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Introducing the 2026/2027 Frank Young Fund for New Musicals grant recipients! 🎭✨This year, NAMT is awarding production g...
08/26/2026

Introducing the 2026/2027 Frank Young Fund for New Musicals grant recipients! 🎭✨

This year, NAMT is awarding production grants to:

🔹 Ars Nova Theater — Where We Meet by Kate Eberstadt

🔹 McCarter Theatre Center — A Beat of Our Own by Rehana Lew Mirza, Mike Lew & Sam Willmott

🔹 New London Barn Playhouse — WAKEMAN by Jenn Grinels

🔹 Theater Latté Da — MY ÁNTONIA by Kate Kilbane, Dan Moses & Noah Brody

🔹 TheaterWorksUSA x Center Theatre Group — The Baby-sitters Club Musical by Mark Sonnenblick & Kate Wetherhead
..and project development grants for workshops & readings to:

🔹 Center Theatre Group — WEST: The Final Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Tara Moses, Andy Mientus, Wade Fernandez & Jackson Teeley

🔹 New York Theatre Barn — ANDY, KEITH & JEAN-MICHEL by Matthew Puckett

🔹 Philadelphia Theatre Company — La Guagua 47: An American Musical by Alba Martinez

🔹 Prospect Musicals — Yukon, Ho! by Adrian Blake Enscoe, Sydney Shepherd & Regina Strayhorn

🔹 Theater Latté Da — She’s Come Undone by Michael Holland, Darrah Cloud & David Simpatico

🔹 Zachary Scott Theatre Center — Campfire: Theater for the Very Young by Nat Miller & Christina Freeman

Since 1996, the Frank Young Fund has invested over $1 million into new musicals — helping launch shows like A Strange Loop, The Band’s Visit, and Soft Power. Swipe through to celebrate this year’s incredible cohort of writers and theatres shaping the future of the art form. 👏

Huge thanks to our funders: the ASCAP Foundation Irving Caesar Fund, Hollywood Pantages, and generous anonymous donors, and to this year’s panel of industry leaders who helped select these projects.

Meet the 2026/2027 Impact & Exploration Fund grant recipients! 💡This year, NAMT is investing $35,000 across 11 member th...
08/21/2026

Meet the 2026/2027 Impact & Exploration Fund grant recipients! 💡

This year, NAMT is investing $35,000 across 11 member theatres piloting new capacity-building programs — from accessibility initiatives to sustainability upgrades:

✨ Aurora Theatre — Building Sustainable Audience Engagement Capacity

✨ La Jolla Playhouse — Open Captioning Transition

✨ Music Theater Works — Creating a Community Production Facility

✨ New London Barn Playhouse — LED Lighting Upgrade

✨ Playwrights Horizons — Live Closed-Caption Service

✨ Prospect Musicals — Emerging Voices: New Musicals Development

✨ Seattle Rep — Accessibility Support for Disabled Artists in Freak the Mighty

✨ The Lexington Theatre Company — Technology and Operations

✨ Theater Latté Da — Next Stage Reclamation: Fiscal Sponsorship

✨ Theatre Now New York — New Works Marketplace

✨ Village Theatre — Exploration of Accessibility Services

Since 2017, I&EF has awarded over $195,000 to help member theatres test bold new ideas — and every recipient contributes to a growing library of case studies so the whole field can learn together. Swipe through to see this year’s projects! 👉

Thank you to the Capdevilla Gillespie Foundation for making this fund possible. 🧡

🌟 10 exciting new musicals to keep on your radar!The 2026 NAMT Festival Committee Recommendations are here — 10 new musi...
07/31/2026

🌟 10 exciting new musicals to keep on your radar!

The 2026 NAMT Festival Committee Recommendations are here — 10 new musicals our committee believes the theatre community should be watching. These exceptional projects stood out as innovative, promising, and full of future potential.

2026 Committee Recommendations:

- Big Wig (Music by Ryan Korell, Book and Lyrics by Jonathan Keebler) Ryan Korell Jonathan Keebler Korell and Keebler

- Far From the Tree (Music by Robert Maggio, Lyrics by Kristin Maloney, Book by Justin Warner) Robert Maggio Kristin Maloney

- Legendary (Written and Performed by Cheeyang Ng) Cheeyang Ng • 黄智阳

- Miss America (Book, Music, and Lyrics by Emma Cecily Ashford) emma cecily ashford

- Miss Manhattan (Book by Graham Fuller, Kristina Fuller, and Stephanie Ronco; Music and Lyrics by Graham Fuller and Kristina Fuller; Orchestrations by Dan Graeber; Arrangements by Dan Graeber, Graham Fuller, and Kristina Fuller) Graham Fuller Kristina Macy Fuller

