conferences.

August 13, 2:00 pm ET – Webinar

Conference Continued: Social Media Case Studies

NAMT members: Join us for Conference Continued! a monthly series of online roundtables expanding and exploring topics from NAMT’s Conferences.

October 21 - 24, 2025

Fall Events 2025

Fall Conference and Festival of New Musicals

New York, NY

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October 21 - 22, 2025

Save the Dates: Fall Conference 2025

New York, NY

October 23-24, 2025

Save the Dates: 37th Annual Festival of New Musicals

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

March 25 - 27, 2026

Save the Dates: Spring Conference 2026

Development

Broadway Rose Theatre in Tigard, OR

Mark your calendar for the 2026 Spring Conference, our first-ever NAMT event in Oregon! You don’t want to miss the musical theatre fundraising event of the year!

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What Is NAMT?

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

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. Watch the video of this year's winners concert now! More

Become A Member

Join NAMT and get valuable tools to help your organization collaborate, innovate, produce new musicals and save money! More

Members at the 2017 Spring Conference in Los Angeles

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

Support Us

Support NAMT

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

Lizard Boy (Festival 2020) at Seattle Rep. Photo by Kevin Berne.

Upcoming Events

May 19, 7:00 pm ET

Online Town Hall: Meet the Winners 2025

Meet the Winners of the 2025 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge!

June 14, 2025

NAMT Spring New Works Summit 2025

New York, NY

Livestreamed & Live on June 16, 2025 at 7:30 pm ET

Save the Date: Challenge Accepted! 2025

A Concert Presenting the Winners of the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students

Be front and center for the debut of a new generation of musical theatre composers!

Learn More

June 25, 1:00 pm ET

Conference Continued: Collaborating Across Departments

NAMT members: Join us for Conference Continued! a monthly series of online roundtables expanding and exploring topics from NAMT’s Conferences.

July 10, 5:00 pm ET

Online Town Hall: Festival Announcement 2025

July 16, 2:00 pm ET

Conference Continued: AI and the Arts -- Tools You Can Use!

NAMT members: Join us for Conference Continued! a monthly series of online roundtables expanding and exploring topics from NAMT’s Conferences.

August 13, 2:00 pm ET

Conference Continued: Social Media Case Studies

NAMT members: Join us for Conference Continued! a monthly series of online roundtables expanding and exploring topics from NAMT’s Conferences.

October 21 - 24, 2025

Fall Events 2025

Fall Conference and Festival of New Musicals

New York, NY

Learn More

October 21 - 22, 2025

Save the Dates: Fall Conference 2025

New York, NY

NAMT News

February 19, 2025

The UK’s Largest Showcase of New Musicals is Coming This May!

By Kate McKeown As the UK’s largest showcase of new musicals, BEAM is set to light up the Birmingham Hippodrome this May, Kate McKeown of Mercury Musical Developments sends us a guest piece to uncover how this groundbreaking biennial event is reshaping the musical theatre landscape. With live pitching days, dynamic networking and bold transatlantic collaborations on the agenda, Kate explains why BEAM isn’t just a showcase—it’s the future of new musical theatre.

February 19, 2025

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Getting Curious: New Musical Collaborations in Academia

As Kathleen Wrinn steps into her new role as Co-Chair of NAMT’s Festival Committee, she continues to shape the future of new musicals—both in the classroom and on the stage. From leading Syracuse University’s New Works/New Voices initiative to co-authoring a practical guide for developing musicals in academic settings, Kathleen is championing emerging voices, fostering collaboration and redefining how new work is nurtured in university theatre programs.

February 18, 2025

2024/2025 Writers Residency Grants Announced

“Developing new musicals requires space, time and trust—three things our members provide with immense dedication,” says Betsy King Militello. “These Writers Residency Grants strengthen the foundation for musical theatre’s future by ensuring that writers and theatres can explore, experiment and build relationships. We are proud to continue investing in our members’ commitment to foster new work, and we can’t wait to see the incredible projects that will emerge from this year’s residencies.”

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