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‘Raisin’ Score Composer Judd Woldin Dies at 86

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From News, posted 12.05.11 Judd Woldin, the theater composer who wrote the score for the Tony-winning musical Raisin and an original member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop, died in Manhattan at the age of 86 on Sunday, November 27.The cause was cancer, according to his son Mark. Woldin first met Lehman… Read more...


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

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From News, posted 3.24.10 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… Read more...


New Works Highlighted at Tony-Honored BMI Musical Theatre Workshop Showcase

From News, posted 7.02.08 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… Read more...


Special Tony Awarded to BMI’s Musical Theatre Workshop

From News, posted 10.27.06 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… Read more...


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

From News, posted 9.08.05 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… Read more...


BMI/Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop Celebrates 40th Anniversary

From News, posted 1.28.02 by Frank Evans Broadway producers, members of the New York Press as well as BMI officers and writers packed the BMI New York Media Room for a celebratory evening of songs inaugurating the 40th Anniversary of the BMI/Lehman Engel Musical Theatre… Read more...


‘A Class Act’ Puts BMI Theatre Workshop Center Stage

From MusicWorld, posted 2.28.01 'A Class Act' Puts BMI Theatre Workshop Center Stage by Frank Evans Maury Yeston offers his insights to a current class of the BMI Lehman Engel… Read more...