Fall Conference 2023
New Musicals on the Horizon
October 24 - 25, 2023
NYC and Online
Pershing Square Signature Center
480 West 42nd Street
Maybe the most important musical theatre networking event of the year, the Fall Conference explores the most pressing issues around new work production and development, as well as the state of the industry more broadly. Just as importantly, it provides a community for leaders of theatres from all over the country and the world to share best practices, brainstorm and support one another.
At this year’s Conference, we took an in-depth look at the state of the field right now, for both administrators and artists. With news about crises and shifting norms and expectations, where do we imagine things are headed? What are your concerns and what are you hopeful about? How can the NAMT membership support each other and support writers in a difficult time, continuing to produce amazing work for our communities? How can we think creatively about the new musical development process? How can we make our work more accessible to more people and engage the next generation of creators and leaders? What does the future of musical theatre look like, and what do we want it to look like?
Plus breakfast and lunch on both days, our classic networking cocktail party, plenty of time to connect with colleagues one-on-one, and your first chance to meet the Festival of New Musicals writers.
In addition to the in-person Conference in New York, we continue to offer an online/hybrid experience so that more members may participate from anywhere! Our mobile and desktop app allowed all attendees to connect regardless of which option they chose, providing an online experience that went beyond just passive viewing. Discounts were available for multiple participants to attend from your organization, with extremely low rates to add online attendees from organizations who also send representatives in person.
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Attendees at the 2023 Fall Conference
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Keynote speaker Michael Kaiser at the 2023 Fall Conference
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NAMT Board President Kwofe Coleman interviews Michael Kaiser at the 2023 Fall Conference
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Lunch at the 2023 Fall Conference
Networking at the 2023 Fall Conference
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A panel at the 2023 Fall Conference
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A panel at the 2023 Fall Conference
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Attendees at the 2023 Fall Conference
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A panel at the 2023 Fall Conference
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A panel at the 2023 Fall Conference
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Networking at the 2023 Fall Conference
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A panel at the 2023 Fall Conference
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A panel at the 2023 Fall Conference
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A panel at the 2023 Fall Conference
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An attendee at the 2023 Fall Conference
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A panel at the 2023 Fall Conference
An attendee at the 2023 Fall Conference
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A panel at the 2023 Fall Conference
A breakout session at the 2023 Fall Conference
Networking at the 2023 Fall Conference
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A breakout session at the 2023 Fall Conference
A panel at the 2023 Fall Conference
Networking at the 2023 Fall Conference
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A panel at the 2023 Fall Conference
Networking at the 2023 Fall Conference
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Attendees at the 2023 Fall Conference
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Lunch at the 2023 Fall Conference
NAMT Board President Kwofe Coleman
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As of 9/25/23. Subject to change.
Attendees
Nancy Gibbs
Producer/General Manager
In Person
Bradley Michalakis
Literary Manager
In Person
Brannon Bowers
