PRISM: A Festival of New Queer Musicals 2026

Sep 8 - 13, 2026

The PRISM Festival of New Queer Musicals is a collaborative development festival dedicated to uplifting and celebrating Queer musical theater artists. Produced in partnership with The Makers' Ensemble, The Brick Theater, Brooklyn Art Haus, and Judson Arts, PRISM creates space for emerging and established Queer artists to develop bold new musicals in community. Centered on process, experimentation, and artistic exchange, the festival fills a vital step in the musical theater development pipeline, offering writers, composers, lyricists, directors, performers, and creative teams the time, resources, and support to deepen and refine their work while engaging directly with audiences. Each year, PRISM showcases a diverse cohort of new musicals that expand the possibilities of the form while reflecting the breadth, complexity, and joy of Queer experience. Through performances, developmental opportunities, and cross-organizational collaboration, PRISM serves as both an incubator for new work and a celebration of the artists shaping the future of musical theater.