Moldy Fig Offers Chance to Name NYMF Musical

The most knowledgeable theater aficionados know that the biggest hit musicals often have the most original, concise titles. Musicals such as Chicago, West Side Story and Next To Normal all have names that are as timeless as the story, music, and lyrics themselves. With that in mind, Moldy Fig Productions, producer of The Last Word, is offering the musical theater consumer the chance of a lifetime: to name a prospective hit musical!

A 2011 Next Link Finalist and an Invited Show at this year's New York Musical Theater Festival, the
show currently has a Working Title of The Last Word. But the creative team is looking for a name that pops right off the page while capturing the essence of its moving story, swinging music and jazzy style! Go to www.nymf.org/thelastword and thelastwordmusical.com to read about the story, listen to the music, and learn more about the creative team. The winner of the contest will receive a pair of free tickets to the show!

To enter, just post your title idea on our Twitter or Facebook page! On Twitter, follow us at
LastWordMusical and hash tag #RenameLastWord with the entry. On Facebook, simply post the
title on The Last Word fan page.

The "Naming a NYMF Production" Contest starts on July 5th, 2011 and ends on July 11th, 2011.
The creative team announces the lucky winner on July 12th, 2011. Do you have what it takes?

Come add your own stamp on musical theater history and send in your title today!

Now in its eighth year, the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) is the largest annual musical
theatre event in America and is widely regarded as the essential source for new material and talent discovery. NYMF provides a launching pad for the next generation of musicals and ensuring their creators the continued vitality of one of America's greatest art forms. Hailed as the "Sundance of Musical Theatre," NYMF discovers, nurtures, and promotes promising musical theatre artists and producers at all stages of development, and inspires a diverse audience through vibrant, accessible, powerful new work.

NYMF is the flagship program of National Music Theater Network, Inc., a 501(c) (3) not-for-profit
organization. NYMF 2011 is presented in association with BroadwayWorld.com, Production
Resource Group and TheaterMania.com. Major supporters include The ASCAP Foundation, BMI
Foundation, Inc., The Broadway League, The BWF Foundation, The Nathan Cummings Foundation
with the support and encouragement of Jamie Ariel Phinney, The Charlie & Jane Fink Charitable
Fund, The Rodgers & Hammerstein Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, and The Theater
League. NYMF is supported, in part, by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, and
by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

NYMF Memberships, which combine charitable contributions with valuable, flexible ticket
packages and perks like early seating, and tickets to individual events are currently available for
purchase at (212) 352-3101 or www.nymf.org. Single tickets for Festival events will go on sale
September 1