2011 New Works Roundtable
January 14, 2011 1:30 - January 16, 2011 5:00 pm
Goodspeed Musicals in Connecticut
NAMT headed to the beautiful winter wonderland of Southeastern Connecticut for the Winter 2011 New Works Summit, hosted by Goodspeed Musicals! At the Summit, NAMT members and Festival of New Musicals alumni gathered to discuss developing new musicals while attending Goodspeed’s 6th Annual Festival of New Artists.
The Festival of New Artists took place at Goodspeed all weekend with three readings of new musicals, two cabarets and festival seminars and symposia on the creation of new musicals, plus movie screenings, tours of the Opera House and more!
The New Works Summit is a great chance for us to gather to see some great shows and discuss models and new trends in developing new musicals. At the Summit, members had the chance to see the shows with your colleagues in attendance which made the exchange of ideas easily accessible with all of us in the same room.
Shows: The Summit was being held in conjunction with Goodspeed Musicals’ Festival of New Artists. The Festival featured students from NAMT members The Hartt School and Boston Conservatory along with Equity guest artists. The Festival of New Artists has presented such works as Band Geeks!(NAMT Fest 2009), Factory Girls (NAMT Fest 2009), The Gypsy King (NAMT Fest 2007), Tinyard Hill (NAMT Fest 2007), and The Trouble With Doug (NAMT Fest 2010) in the past.
Cost: The cost of attending the Summit was $35, which includes the Summit meeting, the hotel room discount, the 3 musical readings, the Goodspeed New Musicals Seminars on Saturday, 2 cabarets and a meet the writers reception.
Agenda
| FRIDAY, JANUARY 14 | |
| 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm | NAMT’s New Works Summit Goodspeed’s Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, CT (just 5 minutes drive from the Goodspeed Opera House) Including sessions on producing new musicals in Connecticut with the staff of Goodspeed Musicals, Spirit of Broadway Theatre and The O’Neill, followed by a tour of the Goodspeed Costume Storage Facility. |
| 5:00 pm | Wine and Cheese Reception at the Norma Terris Theatre |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner on your own in Chester or East Haddam |
| 7:30 pm | Goodspeed Festival of New Artists ROOM 16- staged reading at the Goodspeed Opera House |
| 10:00 pm | Festival Cabaret at The Gelston House |
| SATURDAY, JANUARY 15 | |
| 10:00 am-1:00 pm | Goodspeed’s Festival Seminars Discussing the creation of new musicals |
| 1:00 pm | Lunch on your own |
| 2:30 pm | Special Presentation Goodspeed will present a special 45-minute version of a show planned for production at The Norma Terris Theatre. |
| 4:00pm | Festival Symposium A special panel of VIP guests making news in the field of New Musicals |
| 5:30 pm | Festival Dinner at The Gelston House (additional charge) |
| 7:30 pm | HELLO! MY BABY – staged reading at the Goodspeed Opera House |
| 10:00 pm | Festival Cabaret- Brendan Millburn and Valerie Vigoda at The Gelston House |
| SUNDAY, JANUARY 16 | |
| 1:00 pm | NOBODY LOVES YOU -staged reading at the Goodspeed Opera House |
| 3:30 pm | Meet the Writers Reception at the Gelston House |
Also in performance during the Summit Weekend will be the new musical THE DAY BOY AND THE NIGHT GIRL at The Spirit of Broadway in Norwich, CT, only a 20 minute drive east from Goodspeed.
THE DAY BOY AND THE NIGHT GIRL has words by Kate Baldwin Eng and Music by James Rubio, and was a NAMT Festival Top 20 Finalist in 2009.
The Spirit of Broadway will have performances:
Thursday, January 13 at 8pm
Friday, January 14 at 8pm
Saturday, January 15 at 8pm
Sunday, January 16 at 2pm
To arrange tickets, please contact Brett Bernardini at broadwayspirit@aol.com or (860) 886-2378.
Shows
Friday, January 14
Room 16
Book by Andrea Lepcio, Music by Stephen Sislen
Lyrics by Stephen Sislen and Ben H. Winters
Originally Developed by Stephen Sislen and Ben H. Winters
7:30pm at the Goodspeed Opera House
Festival Cabaret
Come hear additional songs from this year’s songwriting teams
performed by actors from the company and other guest artists.
10:00 pm at The Gelston House
Saturday, January 15
Hello! My Baby
Book by Cheri Steinkellner (NAMT Fest 2003, Princesses)
Music Arranged by Georgia Stitt (NAMT Fest 2010, Big Red Sun)
7:30 pm at the Goodspeed Opera House
Festival Cabaret – Brendan Milburn and Valerie Vigoda
Join Festival Alumni Brendan and Valerie (Striking 12– 2004)
for an fun evening of new songs, old songs and the stories in between.
10:00 pm at The Gelston House
Sunday, January 16
Nobody Loves You
Music & Lyrics by Gaby Alter (NAMT Fest 2009 –Band Geeks!)
Book & Lyrics by Itamar Moses
1:00 pm at the Goodspeed Opera House
Meet the Festival Artists Panel and Reception
3:30 pm at The Gelston House
Also in performance during the Summit Weekend will be the new musical THE DAY BOY AND THE NIGHT GIRL at The Spirit of Broadway in Norwich, CT, only a 20 minute drive east from Goodspeed.
THE DAY BOY AND THE NIGHT GIRL has Words by Kate Baldwin Eng and Music by James Rubio, and was a NAMT Festival Top 20 Finalist in 2009.
The Spirit of Broadway will have performances:
Thursday, January 13 at 8pm
Friday, January 14 at 8pm
Saturday, January 15 at 8pm
Sunday, January 16 at 2pm
To arrange tickets, please contact Brett Bernardini at broadwayspirit@aol.com or (860) 886-2378.
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