Gregg Edelman, Debra Monk, Harriet Harris and More Featured in NAMT Festival, 10/19 - 10/20

The National Alliance of Musical Theatre has announced additions to its 21st Annual Festival of New Musicals, taking place October 19-20 at New World Stages.

The composers and lyricists featured in the annual Songwriters' Showcase will be Benji Goldsmith and Jonathan Karpinos (The Averageachievers Club); Joe Iconis (The Black Suits); Drew Gasparini (Crazy, Just Like Me); Patrick Barry (The Great American Race); Maggie-Kate Coleman and Anna K. Jacobs (Pop!); Dan Collins and Julianne Wick Davis (Southern Comfort); Eric Rosen and Matt Sax, along with Curtis Moore (Venice); and Deborah Abramson and Amanda Yesnowitz (White I Wait).

The list of performers includes Matt Doyle, Robert Hager, Leslie Kritzer, Nathan Scherich, Jason Tam, Barbara Walsh, Noah Weisberg, BranDon Anderson, Justin Anthony, Amy Burgess, Michael Deleget, Tara Giordano, Amy Linden, Gary Lowery, Keeshon Morrow, Cristen Paige, Cody Ryan, Meg Steedle, and Joel Waggoner.

NAMT will feature eight new musicals total:

Iron Curtain will feature Fred Applegate, Maria Couch, Gregg Edelman, David Foley, Jr., Liz Larsen, Lisa Mindelle, Aaron Ramey, Dara Seitzman, Doug Shapiro, Robby Sharpe, Jim Stanek, and Betsy Wolfe.

It Shoulda Been You will feature Tony Award winners Harriet Harris and Debra Monk, which willalso feature Becca Ayers, FrEd Berman, Jeremy Ellison Gladstone, Nathan Lee Graham, Joe Grifasi, Colin Hanlon, Lisa Howard, Marla Mindelle, Michael Tucker, and Nick Wyman.

Ripper, by Duane Nelsen will star Jen Babiak, Cyrilla Baer, Neal Benari, Michael Kadin Craig, Joan Hess, Liz McCartney, Eric William Morris, Rob Richardson, Ivan Rutherford, Elena Shaddow, Kate Shindle, and Bruce Winant.

Hostage Song, by Clay McLeod Chapman and Kyle Jarrow, will feature Jeb Brown, Susan Goodwillie, John Hickok, Maria-Christina Oliveras, and Caesar Samoya.

Band Geeks will feature Jill Abramovitz, Aaron J. Albano, Marie-France Arcilla, John Bolton, Alex Brighton, Adam Chanler-Berat, DWayne Clark, Jared Gertner, Lindsay Mendez, Griffin Matthews, Patti Murin, and Kat Palardy.

Factory Girls will star Steel Burkhardt, Kayce Cummings, Allison Cusano, Kate Ferber, Tom Ford, Molly Hager, Anika Larsen, David Larsen, Carrie Manolakos, Kate Rockwell, Dana Steingold, and Nicole Weiss.

How Can You Run With a Shell on Your Back? will star Carey Anderson, Gideon Glick, Emma Hunton, Melissa Menezes, Derrick Trumbly, Greg Vinkler, and Noah Weisberg; and Memory Is the Mother of All Wisdom will star Leslie Kritzer and Catherine Cox.

NAMT is an industry event, but members of the public can attend the readings if there is space. For more information, visit www.namt.org.