THEatre ACCELERATOR
SPRING 2020
NAMT FESTIVAL PITCH DAY
Apples and Oranges Arts, in collaboration with the National Alliance for Musical Theatre and Broadway Tech Accelerator, presents a live, virtual Shark-Tank-style pitch session in which four writing teams from NAMT’s Festival of New Musicals present their shows to theatre executives and investors from around the country. See which show got selected for a virtual reading!
SING TANK PITCH DAY
THEatreACCELERATOR culminates in a live Shark-Tank-style pitch session where participants present their shows to theatre and tech industry veterans.
This supportive, dynamic pitchfest provides valuable feedback which guides the shows towards the next step in their trajectory. Wonder how to talk about a show you have in development? Want to get a sense of what pitching a show looks like? Just really love to cheer on new musical theatre? Check out the video below to see how our teams did!
The Shows
Bleeding Love
Book:
Jason Schafer
Lyrics:
Harris Doran
Music:
Arthur Bacon
Come Find Me: A Christmas Musical
Book, Music & Lyrics:
Holly Reed
Music:
Kelvin Reed
Dorothy
Book, Music & Lyrics:
Charles Strand
Glamour & Grit
Book & Lyrics:
Ariana Johns
Music:
Darryl Curry
Great Wall
Book:
Kevin Merritt
Music & Lyrics:
Kevin So
Creative Consultant:
David Henry Hwang
Halona & Ophelia
Book & Lyrics:
Hanako Greensmith
Music & Lyrics:
Sandra Okuboyejo
Ladyship
Book, Music & Lyrics:
Laura Good & Linda Good
Medusa
Book, Music & Lyrics:
Wes Braver & Rachel Dean
Simon And Jorge Pay Their Student Loans
Book, Music & Lyrics:
Jesse Gage
Saint Stephen & The Children's Crusade
Book, Music & Lyrics:
Sam Sultan
The Girl Who Left Home
Book & Lyrics:
Mallorie Ortega
Lyrics:
Steve Greist
Music:
Alex Winkler
The Passage
Book, Music & Lyrics:
David Darrow
Tinderella: the modern musical
Book:
Rose Oser
Lyrics:
Weston Scott
Music:
Christian B. Schmidt
The Mentors
Deborah Barrera
FOUNDER / PRODUCER
FIREMUSED PRODUCTIONS / AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
Drew Cohen
President & CEO
MUSICAL THEATRE INTERNATIONAL
Paul Gordon
WRITER / COMPOSER
EMMA / JANE EYRE
Deadria Harrington
CREATIVE PRODUCER
THE MOVEMENT THEATRE COMPANY
Matt Humphrey
CO-FOUNDER
CURTAIN CALL
Renee Kaplan
CEO / FOUNDER
THE PHILANTHROPY WORKSHOP / FUTURE WORKPLACE, INC
Van Kaplan
PRODUCER
MATILDA / AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
Frank Kavanaugh
FOUNDER / PRODUCER
FORT ASHWORTH INVESTMENTS / AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
Michele Lynch
CHOREOGRAPHER
EVERYDAY RAPTURE / GRUMPY OLD MEN
Brian Moreland
CREATIVE PRODUCER
SEA WALL/ A LIFE
Dessie Moynihan
VICE PRESIDENT, CREATIVE PROJECTS
THE SHUBERT ORGANIZATION
Luke Rodehorst
TICKETING & LIVE EVENTS
GOOGLE
John Schwab
CO-FOUNDER
CURTAIN CALL
Kyle Wright
DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL PROJECTS
THE SHUBERT ORGANIZATION
The Judges
Deborah Barrera
FOUNDER / PRODUCER
FIREMUSED PRODUCTIONS / AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
Alice Brooks
CINEMATOGRAPHER
IN THE HEIGHTS (2021) / HOME BEFORE DARK (2020)
Elise Dewsberry
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
NEW MUSICALS INC.
Arvind Ethan David
PRODUCER
JAGGED LITTLE PILL / PRODIGAL ENTERTAINMENT
Kathy Evans
FOUNDING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
RHINEBECK WRITERS RETREAT
Deeksha Gaur
CO-FOUNDER / CEO
SHOWSCORE
Donna Lynn Hilton
PRODUCER
GOODSPEED MUSICALS
Brandon Ivie
ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
VILLAGE THEATRE
Frank Kavanaugh
FOUNDER / PRODUCER
FORT ASHWORTH INVESTMENTS / AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
Jonathan Ledden
FOUNDER / INVESTOR
BAY LAKE VENTURES
Brian Moreland
CREATIVE PRODUCER
SEA WALL/ A LIFE
Meredith Reed
MARKETING DIRECTOR
MUSIC THEATRE WORKS
James Rocco
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE
Kyle Wright
DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL PROJECTS
THE SHUBERT ORGANIZATION