EPISODE · Jan 14, 2025 · 42 MIN
S2E1 Challenge Winners: ISABELLA NGUYEN & MAYA JOHNSON with Guest Hosts TERESA LOTZ & JOEY CONTRERAS
from New@NAMT: The Next Wave of Musical Theatre · host National Alliance for Musical Theatre
🎭 Welcome to NEW@NAMT: The Next Wave of Musical Theatre Writers! This season, we’re thrilled to bring you NEW@NAMT Season 2, featuring the talented winners of the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students presented by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in partnership with the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT), Concord Theatricals, Disney Theatrical Productions, and the NMPA S.O.N.G.S. Foundation. Each episode takes you inside the creative process with these inspiring young songwriters as they share their original songs, stories, and experiences from Winners Weekend in New York City, where their work was fully orchestrated and performed live by Broadway professionals. Join host Jean-Paul Yovanoff from Musical Theatre Radio, alongside a rotating cast of Songwriting Challenge Program Mentors and Orchestrators as guest co-hosts. Together, they guide conversations with these emerging voices, providing insight into the future of musical theatre. 🎶 In our first episode of Season 2, we talk to Isabella Nguyen & Maya Johnson, winners of the Songwriting Challenge for their original song “Live Before Life’s Gone” from their musical Less Than Perfect. Along with co-hosts Joey Contreras (Program Mentor) and Teresa Lotz (Orchestrator), we dive into their songwriting journey, the development of their musical, and the exciting highlights of Winners Weekend. Whether you're a producer, a theatre lover, or simply curious about the next generation of musical theatre creators, NEW@NAMT gives you a front-row seat to the future of musical theatre. It’s time to lower the lights, raise the curtain, and LX1 Go! 🎭 Follow NAMT: https://linktr.ee/namtpics Follow Musical Theatre Radio: https://www.instagram.com/musicaltheatreradio/ More about NAMT: https://namt.org/ More about Musical Theatre Radio: https://www.musicaltheatreradio.com/ For more information on the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge, visit https://namt.org/challenge/ Watch Challenge Accepted! Featuring the Winning Songs: https://youtu.be/7ia5ebFAdrU? Watch “Live Before Life’s Gone” from the Winning Concert: https://youtu.be/7ia5ebFAdrU?
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🎭 Welcome to NEW@NAMT: The Next Wave of Musical Theatre Writers! This season, we’re thrilled to bring you NEW@NAMT Season 2, featuring the talented winners of the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students presented by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in partnership with the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT), Concord Theatricals, Disney Theatrical Productions, and the NMPA S.O.N.G.S. Foundation. Each episode takes you inside the creative process with these inspiring young songwriters as they share their original songs, stories, and experiences from Winners Weekend in New York City, where their work was fully orchestrated and performed live by Broadway professionals. Join host Jean-Paul Yovanoff from Musical Theatre Radio, alongside a rotating cast of Songwriting Challenge Program Mentors and Orchestrators as guest co-hosts. Together, they guide conversations with these emerging voices, providing insight into the future of musical theatre. 🎶 In our first episode of Season 2, we talk to Isabella Nguyen & Maya Johnson, winners of the Songwriting Challenge for their original song “Live Before Life’s Gone” from their musical Less Than Perfect. Along with co-hosts Joey Contreras (Program Mentor) and Teresa Lotz (Orchestrator), we dive into their songwriting journey, the development of their musical, and the exciting highlights of Winners Weekend. Whether you're a producer, a theatre lover, or simply curious about the next generation of musical theatre creators, NEW@NAMT gives you a front-row seat to the future of musical theatre. It’s time to lower the lights, raise the curtain, and LX1 Go! 🎭 Follow NAMT: https://linktr.ee/namtpics Follow Musical Theatre Radio: https://www.instagram.com/musicaltheatreradio/ More about NAMT: https://namt.org/ More about Musical Theatre Radio: https://www.musicaltheatreradio.com/ For more information on the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge, visit https://namt.org/challenge/ Watch Challenge Accepted! Featuring the Winning Songs: https://youtu.be/7ia5ebFAdrU? Watch “Live Before Life’s Gone” from the Winning Concert: https://youtu.be/7ia5ebFAdrU?
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S2E1 Challenge Winners: ISABELLA NGUYEN & MAYA JOHNSON with Guest Hosts TERESA LOTZ & JOEY CONTRERAS
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