Lehman Engel News

Musical Mondays Theatre Lab will present BMI Workshop Writers Steve Routman and Aron Acurso's Top of the World, 'a short two person Musical,' at St. Joseph's Church on Monday, September 11 at 7PM.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival, in association with George DeMarco and David Gerard, will present the premiere of The Tragic And Horrible Life Of The Singing Nun at the Theatre at St. Clements, 423 West 46th Street

Applications for the first year composer/lyricist class of the 2006-2007 BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop are being accepted through August 1st

Drama Desk President William Wolf recently stopped by the BMI New York office to hand deliver the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop's crystal statuette

The BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop presented a showcase of new musical works on Monday, June 5 at the Manhattan Theatre Club, featuring stars such as Robb Sapp, Kate Wetherhead and Michael Winther, and BroadwayWorld was there for the occasion!

The 51st Annual Drama Desk Awards were presented on Sunday, May 21, 2006 at 9:00 PM, at the LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center. The annual awards honor excellence in theater for Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway during the season.

Casting is complete for The Tragic and Horrible Life of the Singing Nun, presented as part of Musical Mondays' series of sneak previews of new musicals from the BMI Workshop; the show will be performed on May 15

Musical Tonight!'s presentation of the BMI Workshop musical The Tragic and Horrible Life of the Singing Nun will take place on May 15th

Nominations for the 51 st Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced today at The New York Friars Club by theater notables Marvin Hamlisch and Donna McKechnie, who revealed the nominees for the 2005/2006 theater season in front of a crowd of theater professionals at the press conference this morning.

The BMI Librettists Workshop is now accepting applications

The producer (Jack Lewin) and director (Kurt Stamm) of the hit Off-Broadway musical OUR SINATRA announce HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' LOVE, a new celebration of the songs of Elvis Presley, who revolutionized the music industry and became perhaps the single best known musical icon in American pop culture.

On December 8th, the BMI-Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop will host its Fall Smoker showcase for rising composers and lyricists

The BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop has announced the names of the incoming members of the 2005 First Year Composer-Lyricist class

Dr. Sex, the new musical comedy, having its New York premiere at the Peter Norton Space(555 West 42nd Street, home to the Signature Theatre)* will end its limited run on Sunday,October 9th after 69 performances (24 previews and 45 regular performances).

Author/composer/lyricist and BMI Workshop teacher David Spencer visits with host 'Broadway Baby'Jason Drew Wednesday, October 5 at 1:00 p.m. (EST) on Sirius Satellite Radio's 'Broadway's Best.'

BMI , in conjunction with Musical Mondays Theatre Lab and the New York Musical Theatre Festival, will host a reading of the award-winning musical War Brides on Tuesday, September 27 at 2:30pm.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' David Yazbek will be the guest speaker at at BMI Workshop Master Class on September 29th; two new musicals will be analyzed

Songwriters who honed their craft at the famed BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop joined together in song for a one-night-only concert on September 14 at 59E59 Theaters.

The Jeff Blumenkrantz Songbook, Vol. 1, the first printed collection of music written by Tony-nominated composer Jeff Blumenkrantz, is now available

Pamela Hunt is no longer the director of the Kinsey musical Dr. Sex, but Ethan McSweeney is lending a hand for the production