36th Annual Festival of New Musicals
2024
Welcome
October 24 - 25, 2024
New World Stages 340 W 50th Street, New York, NY
The 36th Annual Festival of New Musicals will be presented at New World Stages in New York City on October 24 and 25, 2024.
This year’s Festival will take place at New World Stages in New York City on October 24th and 25th, and feature eight exciting new musicals in 45-minute staged reading presentations in front of a industry-only audience. This must-attend event brings together theatre producers, presenters and developers from around the world to celebrate the future of these promising new musicals! Selected from a submission pool of hundreds of submissions by our Festival Committee, these eight musicals celebrate what’s next in musical theatre and the incredible stories and artists that are leading the way.
The 36th Annual Festival of New Musicals is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.
Musicals
The Brass Teapot: A New Musical
Director
Catie Davis
Music Director
Rick Edinger
Script Assistant
Julia Sonya Koyfman
Genre & Style:
Dark Comedy, Alt-Rock-Pop Musical, Musical Thriller
Synopsis
Based on the 2012 indie cult film, The Brass Teapot is a magical, mischievous dark musical comedy with a driving alt-pop-rock score that asks: how far would you go to hurt the ones you love, if it meant you and they would want for nothing?
Dear Ex
Director
Miranda Haymon
Music Director
Nehemiah Luckett
Music Assistant
Xander Browne
Genre & Style:
Pop, Soul, R&B
Synopsis
Dear Ex is all about the big break up. In Dear Ex, the protagonist Be writes letters to her ex as she stumbles through the stages of breakup grief. This Black, queer falling-out-of-love story comes to life through the pop and soul music of musician Be Steadwell. Featuring an all BIPOC, queer and trans cast, Be Steadwell’s musical tells the story of heartbreak in a series of letters, scenes and songs. Dear Ex explores self-love, addiction, twerking, sex, life and death through the lens of a heartbroken, queer Black woman.
Helsinki
Director
Marshall Pailet
Music Director
Andrea Grody
Music Assistant
Mikayla Coxe
Genre & Style:
Dark Romantic Comedy
Synopsis
A down-on-her-luck waitress and down-on-his-luck factory worker spark a shy love affair that’s put to the ultimate test by the economically (and emotionally!) depressed landscape of 1990s Finland. Helsinki is an absurdly deadpan, achingly romantic dark comedy that asks if life’s losers can find (and keep!) the love they deserve.
In Clay
Director
Ellie Heyman
Music Director
Jacob Yates
Directing Assistant
Obed De la Cruz
Genre & Style:
Gypsy-jazz one-woman musical
Synopsis
Based on a true story, In Clay is a one-woman musical told from a Parisian apartment in 1938. Ceramist Marie Cazin awaits her estranged childhood friend, and now celebrated artist, Henrietta Tirman. Her imminent arrival pushes Marie to reflect on the joys and sorrows of a life devoted to making art.
Lewis Loves Clark
Director
Ryan Dobrin
Music Director
Simone Allen
Script Assistant
Christian Jimenez
Genre & Style:
Comedy, Historical, Drama
Synopsis
Lewis Loves Clark is a funny, fast-paced epic about the famous Corps of Discovery expedition. Combining bluegrass, folk and pop, this tragicomedy follows Meriwether Lewis (a depressed closeted alcoholic), William Clark (just breathtakingly oblivious), Sacagawea (permanently exasperated), and York (would rather be birdwatching) as they grapple with the not-so-great unknown.
LIGHTHOUSE
Director
Sarah Rasmussen
Music Director
Remy Kurs
Directing Assistant
Kathryn Carter
Genre & Style:
Magical Realism, Pop-Country
Synopsis
With graduation in the rearview mirror, Bus is desperate to run away from her Minnesota hometown and everyone in it. The only problem? She can’t outrun herself. LIGHTHOUSE is a sweeping pop-country musical that celebrates the idea that maybe, just maybe every version of yourself is worth being.
Medusa
Director
Arpita Mukherjee
Music Director
Anessa Marie Scolpini
Directing Assistant
JuJu Jaworski
Genre & Style:
Folk
Synopsis
When you hear the name Medusa, what is the first thought that springs to mind? Mortal or Monster? Victim or Villain? Beguiler or Betrayed? This folk inspired, musical retelling of the ancient Greek myth, reclaims the narrative and gives Medusa the space to be the heroine of her own story.
Proud Marys
Director
May Adrales
Music Director
Steven Cuevas
Directing Assistant
DV Cortez
Genre & Style:
Pop/Acoustic/Latin Pop, with traditional Kundiman/Filipino Rondalla in the orchestrations
Synopsis
Three daughters shake up the strict traditions of their religious Filipino-American family when they all get knocked up out of wedlock at the same time. Proud Marys is a seriocomedy that busts wide open the myth of the model minority Asian-American family, one pop song at a time. It’s SIX meets a Fil-Am Fiddler on the Roof.
Festival Schedule
Thursday, October 24, 2024 (All times ET)
Check-in will be open all day. Check your email for exact location and be sure to allow time to get your badge before your first presentation!
Stage 3
Festival Roadtrip
Theater Latte Da & Village Theatre
Friday, October 25, 2024 (All times ET)
Check-in will be open all day. Check your email for exact location and be sure to allow time to get your badge before your first presentation!
