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Sam Norman is an internationally produced lyricist, librettist and poet originally from England. His work has been produced and/or developed at the Lincoln Center, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Alleyway Theater, Irvington Theater, the Edinburgh Fringe, the Guildford School of Acting, the Keble O’Reilly Theatre and the Burton Taylor Studio, as well as on a range of podcasts. He has been a finalist for the Mazumdar Short Play Prize and the Mercury Songwriting Contest, and won the national Stephen Spender Prize for Poetry in Translation and the OUFF Short Screenplay Competition. As a teenager, Sam authored a book of comic poems, A Teen’s Guide to Modern Manners (Little, Brown), which was warmly reviewed by Buzzfeed and The Huffington Post. He is a graduate of Oxford University and NYU Tisch, where he received an MFA in Writing Musical Theatre. https://www.samuelnorman.com

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Tickets Now On Sale For HERE Arts Center Winter and Spring 2026 Programming
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 20, 2025

HERE Arts Center has revealed additional programming for their Spring 2026 lineup including the HARP world premiere of DREAM FEED by The HawtPlates as part of the Under the Radar Festival and more.
Cast Set For the Stiles + Drewe Best New Song Prize Concert
by Stephi Wild - Oct 30, 2025

Mercury Musical Developments and Stiles + Drewe in partnership with PW Productions have announced the star-studded cast that will appear at this year's Stiles + Drewe Best New Song Prize.
Submissions Now Open For MTFESTUK 2026!
by Stephi Wild - Sep 2, 2025

The Other Palace has announced that submissions are now open for the 7th annual MTFestUK 2026, which will showcase six new musicals over a three-week period.
Review: COME DINE WITH ME THE MUSICAL, Turbine Theatre
by Mica Blackwell - Sep 10, 2024

There’s potential for Come Dine With Me: The Musical to become a Michelin-starred delight, and its Edinburgh Fringe production has the foundations for it. The cast are all great, the writing has its laughs and the songs are catchy. It just needs more time to simmer and extra spice to give it that extra kick.
Review: EDINBURGH 2024: COME DINE WITH ME: THE MUSICAL, Underbelly, Bristo Square
by Kat Mokrynski - Sep 6, 2024

Come Dine With Me: The Musical. is an adaptation of the hit television series that has four strangers cook meals for one another, ranking them in order to win the grand prize by the end. The show follows not only the contestants on the show but also those filming it, particularly the producer, Mary, camera operator, Roy, and sound man, Teddy.
Seven Artists Selected For American Lyric Theater's Composer Librettist Development Program
by Stephi Wild - Aug 7, 2024

Three composers, three librettists, and one dramaturg have been selected as Resident Artists to participate in the company’s nationally acclaimed Composer Librettist Development Program (CLDP) beginning in September 2024.
American Opera Projects Launches The Hudson Guild Operas
by Stephi Wild - May 8, 2024

American Opera Projects has announced The Hudson Guild Operas, a live performance of twelve fifteen-minute World Premiere operas.
Review: AMERICAN OPERA INITIATIVE: Three 20-Minute Operas at Kennedy Center
by Roger Catlin - Jan 23, 2024

What did our critic think of AMERICAN OPERA INITIATIVE: THREE 20-MINUTE OPERAS at Kennedy Center?
VIDEO: Washington National Opera Presents The 11th Season Of American Opera Initiative Featuring Three World Premieres
by Joshua Wright - Jan 16, 2024

Washington National Opera will present the 11th season of American Opera Initiative (AOI), an acclaimed initiative to commission and present new American operas, on January 19, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. T
Washington National Opera to Present The 11th Season Of American Opera Initiative Featuring Three World Premieres
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 20, 2023

Washington National Opera will present the 11th season of American Opera Initiative featuring three world premieres of 20-minute chamber operas.
Lineup for Stiles + Drewe Best New Song Prize Concert Announced
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Oct 11, 2023

Stiles + Drewe and Mercury Musical Developments are delighted to announce the star-studded cast that will appear at this year’s Stiles + Drewe Best New Song Prize, which will be celebrated in concert at The Other Palace on Monday 13 November at 7.30pm. 
Finalists Announced for Stiles + Drewe Best New Song Prize 2023
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Aug 22, 2023

Mercury Musical Developments and Stiles + Drewe are delighted to announce the finalists of this year’s Stiles + Drewe Best New Song Prize, which will be celebrated in concert at The Other Palace on Monday 13 November 2023. 
Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project Participants and Master Teachers Revealed
by Stephi Wild - May 18, 2023

The Johnny Mercer Foundation’s (JMF) Songwriters Project will once again convene in-person June 18 to 24 at Northwestern University, continuing an 18-year partnership with the American Music Theatre Project (AMTP). 
Finalists Announced For SOUND BITES X, 10th Annual Festival Of 10-Minute Musicals
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 24, 2023

Theater Now New York, one of the nation's leading producers of original short form musicals, has selected 10 finalists to be presented in its SOUND BITES X Festival of 10-Minute Musicals. The festival will take place on May 8th at 7pm at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center (129 W 67th St, New York). 
Ramin Karimloo, Tesori & Brant World Premiere & More Set for Washington National Opera 2023"2024 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 9, 2023

Washington National Opera has announced its 2023-24 season featuring the world premiere of Tesori's Grounded and more.
Full Cast Announced For MTFestUK 2023 at The Other Palace and The Turbine Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 26, 2023

Showcasing eight new musicals over a two week period, MTFestUK is a unique festival that provides a platform for new and exciting musical theatre. This year the eight productions will be workshopped and presented in 'sharing' sessions, allowing audiences to come and support, explore, engage and enjoy new musical theatre in its earliest stages of development.
The Other Palace and The Turbine Theatre Announce The MTFest 2023 Programme, EUGENIUS At The Turbine and HEATHERS Extension
by Stephi Wild - Jan 11, 2023

The Other Palace & Turbine Theatre have announced that MTFestUK 2023 will be  showcasing eight new musicals over a two week period, across both The Other Palace Studio and The Turbine Theatre.
The Broadway's Future Songbook Series To Present HOLIDAY SONGBOOK, November 28
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 15, 2022

The Broadway's Future Songbook Series, in association with Arts and Artists of Tomorrow, will present a HOLIDAY SONGBOOK on Monday, November 28th at 6PM in the Bruno Walter Auditorium at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.
Prospect Announces The Full Cast For CAPTION THIS, 2022 Musical Theater Lab
by Stephi Wild - Nov 10, 2022

Prospect Theater Company has announced the performers who will be appearing in its 2022 Musical Theater Lab Concert presentation: Caption This. Thirty actors from Broadway and beyond will bring their talents to the stage to celebrate the hot-off-the-presses new works generated in this year's lab process. 
Prospect Announces Writers For CAPTION THIS, 2022 Musical Theater Lab
by Stephi Wild - Oct 7, 2022

Prospect Theater Company has announced the writers selected for the 2022 edition of its annual Musical Theater Lab: Caption This. 

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