New Musicals Inc

06/01/2026

06/01/2026

The 105th post in the video blog from NMI Artistic Director Elise Dewsberry - How to Get NO Feedback from Elise. A mini-series on Pitching to Producers. Part 5: Stay In Your Lane. You are the writing, not the director or designer or publicist - don't try to tell your producer how to design the set or costumes - you aren't saving them time - you are showing them that you are an amateur. To sign up for Elise's Mailing List (and get notified about upcoming vlogs), visit http://nmi.org/making-musicals/

05/01/2026

The 104th post in the video blog from NMI Artistic Director Elise Dewsberry - How to Get NO Feedback from Elise. A mini-series on Pitching to Producers. Part 4: Pitch Decks and Websites: useful tools for getting the word out about your new musical! To sign up for Elise's Mailing List (and get notified about upcoming vlogs), visit http://nmi.org/making-musicals/

04/01/2026

The 103rd post in the video blog from NMI Artistic Director Elise Dewsberry - How to Get NO Feedback from Elise. A mini-series on Pitching to Producers. Part 3: What kind of demos do you need? To sign up for Elise's Mailing List (and get notified about upcoming vlogs), visit http://nmi.org/making-musicals/

03/01/2026

The 102nd post in the video blog from NMI Artistic Director Elise Dewsberry - How to Get NO Feedback from Elise. A mini-series on Pitching to Producers. Part 2: Tell them the STORY, not the PLOT. To sign up for Elise's Mailing List (and get notified about upcoming vlogs), visit http://nmi.org/making-musicals/

02/01/2026

The 101st post in the video blog from NMI Artistic Director Elise Dewsberry - How to Get NO Feedback from Elise. A mini-series on Pitching to Producers. Part 1: Why do YOU need to write this? To sign up for Elise's Mailing List (and get notified about upcoming vlogs), visit http://nmi.org/making-musicals/

01/01/2026

The 100th post in the video blog from NMI Artistic Director Elise Dewsberry - How to Get NO Feedback from Elise. More samples of PROGRESSIONS and TWISTS in two wedding songs. To sign up for Elise's Mailing List (and get notified about upcoming vlogs), visit http://nmi.org/making-musicals/

12/01/2025

The 99th post in the video blog from NMI Artistic Director Elise Dewsberry - How to Get NO Feedback from Elise. Using PROGRESSIONS to organize your lyrics. Sample: If Ever I Would Leave Your from CAMELOT. To sign up for Elise's Mailing List (and get notified about upcoming vlogs), visit http://nmi.org/making-musicals/

11/01/2025

The 98th post in the video blog from NMI Artistic Director Elise Dewsberry - How to Get NO Feedback from Elise. TWIST Song Spotlight from the musical THE HOUSE OF MARTIN GUERRE - an example of how a hook can change and/or change meaning throughout a song. To sign up for Elise's Mailing List (and get notified about upcoming vlogs), visit http://nmi.org/making-musicals/

10/02/2025

The 97th post in the video blog from NMI Artistic Director Elise Dewsberry - How to Get NO Feedback from Elise. Song Spotlight from the musical PUMP UP THE VOLUME - a great example of how song lyrics can PROGRESS the story throughout a musical scene moment. To sign up for Elise's Mailing List (and get notified about upcoming vlogs), visit http://nmi.org/making-musicals/