It took us a month, but BroadwayWorld is proud to present photos from The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT)'s 18th Annual Festival of New Musicals, which was held at New World Stages (340 West 50th St. between 8th and 9th Avenues) on Sunday, October 8 and Monday, October 9.
Among the stars participating in NAMT were Kerry Butler, Darius de Haas, Gregg Edelman, Dee Hoty, Marc Kudisch, Brian D'Arcy James, Douglas Sills, Amy Spanger, Mary Testa and Lillias White. The eight festival shows included Dangerous Beauty, Emma, Jerry Christmas, Julian Po, One Step Forward, Piece, Sunfish and Vanities, as well as the Songwriter Showcase, which featured work by up-and-coming musical theatre writers, as well as performances by such stars as Colin Hanlon, Eden Espinosa, Christopher Fitzgerald and Marya Grandy. Jayson Raitt produced the 2006 Festival of New Musicals.
Since 1989, NAMT's Festival of New Musicals has introduced theatre producers to more than 175 musicals and 300 writers. More than three-fourths of these shows have had further development, tours and licensing agreements, leading to thousands of subsequent productions. Past festival highlights have included The Drowsy Chaperone, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Songs for a New World and more.
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Showcase:
Celso Gonzalez-Falla, Jamie DeRoy, Sondra Gilman, John Breckenridge, and Kathy Evans
Rebecca Luker and Richard Kind
Richard Kind, Scott Logsdon and Steve Marzullo
Scott Logsdon and Steve Marzullo
Performance of "How Hard Should a Girl Be Hard to Get" from Joyce Jackson's Guide To Dating; at left, Catherine Brunell and at center, Olivia Oguma
Michael Ruby and Adam Gwon
Jenna Leigh Green and Adam Jacobs
Rebecca Luker, Richard Kind and Fabian Obispo
Melody Butiu
Carla Rose Arnone, Brian Hargrove and Barbara Anselmi
Anthony Barnao, Eleanor Albano and Ron Abel
Anthony Barnao, Eleanor Albano and Ron Abel
Marya Grandy
Robert Maddock, Joe Iconis and Reza Jacobs
Jeremy Kushnier, Liz Callaway and Reza Jacobs
Jeremy Kushnier and Liz Callaway
Rebecca Luker, Richard Kind, Jennfer Maloney and David Austin
Colin Hanlon
Colin Hanlon
Sally Mayes and Johnny Rodgers
Brian Hill and Neil Bartram
Rebecca Luker and Richard Kind
Christopher Fitzgerald
David Howard and Bret Simmons
Eden Espinosa
Eden Espinosa
Rebecca Luker and Richard Kind
Michael Milton, Janie Barnett and Margaret Dorn
Jenny Burton, Janeece Freeman and more perform "Standin' Tall" from Faraway Bayou
Jenny Burton, Janeece Freeman and performers
Reception:
Minako Naito and Kumiko Yoshii
Kumiko Yoshii and Keith Hurd
Tara Smith, Denyce Milson and Scott Alan
Carla Rose Arnone and Tara Smith
Jamie DeRoy and Carla Rose Arnone
John Breckenridge and Kathy Evans
Marty Bell, Lou Spisto, Neil Bartram, Brian Hill, Timothy French, and Leslie Arden
Scott Logsdon and Steve Marzullo
Michael Cooper, Robert Maddock, Hey Jung, Joe Iconis, and Reza Jacobs
Carla Rose Arnone, Keith Hurd, Brian Hargrove, and Barbara Anselmi
Joe Iconis, Robert Maddock, Reza Jacobs, and Marty Bell
Anthony Barnao, Eleanor Albano, and Ron Abel
Scott Logsdon, Brian Hill, Jayson Raitt, and Neil Bartram
Roy Miller, David A. Austin, Jennifer Maloney, and Colin Hanlon
Roy Miller, Michael Robertson, Kathy Evans, and Michael Price
Elisabeth Schneider, Sam Carner, Jana Robbins, and Michael Price
Bret Simmons, Jayson Raitt, and David Howard
Colin Hanlon and Andy Señor Jr.
Anastasia Barzee and Richard Kind
Tracy Aron, Andrew Asnes, Anastasia Barzee, Richard Kind, and Stefany Bergson
Tommy Scallen and Cheryl L. Davis
Richard Kind, Kathy Evans, and Jayson Raitt
Keith Hurd and Kathy Evans
Paul Gordon and Lianne Marie Dobbs
Andrew Asnes, Anastasia Barzee, and Jayson Raitt
Jayson Raitt and Sue Frost
Kent Nicholson, Henry Fonte, and Michael Wolk
Lori Bales, Leonard A. Anderson, M. Seth Reines, and Jamibeth Margolis
Eva Price, Seth Goldstein, and Kris Stewart
Kent Nicholson and Reza Jacobs
Keith Hurd, Merrill Grant, Jayson Raitt, Tiffani Gavin, and Michael Weiner
Merrill Grant, Lori Bales, Ron Dwenger, and Luther Creek
Jeremy Desmon and Jim Roberts
Michael Robertson and Geoff Cohen
