May 17, 2010 The 11th Annual BMI Foundation Jerry Harrington Awards for Creative Excellence were presented during a ceremony held on May 10 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 Theatre Workshop group. This year's recipients include Dan Israel, Ryan Langer, George Merrick, and Richard Aellen. Pictured are (back row) Artistic Coordinator of the Workshop Patrick Cook, steering committee members Nancy Golladay, Frank Evans, David Spencer, Janie Smulyan, BMI’s Jean Banks and Rick Freyer; (front row) advanced student Dan Israel, second year student Ryan Langer, first year student George Merrick, and librettist Richard Aellen.
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