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Are you an Artistic Director? A Producer? A board member? An academic? NAMT's Fall Conference + Festival of New Musicals (Oct 20-23, NYC) has a reason for all of you to be in the room — new work sessions, peer connection, and 8 brand-new musicals. See where you fit → namt.org
August 31, 2026 at 7:59 PM
The 2026/2027 Impact & Exploration Fund recipients are here! 💡

$35K going to 11 NAMT member theatres piloting new capacity-building work!

More: namt.org/iepast 🧵
August 21, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Meet the lineup for NAMT's 38th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS:

- Black Girl in Paris
- BLUDLINE: A Hip-Hop Odyssey
- The (Disaster) Marathon of 1904
- Fouad of Nazareth
- How to Play the Cello (Until You Don't)
- Love of a Lifetime
- The Ramayan
- Sunwatcher

More at namt.org/festival
July 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Join us tomorrow for a special online Town Hall as we unveil the writing teams selected for the 38th Annual Festival of New Musicals 🎉

Hear from the selected writers about their work, and raise a toast to an exciting Festival to come!

visit namt.org/events
July 8, 2026 at 7:48 PM
🎶 Meet the winners of the 2025–2026 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge!

🔹Izzy Burris (CA)
🔹Rett Bush (GA)
🔹Isaac Goodman (MA)
🔹Liam Liang (MA)
🔹Merissa Moore (PA)
🔹James Pumphrey (MN)
🔹Cameron Steele (VA)
🔹Elaina Stuppler (OR)

Congratulations to these remarkable songwriters!
May 26, 2026 at 9:51 PM
📣 Grant Opportunity for NAMT Member Theatres 🎶

The next cycle of Writers Residency Grants from the Frank Young Fund for New Musicals are open now!

📅 Deadline: May 29, 2026
📅 Project Period: July–December 2026
📍 Apply now at namt.org/wrg
May 5, 2026 at 6:54 PM
REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW!

New Works Summit - NEW BLUEPRINT - June 13, 2026

What do you build when the system is at capacity?

Register now at the link in our bio!
May 4, 2026 at 9:19 PM
🎧 The final episodes of Season 5 of New@NAMT are out now!

Featuring Songwriting Challenge winners Elaina Stuppler (“Second Chances”) with guest co-host Amanda Freedman, and Sydney Gray (“Fall”) with guest co-host Jaime Lozano.

📻 Airs Mondays on Musical Theatre Radio

🎧 Streaming Tuesday mornings
April 7, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Collab Lab: Songwriter Shark Tank 🦈

April 6 7-8:30pm ET

Guided by professional musical theatre writers, students will work together to collaborate, experiment and play in this fun, low-stakes environment. See you in the Shark Tank!

Register at the link in our bio!
April 1, 2026 at 4:39 PM
🎧 This week on New@NAMT

Featuring Songwriting Challenge winners Ali Lewis (“Why Not?”) with guest co-host Florencia Cuenca, and Judah Brown (“Fool”) with guest co-host Teresa Lotz.

📻 Airs Mondays on Musical Theatre Radio

🎧 Streaming Tuesday mornings
March 31, 2026 at 9:08 PM
🎧 New@NAMT out now!

Featuring Songwriting Challenge winners Leela Kumar (“Dancing Through a Dream”) with guest co-host Andrea Daly, and Karsten Wallace (“Hello World”) with guest co-host Timothy Huang.

📻 Airs Mondays on Musical Theatre Radio

🎧 Streaming Tuesday mornings
March 26, 2026 at 5:31 PM
🎧 New@NAMT Season 5 starts now!

Featuring Songwriting Challenge winners **Gwen Doerfler (“Older”)** with guest co-host Dylan Glatthorn, and **Sadie Shapiro (“The Way Iamb”)** with guest co-host Faye Chiao.