Stage 3
Festival Roadtrip
Goodspeed Musicals & Red Mountain Theatre
Stage 4
Stage 2
–Songwriters Showcase
Stage 3
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(For registered Premiere Pass holders only.)
Open bar and the ultimate networking opportunity with this year’s writers and VIPs!
Saturday, October 26, 2024 (All times ET)
NAMT Members Only. Exact time and location TBA.
Schedule as of 9/23/24. Subject to change.
Songwriters Showcase
Experience an exclusive sneak peek at new musicals from NAMT’s Frank Young Fund for New Musicals Writers Residency Grants. Join the creators of three new projects in development, as we learn more about their process and the inspiration for the work alongside fantastic performances. Don’t miss this rare chance for a look at even more of what’s next in musical theatre.
Featuring interviews with the writers and performances from the following Frank Young Fund Grantee Musicals:
BLACK GIRL IN PARIS
Book & Lyrics by AriDy Nox
Music by Jacinth Greywoode (Fest ’19)
Frank Young Fund Grantee at Playwrights Horizons (New York, NY)
BUILT FOR THIS
Music & Lyrics by Kira Stone
Book by Lauren Gunderson
Frank Young Fund Grantee at Olney Theatre Center (Olney, MD)
ZAPATA: A Folklorico Superhero Musical
Book, Music & Lyrics by Jesse J. Sanchez
Frank Young Fund Grantee at ZACH Theatre (Austin, TX)
Host to be announced soon!
Festival Roadtrip
It’s Festival Season everywhere! This year, NAMT is thrilled to introduce Festival Roadtrip, a new supplemental event for the 36th Annual Festival of New Musicals in NYC. Festival Roadtrip highlights new musical theatre festivals from NAMT Member Organizations across the country, offering a unique opportunity for these festivals to showcase their events. Each of the four selected Member Festivals will present a 20-minute sneak peek during the lunch break, a double bill of Roadtrip Stops on each Festival Day, featuring up to three songs and highlights from previous or upcoming lineups. Hosted by a representative from each Member Organization, Festival Roadtrip is the only programmatic event scheduled during the lunch break, giving NAMT attendees an exclusive glimpse into the vibrant musical theatre scene happening nationwide.
Writers & Artists
Chaz Cardigan
Lyrics & Music, The Brass Teapot: A New Musical
Chaz Cardigan (Music & Lyrics) is a versatile creator who has thrived in the age of algorithms. He’s created music for the YouTube Audio Library, had a top 15 Alternative radio hit with “Not OK!” in 2020, contributed “As I’ll Ever Be” to the NETFLIX film To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You, and has amassed 24+ million streams across all platforms. Cardigan composed the upcoming musical The Brass Teapot — a timely and magical dark comedy. Cardigan’s original score takes influence from show tunes and alternative rock, opening a new chapter of his career.
Anthony Fedorov
Lyrics & Music, Proud Marys
Anthony Fedorov (Music & Lyrics) is a singer-songwriter-producer-actor-activist, born in Yalta, Crimea. Song placements: SoCal Gas, Hulu’s “Future Man,” “Tet’Emcombo” (award-winning short “The German King”) co-written with producing partner Latin Grammy® Award Winner Jeeve Ducornet, “PINK AND BLUE: Colors of Hereditary Cancer,” “Enough is Enough” (Moms Demand Action), “Our Story is One” (Baha’i International Community), “The Power of a Girl” (Mona Foundation). Fedorov has independently released pop/rock and children’s music (“Auraganix”), earning TuneCore’s collective Billions Club status with over 23-million streams. Stage: Love Actually, LIVE (The Wallis), The 12 (Denver Center), RENT revival (New World Stages). American Idol season 4, 4th place finalist. IG: @anthonyfedorovmusic
Erik Kaiko
Conceived, The Brass Teapot: A New Musical
Erik Kaiko (Co-conceiver, Producer) is a creative producer with over a decade of professional experience in theatre management and arts marketing. With a background as a dramaturg, company manager, general manager, marketing director and producer, he is proud to be leading The Brass Teapot‘s musical development team. Chicago: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Filament Theatre, Writers Theatre, Token Theatre. New York: Joey Parnes Productions, Invisible Wall Productions, Snug Harbor Productions, New York Theatre Workshop. B.S. Northwestern University, MFA Columbia University.
Tim Macy
Book, The Brass Teapot: A New Musical
Tim Macy (Book) is an author, screenwriter and playwright. His work has been performed at The Kennedy Center, and two of his stories have been adapted into films. Currently, he has two feature films in pre-production. Tim lives in Kansas with his wife and two children. MFA University of Kansas.
Veronica Mansour
Music & Story, LIGHTHOUSE
Veronica Mansour (Music & Story) is a 2024 Richard Rodgers Award Winner and Jonathan Larson Grant winner, recently nominated for a Marvin Hamlisch International Music Award, selected for DreamWorks Theatricals, MTI & NBCUniversal Emerging Writers Program (How To Train Your Dragon Jr.), and a 2023 Write Out Loud Contest Winner. Current works: LIGHTHOUSE (O’Neill NMTC Winner 2024, Rhinebeck 2024, Syracuse NWNV 2024, Olney Theatre Vanguard Arts Fund Finalist 2023, NYTB New Works Series 2023) and The Dark Lady (O’Neill NMTC Winner 2023, Syracuse NWNV Finalist, MTW New Works Festival, 2024 Johnny Mercer Writers Grove at Goodspeed Musicals, 2024 South Carolina New Play Festival).
