Are there any websites for posting songs of a new musical? I have two new musicals.

SoundCloud?

KeithfrromQueens said: "Soundcloud is not for composers seeking to demo a new musical for actual production and development. It is basically for public listeners."

Are you looking to restrict listeners to "serious producers" only (for whatever reason you may have)? If so, why not send them a digital recording of your work.

If it doesn't matter who hears it (meaning unrestricted), SoundCloud or YouTube are obvious options. You would have to do the legwork of getting their attention, then directing them to where it's uploaded, though.

If you upload to a public platform, and you should gain followers, you could leverage that regarding getting the attention of producers.

Updated On: 9/10/26 at 06:34 PM

“Serious producers” do not seek out demos. They get pitched full shows (book and score) by a reputable agent, and usually that show has a track record already.

You need an agent, and you need a full production. Any production, anywhere, even if it’s a college or community theater. Make sure it gets a high-quality video and audio capture.

The one alternative is trying to gain traction on social media (TikTok/Insta). Usually that requires Broadway stars on the demos and video (not just audio) content, plus an ultra-magnetic presence from you personally. And if you can gain a six-figure following quickly, that will signal that your show is resonating with people and could help land you land an agent and then a producer.

As you probably also know, this biz is fairly ageist towards newcomers. If you’re over 45 and obscure, your job becomes 5x as hard.

Good luck.

Updated On: 9/11/26 at 12:17 AM

One piece of advice from someone who jokingly calls himself a "proud failure." I've written ten musicals that have been produced on two continents. I won a NYMF full production selection and had a semi-notable Off-Broadway show in 2016. All of it mattered exactly nothing.

If you're going to do this, rule number one has to be: this game is no fun if you're playing it to win. Just DO the thing, don't worry too much about succeeding with the thing. There is no direct one-step path from your brain to Broadway, no matter how good you are.

Let me talk you through my closest success so far. I developed a relationship with a small professional company in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, writing material for them and occasionally getting them to help me self-produce my own shows. They commissioned me to write for them, and I was on the writing team of a show that happened to have a rising, buzzy composer who already had a little bit of industry respect. We wrote a show and did it out there with all Pittsburgh and local talent. It was well received and I knew the score was good, so I submitted it to the New York Musical Festival. We won the full production slot and did the show for a week at The Pearl, selling out almost the whole time. The show was a hit with audiences, there was talk of a Tuacahn transfer or an extension, and of a cast recording. None of it happened. The show was never produced professionally again.

But hey, I did the thing. And I didn't stress too much about it in the making and I rarely stress about it in the aftermath. I've continued to write stuff for the world and stuff that's more for just me... but would you believe it, the stuff that's for just me pleases the world more than the stuff I intend to appeal to them. I'm going to do a musical podcast and concept recording next year, probably no stars, very indie. We'll see what happens then.

My advice for you: just do the thing. Make your art. Throw darts at the board. Build connections locally first and expand outwards on THOSE. Find a patron theatre even if it's the crappiest community theatre in town. Don't worry about where you end up, just do stuff where you are and blossom there if you can. The Broadway dream is as much a myth as the American dream.