Marc Shaiman
Biography
Marc Shaiman (b. 22 October 1959, Newark, New Jersey) is an American composer and lyricist.
Shaiman, the son of Claire (née Goldfein) and William Robert Shaiman, grew up in Scotch Plains, New Jersey and attended Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, but dropped out at age 16 to start working in New York's theaters.
Shaiman started his career as a theatre/cabaret musical director. He then became vocal arranger for Bette Midler, eventually becoming her musical director and co-producer of many of her recordings.
He is active as a composer, lyricist, arranger, and performer in films, television, and the theater. He has been nominated for an Academy Award five times, a Tony award, and a Grammy Award for his work on the musical Hairspray. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for co-writing Billy Crystal’s Academy Award performances.
Works for Winds
- You Can’t Stop the Beat (arr. Brown) (2008)
- You Can't Stop The Beat (arr. Ricketts) (2007)
- American President: Selections (arr. Chudy)
- City Slickers (arr. Wilson) (1991)
- Let Me Be Your Star (arr. Lopez) (2012)
- The Music of SMASH (arr. Scott) (2012)
- Selections from "Hairspray" (arr. Ricketts) (2002/2007)
- Selections from "Mary Poppins Returns" (arr. Brown) (2018)
Resources
- Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Marc Shaiman." Accessed 27 December 2016
- Marc Shaiman, Wikipedia Accessed 27 December 2016