New York Musical Theatre Festival
new york musical festival nymf annual event held summer new york city midtown theater district mounted new musical year half selected opensubmission doubleblind evaluation process involving prominent theater artist producer festival artist staff invited remaining show nymf premiered musical engaging artist attracting attendee production later staged venues—in u state country reaching audience four million people festival official count nymf show produced cast album besides musical festival offered reading concert featuring new music educational seminar exploration musical tv film also facilitated unique collaboration new yorkbased art organization nymf launched nymf meet nymif collaboration new york musical improv festival weekly series paired performer nymf artist magnet theater create improvised musical earlier nymf upright citizen brigade theater explored intersection improvisation musical theater festival also collaborated paley center screen musical television nymf received jujamcyn award prize developing creative talent year nymf introduced dance series celebrate integration musical theatre dance featuring musical common ground platform nymf produced numerous concert ran next link project yearround writer service program provided comprehensive support help writer develop musical fully staged production initiative culminated annually subsidized production writing team nymfs fall festival festival helped launch broadway show title show became first nymf production transfer broadway followed next normal three tony award pulitzer prize drama nymf began working daegu international musical theatre festival facilitating production exchange fostering international recognition accolade nymf received special drama desk award decadelong effort create nurture musical theater nerd musical software satire slated nymfs fourth broadway transfer opening cancelled due loss major investor nymf abruptly ceased operation january end every festival starting jury broadway professional gave award excellence deserving production year festival also best fest award public vote new york musical theatre festival official site new york musical theatre festival downstage center xm radio interview american theatre wing los angeles time feature new york musical theatre festival