Dylan MarcAurele
Music, Lewis Loves Clark
Dylan MarcAurele (Music) is a New York-based musical theatre writer and composer. His newest musical, Pop Off, Michelangelo!, was developed at the JMF Writers Grove at Goodspeed and will have its world premiere at the upcoming 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Other recent musicals include MEG4N, The Real Housewives Of NYC, and Lewis Loves Clark (2023 Richard Rodgers Award; book and lyrics by Mike Ross). Last year, he wrote the song “Say Bravo!” for NBCUniversal’s inaugural Bravo Awards, sung by Andy Cohen and the cast of Vanderpump Rules. He also runs the 28K-follower musical Instagram account @rhonymusical. Harvard University, ’16. dylanmarcaurele.com.
Jack Miles
Lyrics & Music, In Clay
Jack Miles (Music & Lyrics) is an Offie-nominated composer/lyricist from Suffolk with a Master’s degree with Distinction in Musical Theatre Writing from Goldsmiths University, London, where he is based. In Clay is his first show with writing partner Rebecca Simmonds. His other work includes St. Anne Comes Home (The Actors’ Church), and The Problem with Fletcher Mott (Drayton Arms/Tristan Bates Theatre). He is currently developing new musicals Chocolate, Lust & Lies, and Why Do We Return Here? with Millie Gaston. Jack is also an associate artist of Profugo Arts, as well as an Iris Theatre Platform Artist.
Ramaa Mosley
Book, The Brass Teapot: A New Musical
Ramaa Mosley (Book) is a filmmaker and activist who directed her first documentary at the age of 16. Since then, she has directed feature films and hundreds of award-winning commercials and is a director and showrunner on premium television series. Ramaa has been named one of Shoot Magazine’s top 10 Female Directors and is the founder of the youth-focused advertising agency Adolescent Content. A vocal advocate for girls’ and women’s rights around the world, she is also known for launching the U.S. social media campaign behind Bring Back Our Girls.
Jennifer Paz
Book & Lyrics, Proud Marys
Jennifer Paz (Book & Lyrics) is an award-winning performer, writer-producer whose original screenplays have collectively earned a dozen accolades, and placements on the Coverfly all-time red list. Her original pilot Proud Marys won the Outstanding Screenplays TV Pilot Competition 2021, and received development at JMF Writers Grove at Goodspeed Musicals, 2024. Paz is a 2024/25 Dramatists Guild Foundation National Fellowship Finalist. Credits: Miss Saigon (1st Nat’l, various regional), Les Miserables(Broadway), Flower Drum Song (Mark Taper Forum), Voiceover: “Steven Universe” (Lapis Lazuli). Manila-born, Seattle-raised, Paz is a recovering dead ingénue who enjoys writing subversive and quirky women-led stories trying to find their way. IG: @jenniferpazofficial
Barrett Riggins
Music and Lyrics, Helsinki
Barrett Riggins (Music & Lyrics) is a Brooklyn-based actor and songwriter. The New York Times once called him “very funny.” He composed and orchestrated original music for The Panic of ’29 (59E59). His studio albums Smoke Machine and Good Ol’ are available on all streaming platforms. His song “More Than an Apology” was released by Audible as part of You Are Here: An Evening with Solea Pfeiffer, recorded live at the Minetta Lane Theatre. Barrett is a proud member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. BFA: University of Michigan. www.barrettriggins.com.
Mike Ross
Book & Lyrics, Lewis Loves Clark
Mike Ross (Book & Lyrics) is an award-winning New York-based lyricist/librettist, dramaturg and author for young readers. His musical work includes original tragicomedy Lewis Loves Clark (Book & Lyrics; 2023 Richard Rodgers Award; 2020-21 Dramatists Guild Fellowship), Kerrigan-Lowdermilk’s The Bad Years (Additional Lyrics; dir. Stephen Brackett); and family musicals The Land of Forgotten Toys and The Mystery of Custodia (Book and Additional Lyrics; Broadway Licensing). Plays include Sorry (Harvard Playwrights Festival) and Space: Four Stories in Boston. He has five books out for young readers through Scholastic; they have sold almost a million copies to date. BMI Advanced Workshop. Hello! www.mikerosswrites.com.
Parisa Shahmir
Book & Lyrics & Music, Medusa
Parisa Shahmir (Book, Music & Lyrics) is an actress, singer and songwriter based in London. She began songwriting in 2014 while on tour with Mamma Mia and has since been writing, recording and releasing her own music for the past 10 years. In 2021, during the development run of Fisherman’s Friends the Musical, a show where Parisa also played the leading role, she wrote a song called “The Tidal Pool” which, after being heard by the creative team, was subsequently added into the show for the UK Tour (2022-2023). This experience sparked her desire to begin writing her first original musical project, Medusa.
