The festival will take place May 5-6 at The Wallis in Beverly Hills. (photo courtesy of The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts)

The ASCAP Foundation announced programming for the 2025 ASCAP Foundation Musical Theatre Fest, hosted by legendary composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz. Returning for a third year for two dazzling nights at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on May 5-6, the fest offers a rare glimpse into the process and craft of musical theater with some of Broadway’s biggest composers.

On Monday, May 5, the fest curtain raises on “Songs from the Cutting Room Floor,” a look at the unheard gems that didn’t make it into some of Broadway’s biggest shows. Schwartz, together with composers, lyricists and librettists Irene Sankoff and David Hein (“Come From Away”) and Karey Kirkpatrick (“Something Rotten,” “Mrs. Doubtfire”), will deliver an evening of intimate performances and stories about spectacular songs that had to be sacrificed to create a perfect musical. Additional performers will be announced.

The evening is presented with support from the Gary Geld Musical Theatre Foundation.

On Tuesday, May 6, Schwartz hosts the ASCAP Foundation Musical Theatre and Librettist Workshop, featuring a unique double bill of new musicals that gives audience members a sneak peek at what could be the next big ticket on Broadway. Composers will present excerpts from their new musicals and following each presentation, Schwartz will host a feedback session with the writers and other masters of the craft.

The workshop will kick off with the creative team of Roslyn Catracchia and Peter Seibert, who will present an excerpt of their new musical “Piney Needlesmith and the Road Less Traveled.”

For the second show of the evening, Julian Hornik, Khiyon Hursey and Mark Sonnenblick will present selections from their new musical, “WEEKEND.”

The concert and workshop double bill are free and open to the public. Reservations are required for both nights and are available at thewallis.org/concert and thewallis.org/workshop.

The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts is located at 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd.