Welcome to the home of the New York Musical Theatre Festival!
Our 5th Annual Festival ran from September 15 - October 5, 2008.
Join us for our Awards Gala on Sunday, November 2, as we celebrate the season's artistic achievements and honor producer Robyn Goodman. Click here for more information!
Important stuff from NYMF HQ
NYMF Awards for Excellence Winners Announced!
Posted by NYMF on 11:23 am Oct 15th, 2008
The New York Musical Theater Festival concluded its fifth season on October 5th having presented 241 performances over the course of 21 days.
NYMF's Broadway Prom
Posted by NYMF on 12:31 pm Oct 2nd, 2008
Does the idea of a dance remix of "The Ballad of Sweeny Todd" make you really excited?
Then you need to come to NYMF's Broadway Prom!!
Vote for Best Of Fest!
Posted by NYMF on 12:03 pm Oct 2nd, 2008
Don't forget to vote for Best of Fest on Broadwayworld.com. There's only a few days left to make sure your favorite NYMF show wins!
Now in its fifth year, The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) exists to revitalize one of America’s greatest art forms by discovering, supporting and promoting new musical theater artists, producers, and projects, and by introducing a diverse audience to the vibrancy of contemporary musical theater. The largest musical theater event in America, NYMF takes over midtown Manhattan for three weeks each fall with a slate of over 30 productions and more than 50 concerts, readings, workshops, seminars and other special events.
Hailed as “the Sundance of Musical Theatre,” NYMF is widely regarded as the essential source for new material and talent discovery. The festival has premiered more than 150 new musicals since 2004 – many of which have gone on to award-winning productions on Broadway, off-Broadway, at regional theatres and on tour, in 38 states and nine countries worldwide. Throughout the year, NYMF also supports and promotes writers at all levels of experience through its Next Link Project writer service program, its Born at NYMF commissions of innovative new musical theatre works, and its NYMF Educational Series of seminars and master classes. This year, NYMF implemented its Student Audience Development Program, giving students at local colleges the opportunity to work with NYMF and gain special access to its artists. NYMF also serves as an advocate for hundreds of alumni artists, and has become the go-to liaison for a growing network of regional theaters, producers and service organizations around the world.
The flagship program of National Music Theater Network, Inc., a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, NYMF is presented in association with BroadwayWorld.com, Production Resource Group and TheaterMania.com, and is supported by amNewYork, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, BroadwayBox.com, BroadwayInsider.com, Frank & Camille's Fine Pianos, HX Magazine, Jossip.com, King Displays, Manhattan Movement & Arts Center, Metromix.com, The New York Blade, Next Magazine, Panasonic Astrovision, Queerty.com, Tekserve, TheMENEvent, VOGA Italia, and The Zipper Factory. NYMF is supported, in part, by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
