The NYMF Hub
Introducing...
Thanks to a generous grant from New York City's Theatre Subdisctrict Council, LDC, we've been able to take an even greater leap forward in making NYMF more accessible by creating our first ever NYMF HUB which will be open starting JUNE 18 through JULY 29!
| Sunday - July 22 |
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EVENT CANCELLED |
| Monday - July 16 |
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| Tuesday - July 17 | |
3pm Speakers: Adam Klipples and Trent Armand Kendall |
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5:30pm Tuesdays are for networking at NYMF! Each week, we're hosting a different event offering writers, directors, producers, and other collaborators a chance to meet and talk about what they do best. Have a drink, schmooze, network, and finally figure out who that person is who you keep seeing around the Festival!
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| Wednesday - July 18 | |
3pm Speakers: Marc Eardley |
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6pm TALKIN' 'BOUT MY GENERATION A conversation between emerging and established writers about the past, present, and future of musical theatre. Join us as several seasoned, decorated veterans of musical theatre writing meet some of the younger generation and discuss how the landscape has changed, and what has changed in the process of becoming a produced writer in the past few decades Moderator: Lily Hung Participants: Josh Fiedler (Avenue Q), Abigail Katz
(Atlantic Theatre), Diana Glazer (ICM) |
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Thursday - July 19 |
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3pm Featuring: Cole Porter's NYMPH ERRANT A Prospect Theatre Company presentation - NYMF Partner Event
9:30pm In My Other Life...
We'd like to invite you to participate in a Hub Cabaret event -- "In My Other Life..."
Have a song you've written and stashed in a drawer? Are you a designer or writer, but secretly have a great singing voice and long to perform? We'd love to give you a shot to do what it is you don't normally do! All production/creatives are encouraged to apply to sing a song in our concert, and all performers/non-writers are invited to submit songs they have written! Please submit to me via email to, sami.saltzman@nymf.org, with your name, your show affiliation and position, and what you do "in your other life." If you are submitting to sing, please include either a clip of you singing, or a resume with singing experience. Writing submissions should include an audio file or link to video of song(s).
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| Friday - July 20 | |
3pm Speakers: Chad Kessler |
| Saturday - July 21 |
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12:00pm - 4:00pm The plaque for A Chorus Line's record breaking run...A non-English pull-quote...Jeremy Jordan's autograph...how many cheesecake varieties are there at Junior's... think you know how to find them all? Then join the NYMF Broadway Scavenger Hunt! Take a tour around the Theatre District for fun facts and a one-of-a-kind theatre game. Starts and ends at our illustrious HUB with prizes for best time, creativity, and accuracy. You WONT want to miss this!!
9:30pm
After a show (or a double- or triple-show day!) come spend some time at the NYMF Hub. Have a drink and chat with friends whil listening to some music provided by a variety of musical theatre-inspired bands. No pressure, just a space to wind down and relax. |
Check out the calendar below for more events.
Stop by the NYMF Hub weekeday afternoons to hear the casts and creative teams of this year's NYMF shows share their inspirations, anecdotes, and tribulations. Meet the artists and get a behind-the-scenes look at writing, developing, and producing a new musical!
In My Other Life... Thursday July 18
You may know them as actors - but secretly, they write. And did you ever know that composer could belt? Check out this concert of artists doing what they do - when they're not doing what they do.
Broadway Scavenger Hunt! Saturday July 21 (12pm - 4 pm)
The plaque for A Chorus Line's record breaking run...A non-English pull-quote...Jeremy Jordan's autograph...how many cheesecake varieties are there at Junior's... think you know how to find them all? Then join the NYMF Broadway Scavenger Hunt! Take a tour around the Theatre District for fun facts and a one-of-a-kind theatre game. Starts and ends at our illustrious HUB with prizes for best time, creativity, and accuracy. You WONT want to miss this!!
Tales from Backstage: Stories from Our Lives in Theatre
Everyone who has spent any time in the theatre has that great story that they tell over and over again - an epic costume malfunction or the worst audition ever. We're gathering the best stories we can find, to be told by those who experienced them.
State of the Union
As we head into another election season, what o today's emerging musical theater writers have to say about the state of our union? We've commissioned an evening of never-before-heard songs on the topic to find out.
Decompression Hours
After a show (or a double- or triple-show day!) come spend some time at the NYMF Hub. Have a drink and chat with friends while listening to some music provided by a variety of musical theatre-inspired bands. No pressure, just a space to wind down and relax.
Tuesdays are for networking at NYMF! Each week, we're hosting a different event offering writers, directors, producers, and other collaborators a chance to meet and talk about what they do best. Have a drink, schmooze, network, and finally figure out who that person is who you keep seeing around the Festival!
CLICK HERE for a Full Program Guide