🎭 Welcome to NEW@NAMT: The Next Wave of Musical Theatre Writers!

This season, we’re thrilled to bring you NEW@NAMT Season 5, featuring the talented winners of the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students presented by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in partnership with the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT), Concord Theatricals, Disney Theatrical Productions, the NMPA S.O.N.G.S. Foundation and the Biller Family Foundation.

Each episode takes you inside the creative process with these inspiring young songwriters as they share their original songs, stories, and experiences from Winners Weekend in New York City, where their work was fully orchestrated and performed live by Broadway professionals.

Join host Jean-Paul Yovanoff from Musical Theatre Radio, alongside a rotating cast of Songwriting Challenge Program Mentors, Orchestrators and Artists as guest co-hosts. Together, they guide conversations with these emerging voices, providing insight into the future of musical theatre.

🎶 In this episode, we are joined by Judah Brown about his song “Fool” from his musical Feathered. Alongside, co-host Teresa Lotz, Judah discusses collaborating with Teresa to create orchestrations, connecting with other young musical theatre writers, and what it feels like to be "in the room where it happens".

Whether you're a producer, a theatre lover, or simply curious about the next generation of musical theatre creators, NEW@NAMT gives you a front-row seat to the future of musical theatre.

It’s time to lower the lights, raise the curtain, and LX1 Go! 🎭

Follow NAMT: ⁠https://linktr.ee/namtpics⁠

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More about NAMT: ⁠https://namt.org/⁠

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For more information on the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge, visit ⁠https://namt.org/challenge/⁠

Watch Challenge Accepted! Featuring the Winning Songs: ⁠https://youtu.be/sgVucNmcEnQ?si=XYWEpexOwqhHwjjZ

Watch “Fool” from the Winning Concert: https://youtu.be/JmNyMCg-qIQ?si=s0eCgr5FvyWgnFcI

🎭 Welcome to NEW@NAMT: The Next Wave of Musical Theatre Writers!

This season, we’re thrilled to bring you NEW@NAMT Season 5, featuring the talented winners of the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students presented by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in partnership with the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT), Concord Theatricals, Disney Theatrical Productions, the NMPA S.O.N.G.S. Foundation and the Biller Family Foundation.

Each episode takes you inside the creative process with these inspiring young songwriters as they share their original songs, stories, and experiences from Winners Weekend in New York City, where their work was fully orchestrated and performed live by Broadway professionals.

Join host Jean-Paul Yovanoff from Musical Theatre Radio, alongside a rotating cast of Songwriting Challenge Program Mentors, Orchestrators and Artists as guest co-hosts. Together, they guide conversations with these emerging voices, providing insight into the future of musical theatre.

🎶 In this episode, we talk to Ali Lewis about her song “Why Not?” from her musical The Lost and Found and collaborating with co-host Florencia Cuenca. Ali shares what it was like to visit New York City for the first time, working with Florencia as the performer for her winning song, and the importance of experimenting in her writing process.

Whether you're a producer, a theatre lover, or simply curious about the next generation of musical theatre creators, NEW@NAMT gives you a front-row seat to the future of musical theatre.

It’s time to lower the lights, raise the curtain, and LX1 Go! 🎭

Follow NAMT: ⁠https://linktr.ee/namtpics⁠

Follow Musical Theatre Radio: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/musicaltheatreradio/⁠

More about NAMT: ⁠https://namt.org/⁠

More about Musical Theatre Radio: ⁠https://www.musicaltheatreradio.com/⁠

For more information on the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge, visit ⁠https://namt.org/challenge/⁠

Watch Challenge Accepted! Featuring the Winning Songs: ⁠https://youtu.be/sgVucNmcEnQ?si=XYWEpexOwqhHwjjZ

Watch "Why Not?" from the Winning Concert: https://youtu.be/EOshZd7Sg8I?si=cIm-bNhZRH9I2ECd

🎭 Welcome to NEW@NAMT: The Next Wave of Musical Theatre Writers!

This season, we’re thrilled to bring you NEW@NAMT Season 5, featuring the talented winners of the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students presented by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in partnership with the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT), Concord Theatricals, Disney Theatrical Productions, the NMPA S.O.N.G.S. Foundation and the Biller Family Foundation.

Each episode takes you inside the creative process with these inspiring young songwriters as they share their original songs, stories, and experiences from Winners Weekend in New York City, where their work was fully orchestrated and performed live by Broadway professionals.

Join host Jean-Paul Yovanoff from Musical Theatre Radio, alongside a rotating cast of Songwriting Challenge Program Mentors, Orchestrators and Artists as guest co-hosts. Together, they guide conversations with these emerging voices, providing insight into the future of musical theatre.

🎶 In this episode, we are joined by Karsten Wallace to hear more about his song “Hello World”. Alongside co-host Timothy Huang, Karsten shares how his songwriting blends technology and contemporary musical theatre, his favorite moments from Winners Weekend and how he values feedback in his writing process.