In Person
Anthony Rodriguez
Co-Founder Producing Artistic Director Emeritus
In Person
Ann-Carol Pence
Co-Founder Producing Artistic Director
In Person
Katie Pelkey
Managing Director
In Person
Branden Huldeen
Artistic Producer/Assoc. Artistic Director
In Person
Alan Paul
Artistic Director
In Person
Leta Neustaedter
music director
Online
Willis Allen
Past Executive Director - Pioneer Center
In Person
Charlie Frasier
VP Development
In Person
Barry Tobias
President
In Person
Ronnie Plasters
VP Philanthropy
In Person
Geoffrey Reynolds
Visiting Professor of Theatre
In Person
Victoria Lang
Producer
In Person
Stephanie Cowan
Director of Musical Licensing
In Person
Kent Nicholson
SVP, Acquisitions & New Work
In Person
Sara Skolnick
Director of Acquisitions & New Work
In Person
Sharon Maroney
Producing Artistic Director
In Person
Dan Murphy
Managing Director
In Person
Marsha Brooks
Partner, Brooks & Distler
In Person
Markus Potter
Artistic Producer
In Person
Matt Morrow
Artistic Director
In Person
Bruce Bronstein
Executive Director, Ferguson Center for the Arts
In Person
Colin Ruffer
Director of Musical Theater
In Person
Mark Ciglar
CEO
In Person
Janet Davis
Principal
In Person
Matthew D'Arrigo
Producer
In Person
Cody Lassen
Producer
In Person
Theresa Posorske
Senior Director, Professional Licensing (North America)
In Person
Abbie Van Nostrand
Consultant
In Person
Michelle Yaroshko
Senior Vice President, Professional Licensing (North America)
In Person
Molly Goldberg
Professional Licensing Associate
Online
Sean Flahaven
Chief Theatricals Executive, Concord
In Person
Bill Gaden
President (Worldwide)
In Person
Teresa Castro
Senior Manager, Professional Licensing
Online
Tricia O'Toole
Professional Licensing Manager
Online
Michael Macaione
Professional Licensing Manager
Online
Kate Galvin
Casting Director/Creative Producer
In Person
Daniella Wheelock
Associate Artistic Director
In Person
Matthew Schneider
Producer
In Person
Ameenah Kaplan
Show Director
In Person
David Scott
Director, Licensing
In Person
Erin Breznitsky
Manager, Licensing Operations
In Person
Jenny Case
Executive Director
In Person
Abigail Holland
In Person
Richard Winzeler
CEO
In Person
Alan Edmunds
Co-Owner
In Person
Lori Fineman
Producer/Owner
In Person
Elisbeth Challener
Producer/Owner
In Person
Nicole Samsel
Interim Artistic Director & Managing Director
In Person
Michael Lluberes
In Person
Alisa Hauser
Assistant Professor of Music Theatre
In Person
Cooper Ellis
Actor/Director
In Person
Tyra Wilson
In Person
Rob Hartmann
Producer
In Person
Thomas Bay
Theater Director
In Person
Ole Justesen
CEO
In Person
Benedikt Zacher
COO
Online
Soren Moller
Artistic Director / Creative Producer
In Person
Stephen Agosto
Line Producer
In Person
Dan McMahon
Director of Marketing
In Person
Audrey Zielenbach
Line Producer
In Person
Emily Sproch
Senior Program Officer
In Person
Kristal Pacific
Program Officer
In Person
Sue Frost
Producer
Online
Denise Bevers
Board member
In Person
Eric Keen-Louie
Artistic Producing Director
In Person
Julia Foster
Director of Philanthropy
Online
Karen Quinones
Board Member
In Person
Scott Stanton
Trustee
In Person
Debby Buchholz
Managing Director
In Person
Jenny Hester
Business Development Director
In Person
Jim Reynolds
Managing Director
In Person
Ashley Wells
Executive Producer
In Person
Michael Baron
Producing Artistic Director
In Person
Margot Astrachan
Owner/principal
In Person
Julie Felise Dubiner
Director of Artistic Initiatives
In Person
BT McNicholl
Producing Artistic Director
In Person
Martin Jackson
General Manager
Online
Tah-Janay Shayoñe
In Person
Joseph Greco
Member -Board of Directors
In Person
Kyle Dougan
MTW Producing Artistic Director
In Person
Electra Kontalonis
President of the Board of Directors
In Person
Matt Boethin
Professional Licensing Director, N. America
In Person
Adam Deremer
Associate Manager of Professional & International Licensing
In Person
Jason Cocovinis
Director of Marketing
In Person
Brian Marcum
Artistic Director
In Person
Paul Garman
Executive Director/Producer
In Person
Jeffrey Landman
Patron Service Representative
Online
Bren Thor
Associate Producer
In Person
Catt Fox-Uruburu
Production Manager
Online
Tad Fujioka
Marketing Associate/Assistant Box Office Manager
Online
Douglas Senecal
General Manager
Online
Yadira Del Rincon
