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The Conversion of Robert Lopez
Robert Lopez knows theater audiences. On the one hand, such a statement may sound absurdly obvious. To date, Lopez has been a principal co-writer for exactly two Broadway musicals, Avenue Q and The Book of Mormon, that have won exactly two Tony awards each for Best Musical and Best Original Score. The latter of these adds the Tony for Best Book, and that’s not even…
From MusicWorld, posted 7.20.11
BMI Songwriters Dominate First Six Months of 2011 Awards Season
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Half of 2011 is already history, complete with a suite of awards ceremonies celebrating music’s best. From the Grammys to the Tonys, the cultural supremacy of BMI’s deep repertoire has been on full display. January The year launched with a high bar, as Atticus Ross’s music for The Social Network earned Best Original Score at the 68th Annual Golden Globes and 83rd
From News, posted 7.18.11
BMI Foundation Presents Annual Jerry Harrington Awards
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 ‘Book of Mormon’ Composers Triumph at 2011 Tony Awards
BMI’s tight-knit musical theatre family had plenty to celebrate Sunday night as BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop alumnus Robert Lopez and veteran BMI composer Larry Hochman took home statuettes in every music category at the 65th Annual Tony Awards. Lopez earned Best Original Score and Best Book of a Musical honors for his work on The Book of Mormon, while Hochman won Best…
From News, posted 6.14.11
Outer Critics Circle Awards Tap BMI Musicals ‘The Book of Mormon,’ ‘The Kid’
The Outer Critics Circle recently announced recipients of its 61st Annual Awards, and BMI’s musical theatre vanguard earned three of the organization’s prestigious honors. Robert Lopez garnered two trophies: Outstanding New Broadway Musical and Outstanding New Score, both for runaway hit The Book of Mormon. Lyricist Jack Lechner and composer Andy Monroe earned Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical honors for The Kid.…
From News, posted 5.17.11
BMI Musical Theatre Family Dominates 2011 Drama Desk Nominations
The musical theatre award season is in full swing, and BMI’s family of composers and lyricists, from young torchbearers to veteran game-changers, are earning recognition of jobs very well done. The recently announced list of 2011 Drama Desk nominees underlines BMI’s longtime tradition of cultivating and celebrating musical theatre creators: Nominees See Rock City and other Destinations, The Kid and In Transit were all born in the prestigious BMI
From News, posted 5.06.11
BMI’s ‘How I Wrote That Song’ Goes Grammy Feb. 12
Panelists include Cee Lo Green, Seal, Bonnie McKee, Claude Kelly, Chad Hugo, & BC Jean BMI will stage the annual Grammy-infused installment of its popular “How I Wrote That Song” panel on Saturday, February 12 from 1 until 3 p.m. at the Key Club (9039 West Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069)…
From News, posted 2.04.11
Jerry Bock Dies
Influential BMI composer Jerry Bock has died. He was 81 years old. He was the creative firestorm behind scores for Broadway musicals including Fiddler on the Roof, Fiorello!, She Loves Me, The Rothschilds, The Apple Tree and Tenderloin. Along with his frequent collaborator, the lyricist Sheldon Harnick, Bock charmed critics and mesmerized the public. In 1959, he and Harnick shared the Tony for Best…
From News, posted 11.04.10
BMI Stage Accents ACL 2010
BMI orchestrated another strong stage during the Austin City Limits Music Festival, October 8-10 in Austin’s Zilker Park. The BMI Stage pulled from all over the country and across the pond for a deliciously schizoid twang-punk-soul-folk sonic bender featuring Two Tons of Steel, Ponderosa, the Kicks, the Ettes, Sarah Harmer, Caitlin Rose, Run with Bulls,
From News, posted 10.14.10
Lineup Announced for BMI Stage at ACL Fest
The Austin City Limits Music Festival is October 8-10 in Austin’s Zilker Park, and once again, BMI will join the fest in offering raw proof that roots music is more than alive and well—it’s rocking, kicking, and swinging. Tucked in its signature shady corner near the entrance of the festival, the BMI Stage will pull from all over the country and across the pond for a deliciously schizoid twang-punk-soul-folk sonic…
From News, posted 7.13.10
BMI Foundation Announces Harrington Award Winners
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…
From News, posted 5.13.10
BMI Honors Peter Napolitano at annual Bistro Awards
The 25th annual Bistro Awards celebrated the glittery world of cabaret stars on Tuesday, April 13 in New York at the Gotham Comedy Club. During the all-star ceremony, BMI recognized director Peter Napolitano with the annual BMI Award. Napolitano has directed cabaret heavy weights including Maureen Taylor, Barbara Porteus and Marquee Five, as well as Charles Busch’s early solo work. He garnered the 2009 MAC Award for…
From News, posted 4.22.10
Inaugural BMI Stage at French Quarter Festival a New Favorite
The annual French Quarter Festival seized the heart of New Orleans April 9 through 11, and BMI jumped in with both feet, orchestrating its own inaugural stage patterned after other successful BMI stages at Austin City Limits Music Festival, Lollapalooza, and more. The 2010 festival attracted more than 500,000 revelers, who were drawn to the event’s unique celebration of New Orleans culture. Now in its 27th year, the French Quarter…
From News, posted 4.14.10
Check Out BMI’s April Round of Indie Trendsetters
BMI continues its proud support of all things indie with the April batch of introductory profiles highlighting free-thinkers, trendsetters, and head-turners, who all happen to share one characteristic: each profiled artist offers fiercely independent music. The new collection of featured indie artists includes Gamble House, the Globes, illScarlett, Violent Soho, Dinosaur Feathers,
From News, posted 4.08.10
Gerard Alessandrini’s Forbidden Broadway
If you’re looking for an authoritative — and hilarious — chronicle of the Broadway stage, look no further than Forbidden Broadway: Behind the Mylar Curtain, the new book by Gerard Alessandrini. Ever since 1982, this stage writer, director and performer has taken wicked delight in parodying the Great White Way with his show Forbidden Broadway, which has gone through numerous updates over the years. In the process,…
From MusicWorld, posted 4.07.10
Richard Engquist, Lyricist, Leader of BMI-Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop, Dies at 76
Richard Engquist, who led the BMI-Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop for over 30 years, died on March 18. He was part of the transitional team composed of Alan Menken, Maury Yeston, Ed Kleban, Skip Kennon and David Spencer, who assured that the Workshop would continue to flourish after the death of Lehman…
From News, posted 3.24.10
Taylor Swift Wins Album of Year at 2010 Grammys
Taylor Swift capped off her past year of pop culture domination with four career-defining wins, including the coveted Album of the Year for Fearless, during the 52nd annual Grammy Awards, held Sunday, January 31 in Los Angeles. She and her producer, fellow BMI songwriter Nathan Chapman, took the stage, as Swift proclaimed how thankful they were to be able to take the trophy “back…
From News, posted 2.01.10
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 the 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…
From News, posted 10.21.09
No Rainy Day Blues for BMI Stage at ACL 2009
BMI continued its long-running support of the Austin City Limits Music Festival during the music extravaganza’s 2009 run, October 2-4 in Austin’s Zilker Park. In the midst of a mild Friday, rainy Saturday and subsequently muddy Sunday, BMI stage performers Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights, Jesse Wood, Jypsi, Jonell Mosser, nelo,
From News, posted 10.08.09
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,…
From News, posted 10.08.09
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