🎧 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
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!
🎧 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
🎧 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
🎧 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
Promotional graphic for the National Endowment for the Arts and National Alliance for Musical Theatre Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge. Text reads: “Creativity as a Muscle: Writing One Song a Day.” Event details: March 16, 7pm ET, online at NAMT.org. Bright teal background with colorful polka-dot border and cable graphic around the title.
Event graphic for NAMT’s Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge workshop. Photo of Oliver Richman in a circular frame, labeled “Actor & Singer/Songwriter.” Text reads: “Creativity as a Muscle: Writing One Song a Day.” Event details: March 16, 7pm ET, online at NAMT.org. Colorful polka-dot background.
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
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.
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.
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
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
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!
🔔 LAST CALL to Submit to the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students!
Draft 1 Submissions are due Monday, February 16!
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
✨ 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
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
🎶 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
🎶 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
Colorful promotional graphic for the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge, presented by the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT). A red and yellow banner across the top reads “Deadline Extended!” The text below announces that Draft 1 submissions are now due by February 16, 2026. It notes that the program is in collaboration with several major theatrical organizations. The background features a rainbow gradient with white polka dots and stylized audio cables around the text. At the bottom, the website NAMT.org/challenge is listed.
⏰ 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
✨ Midwest high schoolers: got a song idea or finished track?
Join Midwest Song Share on Jan 22 — a free virtual event with pro musical theatre mentors
Info & sign-up: namt.org
#MidwestSongShare #MusicalTheatre #NAMT #StudentSongwriters #ArtsEd
🎶 High school songwriters! Want feedback from real musical theatre pros?
Join Southern Song Share – Jan 20, online & free.
Bring a full song, a melody, or just an idea — leave with pro feedback!
Info + sign-up 👉 namt.org
#MusicalTheatre #StudentSongwriters #SouthernSongShare #ArtsEd
NAMT’s “Conference Continued” is back!
🗓️ Jan 8 at 4pm ET
Topic: New Year, New Leaders
🔗 RSVP info at NAMT.org
🎶 Join us Dec 16, 4PM ET for Conference Continued: Smarter, Cost-Effective Pathways for New Musical Development — a solutions-focused convo on how to support new musicals creatively & sustainably.
💬 Flexible models
🤝 Creative collabs
🎭 Resource-smart practices
🔗 NAMT members + invited guests only.
Mark your calendars for NAMT’s December Events!
Check out namt.org/events for more info!
🎶 Announcing the NAMT Resiliency Fund 🎶
A bold initiative supporting the future of musical theatre.
We’re building momentum toward a $75,000 goal by April 30 to ensure that NAMT’s vital work continues to grow and evolve.
Join us in creating a stronger, more resilient field.
🔗 namt.org/support
🎭 Two free musical theatre events happening today!
🕓 4pm ET – 2026 Festival of New Musicals Info Session
🕖 7pm ET – Recipe for Songwriting: Lyric Structure
🎟️ Register: namt.org/events
📝 NAMT invites high school students to explore character arcs, lyrical hooks, and rhyme with Shannon Burkett (The Female Pope, Fest ‘22) in Recipe for Songwriting: Lyric Structure — part two of our Song Structure Series.
📅 Nov 17 | 7PM ET | Online
🎟️ Free at namt.org
🎭 NAMT member theatres! Applications are open!
Apply now for:
– Writers Residency Grants (Due Dec 5)
– Dev/Production Grant LOIs (Due Dec 16)
Funding supports new musicals from development to full production.
More info + apply: namt.org/fyfnm/
🎶 High schoolers! Submissions are open for the 2025–26 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge. Write a song, get feedback from pros & maybe join us in NYC! Draft 1 due 2/2/26
🎭 Workshops now open! → namt.org/challenge
📢 Calling all musical theatre creators! Submissions are OPEN for the 38th Annual NAMT Festival of New Musicals. 🎼
Apply FREE by 12/16/25
Late deadline: 1/6/26 (late fees apply)
More info + submission link: namt.org/festapp
🎶 Ever wonder what makes a musical theatre song work?
Join NAMT + composer Joey Contreras for Recipe for Songwriting: Musical Structure, a free virtual workshop breaking down the ingredients of a song.
🗓️ Nov 10 | 7–8:30pm ET
🌟 Open to all students interested in the MT Songwriting Challenge!