Whether you're a producer, a theatre lover, or simply curious about the next generation of musical theatre creators, NEW@NAMT gives you a front-row seat to the future of musical theatre.

It’s time to lower the lights, raise the curtain, and LX1 Go! 🎭

Follow NAMT: ⁠https://linktr.ee/namtpics⁠

Follow Musical Theatre Radio: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/musicaltheatreradio/⁠

More about NAMT: ⁠https://namt.org/⁠

More about Musical Theatre Radio: ⁠https://www.musicaltheatreradio.com/⁠

For more information on the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge, visit ⁠https://namt.org/challenge/⁠

Watch Challenge Accepted! Featuring the Winning Songs: ⁠https://youtu.be/sgVucNmcEnQ?si=XYWEpexOwqhHwjjZ

Watch “Hello World” from the Winning Concert: https://youtu.be/gbfaRUeCx0k?si=3yB8yOgjIMfJcxW4

🎭 Welcome to NEW@NAMT: The Next Wave of Musical Theatre Writers!

This season, we’re thrilled to bring you NEW@NAMT Season 5, featuring the talented winners of the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students presented by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in partnership with the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT), Concord Theatricals, Disney Theatrical Productions, the NMPA S.O.N.G.S. Foundation and the Biller Family Foundation.

Each episode takes you inside the creative process with these inspiring young songwriters as they share their original songs, stories, and experiences from Winners Weekend in New York City, where their work was fully orchestrated and performed live by Broadway professionals.

Join host Jean-Paul Yovanoff from Musical Theatre Radio, alongside a rotating cast of Songwriting Challenge Program Mentors, Orchestrators and Artists as guest co-hosts. Together, they guide conversations with these emerging voices, providing insight into the future of musical theatre.

🎶 In this episode, we talk to Leela Kumar about her song “Dancing Through A Dream” from her musical of the same name. Alongside co-host Andrea Daly, Leela discusses her writing process, collaborating with other young musical theatre writers, and what it felt like to hear her song live for the first time during Winners Weekend.

Whether you're a producer, a theatre lover, or simply curious about the next generation of musical theatre creators, NEW@NAMT gives you a front-row seat to the future of musical theatre.

It’s time to lower the lights, raise the curtain, and LX1 Go! 🎭

Follow NAMT: ⁠https://linktr.ee/namtpics⁠

Follow Musical Theatre Radio: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/musicaltheatreradio/⁠

More about NAMT: ⁠https://namt.org/⁠

More about Musical Theatre Radio: ⁠https://www.musicaltheatreradio.com/⁠

For more information on the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge, visit ⁠https://namt.org/challenge/⁠

Watch Challenge Accepted! Featuring the Winning Songs: ⁠https://youtu.be/sgVucNmcEnQ?si=XYWEpexOwqhHwjjZ

Watch “Dancing Through A Dream” from the Winning Concert: https://youtu.be/zed3S31e2uc?si=MSJ2hF9663debSFR

🎭 Welcome to NEW@NAMT: The Next Wave of Musical Theatre Writers!

This season, we’re thrilled to bring you NEW@NAMT Season 5, featuring the talented winners of the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students presented by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in partnership with the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT), Concord Theatricals, Disney Theatrical Productions, the NMPA S.O.N.G.S. Foundation and the Biller Family Foundation.

Each episode takes you inside the creative process with these inspiring young songwriters as they share their original songs, stories, and experiences from Winners Weekend in New York City, where their work was fully orchestrated and performed live by Broadway professionals.

Join host Jean-Paul Yovanoff from Musical Theatre Radio, alongside a rotating cast of Songwriting Challenge Program Mentors, Orchestrators and Artists as guest co-hosts. Together, they guide conversations with these emerging voices, providing insight into the future of musical theatre.

🎶 In this episode, we are joined by Sadie Shapiro to hear more about her song “The Way Iamb”. Alongside co-host Faye Chiao, Sadie dives into the process of writing her winning song, her personal monthly songwriting challenge, and what she learned from bringing her song to life at Winners Weekend.

Whether you're a producer, a theatre lover, or simply curious about the next generation of musical theatre creators, NEW@NAMT gives you a front-row seat to the future of musical theatre.

It’s time to lower the lights, raise the curtain, and LX1 Go! 🎭

Follow NAMT: ⁠https://linktr.ee/namtpics⁠

Follow Musical Theatre Radio: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/musicaltheatreradio/⁠

More about NAMT: ⁠https://namt.org/⁠

More about Musical Theatre Radio: ⁠https://www.musicaltheatreradio.com/⁠

For more information on the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge, visit ⁠https://namt.org/challenge/⁠

Watch Challenge Accepted! Featuring the Winning Songs: ⁠https://youtu.be/sgVucNmcEnQ?si=XYWEpexOwqhHwjjZ

Watch “The Way Iamb” from the Winning Concert: https://youtu.be/N4Lo9Sze38Q?si=jlZ9TAklwkE-rxf5

🎭 Welcome to NEW@NAMT: The Next Wave of Musical Theatre Writers!

This season, we’re thrilled to bring you NEW@NAMT Season 5, featuring the talented winners of the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students presented by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in partnership with the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT), Concord Theatricals, Disney Theatrical Productions, the NMPA S.O.N.G.S. Foundation and the Biller Family Foundation.

Each episode takes you inside the creative process with these inspiring young songwriters as they share their original songs, stories, and experiences from Winners Weekend in New York City, where their work was fully orchestrated and performed live by Broadway professionals.

Join host Jean-Paul Yovanoff from Musical Theatre Radio, alongside a rotating cast of Songwriting Challenge Program Mentors, Orchestrators and Artists as guest co-hosts. Together, they guide conversations with these emerging voices, providing insight into the future of musical theatre.

🎶 In our first episode of this Season, we talk to Gwen Doerfler, a two-time winner of the Songwriting Challenge, about her song “Older” from her musical 25. Alongside co-host Dylan Glatthorn, Gwen reflects on the inspiration behind her winning song, her experience collaborating with mentors and performers during Winners Weekend and offers advice for current participants of the Musical Theatre Songwriting Challenge for High School Students.

Whether you're a producer, a theatre lover, or simply curious about the next generation of musical theatre creators, NEW@NAMT gives you a front-row seat to the future of musical theatre.

It’s time to lower the lights, raise the curtain, and LX1 Go! 🎭

Follow NAMT: ⁠https://linktr.ee/namtpics⁠

Follow Musical Theatre Radio: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/musicaltheatreradio/⁠

More about NAMT: ⁠https://namt.org/⁠

More about Musical Theatre Radio: ⁠https://www.musicaltheatreradio.com/⁠

For more information on the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge, visit ⁠https://namt.org/challenge/⁠

Watch Challenge Accepted! Featuring the Winning Songs: ⁠https://youtu.be/sgVucNmcEnQ?si=XYWEpexOwqhHwjjZ

Watch “Older” from the Winning Concert: ⁠https://youtu.be/8orf2ly1DZw?si=FbvE8vIqe9UvdrFM

On this special edition episode of New@NAMT: Live! we're bringing you to Songwriters Showcase at the 37th Annual Festival of New Musicals. Host Jean-Paul Yovanoff is joined by new works alumni of the Festival of New Musicals, Frank Young Fund for New Musicals & Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students.

🩵 But first: a few inspiring words from NAMT's New Works Director, Frankie Dailey.

🎙️Timothy Huang (Festival Writer, 2015) shares his thoughts on the importance of mentorship and "Just Another Sunday" from his musical Birthright with Dylan Glatthorn on keys and Sean Berry on guitar.

🎙️Tabitha Moore (Winner, 2024 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students) shares her experience at Winners Weekend and "A Connection" from her musical Cherry, performed by Latoya Edwards with Dylan Glatthorn on keys.

🎙️Andrew Strano and Yuriko Shibata, the writers of Kusama (Grantee, 2025 Writers Residency Grant of the Frank Young Fund for New Musicals) alongside Tom Morrissey,the Founding Producing Artistic Director of Theatre Now New York speak about developing their musical with the support of the Frank Young Fund for New Musicals. They share a song from Kusama performed by Evan Michael Smith with Dylan Glatthorn on keys.

✨ Plus: a special announcement from TImothy Huang!

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For more information on the Annual Festival of New Musicals visit: https://namt.org/festivals/

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For more information on the Frank Young Fund for New Musicals visit: ⁠⁠https://namt.org/fyfnm/

NEW@NAMT: Love Is Dead – Featuring Jeff Luppino-Esposito & Brett Ryback

We’re closing out Season 3 of NEW@NAMT with a hilarious—and slightly haunted—new musical. In this episode, hosts Jean-Paul Yovanoff and Adam Immerwahr talk with writing team Jeff Luppino-Esposito & Brett Ryback about their musical Love Is Dead, a romantic comedy about a heartbroken woman and the sexy ghost who just might haunt her back to life.

🎙️ Jeff and Brett share how they met at the concessions stand of New World Stages (really), how their quirky pop-forward score draws from both Ben Folds and Alan Menken, and why they believe musical comedy can be just as emotionally resonant as drama—especially when there’s a Sony Discman puppet involved.

✨ Plus: how In Strange Woods and This Used to Be a Disco paved the way for their musical-theatre-meets-rom-com sensibility, what they’ve learned about writing for modern audiences, and what’s next for Love Is Dead after its Festival debut.

Three actors. One ghost. Infinite laughs.

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