Submissions are open for our 2026 Project! Click HERE to submit your new musical!

This summer festival mounts a showcase of 30-minute segments from three brand new musicals, utilizing pre-professional/community actors from Boulder and beyond, in addition to a professional directing team, crew, and a live band. Writers submit their work between 9/1-12/1; three musicals are chosen for the mainstage festival—two performances featuring songs and scenes from each of the three chosen musicals. New in 2025, the Saturday evening performance features a cabaret of songs from other shows selected as finalists.

New Musical Project is unique in that the 6-10 finalists are each awarded $100 in addition to being included in the cabaret. We recognize that creating musicals takes a massive amount of time, creativity, and capital. We want to help support writers as they take on the costs of demos, application fees, and all the other financial needs of a musical. We also award our three winners a stipend to travel to Boulder to see their works come to life. Writers and composers dialogue with their cast and crew. While this project is not a “workshop,” it is invaluable for writing teams to see what happens when their work is taken on by a director and company.

New Musical Project is housed within Parlando School of Musical Arts.

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Photos by Kevin Snyder Photography

Thank you to our 2025 sponsors: JenStuckeyHome and Lisa & Jeff Navarre!