📻 Airs Mondays on Musical Theatre Radio

🎧 Streaming Tuesday mornings

NAMT.org/podcasts
March 17, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Join Oliver Richman for “Creativity as a Muscle: Writing One Song a Day” — a workshop on building a daily creative practice. Oliver has written 800+ songs through this ritual and will share tools to help you start your own.

📅 Mar 16 • 7–8:30pm ET
For MTSC students
🔗 namt.org/challenge
March 16, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Ep. 1 is AVAILABLE NOW wherever you get podcasts!

Watch: READY WHEN YOU ARE with Timothy Huang

In the premiere episode of READY WHEN YOU ARE, Timothy Huang brings together two generations of musical theatre writers for a conversation about craft, mentorship, and building a life in the theatre.
March 12, 2026 at 3:43 PM
NAMT Members! Not registered for the Spring Conference yet? There's still time!

Register by Monday, March 16 to attend the best event of the year for musical theatre fundraisers in person! Hosted by Broadway Rose Theatre Company in Tigard, OR.
March 11, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Ep. 1 is AVAILABLE NOW wherever you get podcasts!

Watch: READY WHEN YOU ARE with Timothy Huang

Featuring Kait Kerrigan & Bree Lowdermilk with Jord Liu & Deepak Kumar

Performance by Zachary Noah Piser
March 10, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Watch: READY WHEN YOU ARE with Timothy Huang
First Episode - Tuesday, 3/10

Featuring Kait Kerrigan & Bree Lowdermilk with Jord Liu & Deepak Kumar
Performance by Zachary Noah Piser

Visit namt.org/podcast
March 5, 2026 at 10:33 PM
NAMT Members! Don't miss the best event of the year for musical theatre fundraisers!

Register by March 16 for the Spring Conference in Tigard, OR hosted by Broadway Rose Theatre, March 25-27!
March 2, 2026 at 5:59 PM
🔔 LAST CALL to Submit to the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students!

Draft 1 Submissions are due Monday, February 16!
February 11, 2026 at 9:34 PM
New@NAMT: Live is now streaming — recorded live at the 37th Annual Festival of New Musicals.

Stream it wherever you get your podcasts or visit musicaltheatreradio.com.

#NAMT #musicaltheatre #newmusicals #songwritershowcase #emergingwriters #artsleadership
February 3, 2026 at 8:12 PM
✨ Spring Conference Keynote Speaker announced! ✨

We’re excited to welcome Colby Reade to kick off Day Two of NAMT’s 2026 Spring Conference with a candid look at the current fundraising landscape.

📅 March 25–27 | Tigard, OR

🔗 namt.org/conference

🕒 Early rates end Feb 16
January 28, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Panels, case studies, small group discussions & more — all designed for musical theatre fundraisers navigating 2026 and beyond.

🌲 Come for the insights, stay for the Oregon vibes

Explore the agenda + register at namt.org/conference

#NAMT #Fundraising #TheatreProfessionals #MusicalTheatre
January 23, 2026 at 4:30 PM
🎶 West Coast student songwriters — let’s go!

West Coast Song Share is Jan 29.

With mentors from Broadway Rose Theatre Company, Diversionary Theatre, and La Jolla Playhouse.

Sign up: namt.org

#WestCoastSongShare #NAMT #MusicalTheatre #StudentSongwriters #MTsongwritingchallenge #ArtsEd
January 22, 2026 at 6:12 PM
🎶 East Coast high schoolers — ready to share your song?

East Coast Song Share is Jan 27!

Featuring mentors from Barrington Stage Company, Prospect Musicals, and Philadelphia Theatre Company.

#EastCoastSongShare #StudentSongwriters #MusicalTheatre #NAMT #ArtsEducation #MTsongwritingchallenge
January 20, 2026 at 9:30 PM
⏰ The Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge deadline has been extended!

High school students now have until Feb 16, 2026 to submit a song and get feedback from real industry professionals!

🔗 namt.org/challenge

#MusicalTheater #NewMusicals #HighSchoolWriters #NAMT
January 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM