The Magnet Theater is thrilled to announce that The New York Musical Improv Festival (NYMIF) is returning for its eleventh year in a row from March 12-15, 2020!

The 11th Annual New York Musical Improv Festival is accepting applications from musical improv teams and performers of all sizes and genres of musical improv from October 1 through November 4, 2019, for an application fee of $30 and November 5-11, 2019 for an application fee of $40.

Those interested in submitting their group, duo, or solo acts for consideration can apply through the online application by visiting www.nymif.com.

For the past 11 years, hundreds of performers from as far as Paris, Austin TX, Baltimore, Boston, Cambridge, Chicago, Delray Beach FL, Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Providence, Raleigh, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington DC and as close as Broadway, NYC have converged on the Magnet Theater stage to create fully improvised musical performances – ranging from traditional musical theatre fare to adrenaline-pumping rap battles.

Past ensembles have included Baby Wants Candy, North Coast, Your Love Our Musical, The Improvised Sondheim Project, the cast and band from Broadway’s “Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson” and founding members of Freestyle Love Supreme.

The Magnet Theater is recognized as the center for musical improv study and performance in the U.S.