Rebecca Simmonds
Book & Lyrics, In Clay
Rebecca Simmonds (Book & Lyrics) is an Offie-nominated book writer/lyricist with a master’s degree in Musical Theatre Writing from Goldsmiths University, London, where she is based. She is a Selladoor New Writers Programme alum; a Book, Music & Lyrics Advanced Group member; and has previously directed and produced Edinburgh Fringe productions with Bedlam Theatre, EUSOG & For the Fans Productions. In Clay is her first show with writing partner Jack Miles. She is also currently developing a new musical, entitled The Sesh with composer Rob Gathercole, which received a first reading at The Other Palace Theatre in May 2024.
Be Steadwell
Book & Lyrics & Music, Dear Ex
Be Steadwell (They, She, He, Be) (Book, Music, Lyrics) is a queer pop composer and storyteller from Washington DC. Be’s original music features earnest lyricism, unabashed corniness and affirming queer content. Be’s goal as a musician is to make other black girlies, introverts and weirdos feel seen and loved. Be earned a BA in Black Studies from Oberlin College and an MFA in film from Howard University. In 2019, Be wrote and directed A Letter to My Ex, the musical. A Letter to My Ex imagined a queer black woman’s experience of healing after a breakup. In 2021 Be released their latest album, Succulent. In 2023, Be joined the cast of Parable of the Sower the Opera by Toshi Reagon and Dr Bernice Johnson Reagon. Be currently works as a full-time musician and part-time lecturer at Howard University’s School of Communications.
Graham Techler
Book and Lyrics, Helsinki
Graham Techler’s (Book & Lyrics) plays include The Panic of ’29 (59E59), The Tycoons! (Less Than Rent), and Trust Fund (Finalist; O’Neill). He’s developed work with Fresh Ground Pepper, The Brick, Adult Film, New Jersey Rep, Playwrights Downtown, Urban Stages, and the Ensemble Studio Theatre, where he’s a member of the Obie-winning playwrights collective Youngblood. He contributes humor writing to The New Yorker and McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, performs monthly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, and writes songs for Stage Time with PJ Adzima (The Slipper Room) with Barrett Riggins. He lives in Brooklyn. BFA: University of Michigan. www.grahamtechler.com.
abs wilson
Book & Lyrics & Story, LIGHTHOUSE
abs wilson (Book, Lyrics & Story) is an NYC-based playwright/lyricist. She’s a Richard Rodgers Award winner (2024), Eugene O’Neill NMTC winner (2024), NAMT winner (2024), selected writer for Syracuse’s New Works New Voices program (2024), Write Out Loud winner for song “Runaway Girl” (2023), NMTC & NAMT finalist (2023), Vanguard Commission recipient (2023), THE SEVEN winner (2023), and David Einhorn Prize finalist (2022). She’s had work done at Playwrights Horizons, Paper Kraine, the Tank, the Brick, Fusion Theatre, St. Olaf College and Syracuse University, with songs performed at 54 Below and Joe’s Pub. She holds an MFA from NYU Tisch’s Musical Theatre Writing Program.
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Registration
Please read below for details about who may attend the Festival of New Musicals and how to register. Then click the button at the bottom the page when you’re ready to proceed! The registration form will also walk you through the process by asking you questions.
Registration Details
- Advance registration for the Festival will be open through October 18, 2024.
- An administrative processing fee of $25 is added to all registrations starting on October 11.
- After October 18, you can still attend the Festival! Walk-up registration will be available starting at 10 am on October 24 at New World Stages.
- Advance registration is highly recommended
- Please allow extra time for walk-up registration
- Additional administrative fees will apply for walk-ups
We require a registration for each individual person attending the Festival of New Musicals. Registrations are not transferrable. Click the button below to get started. You may register up to 10 people** from your organization on a single form for either the Festival of New Musicals or Fall Conference (for those eligible to attend) or both! Every attendee will receive a badge, which acts as your ticket, as well as a login to our events app. Important pre-event information will be sent via email, so please be sure to enter each attendees’ correct email address.
Upon completion of the form, you will see a confirmation screen and receive an email. Please do not close your browser tab until the form is fully submitted.
**10 people is a technical limitation of the form; feel free to register more people from your organization in separate groups as needed!
Non-NAMT Member Attendance Eligibility
The Festival of New Musicals is open to musical theatre industry professionals, which we define as anyone currently working in the theatre who can aid in the development of the shows or careers of the writers we present. All industry members must select a professional affiliation (i.e. NAMT, the Broadway League, TCG, many more) to register. Industry members may upgrade their Festival passes for priority admission and access to supplemental events, including the Festival Closing Night Party, through a donation to NAMT. Free General Standby passes are available to industry members only and may provide seating at Festival presentations on a first come, first served basis as available after all other pass holders have entered. The general public may also attend the Festival through a donation to NAMT of $250 or more, for which you will receive a Select or Premiere Pass (see below) as our thanks.
Support new musicals and become a Festival VIP!
Your donation allows NAMT to create a nurturing environment for the discovery, development and advancement of new works, at no cost to the writers participating AND as our thanks you’ll receive a VIP Pass providing special benefits at the Festival.
- As our thanks for a donation of $45 or more ($30 for NAMT Festival Alumni Writers), you will receive an Access Pass providing you with:
- Seating at the Festival presentations before General Standby pass holders.
