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Category Archives: Festivals
Curtain Up! Festival Kicks Off
Yesterday afternoon, the free Curtain Up! festival, hosted by Broadway veterans Norm Lewis and Michael Urie, kicked off its three-day celebration of the return of Broadway after its 18-month pandemic hiatus. Below is a report from CBS2’s Dave Carlin about … Continue reading
NAMT Festival 2021
The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) has announced the lineup of the eight new musicals to be presented as part of its 33rd annual Festival of New Musicals to be held over two days this fall. The original pieces … Continue reading
Broadway Buskers
Tomorrow begins this year’s season of Broadway Buskers, the annual outdoor concert series in Times Square that celebrates musical theater singer-songwriters. Curated and hosted by Ben Cameron, the free concerts will continue through October 1 every Friday at 6 p.m. … Continue reading
2021 NYSAF Summer Musicals
New York Stage and Film has announced the musical works-in-progress for its 2021 summer season, including a new show by Pulitzer winner Michael R. Jackson, performed in person at venues around Poughkeepsie, N.Y. The series begins with performances of songs … Continue reading
Posted in Festivals, Shows
Tagged Interstate, Li & Yan, Mexodus, Michael R. Jackson, NYSAF, South, White Girl in Danger
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2021 Rhinebeck Summer Residencies
Rhinebeck Writers Retreat, a theater laboratory in Staatsburg, N.Y., has announced the slate of its musical development residencies for summer 2021. In total, 23 writers of nine new show will be hosted for nine sequential weeklong residencies, one musical writing … Continue reading
2020 NAMT Festival
The 32nd annual NAMT Festival of New Musicals was presented online Nov. 19-20, 2020, offering video excerpts of eight new musicals to an audience of industry professionals. Launched in 1989, the NAMT festival provides a forum to celebrate new musicals … Continue reading
Posted in Festivals, Shows
Tagged Co-Founders, Cowboy Bob, Eastbound, Hart Island, Lizard Boy, NAMT, Obeah Opera, On This Side of the World, The Consoling Mechanism
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NAMT 15-Minute Musical Challenge
The National Alliance for Musical Theatre has announced the 12 winners of its 15-Minute Musical Challenge. The contest was created in March as a push for creativity during times of self-isolation during the pandemic. “We were amazed by the passion … Continue reading
FringeNYC 2012 Update
The FringeNYC Encore Series has grown to 19 shows (including five musicals) to be presented in three venues over the next month (Sep. 7-30). Independents (book by Marina Keegan, lyrics by Mark Sonnenblick, music by Stephen Feigenbaum) and Super Sidekick (book … Continue reading
FringeNYC 2012: Review Roundup Week 2
The 2012 New York International Fringe Festival (aka FringeNYC) ended its run this past weekend. Of the scores of productions in this 16th annual edition, nearly three dozen were musical offerings. The FringeNYC Encore Series, now in its seventh year, … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam & Matt Podd, Aidaa Peerzada, Allen Lewis Rickman, Blanche, Bronwen Mullin, Chalom, Christian Pedersen, City of Shadows, Dean & Diefenbach, Dick and the Rose, Dogs, End to Dreaming, Essence, FringeNYC, Gil Kuno, Hanafuda Denki, Ido Bornstein, Justin Moran, Kriep, Levendorf & Drew, Makoto Honda, Mirror Show, Mother Eve's Secret Garden, Nightfall on Miranga Island, Onalea Gilbertson, Rachael Dease, Robert Biggs, Sam Belich, Sheherizade, Six String Sonics, Uma Incrocci
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Edinburgh Fringe 2012: Review Roundup
The Edinburgh Fringe 2012 has come to an end, and of the more than 100 musicals at this year’s festival, some dozen were from the U.S., including the original Mod and several new pieces in the American High School Theater … Continue reading
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Tagged Active Virgin, Beatles, Bereavement, Clinton, Edinburgh Fringe, George Griggs, Jeff Carpenter, John & Gerry Kielty, Mod, Paul & Michael Hodge
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