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Musical Theatre
Dan Goggin’s 25 Years of ‘Nunsense’
Twenty-five years ago, Dan Goggin never imagined that a little cabaret show he and some friends put together in Greenwich Village would wind up becoming a worldwide phenomenon. The idea was simple — a song-and-dance revue starring actors dressed as nuns — but it didn’t take long to catch on. “We were booked for four weekends, and we ended up running for 38,” Goggin recalls. “It was way… more
From MusicWorld, posted 11.03.09
Encompass Honors Maury Yeston
The Encompass New Opera Theatre honored esteemed BMI composer Maury Yeston at its 2009 Jazz Gala, held Sunday, October 4 in New York. Yeston is musical force behind the Tony Award-winning Nine and Titanic, both of which garnered Best Musical and Best Score honors, as well as the Tony-nominated Grand Hotel. The director of the prestigious BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop for two… more
From News, posted 10.21.09
New BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop Newsletter Online
The latest issue of BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop Newsletter is now available online. The publication, which features current and upcoming events and projects in the musical theatre community, is published twice a year. To download the current issue in a pdf format, click here. For more information about the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop or to download past issues of the newsletter,… more
From News, posted 10.08.09
BMI Foundation Presents Jerry Bock Award To A Talented Musical Trifecta
The BMI Foundation, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to encouraging musical development, presented the 2009 Jerry Bock Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre to lyricist Jack Lechner, composer Andy Monroe and librettist Michael Zam at a luncheon held at the BMI offices. Lechner, Monroe, and Zam received cash awards as well as commemorative plaques for their musical The Kid. Jerry Bock, a Pulitzer Prize-… more
From News, posted 8.13.09
Holland-Dozier-Holland Bound for Broadway
BMI Icons Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland already helped define and inspire American culture, and today, they’re tackling new artistic territory: the Broadway musical. The Motown songwriting legends composed the new score for The First Wives Club musical, now in the midst of an anticipated introductory run at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego. Based on Olivia Goldsmith’s bestselling novel, a dramatic version of The First Wives… more
From News, posted 8.07.09
BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop Accepting Applications
The BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop is now accepting applications for its first year composer/lyricist class. The August 1, 2009 deadline is quickly approaching and applicants are asked to send in the requested materials as soon as possible. The Workshop begins September 21, 2009 and runs through June 2010. A recipient of the Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre Award, the Lehman Engel Musical Workshop consists… more
From News, posted 7.20.09
Kitt & Yorkey’s Winning Dynamic is ‘Next to Normal’
To look at them, the men make an unlikely pair. Tom Kitt is lean, dark, and clean-shaven, while Brian Yorkey is burley and bearded. Kitt sits straight, legs neatly crossed. Yorkey relaxes expansively. But clearly this composer and lyricist-book writer complement each other artistically. Their most recent collaboration -- the Broadway musical Next to Normal, about the effect of a woman’s bipolar disease on… more
From MusicWorld, posted 7.17.09
Michael John LaChiusa Tackles ‘Giant’
Giant. Like its name, the story and cultural waves left in its wake are larger than life. A best-selling novel by Edna Ferber, the epic tale became a blockbuster film directed by George Stevens, starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson and James Dean. Now, audiences will experience Giant as a musical from BMI composer, lyricist and librettist Michael John LaChiusa. LaChiusa acknowledges… more
From MusicWorld, posted 6.19.09
Bourgeoning Theatre Virtuosos Recognized with Harrington Awards
The 10th Annual BMI Foundation Jerry Harrington Awards for Creative Excellence were given at a ceremony held on June 8 at the BMI New York offices. These awards, funded by BMI Assistant Vice President and BMI Foundation board member Evelyn Buckstein in honor of her colleague, the late Jerry Harrington, who was passionately devoted to musical theatre, are given to a member of each BMI Lehman Engel… more
From News, posted 6.17.09
Getting to Know ‘The Boys’: The Lives and Music of The Sherman Brothers
Their songs are ingrained in our collective musical memory: “It’s a Small World,” "Chim Chim Cher-ee," "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious," and more. Brothers Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, better known as The Sherman Brothers, composed the scores for classic Hollywood musicals including Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and this summer, a film entitled The Boys will tell their unique story. Songwriting runs in… more
From MusicWorld, posted 6.16.09
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