Frank Capra News

Celia Keenan-Bolger, Hunter Foster, Stephanie D'Abruzzo and other stars have been cast in the eight National Alliance for Musical Theatre Festival of New Musicals, which will be held on September 25th and 26th

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) and Executive Director Kathy Evans announced the Directors Slate for its 17th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS, to be held at Dodger Stages.

Musicals by Andrew Lippa and Brian Crawley and by Marsha Norman, Beth Blatt and Jenny Giering are two of the eight selections of this year's NAMT Festival of New Musicals

The ASCAP Foundation is pleased to announce that four new musical works have been singled out for presentation at the ASCAP Foundation Musical Theatre Workshop in New York. The winning proposals were selected from nearly 130 applicants. The workshop will take place at ASCAP's New York offices at One Lincoln Plaza on April 27, 28, May 11, 12, 18 and 19 starting at 7:00pm sharp.

Karen Mason, one of Broadway and cabaret's most powerful performers, is bringing her acclaimed yearly holiday concert, Christmas! Christmas! Christmas!, to Birdland (315 West 44th Street) on Monday, December 13th at 7pm. Cover charge is $30 with a $10 food/drink minimum.

An uplifting musical adaptation of a Frank Capra film features cracking dialogue and a cool jazz infused score

It would almost be understandable if someone found the New York Musical Theatre Festival tough to negotiate - finding your way through almost eighty different shows and events and 296 performances would be tough for anyone! So - all of us NYMFettes here have decided to put together a 'taste-test' list, so you can break down the Festival into more bite-sized chunks.

Merkin Concert Hall was alive with the sound of NEW musicals on June 7th as they held their 4th annual 'Bound For Broadway' concert and BroadwayWorld.com was there!