- Rathskeller: A Musical Elixir (Book, Music, and Lyrics by Brianna Kothari Barnes; Conceived by Dame Productions) Brianna Kothari Barnes

- The Carol of the Bells (Book, Music & Lyrics by Nevada Lozano) Nevada Lozano

- The Devil and June Gantry (Book by Stephen Spotswood; Music and Lyrics by Rex Daugherty with Kinsey Charles and Daven Ralston) Stephen Spotswood Rex Daugherty

- WIDOWS (Book by Matthew Greene; Music & Lyrics by Kira Stone) Matthew Greene Kira Stone

- Zombies, Inc. (Book, Music, and Lyrics by Marcus Perkins Bejarano & Kim Jinhyoung) Marcus Perkins Bejarano Kim Jinhyoung

Check out namt.org/recommended-musicals for more info.

Huge congratulations to the 2026 Festival of New Musicals Finalists!These 11 writing teams were selected for their outst...
07/20/2026

Huge congratulations to the 2026 Festival of New Musicals Finalists!

These 11 writing teams were selected for their outstanding contributions to the future of musical theatre, and we’re thrilled to spotlight their work.

Please help us in celebrating these incredible writers and their work!

2026 Festival Finalists:

- Alice Down the Rabbit Hole (Book & Lyrics by P Burton Morgan, Music & Lyrics by Pippa Cleary) P Burton-Morgan Pippa Cleary

- ASHWA: Episode One (Book, Music & Lyrics by Dahlak Brathwaite & Mikey Rosenbaum) Dahlak Mikey Rosenbaum

- Better Days (Book by Eric Garcia, Music & Lyrics by Brian Logan Dales & Emily Wright) Eric Garcia Brian Logan Dales Emily Wright

- COAL (Book, Music & Lyrics by Nicholas Connors) Nicholas Connors

- Hong Kong After Midnight: The Disco Disco Musical (Book & Lyrics by Trevor K. Band, Music by Amos Wong) Trevor K. Band Amos

- The Loophole (Book & Bars by Zeniba Now, Music & Lyrics by Jay Adana) Zeniba Now 💕 Jay Adana

- Mirror Image (Book, Lyrics & Music by Laura Winters & JJ Warshaw) Laura Winters

- Next Year in Connecticut! (Book & Lyrics by Sarah Rossman, Music by Sequoia Sellinger) Sarah Rossman Sequoia

- OKUNI (Book by Naomi Iizuka & Paul Hodge, Lyrics by Paul Hodge & Naomi Iizuka, Music by Paul Hodge) Naomi Iizuka Paul Hodge

- Outro (Book, Music & Lyrics by Holly Anne Mitchell, Additional Musical Contributions from Andrew Small & Chanel Samson) Holly Anne Mitchell

- Sunken Cathedral (Music by Chase Uram, Book & Lyrics by Taylor Fagins) Chase Uram Taylor Fagins

Meet the team behind the 2026 Festival of New Musicals selection process! 🎶A huge THANK YOU to our incredible Festival C...
07/17/2026

Meet the team behind the 2026 Festival of New Musicals selection process! 🎶

A huge THANK YOU to our incredible Festival Committee, an inspiring group of theatre leaders, artists, and advocates from across the country who dedicated their time and expertise to curate this year’s lineup. Your thoughtful work uplifts emerging voices and brings exciting new stories to the stage.

See you in October!

🔗 Register now at the link in our bio

Meet the writers of this year’s Festival lineup! ✨Black Girl in ParisJacinth Greywoode — MusicAriDy Nox — Book & LyricsB...
07/14/2026

Meet the writers of this year’s Festival lineup! ✨

Black Girl in Paris
Jacinth Greywoode — Music
AriDy Nox — Book & Lyrics

BLUDLINE: A Hip-Hop Odyssey
Fermin Suero, Jr. — Book & Lyrics & Music
Pete White — Book & Lyrics & Music

The (Disaster) Marathon of 1904
Tyler Joseph Ellis — Book
Daniel Mertzlufft — Lyrics & Music
Jacob Ryan Smith — Lyrics & Music

Fouad of Nazareth
Fouad Dakwar — Book & Lyrics & Music

How to Play the Cello (Until You Don’t)
Benjamin Emory Larson — Book & Lyrics & Music

Love of a Lifetime
Lara Filip — Book & Lyrics & Music

The Ramayan
Manik Choksi — Book & Lyrics & Music

Sunwatcher
Isabella Dawis — Additional Music & Book & Lyrics

Eight new musicals, twelve storytellers. We can’t wait for you to meet them at Festival! 🙌

We’re thrilled to celebrate the extraordinary finalists of the 2026 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High Schoo...
06/26/2026

We’re thrilled to celebrate the extraordinary finalists of the 2026 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students.

