Advance registration for the 22nd Annual Festival of New Musicals is now closed. You may register at the Festival starting Thursday at 10 AM. Please be aware that due to capacity issues, some readings may be standby-only.

When you arrive at New World Stages, please head down to the Mezzanine Level Lobby and go to the Walk-Up Table to register. Please have your business card at hand.

The Festival is only open to theatre industry professionals. We define an industry member as anyone currently working professionally in the theatre who can aid in the development of the shows or writers we present.

The Festival will take place at New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street, on Thursday, October 21 from 10 am to 5:45 pm, and on Friday, October 22 from 11:00 am to 4:30 pm.

The Festival of New Musicals has received a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Festival is also supported in part by The Dramatists Guild Fund and by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.