- Standby access to the Songwriters Showcase and Festival Roadtrip
- As our thanks for a donation of $250 or more, you will receive a Select Pass providing you with all of the above plus:
- Priority seating at the Festival presentations
- VIP networking in the Festival lobby
- Priority access to the Songwriters Showcase and Festival Roadtrip
- As our thanks for a donation of $350 or more, you will receive a Premiere Pass providing you with all of the above plus:
- Guaranteed access to all Festival presentations, including the Songwriters Showcase and Festival Roadtrip
- Access to the Festival closing party, one of the most important (and fun!) musical theatre networking events of the year!
All other passes are General Standby and admission to specific presentations is not guaranteed (seating on a first come, first served basis as available).
NAMT Member Passes
NAMT members in good standing receive complimentary Premiere Passes and Select Passes as part of their member benefits:
- Producing/Presenting/Touring organizations receive 4 Premiere Passes and 2 Select Passes
- Independent Commercial Producers receive 2 Premiere Passes and 2 Select Passes
- International and Academic members receive 2 Premiere Passes and 1 Select Pass
- Associate members receive 1 Select Pass
- Student members receive 1 Access Pass
(Not sure what kind of member you are? Check the directory!)
Public Standby
Free public standby lines for those ineligible to register start forming 20 minutes prior to each reading. Standby seating is limited and is not guaranteed.
Fall Conference
The Fall Conference is a separate event open to NAMT members and invited guests only. Those attendees may register for both events at once using this registration form. Or visit the Fall Conference section of the website for more details.
Please note that this year’s Festival of New Musicals is taking place in-person only.
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.
Attendees
Nancy Gibbs
Producer/General Manager
Ray Leslee
Composer
amy francis schott
co-producer, writer outreach
David Arthur
Writer
Jeffrey Lodin
Composer
Breanne Jackson
Producing Office Associate
Rachel Bonner
Executive Coordinator
Evan Shalat
Business Affairs/Producing Associate
Alex Stone
Partner
Alysia Beltran
Albert Spevak
President
Ashley Fedor
Program Director, Richard Rodgers Awards
Timothy Huang
Alumni Writer
Amy Andrews
Librettist/Lyricist
Keith Andrews
Director/Choreographer
Brannon Bowers
Producing Director
Keith Martin
Distinguished Professor Of Musical Theatre
Tim Kashani
Co-Founder
Veronica Harris
Content Creator
Pamela Kashani
Artistic Director, Co-Founder
Christopher Sepulveda
Producer
Anna Stacey
Associate Artistic Director
Jay Stull
Interim Artistic Projects Manager
Irene Lazaridis
Producer
Drayton Alexander
Literary Manager
Peter Rotshtein
Producing Artistic Director
Cat Brindisi
Artistic Associate
Ross Egan
Managing Director
Kirk Curtis
Finance Director
Braley Degenhardt
Director of Marketing
Pamela Adams
General Manager
Annie MacRae
Associate Artistic Director
Camron Parker
Associate General Manager
Ann-Carol Pence
Co-Founder/Producing Artistic Director
Katie Pelkey
Managing Director
Katie Chambers
Director of Production
Anthony Rodriguez
Co-Founder
Abbie Van Nostrand
Consultant
samantha estrella
director, (aspiring) dramaturg
Barbara Whitman
Producer
Branden Huldeen
Artistic Producer/Assoc. Artistic Director
Joshua Sherman
Old Mill Recording
Molly Marinik
Dramaturg and Producer
Ben West
Mindi Dickstein
Alumni Writer - Benny & Joon
Chris Sudworth
Creative Director
Deirdre O’Halloran
Head of New Musical Theatre
Deirdre Chadwick
President
Laura Kendall
Executive Director
Bonnie Davis
Literary Agent
Mark Orsini
Literary Agent
Amanda DeLalla
Licensing Associate
Rachel Carmona
Licensing Associate
Aaron Clark Burstein
Licensing Associate
Yoni Weiss
Manager of Acquisitions & New Work
Dan Markley
COO
KJ Lampar
Licensing Associate
Bradley Schlagheck
Pro Musical Licensing Associate
Lauren Kardos
Senior Manager Licensing Services
Jeffrey Keilholtz
SVP, Marketing
Ted Chapin
CEO
Stephanie Cowan
Director of Musical Licensing
