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Gary William Friedman

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Composer b. 1901

Gary William Friedman is an American musical theatre, symphonic, film and television composer. His career began in the 1960s in New York City as a saxophonist in an improvisational ensemble and as a composer for experimental theater. Friedman's 1970 musical, The Me Nobody Knows opened Off-Broadway and won the Obie Award for Best Music of a Musical before moving to Broadway and earning five Tony Award nominations. Friedman has also composed scores for numerous American films and television series such as PBS's children's television series, The Electric Company. His orchestral and operatic compositions have been commissioned by festivals and venues including the Kennedy Center for the Performi…

Also credited on2 works

Platinum
The Me Nobody Knows

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  • Platinum began life in Buffalo under the title Sunset, with Smith starring, direction by Tommy Tune, a score by Will Holt and Gary William Friedman, and a book by Louis LaRusso II. For Broadway, only the songwriters were retained; Joe Layton directed and choreographed, and the new book was by Will Holt and Bruce Vilanch. Paramount Picture…ebooks/Mandelbaum, Ken/Not Since Carrie_ Forty Years of Broadway Musical Flops - Ken Mandelbaum.txt
  • THE SIGN IN SIDNEY BRUSTEIN'S WINDOW By Lorraine Hansberry; Adapted by Robert Nemiroff, Charlotte Zaltburg; Music, Gary William Friedman; Lyrics, Ray Errol Fox; Director, Alan Schneider; Musical Staging,theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1971-72 Season, v. 28 (Willis).txt
  • "A Spaced Oddity" Words, Tom Even; Music, Gary William Friedman; Director, Tom Even; Choreography, Julie Arenal; Set, T. E. Mason; Lighting,theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1973 74 Season, v. 30 (Willis).txt
  • PLATINUM Book, Will Holt, Bruce Vilanch; Music, Gary William Friedman; Lyrics, Will Holt; Based on an original idea by Will Holt; Directedtheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1978-79, v. 35 (Willis).txt
  • with The Barrow Group and Daryl] Roth. Thursday, Jan.11-Mar.24, 1996 (63 performances and 9 previews) SHEBA; Music, Gary William Friedman; Lyrics/Book, Sharleen Cooper Cohen; Director/Choreography, Tony Stevens; Musical Director, Christopher McGovern; Sets, Gregory Hill; Costumes, Jonathan Bixby; Lighting, Tom Sturge; Sound, One Dream; St…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1995-96 Season, v.52 (Willis).txt

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