New@NAMT: The Next Wave of Musical Theatre

🎭 Welcome to NEW@NAMT: The Next Wave of Musical Theatre Writers! This season, we’re thrilled to bring you NEW@NAMT Season 5, featuring the talented winners of the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students presented by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in partnership with the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) , Concord Theatricals , Disney Theatrical Produc...

🎭 Welcome to NEW@NAMT: The Next Wave of Musical Theatre Writers! This season, we’re thrilled to bring you NEW@NAMT Season 5, featuring the talented winners of the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students presented by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in partnership with the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) , Concord Theatricals , Disney Theatrical Produc...

🎭 Welcome to NEW@NAMT: The Next Wave of Musical Theatre Writers! This season, we’re thrilled to bring you NEW@NAMT Season 5, featuring the talented winners of the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students presented by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in partnership with the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) , Concord Theatricals , Disney Theatrical Produc...

🎭 Welcome to NEW@NAMT: The Next Wave of Musical Theatre Writers! This season, we’re thrilled to bring you NEW@NAMT Season 5, featuring the talented winners of the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students presented by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in partnership with the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) , Concord Theatricals , Disney Theatrical Produc...

🎭 Welcome to NEW@NAMT: The Next Wave of Musical Theatre Writers! This season, we’re thrilled to bring you NEW@NAMT Season 5, featuring the talented winners of the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students presented by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in partnership with the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) , Concord Theatricals , Disney Theatrical Produc...

🎭 Welcome to NEW@NAMT: The Next Wave of Musical Theatre Writers! This season, we’re thrilled to bring you NEW@NAMT Season 5, featuring the talented winners of the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students presented by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in partnership with the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) , Concord Theatricals , Disney Theatrical Produc...

🎭 Welcome to NEW@NAMT: The Next Wave of Musical Theatre Writers! This season, we’re thrilled to bring you NEW@NAMT Season 5, featuring the talented winners of the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students presented by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in partnership with the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) , Concord Theatricals , Disney Theatrical Produc...

🎭 Welcome to NEW@NAMT: The Next Wave of Musical Theatre Writers! This season, we’re thrilled to bring you NEW@NAMT Season 5, featuring the talented winners of the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students presented by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in partnership with the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) , Concord Theatricals , Disney Theatrical Produc...

On this special edition episode of New@NAMT: Live! we're bringing you to Songwriters Showcase at the 37th Annual Festival of New Musicals. Host Jean-Paul Yovanoff is joined by new works alumni of the Festival of New Musicals, Frank Young Fund for New Musicals & Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students. 🩵 But first: a few inspiring words from NAMT's New Works Dire...

NEW@NAMT: The Next Wave of Musical Theatre Writers – Featuring Selda Sahin, Autumn Reeser & Derek Gregor (PARTICLE) 📘 Book by Selda Sahin, Autumn Reeser & Derek Gregor 🎵 Music by Derek Gregor ✍️ Lyrics by Selda Sahin On this episode of NEW@NAMT , host Jean-Paul Yovanoff and returning co-host Dev Bondarin dive into the boundary-breaking new musical PARTICLE with creators Selda Sahin, Autu...

NEW@NAMT: Love Is Dead – Featuring Jeff Luppino-Esposito & Brett Ryback We’re closing out Season 3 of NEW@NAMT with a hilarious—and slightly haunted—new musical. In this episode, hosts Jean-Paul Yovanoff and Adam Immerwahr talk with writing team Jeff Luppino-Esposito & Brett Ryback about their musical Love Is Dead , a romantic comedy about a heartbroken woman and the sexy ghost who just mi...

NEW@NAMT: The Next Wave of Musical Theatre Writers – Featuring Karen Hartman, Jenny Giering & Adam Gwon (Alice Bliss) 📖 Book by Karen Hartman | 🎶 Music by Jenny Giering | ✍️ Lyrics by Adam Gwon Based on the novel by Laura Harrington What happens when a teenage girl tries to hold her world together while her father is deployed to war? In this episode of NEW@NAMT , host Jean-Paul Yovanoff is j...

NEW@NAMT: The Next Wave of Musical Theatre Writers – Featuring Jaime Lozano & Tommy Newman (ROJA) 🎭 Book, Music & Lyrics by Jaime Lozano & Tommy Newman This week on NEW@NAMT , host Jean-Paul Yovanoff and co-host Jen Bender talk with composer/lyricist duo Jaime Lozano and Tommy Newman about their magical new musical ROJA , a reimagining of Little Red Riding Hood steeped in the rich fol...

NEW@NAMT: The Next Wave of Musical Theatre Writers – Featuring Jenn Grinels (Wakeman) ✍️ Book, Music & Lyrics by Jenn Grinels In this episode of NEW@NAMT , we sit down with powerhouse singer-songwriter Jenn Grinels , whose new folk-rock musical Wakeman brings to life the astonishing true story of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman , a 19th-century figure who defied convention, enlisted in the Union Army di...

