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Productions

MiseryMisery
 
[Broadway, 2015]
Original Music
The TempestThe Tempest
 
[Off-Broadway, 2015]
Original Music
The Fortress of SolitudeThe Fortress of Solitude
 
[Off-Broadway, 2014]
Music and Lyrics
The Civilians' The Great ImmensityThe Civilians' The Great Immensity
 
[Off-Broadway, 2014]
Songs
Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric PlayMr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play
 
[Off-Broadway, 2013]
Music Composer
Angels in America: Millennium ApproachesAngels in America: Millennium Approaches
 
[Off-Broadway, 2010]
Composer
Angels in America: PerestroikaAngels in America: Perestroika
 
[Off-Broadway, 2010]
Composer
Bloody Bloody Andrew JacksonBloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
 
[Broadway, 2010]
Orchestrator
Still LifeStill Life
 
[Off-Broadway, 2009]
Composer
33 Variations33 Variations
 
[Broadway, 2009]
Music Consultant
The Drunken CityThe Drunken City
 
[Off-Broadway, 2008]
Composer
Queens Boulevard (the musical)
 
[Off-Broadway, 2007]
Musical Supervisor
Music Arranger
Landscape of the Body
 
[Off-Broadway, 2006]
Musical Director
All's Well That Ends Well
 
[Off-Broadway, 2006]
Music Arranger
Mr. Marmalade
 
[Off-Broadway, 2005]
Composer
Spatter Pattern (Or, How I Got Away With It)
 
[Off-Broadway, 2004]
Composer
A Raisin in the SunA Raisin in the Sun
 
[Broadway, 2004]
Dramaturg

Writing

Roulette
Composer
Lyricist
Music
Unknown Soldier
Music and Lyrics
Saved
Composer
Post Office
Composer
Gone Missing
Lyricist
Saved
Lyricist

Awards and Nominations


winner
The Lortels - 2018 - Playwrights' Sidewalk Inductee

Michael FriedmanMichael Friedman

Drama Desk Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Lyrics

Michael Friedman, The Fortress of Solitude

Drama Desk Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Music

Michael Friedman, The Fortress of Solitude

Drama Desk Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Lyrics

Michael Friedman, Love's Labour's Lost


winner
The Lortels - 2011 - Outstanding Musical

Michael Friedman, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson

Drama Desk Awards - 2010 - Outstanding Music

Michael Friedman, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson


winner
Obie Awards - 2007 - Sustained Excellence in Music

Michael Friedman

Tony Awards - 1982 - Best Revival

Michael Fried, A Taste of Honey

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Uptown Players Will Perform the World Premiere of STAR OF WONDER: A CAROL ANN CHRISTM Photo
Uptown Players Will Perform the World Premiere of STAR OF WONDER: A CAROL ANN CHRISTMAS
by Stephi Wild - Nov 5, 2025

This December, Uptown Players will begin its 24th season with a sparkling world premiere that’s equal parts musical revue, madcap backstage comedy, and heartfelt holiday celebration.
Photos: Ariana DeBose, Erich Bergen, and More at the NYCLU and ACLU 'Sing Out for Fre Photo
Photos: Ariana DeBose, Erich Bergen, and More at the NYCLU and ACLU 'Sing Out for Freedom' Concert
by Stephi Wild - Oct 29, 2025

On Monday night, the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) hosted the 23rd annual Sing Out for Freedom concert at NYU Skirball. Check out photos from the event here!
Centenary Stage Company’s Nextstage Rep to Present Final Weekend Of MR. BURNS, A P Photo
Centenary Stage Company’s Nextstage Rep to Present Final Weekend Of MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 21, 2025

Centenary Stage Company’s NEXTStage Repertory continues its 2025–2026 season with Anne Washburn’s Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play, featuring a score by Michael Friedman and lyrics by Anne Washburn.
Centenary Stage Company’s NEXTStage Repertory to Return With MR. BURNS, A POST-ELEC Photo
Centenary Stage Company’s NEXTStage Repertory to Return With MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 6, 2025

