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Posted by NYMF on 4:14 pm May 5th, 2008
We are pleased to announce the first 12 new musicals selected for this year’s fifth annual New York Musical Theatre Festival! Drum roll, please...
NYMF LOVES ROCK AND ROLL!
Posted by NYMF on 4:18 pm May 5th, 2008
NYMF’s second annual “Broadway Battle of the Bands”, a one-night only “Broadway Bandapalooza” competition, features performers, whose roots are onstage and in the orchestra pits of several Broadway musicals – coming together for a special concert at The Zipper Factory, 336 West 37th Street in Manhattan, Saturday, May 17 at 10:30!
NYMF, WE HAVE A LIFTOFF!
Posted by NYMF on 5:35 pm Apr 22nd, 2008
NYMF 2007's The Last Starfighter, Fred Landau and Walter Edgar Kennon's sci-fi musical, will be seen in the upcoming Village Theatre's First Stage Season as part of its Spring Village Originals Workshop. The Village Theatre is located in Issaquah, WA,in Washington; the production will be presented on May 23-25.
Broadway – Here They Come!
Posted by NYMF on 5:06 pm Apr 11th, 2008
The hit of the innaugural New York Musical Theatre Festival, [title of show] will officially open at Broadway's Lyceum Theatre on July 16. The production will re-unite the original NYMF cast (who also played the roles off-Broadway): Jeff Bowen, Hunter Bell, Susan Blackwell, Heidi Blickenstaff, and musical director Larry Pressgrove (writer of Angle of the Sun, NYMF 2007). Direction and choreography will again be by Michael Berresse.
Next Step for Next to Normal
Posted by NYMF on 4:09 pm Apr 11th, 2008
Next to Normal, the Tom Kitt-Brian Yorkey musical that started as Feeling Electric in the 2005 New York Musical Theatre Festival, and recently played an extended engagement at Off-Broadway's Second Stage, will be part of the 2008-2009 season at Arena Stage in Arlington, Virginia.
Bathroom Reading: 2007 NYMF Show selected by ASCAP and Disney
Posted by NYMF on 5:19 pm Mar 13th, 2008
NYMF 2007 Alum and winner of multiple 2007 NYMF Awards for Excellence, The Boy in the Bathroom, has been selected for ASCAP/Disney Musical Workshop. The reading will be held on Tuesday March 18 at 7pm.
TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR MAIN-TRAVELLED ROADS
Posted by NYMF on 11:26 am Mar 4th, 2008
NYMF is proud to present a series of staged readings of 2007 Richard Rodgers Award winner MAIN-TRAVELLED ROADS by David Hudson and Paul Libman, featuring Stacie Bono, Alison Cimmet, Joseph Mahowald and Tally Sessions. The seven free presentations will run at the TBG Theatre from March 21 through March 29.
Extra Week to Submit to Next Link
Posted by NYMF on 4:08 pm Feb 19th, 2008
All writers submitting scripts and materials for the 2008 Next Link Project must sign up on the website by March 1st, and postmark all materials by March 7th.
Submissions Now Open for 2008 Next Link Program
Posted by NYMF on 4:03 pm Dec 28th, 2007
Open Submissions are now being accepted through March 1 for the 2008 Next Link Project, NYMF's writer service program for the world's emerging musical theatre talent. The authors of musicals accepted into this program are nurtured throughout the year by a variety of resources, including one-on-one professional dramaturgical support, a weekend-long seminar of panels and producer networking events and a subsidized production slot in The 2008 New York Musical Theatre Festival.
NYMF End of Year Newsletter
Posted by NYMF on 4:51 pm Dec 28th, 2007
Take a look at what NYMF has been up to this past year and beyond. Download the NYMF end of the year newsletter here!
