Make Philly a cooler, more musical place with a donation to MusicCoLab
Help us create compelling, provocative, original musicals right here in Philadelphia!
Philadelphia has all the makings of a great musical theater scene: top-tier talent, excellent training programs, and theater companies of many shapes and sizes. There’s tours, tryouts, resident professional theaters and a world-famous fringe.
What we don’t have - at least, not yet - is an infrastructure to support local musical theater writers and creators at every stage in the development of their new and original works.
That’s our vision for MusiCoLab. We want to be able to say yes to musical theater writers in the greater Philadelphia area. Yes, we see you. Yes, we believe in you. And yes, we want to help you and support you as you create exciting new work, and put that work in front of an enthusiastic and supportive audience.
To do that, we’re expanding programs like our signature Showcase Series, in which we’ve already produced eight showcases featuring 91 songs by 43 regional composers and lyricists since 2018.
We’re also undertaking new programs, like our first-ever developmental workshop of a complete musical, scheduled for late this summer.
And we’re just getting started! Just think of all the great musicals that haven’t been created yet! Here’s your chance to get a first look at the next big thing.
Your support is key to our success. If you love musicals, and want to see a thriving musical theater scene in Philly, support MusiCoLab now! Your gift, large or small, will have an enormous impact as we embark on a mission to take MusiCoLab to the next level. Click this link to make a donation of any amount.
Thanks to our founding donors.
MusiCoLab was launched with the support of these individuals, each of whom is recognized as a Founding Donor for his or her generous financial contribution:
Barbara Bellman
Louis Bluver
Daryl Morey
Michael Ogborn
Stephan C. Schifter
Gayle R. Smith
Jeff Smith
Dani Tapper
