Several GMTWP Alums will have their new musicals featured in the 2020 National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) Festival of New Musicals.
The new musicals by GMTWP alums are:
EASTBOUND with book & music by Cheeyang Ng (Cycle 28) and book & lyrics by collaborator Khiyon Hursey
Eastbound is a new bilingual musical about the unexpected meeting of two brothers from opposite sides of the world, their quests for survival, and the power of choice. The musical is told through the soundscape of a contemporary score amalgamated with traditional Chinese folk music and Mandopop.
HART ISLAND with book & lyrics by Michelle Elliott and music & lyrics by Danny Haengil Larsen (both Cycle 14)
Hart Island is the tale of an immigrant woman fighting for her child and the unexpected compassion of a disillusioned inmate who is the only person who can help her.
ON THIS SIDE OF THE WORLD with music and lyrics by Paulo K Tiról (Cycle 24)
In On This Side of the World, six performers give voice to Filipino immigrants navigating old lives and new beginnings, as a one-way ticket sends them on a journey 8,000 miles from home.
This year the works will be presented virtually on Broadway on Demand November 19–20.
The festival presents eight musicals before an audience to connect producers with writers to help shows continue on a path to development.