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Member Spotlight: Keith Benson on Anzhelina & Karina
NMTE’s first member spotlight — a conversation between Charlie Betz and Keith Benson about the development of Keith’s original musical, set against the turbulent backdrop of 1919 New York City.
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Rough Cuts at Nautilus Music-Theater — March 2026
Four NMTE members were featured in Nautilus Music-Theater’s Rough Cuts program — and nearly 50 people showed up despite a March blizzard.
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Kevin Bowen's "Foshay!" Headed to Minnesota Fringe Festival 2026 — Now Casting
NMTE member Kevin Bowen has secured a spot in the 2026 Minnesota Fringe Festival for a 1-hour production of Foshay! at the Rarig’s Stoll Thrust Theatre this summer.
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NMTE's 2026 New Works Cabaret
The New Musical Theatre Exchange presented its 2026 New Works Cabaret at Crooners Supper Club in Minneapolis — and sold out the house.
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Anzhelina & Karina — Reading
NMTE member Keith Benson presented his original musical Anzhelina & Karina in a free public reading — a heart-warming story of two Russian cousins navigating love, loss, and redemption in 1919 ...
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NMTE Member Charles Betz Releases "Earth Was The Dream!" Demo
NMTE member Charles Betz has released a working demo of “Earth Was The Dream!” featuring the extraordinary vocals of Lia Peros.
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Ben Larson's "How to Play the Cello (Until You Don't)" Selected for Theater Latte Da NEXT Festival
Congratulations to NMTE member Benjamin Emory Larson, whose musical How to Play the Cello (Until You Don’t) has been selected for Theater Latte Da’s prestigious NEXT Festival in August 2025.
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Tesla's Mistress — Staged Reading
The New Musical Theatre Exchange presented a two-night staged reading with songs from Tesla’s Mistress, an original musical by Marienne Kreitlow (book, music, and lyrics).
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MinneFest of New Musicals 2021
Five readings of three original musicals, each written by a local playwright, and featuring a woman director and composer.