TNT’s 2026 NEW MUSICALS FESTIVAL
NOVEMBER 7TH & 8TH, 2026 | NYU JACK CRYSTAL THEATER
For the first time in NYU history, new musicals written by NYU undergraduate students will unite in TNT’s New Musicals Festival, performing before a live audience and receiving industry feedback.
MEET THE SHOWS
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Book, Music & Lyrics by Jake Bassinger
Book by Cory DiazOn 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.
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Book & Lyrics by Tejas Sahni
Music & Lyrics by Mayla StithWhen 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.
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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.
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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.