Kent Nicholson
SVP, Acquisitions & New Work
Sara Skolnick
Director of Acquisitions & New Work
Jennifer Isaacson
SVP, Licensing
Zach Dulli
Director of Education & Community Initiatives
Lauren Jannetti
Licensing Associate
Nisan Davydov
Marketing Director
Sean Gregory
Lead Pro Play Licensing Associate
Sarahbeth Grossman
Director of Artistic Services
Justin Borak
Licensing Associate
Sharon Maroney
Producing Artistic Director
Jessica Ryan
CEO
Marsha Brooks
Partner, Brooks & Distler
Fern Kershon
Producer
Rick Edinger
Chair of Acting/ Music Theater; Music Supervisor/ MD/ Conductor
Miranda Wright
Executive Director
Sydney Burns
Associate Producer
Evan Sheau
Producer
Ren Hou
Producer
Chris Tseng
Director
Ken Dingledine
Producer
Snehal Desai
Artistic Director
Kate Galvin
Casting Director/Creative Producer
Larry Little
Producer
Nicholas Reinhart
Assistant Producer
John Albert Harris
Agent
Jack Lavey
Agent
James Sasser
Writer/Producer
Miranda Haymon
Nehemiah Luckett
Xander Browne
Be Steadwell
Bryan Leys
Alumni Writer
Derrick Chua
Producer
Miranda Cornell
Freelance Director
Jay Stutler
SVP, Music
David Lynch
CEO
Jacquelyn Jordan
Community Engagement & Impact Manager
Meghan Gaur
Director of Development
Lily Tung Crystal
Artistic Director
Dmitry Koltunov
President
David Goldsmith
Festival Alumni Writer, Fallout
Mikey Rosenbaum
Head of Artist Relations
KENI B FINE
Founder/Creator
Audrey Cho
FineWomen Productions/Interpark Global Business Development
Lori Fineman
Producer/Owner
Cherine Anderson
Score 3 Partners, Co-producer, Marketing/Media Relations
Elisbeth Challener
Producer/Owner
Nicole Samsel
Managing Director
Michael Lluberes
Producing Artistic Director
Joe Slabe
Artistic Director
Jared Corak
Cooper Ellis
Actor/Director
Christopher Anselmo
Writer
Faye Chiao
Alumni Composer
Tasha Gordon-Solmon
Playwright & Lyricist
Fred Gilbert
retired
Matt Brumberg
Director
Jun Brumberg
Director
Kevin Merritt
Writer/Director/Producer
Paul Stancato
Producing Artistic Director
Jennifer Schaffert
Producer
Greg Schaffert
Producer
Mikayla Coxe
Marshall Pailet
Andrea Grody
Barrett Riggins
Graham Techler
Mitch Marois
Managing Producer
Maxwell Beer
Associate Producer
Ruth Hendel
Producer
Jennifer Tenenbaum
Daniel Tenenbaum
Vice Chair
Emily Sproch
Senior Program Officer
Kristal Pacific
Program Officer
Noah Ezell
Literary Agent
Katy Zapanta
Literary Agent
Beth Blickers
Literary Agent
Obed De la Cruz
Ellie Heyman
Jacob Yates
Jack Miles
Rebecca Simmonds
Larry Rogowsky
Producer
Jenny Ainsworth
Executive Director and Producer
Peter Wilkinson
Director
Morgan Steward
Associate Producer
Josh Kenji Langager
Judith Manocherian
Randy Adams
Producer
Sue Frost
Producer
Natalie Gershtein
Associate Producer
Madison Danovsky
Service Representative
Jeff Danovsky
Director of Sales and Marketing
Karen Tanz
Caitlin McNeilage
Associate Producer
Alexz Renteria
Associate Producer
Martin Storrow
Writer/Composer
Mary Tomei
Director
Yu In-soo
CEO
Jo Ki-bbeum
Production Producer
Yunie Lee
General Manager
Chu Eunji
Producer
Yoon-Jin Cho
CEO
Hana Ko
Senior Manager
Lucy Seoyoung Yoon
Project Manager
Eunggyu Lee
CEO
Eric Keen-Louie
Artistic Producing Director
Bradley Reynolds
Producer
Victoria Lang
Producer
Jenna Grossano
Executive Director
Rachel Joyce
Co-Artistic Director
James Presson
Artistic Director
Mike Ross
Christian Jimenez
Simone Allen
Ryan Dobrin
Associate Producing Artistic Leader
Dylan MarcAurele
Composer
abs wilson
Remy Kurs
Sarah Rasmussen
Artistic Director
Kathryn Carter
Veronica Mansour
Monica Wittrock
Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma Board Member
Ashley Wells
Executive Producer
Jim Radford
Lyric theatre of Oklahoma Guest
Michael Baron
Producing Artistic Director
Jim Reynolds
Managing Director
Charlie Ludden
Director of Development/Capital Campaign
Cheeyang Ng
Writer/Producer
Carrie Caffrey
Director of Operations & Events
Emily Ballou
Marketing & Communications Manager
Curt Dale Clark
Artistic Director
Jennie Litt
MAC Board of Directors
Margot Astrachan
Owner/principal
Carla Imperial
Producer
Eidan Lipper
Producer, Director and the artistic Director of MASLUL musical theater Academy.
