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‘Billy Elliot,’ ‘Next to Normal’ Win Big at 2009 Tonys
Uplifting hit Billy Elliot has enjoyed a charmed run that culminated with ten wins at the 2009 Tony Awards, held Sunday, June 7 in New York. The winner of Best Musical, Billy Elliot features music and lyrics by legend Sir Elton John (PRS). Next to Normalalso enjoyed a big night as it garnered three awards, including Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre, composed…
From News, posted 6.08.09
‘Broadway on Broadway’ Highlights BMI Musical Theatre Workshop Scribes
The Tony®-honored BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop participated in Symphony Space’s Broadway on Broadway, a 13-hour tribute to musical theatre, on Sunday, May 16. Three writers from the Workshop, Andy Monroe, Jack Letchner and Michael Zam, were interviewed by Workshop artistic coordinator Patrick Cook about their upcoming production of The Kid, based on the memoir by Village…
From News, posted 5.19.09
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
‘Billy Elliot’ Leads 2009 BMI Tony Nominees
Inspiring musical Billy Elliot garnered the most nods as nominations for the 63rd Annual Tony Awards were announced Tuesday, May 5 in New York. Featuring music and lyrics by legend Elton John (PRS), the Great Depression-era bildungsroman earned 15 nominations, including Best Musical and Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre. Broadway’s 9 to 5, featuring new songs and the classic title composition by BMI Icon Dolly…
From News, posted 5.06.09
Julie Gold Receives BMI Award at 2009 Bistro Ceremony
The 24th annual Bistro Awards saluted the world’s finest cabaret performers Thursday, April 28 at the Gotham Comedy Club in New York. As part of the ceremony, BMI recognized Grammy-winning songwriter Julie Gold with the BMI Award for Outstanding Songwriter/Entertainer. Co-sponsored by BMI, the celebratory evening also featured performances from all Bistro award-winning artists. The composer of smash “From A Distance,” famously recorded by Bette Midler, Gold…
From News, posted 5.02.09
Dolly Parton’s ‘9 to 5’ Earns Record-Breaking 15 Drama Desk Nominations
Broadway musical 9 to 5 broke the record for the most Drama Desk Award nods in a single year when the prestigious ceremony’s annual round of nominees were announced Monday, April 27 in New York. Featuring music and lyrics by BMI Icon Dolly Parton, 9 to 5 garnered a staggering 15 nominations, including Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Lyrics, and Outstanding Music. Parton composed 18 original songs for the…
From News, posted 4.28.09
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 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
‘Passing Strange’ Leads BMI Tony Award Nominees
The nominees for the 62nd Annual Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards were announced May 13, with BMI composers and lyricists once again leading the way in Broadway’s most prestigious awards ceremony, scheduled for June 15 at the Radio City Music Hall in New York. Leading in nominations are Stew (Mark Stewart) and Heidi Rodewald, co-creators of Passing Strange, a rock-oriented, atypical Broadway hit. The duo…
From News, posted 5.13.08
‘Ray Charles Live!’ Honors Living Legend
Ray Charles Live!, written by BMI Librettist Suzan-Lori Parks (Pulitzer Prize winner for Top Dog Underdog), and directed by Sheldon Epps, premiered November 9 at the Pasadena Playhouse in California. Tony Award nominee Brandon Victor Dixon (‘Mister’ in The Color Purple) stars in the title role as the seminal musician records his final album. BMI’s Linda Livingston was in attendance to congratulate the creative…
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
‘Spring Awakening’
Last summer, the audience inside the off-Broadway Atlantic Theatre was riveted by Spring Awakening, the musical version of a play that had been banned in Germany over a hundred years ago. At the intermission, about four people were shocked and left — but those who stayed knew they were seeing a musical that was like no other, and was breaking the mold. Even though the setting was turn of the…
From MusicWorld, posted 7.12.07
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
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