In 2009, Lisa Howard played Jenny in It Shoulda Been You for the first time at NAMT’s 21st Annual Festival of New Musicals. She spoke with The New York Times about the role as It Shoulda Been You began previews on Broadway this week.
NAMT will turn the spotlight on four of its songwriting alumni, Adam Gwon (Ordinary Days, Bernice Bobs Her Hair, String, Ebb, Kleban, Loewe and Rodgers Awards), Michael Koomanand Chris Dimond (Dani Girl, The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes, Fred Ebb Award) and Alan Schmuckler (How Can You Run With a Shell On Your Back?). They will share songs from their NAMT Festival shows and new projects that are currently being worked on, sung by some of Broadway’s brightest stars. Scheduled to appear are Greg Hildreth (Cinderella, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson), Raymond J. Lee (Honeymoon in Vegas, Anything Goes), Kevin Massey (Memphis, Gentleman’s Guide), Ciara Renée (Hunchback of Notre Dame, Pippin), Kate Wetherhead (“Submissions Only”, Legally Blonde) and more to be announced!