What is…
Musical theatre
fight club
MT Fight Club is a competitive event for musical theatre writers. Individuals or writing teams may sign up to compete in this battle of the songs
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Writers who have been selected will be given the week prior to the competition to write a song based on a predetermined theme.
During the writing week, writers will have the opportunity to be featured on Punch-Up!’s social media pages. At the start of the event, writers will be selected at random to perform the song they’ve written. Once all songs have been performed, the audience will decide the winner by favor of applause.
The writer who achieves the loudest applause will be given the title of Punch-Up! Champ! and will receive a Punch-Up! medal, in addition to being offered a spot in the following Musical Theatre Fight Club.
FRequently Asked Questions
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Writers are chosen to compete by selection of committee. If we are interested in having you compete, we will contact you.
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Yes.
Writing teams may apply together and compete as a group.
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While Musical Theatre Fight Club is not a paid event, we do encourage all guests to tip each writer/writing team. You may share any form of payment platform upon your performance.
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Depending on each venue, a cover charge may vary. This is so that we can ensure that a space is guaranteed. However, we are intentional with the venues we choose to ensure low costs for guests.
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Depending on each venue’s capabilities, we will offer inexpensive livestream tickets to each performance. However, we strongly encourage everyone to come to these events in person to take advantage of the community Musical Theatre Fight Club brings in.