FrANKIE DAILEY

FRANKIE DAILEY (he/him) is a strategic artistic leader, producer, and programming architect with over 15 years of experience shaping the future of musical theatre. As New Works Director at the National Alliance for Musical Theatre, Frankie oversees flagship programs including the Festival of New Musicals, the Frank Young Fund for New Musicals, and the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. His leadership has driven record-setting growth in submissions, attendance, and digital engagement, while launching new artist pipelines and spearheading the department as it exceeds more than $1M in grants to support the development and production of new musicals nationwide. Frankie began working on the NAMT Festival of New Musicals in 2014 and served as both its Line Producer and General Manager before stepping into his current role in 2022. He is the co-founder of Dailey-Monda Management, a boutique theatrical management and producing office that has shepherded Off-Broadway productions at 15+ NYC venues including 59e59 and New World Stages, as well as national concert events featuring artists like Audra McDonald, Chita Rivera, and Barry Manilow. His producing work spans the New York Musical Festival, Musical Theatre Factory, Premieres’ Inner Voices series, and large-scale events at venues including Town Hall (NYC), The Curran (San Francisco), and Royce Hall (Los Angeles). A Fred Vogel Scholar of the Commercial Theatre Institute 14-Week Program, Frankie holds a BA in Theatre and Dance from James Madison University and is certified in Grassroots Political Campaign Management & Marketing through the Democratic National Committee’s Best Practices Institute. His work centers musical theatre visibility and artist-driven leadership across the daily-evolving performing arts landscape.