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Spring Smoker Showcases New Lehman-Engel Workshop Material

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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

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

BMI Workshop to Showcase New Musicals at Manhattan Theatre Club June 5

The BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop will present a showcase of new musical works on Monday, June 5 at the Manhattan Theatre Club (131 W. 55th Street). The show will start at 6 p.m. and run until approximately 7:45 p.m. Limited tickets are available free of cost to the general public on a first-come, first-served basis. Click here to request tickets. Members of the entertainment industry…


From News, posted 5.31.06

Workshop Members Fire Up New Works at ‘Smoker’

The BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop held one of its in-house "Smokers" recently, where members of each of the four Workshop classes presented the best new songs from their works-in-progress. Workshop personnel and writers who participated in the "Smoker" gather before the showcase. Pictured…


From News, posted 12.20.05

Theatre Composer Barry Wyner Receives Jerry Bock Award

BMI composer Barry Wyner has been named the winner of the 2005 BMI Foundation/Jerry Bock Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre for his musical, Calvin Berger. This prestigious award was established in 1997 by Jerry Bock, BMI composer of such classics as Fiddler on the Roof, Fiorello!, She Loves Me, The Apple Tree and The Rothschilds. The winner was personally chosen by Bock…


From News, posted 11.17.05

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