DAVID FRIEDMAN—Drama Desk Award Winning Composer
Klein Theatre Arts Master Class Workshop
Tuesday, February 15, 2022 from 6:00PM-7:30PM
Free admission
No registration is necessary. There is ample space in our 1447-seat theater for social distancing. Masks are
required.
In-person and livestream options available
Each session will feature: (1) an interview with the guest artist to learn about his/her career path and influences, (2) a demonstration of the skills and craft of the artist’s field of endeavor, and (3) an interactive component where audience members are brought on stage to gain instruction in that craft. Maureen Hamill, Director
of Education for Klein Theatre Arts, is the moderator.
In January 2003, Friedman published the music book Listen To My Heart: The Songs of David Friedman through his publishing firm Midder Music.
The book features 63 Friedman songs, including "Listen to My Heart", "We Live On Borrowed Time", "We Can Be Kind", "Help is on the Way", "Your Love", "Trust the Wind", "My Simple Christmas Wish", and
"I'll Be Here With You". Following upon the book, Friedman in October 2003 debuted his musical review by the same name.
Disney
Friedman was conductor of the music scores for Disney's animated features, including Beauty and the
Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and was vocal contractor for Mulan. Songs written by Friedman have been featured in the Disney film Aladdin and the
King of Thieves, The Lizzie McGuire Movie, Bambi 2, in the movie Salsa and in three animated television series; Happy Ness, Sky Dancers, and Dragon
Flyz.
Popular artists
Friedman has written songs for Diana Ross, Barry Manilow, Petula Clark, Nancy LaMott, Alison Krauss, Laura Branigan, LMNT, Jason
Alexander, Laurie Beechman, Lainie Kazan, Leslie Uggams, and others. He produced all of Nancy LaMott's recordings, many including his original compositions.
Friedman is a regular on the Today Show Everyone Has a Story series, and partners with Kathie Lee Gifford to write a new song
each month, which he performs with a current Broadway star on the first Thursday of each month.
Theater
Friedman has also worked in theatre, on several Broadway musicals, serving as musical director for such original Broadway productions
such as Saravà, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Song & Dance and Beauty and the Beast.
Friedman is the composer of 4 musicals with Tony Award Nominated book writer/lyricist Peter Kellogg. Chasing Nicolette, based upon
the 13th Century romance Aucassin et Nicolette), has been produced at locations such as the Little Shubert Theatre in New York City, the Westport Country Playhouse, and the Prince Music Theater in
Philadelphia.
A Christmas Oratorio called King Island Christmas, written with librettist Deborah Brevoort, has had over 40 productions
worldwide. Friedman is also co-composer, with David Pomeranz and Kathie Lee Gifford of the new musical Saving Aimee about the life of Aimee Semple McPherson.
In 2009, he released a musical play Stunt Girl, in association with author/lyricist Peter S. Kellog, and developed in association
with the Village Theatre in Seattle, based on the life of Nellie Bly. This was a project worked on together by Kellogg and Friedman for 10 years.
Other
Friedman also wrote two songs for Barney's Great Adventure, the 1998 film, based the PBS Kids television series Barney and
Friends.
In 2006, Friedman worked in the music department for World Trade Center, a biopic film based on the September 11, 2001 attacks
starring Nicolas Cage.
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