National Alliance for Musical Theatre (Betsy King Militello, Executive Dir) has announced the line-up of new musicals for their 31st Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS, which takes place on Thurs Oct 24 and Fri Oct 25 at New World Stages (340 West 50th St). The Festival events will kick off on Wed Oct 23, with the return of The 46th Minute Concert. Registration for industry members is free and now open at www.namt.org/festival. The public can also receive passes to the Festival through a donation to NAMT. There is also a day-of standby line for the general public for free admission (based on availability).  This year, a committee of 17 theatre professionals selected eight new musicals out of 219 blind submissions. The musicals they chose for the 31^st Annual Festival are: Hi, My Name is Ben (book & lyrics by Scott Gilmour, music by Claire McKenzie), Interstate (book, lyrics & music by Melissa Li, book & lyrics by Kit Yan), Iron John: an american ghost story (music & book by Jacinth Greywoode, lyrics & book by Rebecca Hart), Lautrec at the St. James (music by Julianne Wick Davis, book & lyrics by John Dietrich), One Way (Music by Ben Bonnema, Lyrics by Christopher Staskel, book by Ben Bonnema & Christopher Staskel), SeaWife (music & lyrics by The Lobbyists, book by Seth Moore, directed & developed by Liz Carlson), Simon & Jorge Pay Their Student Loans (book, music & lyrics by Jesse Gage) and Teeth (book by Michael R. Jackson & Anna K. Jacobs, music by Anna K. Jacobs, lyrics by Michael R. Jackson.) Press contact: Joe Trentacosta/JT PR (646/481-6583) & Karen Greco PR (212/560/9868)...