The Kleban Foundationhas announced the recipients of the35th annual Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre. The 2025 Kleban Prize for the most promising musical theatre lyricist has been awarded toBenjamin Velez. The 2025 Kleban Prize for the most promising musical theatre librettist has been awarded toMadeline Myers. The Kleban Foundation will present the prizes on Mon Feb 3 at 5:00 PM in a private ceremony (by invitation only) hosted byASCAPandBMIatASCAP(250 W 57th St). Featuring musical performances from work by this year’s prize recipients, the event will be hosted byRichard Maltby, JrandMaury Yeston.Since its inception, Kleban Prize winners have been selected by judging panels comprised of the theatre’s most respected artists and administrators. The trio of judges making the final determination this year were choreographerRaja Feather Kelly, designerClint Ramosand producerRachel Sussman.The Kleban Foundation was established in 1988 under the will ofEdward L Kleban which made provisions for annual prizes, which in recent years have totaled $100,000 each, payable over two years, to be given to the most promising lyricist and librettist in American musical theatre. The application window for the 2026 Kleban Prizewill open on March 17, 2025 and close at 5:00PM EST on May 15, 2025. Press contact: Brett Oberman/Keith Sherman & Associates (212/764-7900)...