Elise Dewsberry News

HOLY HELL! Premieres This Month

by Stephi Wild — July 7, 2025

HOLY HELL!, a clever new musical by composer Robert Intriligator, will premiere this July as part of When One Door Closes: Five Short Musicals About Reinvention.

'Can AI Write A Musical?' Unveils Webseries Produced By New Musicals Inc.

by Michael Major — March 12, 2024

Discover the webseries by New Musicals Inc.

QUEEN MAB'S ALARMINGLY MANDATORY BRIDAL SHOWER to Premiere at The 2023 Hollywood Fringe Festival

by Blair Ingenthron — June 3, 2023

This summer's Hollywood Fringe Festival will see the world premiere fundraiser event of a one-hour one-woman musical comedy featuring the Artistic Director of New Musicals Inc, Elise Dewsberry; with book and lyrics by New Musicals Inc.

Lauren Samuels, Patrick Ortiz, Norman Large & More to Lead FOR A MOMENT IN TIME at the Garry Marshall Theater

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 16, 2023

'For a Moment in Time' will have a debut reading for producers on March 17 at the Garry Marshall Theater in Burbank, California.

Local North Hollywood Neighborhood Handyman Honored In A New Musical

by Stephi Wild — January 27, 2022

Geoff Davis never thought he would be the subject of a musical.

2021 Winners Of 'Search For New Musicals' Announced

by A.A. Cristi — November 15, 2021

Winners of the prestigious international Search for New Musicals for 2021 were announced today at New Musicals Inc.

A Musical Tribute for Veteran's Day to be Hosted by New Musicals Inc

by Gigi Gervais — November 7, 2021

On Veterans’ Day - November 11 - at 7pm, New Musicals Inc is hosting a special online concert to help celebrate the day and pay respect to veterans around the world.

GIDEON AND THE BLUNDERSNORP Will Be Performed at Hollywood Fringe

by Stephi Wild — July 20, 2021

In the family-friendly musical Gideon and the Blundersnorp, Gideon is a stableboy who dreams of being a knight, despite belonging to the wrong social class.

Eight Short Musicals Will Be Premiered Live In Hollywood

by A.A. Cristi — June 26, 2021

Eight brand-new fifteen-minute musicals will have their world premiere LIVE ON STAGE on July 13 and 14 at the Broadwater Mainstage in Hollywood.

GIDEON AND THE BLUNDERSNORP On Demand This Holiday Season!

by A.A. Cristi — November 12, 2020

After a successful online debut in October, Michael Gordon Shapiro and producing partner New Musicals Inc.

GIDEON AND THE BLUNDERSNORP Debuts Online In October

by A.A. Cristi — October 8, 2020

When the COVID-19 pandemic ended plans for a live theatrical premiere of Michael Gordon Shapiro's new musical in Hollywood this past June, the production team brainstormed about how they could still share their work.

BWW Feature: New Family-Friendly Musical Adventure GIDEON AND THE BLUNDERSNORP Debuts Online October 11

by Shari Barrett — October 8, 2020

Broadway and Los Angeles artists join forces in an online workshop of the new musical adventure, the family-friendly GIDEON AND THE BLUNDERSNORP in which Gideon is a stableboy who dreams of being a knight, despite belonging to the wrong social class.

NMI's Core Curriculum For Musical Theatre Writers Begins September 26

by Stephi Wild — September 5, 2020

New Musicals Inc.

New Musicals Inc. Holds Open Auditions For Musical Theatre Bookwriters, Lyricists, and Composers

by Stephi Wild — August 1, 2020

New Musicals Inc.

VIDEO: Watch THEatre ACCELERATOR's 'Sing Tank' Live Stream Today at 2pm!

by Chloe Rabinowitz — May 22, 2020

Apples and Oranges Arts in collaboration with the National Alliance for Musical Theatre and Broadway Tech Accelerator present a live, virtual Shark-Tank-style pitch session in which four writing teams from NAMT's Festival of New Musicals present their shows to theatre executives and investors from a