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Musical Theatre

Don Black to be Named Icon at BMI London Awards

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Songwriter Don Black, OBE will be honored as a BMI Icon at the U.S. performing right organization’s annual London Awards. The ceremony is slated for Tuesday, October 5 at London’s Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane. Hosted by BMI President & CEO Del Bryant; BMI Senior Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations Phil Graham; and Executive Director, Writer/Publisher Relations, Europe & Asia Brandon Bakshi, the invitation-only gala recognizes… more


From News, posted 9.02.10

BMI Foundation Announces Harrington Award Winners

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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… more


From News, posted 5.13.10

BMI Musical Theatre Librettists Workshop Accepting Applications

BMI has announced that the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Librettists Workshop is now accepting applications for membership. This unique writing program is dedicated to the development and discovery of bookwriters for the musical theatre. The deadline for applicants is May 15. Download the application. Now in its fourth decade of working with musical theatre writers, the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop was recently celebrated with Drama… more


From News, posted 5.04.10

BMI Honors Peter Napolitano at annual Bistro Awards

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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… more


From News, posted 4.22.10

‘Next to Normal,’ Hank Williams Win 2010 Pulitzer Prizes

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The 2010 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced Monday, April 12, and three prominent BMI songwriters and composers number among the heady list of honorees: Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey earned the Pulitzer for Drama in recognition of their acclaimed musical Next to Normal, while legend Hank Williams received a special citation of lifetime achievement. In the citation explaining their decision to… more


From News, posted 4.13.10

Gerard Alessandrini’s Forbidden Broadway

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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,… more


From MusicWorld, posted 4.07.10

Remembering Richard Engquist

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A compilation of the late Richard Engquist’s columns, as originally published in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop newsletter, was produced and distributed at a concert celebrating his nearly four decades as a lyricist for the musical theatre. Engquist, who passed away just eight days before the event, named the concert after one of his songs, the appropriately titled “Nice While It Lasted.” The complete document is… more


From News, posted 4.07.10

Richard Engquist, Lyricist, Leader of BMI-Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop, Dies at 76

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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… more


From News, posted 3.24.10

Newcomers, Legends Up for Golden Globe Awards

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An exciting mix of jet-setting up-and-comers and already iconic composers make up the list of BMI nominees for the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards. Musical theatre legend Maury Yeston will vie for the Best Original Song statuette thanks to his “Cinema Italiano” from Nine, adding yet another nomination to a résumé lined with accolades. Critically acclaimed young troubadour Ryan Bingham and rainmaker T-Bone Burnett’s… more


From News, posted 1.05.10

Mel Brooks and Dave Brubeck Feted at Kennedy Center Honors

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BMI giants Mel Brooks and Dave Brubeck were among the entertainment royalty saluted at the 32nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday, December 6 in Washington, D.C. The Kennedy Board of Trustees selected the incomparably versatile funnyman and profoundly influential composer in recognition of their “contributions to American culture, through dance, music, opera, theater, movies or television.” A noted… more


From News, posted 12.07.09


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