Centenary Stage Company’s NEXTStage Repertory will return for the 2025-2026 season with a production of Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play by Anne Washburn. Learn more!
Meet the Cast of RAGTIME, Now Playing on Broadway Photo
Meet the Cast of RAGTIME, Now Playing on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Sep 26, 2025

Performances are now underway for Lincoln Center Theater's revival of Ragtime at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Meet the cast of Ragtime here and learn all about the starry cast and talented ensemble's bio and credits!
Centenary Stage Company NEXTStage Repertory Opens 2025"26 Season with MR. BURNS, A Photo
Centenary Stage Company NEXTStage Repertory Opens 2025"26 Season with MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 18, 2025

Centenary Stage Company’s NEXTStage Repertory will open the 2025–26 season with Anne Washburn’s Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play, October 16–26 at the Lackland Performing Arts Center in Hackettstown, NJ.
BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB to Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month Photo
BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB to Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 10, 2025

BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB will celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with a slate of special events, appearances and promotions. Learn more!
Review: PRETTY FILTHY " Doctuh Mistuh Heats Up the Night Photo
Review: PRETTY FILTHY " Doctuh Mistuh Heats Up the Night
by Lynn Beaver - Aug 7, 2025

Doctuh Mistuh Productions has built a reputation for bold, envelope-pushing theatre, but with Pretty Filthy, they don’t just push boundaries—they torch them.
Video: Watch a Reading of Michael Friedman's STRANGER- Live at 4pm ET Photo
Video: Watch a Reading of Michael Friedman's STRANGER- Live at 4pm ET
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 23, 2025

the Library for the Performing Arts archive contains unproduced and rarely produced works from generations of theater artists. On July 23 (4pm), Lindsay Mendez, Katrina Lenk, Andrew Barth Feldman, and other Broadway stars read one such unpublished musical by composer Michael Friedman—Stranger.
Paramount's 1923 Season 2 Sets Digital Release Photo
Paramount's 1923 Season 2 Sets Digital Release
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 24, 2025

Season Two of Paramount's 1923, starring Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford, will be available for purchase on Digital on July 7 from Paramount Home Entertainment. 
Rush & Student Ticketing Announced For THE OSCAR MICHEAUX PROJECT Workshop at Baruch Photo
Rush & Student Ticketing Announced For THE OSCAR MICHEAUX PROJECT Workshop at Baruch Performing Arts Center
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 13, 2025

Prospect Musicals has announced rush tickets and student pricing for their workshop production of The Oscar Micheaux Project, a new jazz musical, which begins performances tomorrow, Saturday, June 14th at Baruch Performing Arts Center (55 Lexington Avenue).
Casts Set for THE TOXIC AVENGER: THE MUSICAL and PRETTY FILTHY at Doctuh Mistuh Produ Photo
Casts Set for THE TOXIC AVENGER: THE MUSICAL and PRETTY FILTHY at Doctuh Mistuh Productions
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 5, 2025

Doctuh Mistuh Productions has revealed the casts for two Austin premieres: the off-Broadway hit, The Toxic Avenger: The Musical and Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel Awards Best Musical nominee, Pretty Filthy. Learn more!
PERFORMING FILIPINA Wins the 2025 Michael Friedman Award for New Composition Photo
PERFORMING FILIPINA Wins the 2025 Michael Friedman Award for New Composition
by Stephi Wild - May 28, 2025

The Pipeline Arts Foundation has announced  that Performing Filipina, with book, music & lyrics by Lianah Sta. Ana, has won the Michael Friedman Award for New Composition.
Julius Thomas III and More to Star in THE OSCAR MICHEAUX PROJECT at Prospect Musicals Photo
Julius Thomas III and More to Star in THE OSCAR MICHEAUX PROJECT at Prospect Musicals
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 22, 2025