Donor Relations/Special Events Coordinator
Online
Randy Kramer
Artistic/Executive Director
In Person
Rebecca Lowrey
CEO
In Person
Charles Gilbert
Executive Director
Online
Barbara Bellman
President, BoD Musicolab
In Person
Adam Grosswirth
Member Services Director
In Person
Betsy Militello
Executive Director
In Person
Emma Cordray
Online
Alana Roberts
Development Manager
In Person
Skye Cone Ivey
New Works Associate
In Person
Emily Vortherms
Operations and Communications Associate
In Person
Joey Monda
Producer
In Person
Frankie Dailey
New Works Director
In Person
Greg Reiner
Theater & Musical Theater Director | Performing Arts
In Person
John Thew
President
In Person
Jenna Hoffman
Guest
In Person
Richard Biever
Program Director of Musical Theatre
Online
Neil Gooding
Producer
In Person
Aidan Pauer
In Person
Pauls Macs
Artistic Associate
In Person
Bradford Kenney
Executive Artistic Director
In Person
Deborah Warren
Managing Director
In Person
Jen Bender
Associate Artistic Director
In Person
Jordan Simmons
Senior Director of Sales - Arts and Culture
In Person
Christine O'Grady Roberts
Assistant Professor (Directing)
In Person
Mark Fleischer
Executive Producer
In Person
Anna Hanson
Producing Assistant
Online
Billy Mason
Associate Producer
In Person
Michael Detroit
Executive Producer
In Person
Keith Cromwell
Director of Institutional Advancement
In Person
Jennifer Jaquess
Executive Director
In Person
Roy Lightner
SINGH Artistic Director
In Person
Kathy Evans
Founding Executive Director
In Person
Isabelle Ly
Producer
In Person
Abigail Buell
Vice President
In Person
Stephen Brotebeck
Professor, Musical Theatre
Online
Hattie Andres
Associate Artistic Producer
In Person
Jana Shea
Producer/Founder
In Person
Josh Glacken
Ambassador
In Person
Johnathan Bauer
Executive Director
In Person
Tyler Hoover
Managing Director
In Person
Sharon Fallon
Producer/General Manager
In Person
Andrew Patino
Producer
In Person
Kenneth Naanep
General Manager
In Person
Mac Ingram
Director of Development
In Person
Janie Dickerson
Account Executive
In Person
Holden Wertheimer-Meier
Account Executive
In Person
Darryl Reuben Hall
Artistic Producer
In Person
Andrew Kuhlman
Executive Producer
In Person
Gayle Seay
Artistic Director
In Person
Wendy Gillespie
President & CEO
In Person
Jacob Harvey
Managing Artistic Director
In Person
Kathleen Wrinn
Artistic Director, New Works/New Voices
In Person
Jill Big Eagle
Assistant Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations
Online
Paula Tharp
Director of Philanthropy
Online
Jay Santos
Senior Director of Artistic Programming
In Person
Neen Williams - Teramachi
In Person
Ariel Bradler
Senior Director of Culture & Operations
In Person
Katie Maltais
Managing Director
In Person
Bill Berry
Artistic Director
In Person
Emily Wells
Artistic Director
Online
Michael Baxter
Associate Artistic Director
In Person
Kwofe Coleman
President & CEO
In Person
Kate Supleve
Co-Executive Director
In Person
Paul Beauchamp
Co-Executive Director
In Person
Jacquelyn Bell Kearney
Touring Operations Associate
In Person
Wanye' Yoakum
In Person
Brett Smock
Producing Artistic Director
In Person
Erin Katzker
Managing Director
In Person
Justin Lucero
Artistic Director
In Person
Elisa Spencer-Kaplan
Managing Director
In Person
Elissa Adams
Associate Artistic Director/Director of New Work
In Person
Gillian Constable
Development Associate
Online
Guy Gardner
Associate Artistic Director
In Person
Chris Alleman
Producing Artistic Director
In Person
Dan Knechtges
Artistic Director
In Person
Hillary Hart
Executive Director
In Person
Michael McDonough
Assistant Vice President, Professional Licensing
In Person
Michael McFadden
Vice President/Artistic Producer
In Person
Bradley Lohrenz
Vice President, Professional and International Licensing
In Person
Steve Spiegel
Owner & CEO
In Person
Jim Hoare
Executive Vice President Education & Community Initiatives
In Person
Fred Stuart
Chief Creative Officer
In Person
Katy Lipson
Producer
In Person
Peter McKown
Director
In Person
Eric Nelson
VP, Global Partnerships
In Person
Shari Jordan
Associate Artistic Producer
In Person
Zoe Baird
Company Manager
In Person
Scott Anderson
Artistic Director
In Person
Mark Brystowski
Senior Financial Analyst
In Person
Haya Al-Qaq
Finance Associate
In Person
Sam Squeri
Director, Theatre Production & Finance
In Person
