BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop

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In 1961, BMI and Lehman Engel founded the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop[1]. Engel supervised the workshop and led weekly sessions until his death in 1982, and subsequently Maury Yeston led for the next 23 years. Since its inception, a number of works have been created by members and alumni.

On May 21, 2006, the Drama Desk awarded the BMI Workshop a Special Award "for nurturing, developing and promoting new talent for the musical theater." On September 22, 2006, it was announced that the BMI Workshop was one of the recipients of the Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre[2].

The New York Times called the BMI Workshop "The Harvard of Showtunes[3]."

Broadway Shows Created in the Workshop[edit]

Avenue Q was originally written as a 10-minute musical project as the culmination of year 1.[4]

A Chorus Line was originally written and tested in the BMI Workshop[5].

Notable Alumni[edit]

And many more. A fully list is available here.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Engel, Lehman, This Bright Day (1974). This Bright Day, Macmillan. Macmillan.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "The American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards - Official Website by IBM". web.archive.org. 2008-11-22. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  3. ^ Calhoun, Ada (2004-11-28). "Where Musical-Makers Audition Their Ideas". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  4. ^ "AVENUE Q CREATIVE TEAM". Mercury Theater Chicago. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  5. ^ "Edward Kleban - Music Publishing - Concord". concord.com. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  6. ^ "Music and Soul: Disney Legends Howard Ashman and Alan Menken". https://factsandfigment.com/. Retrieved 2024-05-27. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  7. ^ "Women Wednesdays: Lyricist Amanda Green Talks About Her Broadway Path With the Boys…Tom Kitt & Lin Manuel Miranda". Un-Block The Music. 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  8. ^ "The Writers' Room". www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  9. ^ "A CHORUS LINE". www.pittsburghclo.org. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  10. ^ New Jersey Jewish News. "Meet Andrew Lippa".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "AVENUE Q CREATIVE TEAM". Mercury Theater Chicago. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  12. ^ "AVENUE Q CREATIVE TEAM". Mercury Theater Chicago. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  13. ^ "Music and Soul: Disney Legends Howard Ashman and Alan Menken". https://factsandfigment.com/. Retrieved 2024-05-27. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
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