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What did Alan Menken do after Alan Menken graduated?
After graduating, Menken's plan was to become either a rock star or a recording artist.
Did he follow that plan?
His interest in writing musicals increased when he joined the Broadcast Music, Inc.
What did he do when he joined BMI?
was mentored by Lehman Engel.
From 1974 to 1978, he showcased various BMI workshop works, such as Midnight, Apartment House .
Did he showcase any other projects during that time?
He performed his material at clubs like The Ballroom, Reno Sweeny and Tramps..
Did he continue to write musicals?
Menken contributed material to revues like New York's Back in Town, Big Apple Country, The Present Tense (1977), Real Life Funnies (Off-Broadway, 1981).
Did he work on any movies?
Menken contributed music for the film The Line (1980), directed by Robert J.
Siegel.
Did he write anything that was never actually produced?
He collaborated with Howard Ashman in an uncompleted musical called Babe (c.
1981), with Tom Eyen.

Question: Did he play any instruments ?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Menken play any instruments?