Lehman Engel News

New Art City Theatre is now accepting submissions for its 2026 Playwrights Festival in Ventura, CA. Selected playwrights will receive a stipend, residency, and staged reading. Submit by August 12, 2025.

Theater Resources Unlimited will present the third part in its How to Write a Musical That Works workshop series. Learn more about the series and see how to join!

BMI is currently accepting applications to the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop for its Musical Theatre Songwriting Workshop. Learn more and see how to apply!

Internationally acclaimed tribute artist Craig A. Meyer is bringing ELTON, BILLY & BARRY—THEY WRITE THE SONGS, a night of classics from three of the greats, to the Catalina Jazz Club on June 5. Known for his award-winning, REMEMBER WHEN ROCK WAS YOUNG—THE ELTON JOHN TRIBUTE, the SoCal premiere of this concert sees Meyer expand his repertoire to include the hits of Billy Joel and Barry Manilow.

Writer-performers Andy Roninson (Jonathan Larson Grant recipient) and Sean McVerry (DangerMouse, AURORA) present the concert debut of their award-winning musical THE REAL KYLE McCARREN at Joe's Pub on May 19th, 2025.

Berkeley Repertory Theatre has appointed Sam Linden as the award-winning theatre company's Director of Finance. Learn more about Linden and about the company here!

The results of the 2025 Tony races are very much still up in the air, but many of this season's nominated revivals have been Tony-tested before. How did they fare?

 BMI is currently accepting applications to the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop for its Musical Theatre Bookwriting Workshop (formerly known as the Librettists Workshop).

On May 1, 2025, Emerald Phoenix LLC will present an invitation-only industry reading of Kleban Award-winner Christian Duhamel's new play, THE GIRL WHO TURNED INTO A FEATHER.

Everblue Arts will host a workshop of In BeTween, a new musical for young audiences about fitting in, standing out, and everything in between. The workshop will conclude with a by-invitation-only presentation in New York next month.

Composer and performer Alyssa Payne will bring her original one-woman show, Extra Crispy, to Joe's Pub at the Public Theater. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

The Last Five Years begins performances tonight, Tuesday, March 18, 2025, and officially opens on Sunday, April 6, 2025 for a strictly limited, 14-week-only engagement at Broadway’s Hudson Theatre. Meet the cast of The Last Five Years here!

Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater has announced its 2025 Summer Theater Season, featuring three world-premiere productions on The Julie Harris Stage.

The standbys have been announced for the roles of Jamie and Cathy in the first-ever Broadway production of Jason Robert Brown’s THE LAST FIVE YEARS. Learn more about them here!

Theatre Now's next Industry Night will be held on Monday, January 27th at 6:30pm, featuring a Master Class with award-winning writing team Janine McGuire and Arri Lawton Simon (The Bubble).

The full cast has been announced for Amas Musical Theatre's developmental readings of Call Me From the Grave, a new musical with music and lyrics by Charlie Romano, and book by Harold Hodge, Jr. at Ripley-Grier Studios.

Marathon, a new musical featuring a book & lyrics by Kara Cutruzzula, music by Kristoffer Bjarke, and direction by Tyrone L. Robinson will receive two private industry readings.

Amas Musical Theatre will present developmental readings of Call Me From the Grave, a new musical with music and lyrics by Charlie Romano, and book by Harold Hodge, Jr. at Ripley-Grier Studios.

54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, has announced the return engagement of Charlie O'Leary's AN AXEMAS STORY, directed by Mackenna Goodrich, with music direction by Sara Linger.

Theatre Now's next Industry Night will be held on Monday, November 25th at 6:30pm, featuring a Master Class with Tony-winning writing team Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty.