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The Tony nominations were announced today, and BMI is very proud to see its extraordinary affiliates once again represented. Notably, both BMI composers nominated for Best Original Score are alumni of the BMI Lehmen Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. Held, this year, at the United Palace Theatre in New York City’s…
BMI Congratulates its 2022 Tony Nominees
The Tony nods are out, and BMI proudly congratulates our affiliates who received coveted nominations. The awards ceremony, which will take place at the legendary Radio City Music Hall in New York City, will be broadcast live coast to coast for the first time June 12 at 8 PM ET…
BMI Congratulates its 2018 Tony Nominees
The 2018 Tony nods are out and several BMI affiliates are poised to win big. The prestigious awards will be presented Sunday, June 10, at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. Catch it live at 8:00 Eastern/7:00 Central on CBS. Here are the BMI nominees. Congratulations and good luck to…
BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop Now Accepting Applications Through August 4
The BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop is now accepting applications for its first-year composer and lyricist class through the end of day on Friday, August 4. This prestigious workshop begins mid-September 2017 and runs through June 2018. A recipient of the Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre Award, the…
BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop Accepting Applications for Composer/Lyricist Class
BMI is pleased to announce that the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop is now accepting applications for its first year composer/lyricist class. The purpose of this class is to bring writers together to work under the guidance and supervision of experienced professionals in order to develop new creative talent…
BMI Composers Sweep 2014 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
Broadcast Music, Inc. proudly applauds the winners of the 2014 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, whose musical works have enhanced compelling, popular television series and specials. BMI composers won in four out of five categories, with Alan Silvestri receiving two awards for his music in the science documentary Cosmos. The…
BMI Writers Shine With Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Nominations
The 2014 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards nominations have been announced and Broadcast Music, Inc. once again has reason to be proud of its members whose musical works have enhanced compelling, popular TV shows. The ceremony for the Creative Arts Emmy Awards will be held at the NOKIA Theatre L.A.…
Tonys and Drama Desk Give Major Nods to BMI Affiliates
The theatre awards season is in full swing, and nominations for BMI’s roster of affiliates are pouring in. Both the Tony Awards and Drama Desk Awards recently announced their expansive lists of nominees, celebrating the best scores, actors and actresses, musicals and more of the past year, and BMI affiliates’…
Remembering Jean Banks: 1934-2012
Jean Banks, Senior Director of Jazz and Musical Theatre at BMI, passed away on February 1 in her Lower East Side home after a long battle with lung cancer. She was 77 years old. Jean got her first taste of show business when she worked as an executive secretary for…
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:…