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BMI Foundation Presents Annual Jerry Harrington Awards

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The 12th Annual BMI Foundation Jerry Harrington Awards for Creative Excellence were presented during a ceremony held on June 13 at BMI’s New York offices. The prestigious 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…


From News, posted 6.16.11

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…


From News, posted 7.20.09

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 Offers Students Crash Course in Musical Theatre

The Tony-honored BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop hosted a group of 20 students from Valparaiso (Indiana) High School for a one-day "mini-workshop" session. The teens, who actively write musical theatre pieces during the school year under the direction of Alice Gambel using the teachings of Workshop founder Lehman Engel, come to New York every other year to present their works to the Workshop's esteemed faculty. …


From News, posted 11.09.06

Special Tony Awarded to BMI’s Musical Theatre Workshop

The BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop, an innovative program widely regarded as the foremost training ground for new writing voices, was presented with a special Tony Award at the 16th Annual Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre. Tony Award winners and Workshop alumni Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty presented the prestigious award to Advanced Workshop moderators Richard Engquist and Maury…


From News, posted 10.27.06

BMI Musical Theatre Workshop Wins Special Drama Desk Award

Past and Present Members Nominated for Outstanding Music and Lyrics The BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop will receive a special Drama Desk Award "for nurturing, developing and promoting new talent for the musical theater." This prestigious award will be presented to the Workshop during the 2006 Drama Desk Awards ceremony, set for May 21 at LaGuardia Concert Hall at New…


From News, posted 4.30.06

Songsmiths of Broadway to Perform at ‘Best of the BMI Workshop’ Concert

Broadway composers who honed their craft at the famed BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop will join together in song for a one-night-only concert on September 14 at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street) at 8pm. The evening is a cooperative production of BMI, the Prospect Theatre Company and Musical Mondays Theatre Lab. General Admission tickets are $20.00 and can be purchased at Ticket…


From News, posted 9.08.05

Theatre Workshop Hosts Indiana High School Students

The BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop hosted four teams of musical theatre writers from the Valparaiso, Indiana High School recently for a special session. Valparaiso High School students gather after a special session of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop…


From News, posted 11.22.04

Scholastic Award Winners Get Lesson in Musical Theatre

Winners of the national Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards participated in a streamlined version of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. The visit to the BMI Workshop was part of several events these middle and high school students attended throughout New York City, including seminars and workshops at CBS, MTV, Lincoln Center Theatre and The New York Times, followed by an awards ceremony…


From News, posted 6.17.04

‘Avenue Q’ Writers Visit BMI Workshop

Jeff Marx and Robert Lopez, co-writers of the hit Broadway show Avenue Q, stopped by the BMI New York office recently to critique the first round of charm songs from the First Year class of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. Marx and Lopez met in the Workshop and developed Avenue Q there. …


From News, posted 12.07.03

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