National Alliance for Musical Theatre has announced the keynote speakers and Conference Agenda for the Fall Conference titled "New Musicals on the Horizon," which takes place on Tuesday, October 24 and Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at NYC's Pershing Square Signature Center.
The 2023 Fall Conference, hosted by Signature Theater at the Pershing Square Signature Center, will feature Michael Kaiser (Chairman of the DeVos Institute of Arts Management at the University of Maryland) in a keynote conversation with NAMT’s Board President Kwofe Coleman (The Muny, MO), and a second keynote speaker on day two to be announced. Other Fall Conference sessions include: “The State of the Industry,” a panel featuring leaders from theatres across the country; “Models of New Work Development,” an exploration of how to continue supporting new musicals during difficult times; and “Accessibility for All,” an examination of what all audiences need to attend a musical, and much more!
Conference attendees will also get a sneak peek of the 35th Annual Festival of New Musicals (taking place immediately after the conference, on 26-27 October) at a special Meet-the-Writers panel, and have many opportunities for networking and real connection over breakfasts & lunches as well as a member-favorite cocktail party at Broadway mainstay Glass House Tavern. Most Conference sessions will also be livestreamed for members who are unable to join in person.
Other speakers and panelists for the 2023 Fall Conference include: Michael Baron, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma (OK); Melissa Bencic, Bravo Academy (ON); Marsha S. Brooks, Brooks & Distler (NY); Debby Buchholz, La Jolla Playhouse (CA) Ben Cameron (MN); Jim Colleran, Concord Theatricals (NY); Victoria Detres, RISE Theatre (NY); Michael Detroit, Playhouse on the Square (TN); Sharon Fallon, Sharon Fallon Productions (NY); Mark Fleischer, Pittsburgh CLO (PA); Kate Galvin, Constellation Stage & Screen (IN); Gabe Gloden, Constellation Stage & Screen (IN); Neil Gooding, Neil Gooding Productions (NY); Steven Gross, Temple Theaters (PA); Hillary Hart, Theatre Under The Stars (TX); Alisa Hauser, Florida State College of Music (FL); Branden Huldeen, Barrington Stage Company (MA); Adam Hyndman, RISE Theatre (NY); Jennifer Jaquess, Red Mountain Theatre Company (AL); Bradford Kenney, Ogunquit Playhouse (ME); Eric Keen-Louie, La Jolla Playhouse (CA); Karen Kowgios, Withum Smith+Brown, PC; Victoria Lang; Broadway & Beyond Theatricals (NYC); Martin Miller, McCarter Theatre Center (NJ); Eric Nelson, TRG Arts (CO); Christine O’Grady Roberts; Ann-Carol Pence, Aurora Theatre (GA); Jim Reynolds, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma (OK); Emily N. Wells, The Human Race Theatre Company (OH), Blair Russell, Blair Russell Productions (NYC); Douglas Senecal, Musical Theatre West (CA); Kate Supleve, The Musical Stage Company (ON); Jay Woods, The 5th Avenue Theatre (WA); Kathleen Wrinn, Syracuse University (NY), and more to be announced.
In related news, a reminder that:
- applications to the 2024 Eugene O’Neill Theater Center's National Music Theater Conference close on 16 October 2023.
- a new residency in Scotland for musical theatre writers, composers, and lyricists from the UK, India and the United States close on 20 October 2023