Each of these student writers crafted original compositions that stood out for their voice, emotion, structure, and imagination.

🎶 Congratulations to all the 2026 finalists:

“A Home That Keeps Me You”
Music by Neil Awasthi & Lyrics by Sheila Awasthi

“Abstracted”
Music & Lyrics by Karsten Wallace

“Dictionary”
Music & Lyrics by Charlie Schaffer & Weylin Kane

“Fantasy”
Music & Lyrics by Pratheeksha Ganesh

“Girl In The Mirror”
Music & Lyrics by Naylah Campechano

“Little Did They Know”
Music & Lyrics by Eleanor Hibbard

“Manhattan”
Music & Lyrics by Mercie Taylor

“Memory of You”
Music & Lyrics by Jacob Fisch

“Never Have I”
Music & Lyrics by Judah Brown

“Out of Sight”
Music & Lyrics by Sadie Maguire

“The Big Top You Can’t Stop”
Music & Lyrics by Aiden Obando & Sage Mae Thompson

“The Me That They Don’t See”
Music & Lyrics by Jake Daniels

“The Seat Between Us”
Music & Lyrics by Zeke Moses

We can’t wait to see what you write next. 🩵

Meet (the other half of!) the 2026 Songwriting Challenge Honorable Mentions! We’re thrilled to celebrate these student s...
06/24/2026

Meet (the other half of!) the 2026 Songwriting Challenge Honorable Mentions!

We’re thrilled to celebrate these student songwriters whose work earned Honorable Mention in the 2026 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students.

Each of these songs captivated the Feedback Team with their originality, voice, and bold theatrical spirit. 🎶

👏 Congratulations to:

“Least Favorite Grandchild”
Music & Lyrics by Lincoln DePietro

“Lemur Tale Fever Dream”
Music & Lyrics by Emilia Ramos

“Mrs. Perfectionist”
Music & Lyrics by Zoë Belle Sullivan

“My New Home”
Music & Lyrics by Colin Albrecht

“My Sign”
Music & Lyrics by Annabel Barra

“Take the Stage”
Music & Lyrics by Dahelson Sleasman

“Thanks For It All”
Music & Lyrics by Charles Arrow

“The Letters”
Music & Lyrics by Onyeoma Abengowe

“Through the Telephone”
Music & Lyrics by Rebekah Redlich

“Turn Around”
Music & Lyrics by Afsheen Chowdhury

“What Do You See?”
Music & Lyrics by Jacob Victorino

“World Unbound”
Music & Lyrics by Martin Millar, Bridget Mitra & Henry Millar

Your creativity is something to celebrate; and a sign of so much more to come!

Meet (half of!) the 2026 Songwriting Challenge Honorable Mentions! We’re thrilled to celebrate these student songwriters...
06/24/2026

Meet (half of!) the 2026 Songwriting Challenge Honorable Mentions!

We’re thrilled to celebrate these student songwriters whose work earned Honorable Mention in the 202 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students.

Each of these songs captivated the Feedback Team with their originality, voice, and bold theatrical spirit. 🎶

👏 Congratulations to:

“A Song to Save the World”
Music & Lyrics by Olivia Ahn

“Alien Bestie”
Music & Lyrics by Gavi Miller & Rohan Pellathy

“Backpackademia”
Music & Lyrics by Asher Edgecliffe-Johnson

“Ethan Frome”
Music & Lyrics by Leela Kumar

“Every Tomorrow”
Music & Lyrics by Hasini Jasthi

“Fight”
Music & Lyrics by Weston Powell

“Fly Like a Dragon”
Music & Lyrics by Ella Richburg

“Follow Her Eyes”
Music & Lyrics by Johann Uhl

“Heroes of a Small Town”
Music & Lyrics by Millie Rose

“I Wanna Know”
Music by Owen Light & Lyrics by Jayelle Armada

“In Another Sky”
Music by Jake Daniels & Lyrics by Abby Peña

“Late for School!”
Music & Lyrics by Claire Atwell

Your creativity is something to celebrate; and a sign of so much more to come!

06/11/2026

Meet 2026 Songwriting Challenge Winner Rett Bush and hear a sneak peak of his winning song!

In a not so distant future overtaken by endless winter, a sentient robot faces an impossible choice: save himself and abandon humanity’s last survivors, or sacrifice everything in the frozen wasteland of Winter’s Edge. Set against a heavy metal score, the song explores survival, loyalty, and what it means to be human.

Join us in NYC on June 15th, 2026 to hear this and all the winning songs - fully orchestrated and performed by Broadway talent! It’s truly a night you don’t want to miss.

Can’t be there in person? Check out the livestream of the concert at namt.org/challenge or arts.gov/songwriting.

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