Penzi Hill
Artistic Assistant
Elissa Huang
Manager of Artistic Development
Scott Galina
Manager of Musical Programming and Development
Julie Felise Dubiner
Director of Artistic Initiatives
Tom McCoy
President/CEO
Janine McGuire
Arri Simon
JuJu Jaworski
Anessa Scolpini
Arpita Mukherjee
Director
Parisa Shahmir
NOBUYUKI MATSUKURA
PRODUCER
YUTA NAKANISHI
PRODUCER
KENNY KUROKAWA
PRODUCER
YU-ANNE ANDO
PRODUCER
Lucy Powis
Agent
Michael Moore
Theatrical Agent
Michael Rubinoff
Producer
Dave Wendelberger
New Musical Laboratory - Michigan State University
Adam Yankowy
Head of New Musical Laboratory - Michigan State University
Brad WIllcuts
Head of Acting/Musical Theatre - MSU
Lori Bales
Director, New Musicals Workshop, Professor
Kevin Long
Music Director, New Musicals Workshop, Artist in Residence
Alexander Tom
Teaching Assistant Professor, Resident Music Supervisor
Ryan Kasprzak
Interim Head of Musical Theatre
Tony Castrigno
Producer
Mark Rubinsky
Partner/ Producer
Sue Suchy
Kyle Dougan
MTW Producing Artistic Director
Electra Kontalonis
Board President
Matt Boethin
Professional Licensing Director, N. America
Adam Deremer
Associate Manager of Professional & International Licensing
Drew Cohen
President & CEO
Richard Patterson
International Licensing Director
Brian J. Marcum
Artistic Director
Paul Garman
Executive Director/Producer
Bren Thor
Associate Producer
Randy Kramer
Artistic/Executive Director
Barbara Bellman
President, BoD Musicolab
Marcus Stevens
Bookwriter/Lyricist
Emma Cordray
Juanita Herrera Cardenas
Program Intern
Adam Grosswirth
Member Services Director
Betsy Militello
Executive Director
Skye Cone Ivey
New Works Associate
Emily Vortherms
Operations and Communications Associate
Frankie Dailey
New Works Director
Amanda Freedman
Project Coordinator
Alana Roberts
Development Manager
Jess Ducey
board co-chair, artistic collective member, indie producer
Richard Biever
Program Director of Musical Theatre
Rissa Lavilla
Producer and Writer
Mateo Gutierrez
Association with Rissa Lavilla
Kaitlin Rowan
Association with Rissa Lavilla
Matthew B Cullen
Association with Rissa Lavilla
Christina Selby
Vice President - Production and Touring
Neil Gooding
Producer
Tim O'Donnell
Director of Theatrical Production
Larry Daggett
CEO
Don Mike Mendoza
Board Member
Joe Barros
Artistic Director
Pauls Macs
Artistic Associate
Héctor Flores
President, Theatre Barn Records
Richard Winzeler
CEO
Dylan Pager
DIRECTOR OF PRODUCING & CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT
Kathryn Minshew
Founder
Charlie Hitchcock
Writer / Producer
Sierra Hitchcock
Wordsmith
Dale Rieling
Guest
Hank Temple
Victoria Bussert
Director of Music Theatre, Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Gideon Temple
Jeremy Handelman
Executive Producer
Amber Wallace
New Works Associate
Adela Zinski
Deborah Warren
Managing Director
Amy West
Executive Assistant to EAD
Lauren Hurley
David Mallen
Board Member
Rosalind Magnuson
Charles Young
Board Member
Maura Harrington
Board Member
James Ackroyd
Board Member
Lyn Ackroyd
Christin Ramsey
Nan Ramsey
Mitch Rosengarten
Bradford Kenney
Executive Artistic Director
Patricia Zinski
Brian Swasey
Producing Director
Erica Daniels-Strater
Advancement Director
Chris Magnuson
Board Member
Noam Shapiro
Director
Paulo Tirol
Composer / Lyricist
Michael Walkup
Artistic Director
Chris Slavik
Associate Producer
Mark Hoebee
Producing Artistic Director
Jen Bender
Associate Artistic Director
Mike Stotts
Executive Director
Rachel Ellicott
Theatrical Literary Agent
Kara Davidson
Director of New Works & Associate Artistic Producer
Jim Corti
Artistic Director
Wiley Hausam
Director, PEAK Performances
John Simpkins
Head of Musical Theatre
Zak Berkman
Producing Artistic Director
Hayley Goldenberg
Writer/Director
Glenn Gundersen
Kristin Bair
Mei Ann Teo
Artistic Leader
Cooper Kofron
Kia Kofron
Co-Founder
Michael Detroit
Executive Producer
Alexis Williams
Associate Artistic Director
Michael Weber
Artistic Director
Joel Schlader
Co-Producer
Peyton Schlader
Sound and Construction
Jody Jaron
Co-Producer
Jason Ma
Board of Directors
Kate Semmens
Producing Artistic Assistant
Sierra Lancaster
Associate Producer
Cara Reichel
Producing Artistic Director
Dev Bondarin
Associate Artistic Director
Julie Miller
Board of Directors
Harrison Lewis
Producing Artistic Intern
Jennifer Paz
DV Cortez
Steven Cuevas
Music Director
May Adrales
Artistic Director
Anthony Fedorov
Trey Sullivan
Founder and Creative Director
Nathan Winkelstein
Associate Artistic Director
Keith Cromwell
Director of Institutional Advancement
Kevin Broadie
Jennifer Jaquess
Executive Director
Roy Lightner
SINGH Artistic Director
Robin Gorman Newman
Robin Gorman Newman, Producer
Kathy Evans
Founding Executive Director
Jennifer Kranz
