This year’s showcase will feature songs from the following new musicals: Amazing Grace, with book by Christopher Smith & Arthur Giron; music & lyrics by Christopher Smith); Careless Love by Ryan Dunkin; First Date, with book by Austin Winsberg; music & lyrics by Alan Zachary & Michael Weiner; Fly By Night, conceived by Kim Rosenstock, written by Will Connolly, Michael Mitnick & Kim Rosenstock; Harmony, Kansas, with book & lyrics by Bill Nelson; music by Anna K. Jacobs; The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes, featuring book & lyrics by Christopher Dimond and music by Michael Kooman; and Who’s Your Baghdaddy? by Marshall Pailet & A.D. Penedo.

Registration for the festival, including the Songwriters Showcase, is free for industry members. A limited number of tickets will be made available to the public for free on a standby basis.

For more information, and to register, visit www.namt.org/festival.