BMI Bookwriting Workshop Application 2026

  • BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop

    Bookwriting Workshop Application
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.

  • If you are looking for the Songwriting Workshop application, you can find it here.

  • Submission Materials

    All documents must be PDFs. Use of AI is not allowed.
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  • Musical Description

    One page description of a musical – original or adaptation – that you have written or intend to write.

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  • Excerpt

    20 page excerpt (or two excerpts totalling 20 pages) of dramatic material.

    • Can be a musical, play, one-act, screenplay, teleplay
    • Can be from the same musical submitted above, but does not have to be
    • Can be original or adaptation of source material
    • The applicant should be the sole bookwriter/playwright (may include lyrics by others)
    • If a longer script is submitted, only the first 20 pages will be reviewed
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  • Bio/Résumé

    A bio or résumé detailing any academic or professional experience in writing, theatre, film, etc.

  • About You

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  • Are you currently a resident of the New York City area?*

  • Writers in the BMI Workshop must live near enough to New York City to be able to easily commute to lower Manhattan at least once a week.

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  • To complete the application, you must click the Submit button below. Applicants will be notified of results in early September.

    By clicking Submit, you confirm that this application contains no AI-generated material.

     

     

     

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