Presented by the Incite Foundation for the Arts
The National Centre for New Musicals (NCNM) is pleased to announce the following five musical pieces selected as part of the inaugural 2024 season.
Book, Music and Lyrics By: Mazin Elsadig & Philip McKeeAdditional Music By: Juan Ayala & Jennifer Ayala Moore
At an elite prep school in present day North America, a progressive new curriculum asks students to start a business that is both ethical and profitable.
Book Writer / Composer
Book By: Kalos ChuMusic By: Ian ChanLyrics By: JuHye Mun
OUT is a coming-of-age drama-comedy musical that weaves together stories of three queer Asian kids in their mid-20s.
Book Writer
Composer
Lyricist
Book By: Dillan ChiblowMusic By: Landon DoakLyrics By: Landon Doak with Dillan Chiblow
Inspired by the Anishinaabe 7 Fire prophecy, 7 strangers meet in the woods where they receive dreams from their Ancestors, a story of reconnecting, prophecy and resurgence.
Book Writer / Lyricist
Composer / Lyricist
Story By: Christo Graham & Tyrone SavageMusic and Lyrics By : Christo Graham
Clown Riot tells the spectacular true story of clowns and firemen, brawls and brothels, death-defying escape acts and a mob of angry protestants… all set against the backdrop of 1850s Toronto: a city on the brink of industrial and political revolution.
Story Developer / Composer / Lyricist
Story Developer
Book Writers: Mike Ross & Sarah WilsonComposer: Mike RossLyricist: Sarah Wilson
Inspired by the true story of a 19th century prison escape in Ireland, Limerick Gaolbreak is the true-ish story of nine women who hatch a plan to sing their way to freedom.
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