NAMT Accepting Submissions for 20th Annual Festival of New Musicals

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) is accepting submissions for its 20th annual Festival of New Musicals taking place in New York on October 20 & 21, 2008.

Any writer may apply, as long as the submission includes a letter of support from a NAMT member or any other professional theatre organization or an agent.

Go to www.namt.org to read all submission guidelines and to download the application.  For more information, call 212-714-6668, x10.

Deadlines:

February 8, 2008 - Non-NAMT Member Professional Theatre Organizations and Literary Agencies (include the $50 registration fee)

February 22, 2008 - NAMT Members and Alumni Festival Writers (no registration fee required)

Past Festival successes include Tony Award winners Thoroughly Modern Millie and The Drowsy Chaperone which transferred to Broadway after being presented at NAMT's Festival.  Other recent successes include Vanities, Story of My Life, The Boys Are Coming Home, Emma and Break Up Notebook.

NAMT's Festival of New Musicals is the cornerstone of NAMT's mission to nurture the creation, development, and production of new musicals.  NAMT's Festival brings theatre producers from across the world together for an industry-only event to discover eight new musicals over two days. Since 1989, the Festival has presented over 200 musicals and 300 writers, and 75% of these shows have found subsequent productions, tours, and licensing agreements as a direct result of the Festival.

Founded in 1985 and based in New York City, the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT), is a national service organization dedicated exclusively to musical theatre.  NAMT's 150 members include not-for-profit and commercial regional theatres, developmental organizations, universities, and independent producers.  Located throughout 33 states and 6 countries, member organizations share NAMT's commitment to nurture the creation, production, and recognition of new musicals and classics.  Last season, NAMT members cumulatively staged over 27,000 performances attended by 17 million people and reached revenues of over $510 million.  For more information, visit www.namt.org.