NYMF to Begin Accepting Submissions for Sixth Annual Festival on January 7

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) has announced that it will accept open submissions for its Next Link Project January 7-March 2, for the sixth annual festival taking place September 28-October 18, 2009.

The festival aims to revitalize musical theater culture by discovering and promoting new musical theater artists, producers and projects. 12 of the Festival’s full production slots are reserved for participants in The Next Link Project, NYMF’s primary writer service program, which provides emerging musical theatre writing teams with the training and relationships needed to help them move their musicals from mere readings to fully-realized productions.

Any work that has not been produced professionally in New York City may be submitted by authors with or without industry representation. Applicants must provide a demo recording of their songs, a detailed synopsis of their show, a 15-page script sample (15 consecutive pages representing the heart of the show and including lyrics for at least one of the songs), a complete script, and, if applicable, proof of rights to adapt underlying material.

For more information, visit www.nymf.org.