Prospect Musicals has revealed the complete cast for their upcoming workshop production of The Oscar Micheaux Project, a new jazz musical. See who is starring and learn more!
What is the History of New Musicals at the Public Theater? Photo
What is the History of New Musicals at the Public Theater?
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - May 20, 2025

The new musical Goddess can currently be seen in its New York premiere production at the Public Theater on Lafayette Street. Directed by the Public’s associate artistic director and resident director Saheem Ali, who is currently Tony Award-nominated for directing Buena Vista Social Club, Goddess is playing at the Public’s largest space by capacity, the Newman Theatre.
THE OSCAR MICHEAUX PROJECT to Have Workshop at Prospect Musicals Photo
THE OSCAR MICHEAUX PROJECT to Have Workshop at Prospect Musicals
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 7, 2025

Prospect Musicals will present a workshop production of The Oscar Micheaux Project, a new jazz musical. Learn more about the musical and see how to purchase tickets!
Celia Keenan-Bolger Will Receive the 2025 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award Photo
Celia Keenan-Bolger Will Receive the 2025 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 29, 2025

The Tony Awards Administration Committee announced that Celia Keenan-Bolger will receive the 2025 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award for her unwavering dedication to advocacy work through the arts.
Shaina Taub to be Honored at EdTA's Theatre Education Conference Photo
Shaina Taub to be Honored at EdTA's Theatre Education Conference
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 17, 2025

Shaina Taub— two-time Tony Award winner, Grammy-nominated songwriter, and writer, composer, lyricist, and star of the revolutionary Broadway musical Suffs— will join the 2025 Theatre Education Conference. Learn more!
Spotlight: BROADWAY OUR WAY at Uptown Players Photo
Spotlight: BROADWAY OUR WAY at Uptown Players
by BWW Special Offer - Mar 21, 2025

Join an unforgettable evening where revelry meets harmony, tradition meets modernity, and every performance is fit for royalty. Dust off your crowns and prepare to be enchanted as Uptown Players announced the return of its beloved annual fundraiser, Broadway Our Way,
Review: AVENUE Q at Cultural Arts Playhouse Photo
Review: AVENUE Q at Cultural Arts Playhouse
by Andrew J. Koehler - Feb 26, 2025

When “the sun is shining and it’s a lovely day,” it’s a great day to see a musical. In a world filled with woe, and “every hour going oh, so slow,” it’s the perfect time to take in AVENUE Q at the Cultural Arts Playhouse in Syosset! Directed by Tony Frangipane, this production pulls out all the stops, and has audiences laughing from the pre-show announcement to the curtain call. You’re bound to forget that there are people on stage operating the puppets! Musically directed by Rich Giordano, the well known songs sound better than ever. Choreographed by Danielle Coutieri, the movement seems right out of an episode of Sesame Street.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Michael Friedman written?

Michael Friedman has written 12 shows including Romeo and Juliet (Composer), Roulette (Composer), The Water's Edge (Music), Satellites (Music), Gone Missing (Lyricist), God's Ear (Songs), Saved (Composer), Saved (Lyricist), This Beautiful City (Lyricist), Post Office (Composer), Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Composer), Unknown Soldier (Music and Lyrics).

What awards has Michael Friedman been nominated for?

Playwrights' Sidewalk Inductee (The Lortels) for Michael Friedman, Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for The Fortress of Solitude, Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for The Fortress of Solitude, Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Love's Labour's Lost, Outstanding Musical (The Lortels) for Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Sustained Excellence in Music (Obie Awards) and Best Revival (Tony Awards) for A Taste of Honey.

What awards has Michael Friedman won?

Michael Friedman has been recognized with several prestigious awards, including the Playwrights' Sidewalk Inductee honor from The Lortels. He won Outstanding Musical at The Lortels for Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and received the Obie Award for Sustained Excellence in Music.

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