National Alliance for Musical Theatre

NAMT continues to host ongoing online town halls for members to come together (virtually) to discuss the challenges facing our theatres and our field during this unprecedented crisis. Please join us to share how you’re handling this unprecedented moment, and learn from others. (Just click the “register” button when you’re ready to join the call; no advance registration required.)

October 20-21, 2020

Save the Dates: Fall Conference 2020

NYC

We are currently evaluating how most effectively and safely to bring our Fall events to you. Save the dates and stay tuned for details.

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October 22-23, 2020

Save The Dates: 32nd Annual Festival of New Musicals

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

We are currently evaluating how most effectively and safely to bring our Fall events to you. Save the dates and stay tuned for details.

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March 17 - 19, 2021

Save the Dates: Spring Conference 2021

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Toronto, ON

The 2021 Spring Conference will be held in Toronto, ON on March 17-19, 2021, hosted by The Musical Stage Company and Sheridan College. Mark your calendar and make sure your passport is up-to-date now!

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Festival Observership

Festival Observership for Early-Career Directors

We are thrilled to announce the return of our Festival Observership for Early-Career Directors for the 32nd Annual Festival of New Musicals. Important changes have been made to this year's program and application. More

Ric Kallaher

Muse: Discover Musicals

The Muse Podcast gives you a front row seat to groundbreaking new musicals in development. This brand-new podcast spotlights a wide range of musicals, bringing the stories, songs and characters to life with the help of the shows’ writers. 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 at the Hollywood Pantages.

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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.

Set & Costume Registry

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

Costume storage at Goodspeed Musicals

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

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

Upcoming Events

July 9, 1:00 pm ET – Webinar

Online Town Hall: July 9

October 20-21, 2020

Save the Dates: Fall Conference 2020

NYC

We are currently evaluating how most effectively and safely to bring our Fall events to you. Save the dates and stay tuned for details.

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October 22-23, 2020

Save The Dates: 32nd Annual Festival of New Musicals

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

We are currently evaluating how most effectively and safely to bring our Fall events to you. Save the dates and stay tuned for details.

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March 17 - 19, 2021

Save the Dates: Spring Conference 2021

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Toronto, ON

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Kingdom (19th Annual Festival of New Musicals)

KINGDOM (Festival of New Musicals 2007) at ReVision Theatre

Kingdom (19th Annual Festival of New Musicals)

Cedric Leiba, Jr. and Gerardo Rodriguez in KINGDOM (Festival of New Musicals 2007) at the Old Globe Theatre

Photo by Craig Schwartz

The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown (28th Annual Festival of New Musicals)

The cast of THE UNAUTHORIZED AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SAMANTHA BROWN at the 2016 Festival of New Musicals

Ric Kallaher

Band Geeks! (21st Annual Festival of New Musicals)

Lindsay Mendez, Dwayne Clark, Jared Gertner and Patti Murin in rehearsal for BAND GEEKS! at the 2009 Festival of New Musicals

Photo by Ric Kallaher

Band Geeks! (21st Annual Festival of New Musicals)

The cast of BAND GEEKS! (Festival 2009) at Goodspeed's Norma Terris Theatre

Photo by Diane Sobolewski

Nobody Loves You (24th Annual Festival of New Musicals)

Nicole Lewis, Adam Kantor and Heath Calvert in rehearsals for NOBODY LOVES YOU at the 2012 NAMT Festival of New Musicals

Photo by Ric Kallaher

Nobody Loves You (24th Annual Festival of New Musicals)

Heath Calvert, Adam Kantor and Nicole Lewis in NOBODY LOVES YOU (Festival 2012) at The Old Globe

Photo by Henry DiRocco

The River Is Me (30th Annual Festival of New Musicals)

Gisela Adisa and Roman Banks in THE RIVER IS ME at the 2018 Festival of New Musicals

Ric Kallaher

Pittsburgh CLO

Director Charley Repole, Jenn Colella and Matt Ashford in rehearsal for ANNIE GET YOUR GUN at Pittsburgh CLO

Photo by Matt Polk

Songwriter Spotlight

Rebecca Naomi Jones at NAMT's Songwriter Spotlight Concert at 54 Below

Photo by Matt Tolbert

Marketing in a New Age: How Technology Can Build Your Audience and Save You Money

NAMT members at the 2009 Spring Conference at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, GA

Winesburg, OH (16th Annual Festival of New Musicals)

Geoff Packard and James Judy in WINESBURG, OH (Festival of New Musicals 2004) at Kansas City Repertory Theatre

Photo by Don Ipock Photography

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

The cast of THE BOWERY BOYS (Festival of New Musicals 2010)

Photo by Kristin Fullerton

Children of Eden (8th Annual Festival of New Musicals)

Scott Stoney, Tony Nation and Debra Walton in CHILDREN OF EDEN (Festival of New Musicals 1996) at the Human Race Theatre

On The Eve (27th Annual Festival of New Musicals)

The cast of ON THE EVE at the 2015 Festival of New Musicals

Ric Kallaher

Show Off!

Stephen Schwartz and Ashley Brown perform a song from CHILDREN OF EDEN (Festival of New Musicals 1996) at SHOW OFF! a benefit concert celebrating 25 years of the Festival of New Musicals in 2013

Photo by Ric Kallaher

Come From Away (25th Annual Festival of New Musicals)

Lenny Wolpe, Colin Hanlon, Jason Michael Snow and Barbara Walsh in rehearsal for COME FROM AWAY at the 25th Annual Festival of New Musicals (2013)

Photo by Ric Kallaher

It Shoulda Been You (21st Annual Festival of New Musicals)

Harriet Harris, Lisa Howard and Michael Tucker in IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU at the 2009 Festival of New Musicals

Photos by Ric Kallaher

Fulton Theatre

OKLAHOMA! at the Fulton Theatre

Doctor's Orders: Ensuring A Long, Healthy Life For Musical Theatre

Harold Prince gives the keynote address at the 2011 Fall Conference

Photo by David T. Cole

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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 20,000 staff members and 14,000 artists
Staged more than 19,000 performances attended by 10 million people
Entertained over 543,000 loyal subscribers
Provided education programs for 1.5 million students and teachers
Had operating budgets totaling $680 million
Performed in 300 venues with a total of 189,000 seats

as of 8/27/19

Foundation Support

NAMT thanks the following foundations, government agencies and organizations for their ongoing support of our programs: The Alhadeff Family Charitable Foundation, The Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York Creative Spaces Grant, ASCAP Foundation Irving Caesar Fund, BMI Foundation, The Hargrove Pierce Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, The Hollywood Pantages, Lucille Lortel Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, Noël Coward Foundation, The Rodgers and Hammerstein Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, The Ted Snowdon Foundation, and Anonymous donors.

(As of 6/01/20.)

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