Vanessa Ballam
Education Director/Associate Artistic Director
In Person
Stefan Espinosa
Artistic Associate & Conservatory Director
In Person
Annette Macfarlane
Development Director
Online
Michael Ballam
Founding General Director
In Person
Nansi Blau
Director of Ticketing
Online
Jared Rounds
Administrative Assistant
In Person
Catherine Young
Director of Engagement
In Person
Adam Immerwahr
Artistic Director
In Person
Laura Lee
Managing Director
In Person
Elizabeth Kensek
Managing Director
In Person
Shane Peterman
Producer
In Person
Vanessa Olson
Managing Director
In Person
Emily Schriebl
Director of Development
Online
Susanna Gellert
Executive Artistic Director
In Person
Rebecca Marzalek-Kelly
General Manager
Online
Olivia Ramos Reed
Creative Media Manager
Online
Robin Lynch
Director of Patron Relations & Stewardship
Online
Andy Butterfield
Director of Marketing and Communications
Online
SUSAN RABIN
Artistic Director, Playwright in Residence
In Person
James Creer
Associate Producer
In Person
Lara Waldner
Senior Manager – Theatre and Entertainment
In Person
Alex Holderbaum
In Person
Joyah Spangler
In Person
Lauren Stevens
Producer/Managing Partner
In Person
Nikki Mirza
In Person
Producer/CEO
Online
CEO, UIA Talent Agency
In Person
Producer
In Person
librettist
In Person
Ms. Wheelchair America 2022
Online
Artistic Director
In Person
Producer
In Person
Composer Lyricist
In Person
Composer, lyricist and producer
Online
Producer
Online
Producer
In Person
President
In Person
Agent
In Person
Producer, Sand Point Productions
In Person
Online
Producer
In Person
Founder & CEO, Tulsa Clarks Productions
In Person
In Person
Founder, Lori Ossip Consulting Inc.
In Person
In Person
Producer
In Person
Producing Associate
In Person
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
Online
Online
Online
Consultant
In Person
Writer/Producer
In Person
Commercial producer
In Person
Guidelines
Participation Guidelines
NAMT is committed to recognizing and celebrating the diversity of experiences, talents, skills, cultures and opinions that our members bring to our community, and specifically to our events. We invite you to participate in all of our Conferences, Roundtables, Festivals and other events, both online and in-person, in a spirit of open-mindedness, curiosity and respect.
We want every NAMT event to be a safe, inclusive and productive environment for all participants. In that spirit, we ask you to…
- Be inclusive, actively seeking and inviting diverse perspectives
- Recognize that some people are comfortable responding quickly and verbally and others are not, and create space for those who may need more time to be heard
- Listen to understand
- Participate in an active and direct way, with professionalism and respect for others
- Be considerate, kind, constructive and helpful in your language and actions
- Use “I” statements and avoid generalizations
- Assume good intentions but acknowledge impact
- Ask questions if something isn’t clear, and receive both questions and answers with openness and generosity
- Refrain from demeaning, discriminatory or harassing behavior and language
- Respect confidentiality requests by speakers and other participants
We may take action (up to and including expulsion with no refund and exclusion from future events) to redress disruptive, disrespectful or offensive behavior or any other actions perceived by NAMT staff and/or Board to be in conflict with the above guidelines.
We know that learning and working together can produce both joy and conflict. We recognize that to learn is to stumble, and we are striving to provide a space for risk, creativity, respect, appreciation, growth and collaboration. When addressing conflicts of any type, we commit to these Participation Guidelines.
Thank you to every NAMT community member for helping to make all of our events informative, inclusive and respectful.
Resources
State of the Industry Word Clouds (PDF)
New Works Collaboration Catalog Presentation (PDF)
NEA Video (Dropbox)
Accessibility Panel Videos:
Paper Mill (YouTube)
Playwrights Horizons (Google Drive)
Cinevative Videos (all Dropbox):
Reel
Instagram Filters
Projections
All of the above links should work without needing to log in to any particular service, but please let us know if you have any issues.
This page was last updated on 02/26/2024