The 2025 Florida Festival Of New Musicals returns to Winter Park Playhouse showcasing 6 new musicals

The Florida Festival of New Musicals presents one act of each musical - fully read and sung concert-style, without staging.

The popular Florida Festival of New Musicals returns to The Winter Park Playhouse from June 19 - 22, 2025.

As a professional, year-round musical theatre largely focused on producing lesser-known and new musicals, The Winter Park Playhouse believes wholeheartedly in the importance of fostering the development of new works. Thus the Playhouse created and launched The Florida Festival of New Musicals in 2017.

The Florida Festival of New Musicals has been created to advance and elevate the original American art form of musical theatre by fostering the development of new musicals and the artistic growth of writers and composers.

The Florida Festival of New Musicals is a four day event that showcases six brand-new, never-before-produced musical works and brings together writers and composers with patrons, press, producers and directors.

A one-hour version of each selected musical will be fully read and sung concert-style, without staging, by varying casts of professional actors and musicians.

Audiences will have the unique and exciting opportunity to see musicals in the early stages of development and provide feedback about the new musical after the reading.

The Florida Festival of New Musicals takes place at The Winter Park Playhouse, 711 Orange Avenue, Winter Park.

2025 Shows & Information

Tickets are $10 per show or $50 for a 6-show Florida Festival Fun Pass.

Please call the box office (407) 645-0145 to purchase a Festival Fun Pass. Single show tickets may be purchased online.

Place to Stay

Book & Lyrics by Rinat Tsodyks (Rehovot, Israel) and Oren Lok Music by Oren Lok (Rehovot, Israel)

This fast-paced musical comedy follows a harmonious couple seeking to rent a residence in the suburbs. When their quest to find a home entangles them with another couple, everyone gets much more than they bargained for! As everyone's fears and difficulties with life are exposed, each person gives another insight into what is needed for their life to flourish and move forward.

RATED: Adult Audiences- Strong Language

Taking Off!

Book and Lyrics by Sonya Hayden (New York, NY) Music by Matthew Lowy (New York, NY)

A rollicking musical comedy set in the world of travel in 1967, when plane travel was glamorous and leg room was infinite. Follow the journey of Amelia Dareheart, who aspires to be a top-notch stewardess, as she stumbles into thwarting a diamond stealing plot, all while serving drinks at 35,000 feet in the air! Torn between her career ambitions and an attraction to a jewel thief, Amelia finally discovers her true calling. Highflying fun for all!

RATED: General Audiences

Finding Our Way Back

Book and Lyrics by Koryn Orcutt (Renton, WA) Music by Michael Nutting (Renton, WA) and Koryn Orcutt

Small town life becomes stifling and next to impossible for sisters Zoey and Paige. Summer break from school finally arrives and puts the sisters on a journey to Seattle to see their mother. What begins as a summer of broken relationships, identity crisis and close-kept secrets turns into a life changing time of self-discovery, forgiveness and healing.

RATED: General Audiences

Spirit of the Game: The Ultimate Musical

Book, Music and Lyrics by Philip Vlahakis (New York, NY)

Redemption is the name of the game as Johnny Diskakis, a disgraced former football star, gets a second shot at glory. Forced to move back to his native village on the island of Crete, Johnny plots a return to U.S. football when fate jumps in and he joins the Greek national mixed-gender ultimate frisbee team. This musical features a pop-rock score infused with traditional Greek music and a Greek chorus.

RATED: General Audiences- Light Innuendo

Ink and Paint

Book, Music and Lyrics by Danielle E. Moore (New York, NY)

This captivating musical tells the story of the first all-women Disney animation unit for the film Fantasia. When accepting the Disney Legend Award, the women are sparked to speak the truth about their history. This vivid retelling highlights all of the struggles, amid the backdrop of WWII, that test the women's skills, loyalties and friendships.

RATED: Adult Audiences- Mature Themes

Speakerheart

Music and Lyrics by Adam Elk (New York, NY) Book and Additional Lyrics by Charlie Hitchcock (Hanover, NH) and Sierra Hitchcock (Frederick, MD)Additional Music by Michael Holt (Truro, MA)Arrangements by Eli Schildkraut (New York, NY)

This electrifying musical explores what it means to be human in an increasingly technological world. Set against a backdrop of pulsating rock anthems and heartfelt ballads, Speakerheart explores themes of love, self-discovery and the price of ambition.

RATED: General Audiences- Mild Language

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