NEW@NAMT: The Next Wave of Musical Theatre Writers – Featuring Jenn Grinels (Wakeman)    Book, Music & Lyrics by Jenn Grinels In this episode of  NEW@NAMT , we sit down with powerhouse singer-songwriter  Jenn Grinels , whose new folk-rock musical  Wakeman  brings to life the astonishing true story of  Sarah Rosetta Wakeman , a 19th-century figure who defied convention, enlisted in the Union Ar...

NEW@NAMT: The Next Wave of Musical Theatre Writers – Featuring the Team Behind FINN Created by Chris Nee, Michael Kooman & Chris Dimond Book and Lyrics by Chris Dimond & Chris Nee Music by Michael Kooman In this special Festival edition of  NEW@NAMT , hosts  Jean-Paul Yovanoff  and guest co-host  Braley Degenhardt  (Atlantic Theater Company) dive deep—literally and figuratively—into the ma...

NEW@NAMT: The Next Wave of Musical Theatre Writers – Featuring Kevin Wong of Soft Magical Tofu Boy(s)    Book, Music & Lyrics by Kevin Wong In this episode of  NEW@NAMT , we step into a glittering queer Asian fantasia with  Kevin Wong , the singular voice behind  Soft Magical Tofu Boy(s) —a vibrant and imaginative new musical brimming with conjured memories, pop divas, anime princesses, ancest...

On this episode of NEW@NAMT: Arts Leaders , we sit down with Dev Bondarin , Associate Artistic Director at Prospect Musicals , the New York-based company known for its commitment to boundary-pushing new work. Hosts Jean-Paul Yovanoff and Skye Cone Ivey talk with Dev about her dual roles as director and curator, and how she helps shape Prospect’s celebrated musical theatre lab, which commissions wr...

In this energizing episode of NEW@NAMT: Arts Leaders , hosts Jean-Paul Yovanoff and Skye Cone Ivey sit down with Kian Kline-Chilton , Associate Artistic Director at Diversionary Theatre in San Diego, one of the nation’s oldest and most vital LGBTQ+ theatres. 🎙️ Kian shares their path into producing and directing, their passion for uplifting queer narratives, and how Diversionary builds community t...

🎭 NEW@NAMT: The Next Wave of Musical Theatre Writers – Featuring Elissa Adams (Theater Latté Da) In this Season 3 episode of NEW@NAMT: Arts Leaders , hosts Jean-Paul Yovanoff and Skye Cone Ivey sit down with Elissa Adams , Associate Artistic Director & Director of New Work at Minneapolis’s Theater Latté Da — one of the nation’s most vibrant homes for innovative musical theatre. 🎙️ With a care...

In this episode of NEW@NAMT: Arts Leaders , we speak with Michael Baxter , Associate Artistic Director at The Muny , America’s oldest and largest outdoor musical theatre. Hosts Jean-Paul Yovanoff and Skye Cone Ivey explore Michael’s unique journey from performer to choreographer to leader at one of the most iconic stages in the country. 🎙️ Michael opens up about what it means to program a season a...

In this Season 3 episode of NEW@NAMT: Arts Leaders , we sit down with Cat Brindisi , Associate Artistic Director at Asolo Repertory Theatre and a longtime champion of bold, fresh musical theatre. 🎙️ Hosts Jean-Paul Yovanoff and Skye Cone Ivey explore Cat’s journey from co-founding 7th House Theater in Minneapolis to serving on NAMT’s New Works Committee, and now stepping into artistic leadership a...

In Season 3 of NEW@NAMT , we’re spotlighting the Associate Artistic Directors and Artistic Producers helping shape the future of musical theatre at NAMT Member Organizations. 🎙️ This week, hosts Jean-Paul Yovanoff and Skye Cone Ivey sit down with Brandon Ivie , Associate Artistic Director at Village Theatre in Seattle and the Drama Desk-nominated director of Lizard Boy . With a career that has spa...

In Season 3 of NEW@NAMT , we’re spotlighting Artistic Leaders at NAMT Member Organizations — the people driving the future of new musicals behind the scenes. 🎙️ This week, host Jean-Paul Yovanoff and co-host Skye Cone Ivey sit down with Amber Wallace , Artistic and New Works Associate at Ogunquit Playhouse . With over a decade of experience championing new works and emerging artists, Amber has hel...

In Season 3 of NEW@NAMT , we're spotlighting Artistic Leaders at NAMT Member Organizations — the people shaping the future of new musicals behind the scenes. 🎙️ This week, host Jean-Paul Yovanoff and co-host Skye Cone Ivey welcome Michael Fling , Associate Artistic Director at Goodspeed Musicals . Michael oversees Goodspeed’s celebrated new works programs, including the Festival of New Musical...