Festival of New American Musicals



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Country and Region United StatesCalifornia
Type of Festival Drama, Music
Location of Festival Los Angeles, California USA
Festival Contact Information

FNAM
4 Lighthouse Street, Unit 15
Marina Del Rey, California 90292 USA
Phone: +01 (310) 384-4229
Email: marcia@lafestival.org

Festival Description

The inaugural Festival of New American Musicals took place in 2008 in southern California. FNAM featurs new works, works in progress, cabarets, staged readings, lectures, workshops and master classes to venues throughout the city and stretching as far as Ventura and San Diego. Concert performances will take place—by composers, lyricists, book writers, performers, students, directors, choreographers, designers, sound and lighting directors, producers and devotees. The Festival begins with the Work of Stephen Sondheim, to whom the Festival is dedicated, along with two months of of new American musicals.

The Geffen Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, Old Globe Theatre, UCLA Live!, University of Southern California, Southgate High School and Birmingham High School are scouting new material for the festival. The Rubicon Theatre, Hollywood Bowl, L.A. Master Chorale and Pepperdine University already have announced specific. expects to work closely with area high schools and colleges to bring young audiences to the theaters or, in some cases, to bring the theaters to them.

Festival Dates July 26 - November 25, 2012
Festival Links

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Photo slideshow credits:
  • In order of appearance
    • Festival Logo
    • Co-Executive Producers of The Festival of New American Musicals (Linda Shusett, Bob Klein and Marcia Seligson, Rita Wilson, Drew Carey, Chip Esten and Diane Warren). Taken at the Festival Closing party 2011
    • Kristin Bell singing
    • Marisa Jaret-Winokour singing at the Festival Closing party 2011
    • High school musical phenoms Garrison Hall and Alexa Russo
    • Co-Executive Producers of The Festival of New American Musicals (Linda Shusett, Bob Klein and Marcia Seligson)

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