19thANNUAL FESTlVAL O F N E W M U S l CA L S SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2007 STAGE 3 STAGE 5 6:00 - 6:45 PM THE CHOCOLATE TREE THE STORY OF MY LIFE 7:15 - 8:00 PM KINGDOM THE BREAK UP NOTEBOOK: THE LESBIAN MUSICAL 8:30 - 9:30 PM SONGWRITER SHOWCASE - Followed by MEET THE WRITERS RECEPTION at The Palm (250 W. 50th St. btw 8th Ave. & Bway) Sponsored by Theatrical Rights Worldwide (NAMT Members and Premiere Pass Holders Only) MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2007 STAGE 3 STAGE 2 10:00 - 10:45 AM CASEY AT THE BAT TINYARD HILL 11:15 - 12:00 PM WRITING ARTHUR THE STORY OF MY LIFE 12:30 - 1:15 PM KINGDOM THE GYPSY KING 1:15 - 2:30 PM Lunch (on your own) Lunch (on your own) 2:45 - 3:30 PM CASEY AT THE BAT TINYARD HILL 4:00 - 4:45 PM WRITING ARTHUR THE GYPSY KING 5:15 - 6:00 PM THE CHOCOLATE TREE THE BREAK UP NOTEBOOK: THE LESBIAN MUSICAL - Followed by FESTIVAL CLOSING PARTY at Pigalle (790 8th Ave. at 48th St.) Co-sponsored by Theatre Under The Stars & Pittsburgh CLO (NAMT Members and Premiere Pass Holders Only) 520 Eighth Avenue, Suite 301 New York, NY 10018 p: 212.714.6668 [email protected] www.namt.org DEAR FRIEND: Welcome to the National Alliance for Musical Theatre’s 19th Annual Festival of New Musicals. This year, you will see eight diverse musicals and meet the writing CONTENTS teams that our Festival Committee believes are the up and coming talent you should know. We extend our gratitude and appreciation to all the participants in the Festival, as well as to the NAMT members, staff, and our sponsors and Festival Schedule back cover supporters, without whom this festival would not be possible. We are proud of the many success stories from past Festival presentations. About NAMT 3 Over the past 18 years, more than 200 new musicals and 300 writers have been featured at the NAMT Festival. These shows have had thousands of subsequent productions around the world, and many writers have secured commissions and About the Festival 5 won awards. One recent example is The Drowsy Chaperone, which was in our 2004 Festival and continues its Broadway run. FESTIVAL SHOW INFORMATION And our success stories go beyond Broadway. From the last three Festivals alone The Break Up Notebook: The Lesbian Musical 7 there have been numerous developmental, regional, and off-Broadway productions Casey at the Bat 9 of, to name a few, Ace, The Boys are Coming Home, Emma, Flight of the Lawnchair Man, I Love You Because, Meet John Doe, Party Come Here!, Striking 12, and The Chocolate Tree 11 Winesburg, Ohio. The Gypsy King 13 Kingdom 15 A major component of our mission at NAMT is to nurture the creation, development and recognition of new works of musical theatre. This Festival is the culmination The Story of My Life 17 of months of work by the dedicated NAMT staff, Festival Committee, and NAMT Tinyard Hill 19 members. We believe our art form is alive and well and the future is strong. Writing Arthur 21 Thank you for your support of and participation with the National Alliance for Musical Theatre’s Festival of New Musicals. Sit back, relax and enjoy. NAMT Festival History 22 Best regards, NAMT Members 24 NAMT Board, Committee, Staff and Special Thanks 27 John C. Breckenridge, President, National Alliance for Musical Theatr NAMT Sponsors 28 e President and CEO, Theatre Under The Stars NAMT Contributors 32 ~1 It is a testament to the members of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre that ABOUT THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR MUSICAL THEATRE we have had the longevity and creativity to present the Festival of New Musicals The National Alliance for Musical Theatre, founded in 1985, is a not-for-profit national for 19 years. To our members, I want to say thank you for your ongoing support service organization dedicated exclusively to musical theatre. Its 148 members include of this organization and the Festival. In my five years as Executive Director of theatres, presenting organizations, universities, and commercial producers. Located NAMT, I have been awed by the passion and commitment of these theatre pro- throughout 33 states and 9 countries, member organizations share NAMT’s commitment to nurture the creation, production, and recognition of new musicals and classics. NAMT ducers, developers, presenters, and universities that comprise our membership. has presented the annual Festival of New Musicals since 1989, bringing together the They are the torchbearers of the classics that we have all grown up with and industry’s leading theatre producers and writers, with the goal of furthering the develop- ment and production of their work. Following their Festival appearance, these musicals, continue to value and treasure as part of our history. And, to ensure the future cumulatively, have had thousands of productions worldwide. of this art form, they are developing and producing