EVP, Development and Production
Isabelle Ly
Producer
Ryohei Otani
Producer
Abigail Buell
Vice President
Lynne Halliday
producer
Joanna Lodin
producer
Jana Shea
Producer
Jaime Bartolett
Associate Producer
Jonathan Chang
Artistic Assistant
Will Steinberger
Manager of Artistic Programs
Sabina Archila
Artistic Fellow
Stella Bowles
Manager of Artistic Development
Sharon Fallon
Producer/General Manager
Chris Scholey
Theatre Sheridan Producer
Ned Loach
Academic Portfolio Administrator
Tania Senewiratne
Associate Dean, Visual and Performing Arts
Mac Ingram
Director of Development
Anika Chapin
Director of Artistic Development
Alex Lonati
Guest - SpeakEasy Stage (Boston)
Jr, Todd McNeel
Guest - SpeakEasy Stage (Boston)
Scott Evans
Artistic Director
Wendy Macdonald
Executive Director
Matthew Lowy
Sonya Hayden
Co-Director, Maestra Mentorship Program
Rachel Sussman
Producer
Miranda Paiz
Producing Intern
West Hyler
Executive Director
Matt Ross
Producer
Wendy Gillespie
President & CEO
Amy Wagner
Agent
Steven Alan Black
Associate
Nicole LaFountaine
President
Jacob Harvey
Managing Artistic Director
Richard Koons
Instructor
Rebecca Karpoff
Associate Teaching Professor, MT Voice
Kathleen Wrinn
Artistic Director, New Works/New Voices
Tina Cocumelli
Associate Producer/Director of Development
Jay Santos
Senior Director of Artistic Programming
Neen Williams - Teramachi
Bill Berry
Executive Director
Becky Witmer
Senior Director of Marketing and Philanthropy
Matthew Rego
CEO / Producer
Michael Rego
Partner
Rick Edinger
Chair of Acting/ Music Theater; Music Supervisor/ MD/ Conductor
Catie Davis
Julia Koyfman
Tim Macy
Erik Kaiko
Ramaa Mosley
Chaz Cardigan
Caroline Underwood
Theatrical Agent
Warner Brown
Writer and Guest of The Caroline Underwood Agency
Shannon Burkett
Writer/Producer/Director
Douglas Cohen
Festival Writer
Jeremy Desmon
Bookwriter/Lyricist
Emily Wells
Artistic Director
Michael Baxter
Associate Artistic Director
Kwofe Coleman
President & CEO
Christopher Dimond
Bookwriter & Lyricist
Kim Heil
Artistic Producer & Head of Casting
Lana Russell
Director of Producing and Artistic Programs
Will Lacker
Evelyn Murphy-Welconish
Project Coordinator
RK Greene
Executive Director
Christopher Leavy
Music Director
Elisa Spencer-Kaplan
Managing Director
Elissa Adams
Associate Artistic Director/Director of New Work
Mary Francis Moore
Artistic Director
Kelly Straughan
Executive Director
Dot Perrino
Administrative Assistant
Jo Calhoun
Logistics Coordinator
Sebastian Trevino
Production Coordinator
Tom Morrissey
Producing Artistic Director
Erik Schark
Managing Director
Camele-Ann White
Hillary Hart
Executive Director
John Dobyns
Donor/Producer
Mark Greenstein
Board Chair/Producer
Helen Chaknova
Donor
Renee Greenstein
Donor/Producer
Jim Withrow
Donor
Cindi Sears
Donor/Producer
Karen Mostes-Withrow
Donor
Karen Boyd
Donor
Bradley Finkelstein
Donor
Terry Maher
Donor/Producer
Wynne Dobyns
Donor/Producer
Barbara Maher
Donor/Volunteer
Giovanna Sardelli
Artistic Director
Daryl Stutley
Donor/Volunteer
Barbara Hale
Donor/Volunteer
Jeffrey Lo
Associate Producer of Casting and Literary Management
Tim Johanson
Masaki Fujiwara
New York Office Manager
Peter McKown
Director
Scott Anderson
Artistic Director
Shari Jordan
Associate Artistic Producer
Zoe Baird
Company Manager
Justin Waldman
Artistic Director
Dennis Chambers
Associate Producre
Evor Wright
Resident Choreographer
Maya Michalski
Performing Artist
Farrah Cukor
Agent
Vince Colonna
Producer
Adam Immerwahr
Artistic Director
Brandon Ivie
Associate Artistic Director
Danielle Franich
Director of Development
Deahna Geehan
Individual Giving Manager
Derek Watanabe
Managing Director
Miriam Weiner
Literary Manager
Jacob Stuckelman
Producer
Andrew Barratt Lewis
Associate Professor of Musical Theatre
Laura Elmes
Producer
Adam Turkel
Adam Turkel, Coordinator, WME
Andrew Galanter
Lizzy Weingold
Theatrical Agent
Michael Finkle
Theater Agent
SUSAN RABIN
Artistic Director, Playwright in Residence
Courtney King
General Manager
Sanjida Chowdhury
Assistant General Manager
Jordyn David
Assistant General Manager
Matthew Kunkel
Vice President of Creative Development
Anièle Fortin
Chief Operating Officer and Executive Producer
Clare Bierman
Brandy Collier
Seth Christenfeld
Literary Manager
Jamie Herlich
Managing Director
Anna Karlin
Associate producer
Soren Moller
Creative Producer
Adjunct Professor
CEO, UIA Talent Agency
Owner/Founder
Producer
Producer
co-Owner
Managing Member, Keaka Productions, LLC
Literary Agent
co-Owner
Agent
Theatre Agent
Creative Producer & Educator
Producer
Co-Founder & Producer
Talent Manager
composer/librettist
Producer, Straight To The Point Productions
Producer, Straight To The Point Productions
Theatre Assistant
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