TNT's 2026 New Musicals Festival

Join us on November 7th and 8th at NYU’s Jack Crystal Theater for an exciting showcase of new musical theatre! Four original musicals, each written by NYU undergraduate students, will share their work with a live audience and receive invaluable industry feedback from Broadway producers, writers, and other leading theatre professionals!

BORDEN

Book, Music & Lyrics by Jake Bassinger
Book by Cory Diaz

On August 4th, 1892, Abby and Andrew Borden were found hacked to death in their own home. The only members of the family that were in the house at the time were the Bordens’ maid, Bridget, and Andrew’s daughter, Lizzie. "Borden" follows Lizzie and her family starting about a month before the murders and takes us through the trials.

DAUGHTER OF THE SUN

Book & Lyrics by Tejas Sahni
Music & Lyrics by Mayla Stith

When a pious Indian princess falls in love with an exiled prince fated to die in a year, she does everything she can to prevent it, even if that ultimately means chasing the God of Death into limbo as he drags her husband away.

EDDIE'S PLACE

Book, Music & Lyrics by Izzy Gottfried

When eight strangers linger in a piano bar after closing time, they are forced to confront the desires, regrets, and ghosts they cannot let go of—in the presence of a charismatic bartender, a blubbering old woman, and a pianist none of them can see or hear.

STATIC: A MORSE CODE MUSICAL

Book, Music & Lyrics by Tess Rowan Jannery-Barney

The McAfee family has lived in the Pennsylvania forest ever since their father went missing while hiking. Through the radio, daughter Maine teams up with local teen Charlie on a detective mission to find Maine’s father, discovering secrets along the way.