dozens of new musicals each year. The mission of NAMT is to advance musical theatre by: • Nurturing the creation, development, production, presentation, and recognition of Earlier this weekend NAMT members gathered at our annual Fall Conference new musicals and classics to share information and ideas on producing new work. For the Festival of New • Providing a forum for the sharing of resources and information relating to profesional Musicals, NAMT invites hundreds of theatre professionals to join our members, musical theatre through communications, networking, and programming with the goal of helping these shows find audiences across the country and helping these writers as they grow in their careers. • Advocating for the imagination, diversity, and joy unique to musical theatre MEMBERSHIP SNAPSHOT As we look forward, the Board, members, and staff of NAMT are committed to our mission to nurture the creation, development, and production of new musi- Last season, the NAMT membership: cals. We thank all of the foundations, sponsors, and individual donors for mak- • Employed over 17,200 people ing NAMT’s Festival of New Musicals and other new works programs a reality. • Staged over 27,000 performances attended by over 16.3 million people And we thank all of you for joining us in the goal of keeping musical theatre alive • Entertained almost 757,000 subscribers • Provided education programs for 1.7 million students and teachers and thriving throughout the world. • Had revenues totaling over $500,000,000. • Performed in 275 facilities housing more than 215,500 seats All best, (See page 24 for a complete listing of NAMT Member Organizations) NAMT thanks the following foundations and government agencies for their support: The American Theatre Wing, The ASCAP Foundation, The Dramatists Guild Fund, Jamie deRoy & friends, The Gilman & Gonzalez-Falla Theater Foundation, The Mackintosh Foundation, Music Theatre International, National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, The Rodgers and Hammerstein Foundation, The Shen Family Foundation, and The Shubert Foundation. Kathy Evans Executive Director To inquire about NAMT membership, please contact Membership Director Matt Schicker at 212-714-6668 x15 or e-mail to [email protected]. National Alliance for Musical Theatre ~2 ~3 19thANNUAL FESTlVAL O F N E W M U S l CA L S ABOUT THE FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS The purpose of the Festival is to create a nurturing environment for the discovery, development and advancement of the musical theatre art form. NAMT seeks to do this with a focus on quality, diversity, and new voices. The objectives and goals of the Festival are to: • Create the opportunity to showcase new musicals • Present a selection of musicals that is diverse in ethnicity, subject matter, style, and concept • Encourage future productions of new musicals • Discover new work and new voices • Nurture creative writing teams • Stimulate networking opportunities for NAMT members and theatre professionals • Reach out to the national and the international musical theatre community The Festival of New Musicals is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts and by public funds from The New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency. ~4 ~5 Book by Patricia Cotter Music and Lyrics by Lori Scarlett Additional Music by David Manning Originally a play by Patricia Cotter, in 2001 The Break THE SUSAN GURMAN AGENCY, LLC Up Notebook premiered at the LA Gay and Lesbian Tel: 212 749 4618; www.gurmanagency.com Center earning a GLAAD nomination. In 2005, the musical had its World Premiere at the Hudson Theatre in Hollywood, produced by Rose Marcario, 1 congratulates our client, bookwriter Patricia Cotter on where it received an Ovation Award for Best World THE BREAKUP NOTEBOOK: The Lesbian Musical2 with Premiere Musical, an L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award music & lyrics by Lori Scarlett for Best Musical Score, and six Garland Awards, including Best Adaptation. The show has since been work-shopped at NAMT Member Baldwin-Wallace Also lauding former NAMT FESTIVAL participants/clients and their current College Conservatory of Music and produced at San projects with NAMT members: Diego’s Diversionary Theatre. Marion Adler & Craig Bohmler & Marc Jacob ALL THE MORE TO LOVE commissioned by The Laguna Playhouse For more The Break Up Notebook: The Lesbian Musical examines a information on year in the life of the recently dumped Helen Hill. With her Will Osborne & Randy Courts The Break Up Notebook: family of friends by her side she encounters: two-stepping THE MAGIC TREEHOUSE: The Musical The Lesbian Musical, twelve-steppers, Paxil popping lawyers, dental dams, grrrl National Tour – September 08 contact Rose Marcario, bands, hot girl on girl action, and maybe…just maybe… the [email protected] girl of her dreams.