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Recent Lehman Engel News
Falcone, Kerrigan Receive 2009 Kleban Awards
BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop participants Beth Falcone and Kait Kerrigan have earned the 19th annual Kleban Awards. Bestowed on auspicious lyricists and librettists, each prestigious honor also includes a $100,000 cash prize to be paid in two $50,000 installments over the next two years. The composer and lyricist of Wanda’s World, Falcone snagged the most promising musical theater lyricist…
From News, posted 5.10.09
Spring Smoker Showcases New Lehman-Engel Workshop Material
On April 30 in New York City, BMI staged its semi-annual Spring Smoker showcase, where industry executives enjoyed performances from participants in the Tony-honored BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. The Smoker, now in its eleventh inception, was inspired by the Cambridge University gatherings of Workshop alumnus and mentor Maury Yeston. Twenty-two featured participants presented sections of twelve new musicals during the event, including…
From News, posted 5.07.09
Jeffrey Simno Wins Robert Sherman Scholarship
The BMI Foundation, Inc. has announced that Columbia University graduate student Jeffrey Simno has won the 2008 Robert Sherman Scholarship. The $1,000 award is made possible through the generosity of Mary Poppins composer Robert Sherman and is given each year to a talented student composer studying musical theatre. Pictured (l-r): BMI Senior Director Musical Theatre and Jazz, Jean Banks; librettist Jeffrey Simno, and…
From News, posted 2.05.09
Smoking Hot Songs Presented at Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Showcase
The BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop held its fall Smoker November 20 at BMI’s New York office. A semi-annual showcase for new songs from Workshop writers, the Smoker, now in its 11th season, is modeled after informal social gatherings at Cambridge University, where the Workshop’s two time Tony® Award-winning writer Maury Yeston performed his songs during his undergraduate days.
From News, posted 11.26.08
Valparaiso Students Receive “Fantastick” Instruction
Students in the Creative Musical Theatre Composition class at Indiana’s Valparaiso High School were treated to a one-day session of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop October 23, lead by Workshop steering committee member Frank Evans and facilitated by program designer Alice Gamble. The students, who actively write musical theatre pieces during the school year using the teachings of Workshop founder Lehman Engel,…
From News, posted 11.04.08
‘BMI Buzz at the Basement’ Showcase Series Launches Nov. 5
BMI will launch a new showcase series Wednesday, November 5 featuring hand-picked selections of young and hungry singer-songwriters worthy of a closer listen. Dubbed BMI Buzz at the Basement, the series revolves around four quarterly installments. Each show will kick-off sharply at 6 p.m., with appetite-wetting three-song sets from four consecutive up-and-comers. The inaugural edition will highlight South Carolina’s Marjory Lee, Florida’s Johnny Bulford, Nashville’s Audrey Baker, and Texas’ Tyler…
From News, posted 10.30.08
Keith Gattis & Adam Hood Kick-Off ‘BMI Presents’ at 12th & Porter
BMI will launch a free and fresh showcase series Tuesday, October 21 dubbed BMI Presents at 12th & Porter. Slated for 6 p.m. every other month, the recurring showcase will highlight the lifeblood of the Nashville music community: songwriters. Tapped by BMI in recognition of their current potency or potential, the artists featured will reflect the diverse hive of creators impacting today’s country charts and the evolving Music Row hit-making…
From News, posted 10.15.08
That’s a Wrap: BMI Orchestrates Another Ace ACL Festival Stage
BMI continued its sponsorship of the Austin City Limits Music Festival September 26-28 in Austin, Texas. The BMI stage claimed its traditional shady spot near the festival’s main entrance and offered attendees an eclectic mash-up of Texas roots, southern rock, and funky folk courtesy of tastemakers and buzz-inducing up-and-comers Ben Cyllus, Paula Nelson, Sunny Sweeney, Bobby Bare, Jr.,…
From News, posted 10.10.08
BMI Offers Roots Music Torch-Bearers at 2008 Austin City Limits Festival
Roots music with a distinct Texas tilt will dominate BMI’s intimate stage at the 2008 Austin City Limits Music Festival, slated for September 26 through 28 in the live music capital of the world. Now in its seventh year, the BMI-sponsored stage near the main entrance to Zilker Park has built a reputation amongst roots music fans for its mix of auspicious newcomers and Austin-area talent. The three-day festival casts…
From News, posted 8.19.08
BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop Application Deadline Approaches
The BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop is now accepting applications for its first year composer/lyricist class. The August 1, 2008 deadline is quickly approaching and applicants are asked to send in the requested materials as soon as possible. The Workshop begins September 15, 2008 and runs through June 2009. A recipient of the Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre Award, the Lehman Engel Musical Workshop consists…
From News, posted 7.11.08
New Works Highlighted at Tony-Honored BMI Musical Theatre Workshop Showcase
The Drama League, Drama Desk and Tony-honored BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop held its biannual showcase of new songs from Workshop writers June 12 at the Jerry Orbach Theatre. The showcase, which highlighted 11 new musicals and 23 Workshop writers, was made possible by a generous grant from the Cameron Mackintosh Foundation. (Front row, L-R): Michael Bush, BMI’s Jean Banks,…
From News, posted 7.02.08
BMI Workshop Students Honored with Harrington Awards
The 9th BMI Foundation Jerry Harrington Awards for Creative Excellence were given at a ceremony held on June 9 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 Musical…
From News, posted 7.02.08
‘Passing Strange’ Receives Top Honors at 53rd Annual Drama Desk Awards
The 53rd Annual Drama Desk Awards honored the year's best Sunday, May 18 in New York City. Leading BMI Tony Award nominee Passing Strange garnered top honors for its creative hive, including Outstanding Musical. Co-creators Heidi Rodewald and Stew accepted the award, while Stew, who also stars in Passing Strange, took home the prize for Outstanding Lyrics. The Broadway smash defied convention and enraptured critics and fans alike through its…
From News, posted 5.22.08
Yale School Of Drama Student Wins BMI Foundation’s Robert Sherman Scholarship
The BMI Foundation, Inc. has announced that Yale School of Drama student Michael Mitnick has won the 2007 Robert Sherman Scholarship. The $1,000 award is made possible through the generosity of Mary Poppins composer Robert Sherman and is given each year to a talented student composer studying musical theatre. Mitnick, a 2006 Harvard University graduate, is an accomplished composer/lyricist who recently completed his first…
From News, posted 12.14.07
BMI Foundation Receives $250,000 Donation; First Evelyn Buckstein Scholarship Awarded
The BMI Foundation, Inc .has announced that Evelyn Buckstein, BMI Assistant Vice President and Counsel and BMI Foundation Board Member, has established an endowed fund of $250,000 to create the Evelyn Buckstein Scholarship program. This bequest, the largest single donation in the Foundation’s 22-year history, will provide scholarships for talented students attending college in the New York City area who hope to become professional songwriters, composers, performers or music teachers.…
From News, posted 11.20.07
Adam Mathias and Brad Alexander win BMI Foundation’s Jerry Bock Award
The BMI Foundation, Inc. presented the 2007 Jerry Bock Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre to lyricist Adam Mathias and composer Brad Alexander August 7 at a luncheon held at the BMI offices. Mathias and Alexander received cash awards as well as commemorative plaques for their musical See Rock City. Jerry Bock, a Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning composer of timeless…
From News, posted 8.20.07
BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop Application Deadline Near
The BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop is now accepting applications for its first year composer/lyricist class. The August 1, 2007 deadline is quickly approaching and applicants are asked to send in the requested materials as soon as possible. The Workshop begins September 17, 2007 and runs through June 2008. A recipient of the Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre Award, the Lehman Engel Musical Workshop consists…
From News, posted 7.24.07
Harrington Awards Honor Theatre Workshop Students
The 8th BMI Foundation Jerry Harrington Awards for Creative Excellence were given at a ceremony held on June 11 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 Musical…
From News, posted 6.12.07
BMI Composers Honored by American Academy of Arts & Letters
BMI composers received some of the most prestigious awards given out by the American Academy of Arts & Letters, which honors the preeminent artists, writers, architects and musicians at work today. The Charles Ives Living Award was given to BMI composer George Tsontakis, who will receive $75,000 annually for the next three years. This award is given to free a promising talent from the need to devote his or her…
From News, posted 5.19.07
‘Spring Awakening’ Is Top Tony Nominee
The 2007 Tony Awards nominations again illustrate the strength of BMI's presence in the musical theatre, past and present, as both veterans of and newcomers to the stage are among the individuals singled out for notable achievements on Broadway. Leading the nominations are Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik, co-creators of Spring Awakening . An off-Broadway hit, it transferred to the Great White Way and swept up audiences with its strong…
From News, posted 5.17.07
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