Bill Sherman
Bill Sherman is an American composer, producer, arranger, and orchestrator. He is known for his work on In the Heights, Hamilton, and Sesame Street. Sherman is also a member of Team Supreme that co-hosts the Questlove Supreme podcast.
Biography
Sherman was born in New York to Susan B. Sherman and Dr. Fredrick T. Sherman.[1] Sherman graduated from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut in 2002.[2] In 2003, he joined his roommate Lin-Manuel Miranda to form the freestyle rap group Freestyle Love Supreme,[3] while also working with Miranda to orchestrate and arrange the music for In the Heights.[4] His work on In the Heights won him the 2008 Tony Award for Best Orchestrations and the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.[5][6] He collaborated again with Miranda to produce the Hamilton album, for which he won the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.[7]
Sherman is the musical director for several Sesame Workshop shows, including Sesame Street, for which he has written over 3000 songs.[8] He has won three Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmy Awards for "Outstanding Original Song – Children’s and Animation" for his work on Sesame street: "What I Am" in 2011,[9] "The Power of Yet" in 2015,[10] and "A Song About Songs" in 2018.[11]
References
- ^ "Kristen Kirkland and Bill Sherman". The New York Times. 20 March 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "More Notable Alumni - About - Wesleyan University". www.wesleyan.edu. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Schulman, Michael. "The Beatboxing Brains of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Improv Group". The New Yorker. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ McHenry, Jackson (13 September 2019). "How Freestyle Love Supreme Made the 16-Year Journey to Broadway". Vulture. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "2008 Tony Award Winners". The New York Times. 15 June 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (8 February 2009). "In the Heights Cast Recording Wins Grammy; Hudson and LuPone-McDonald 'Mahagonny' Also Win". Playbill. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Bill Sherman". GRAMMY.com. 19 November 2019.
- ^ Stage Tube (3 March 2019). "VIDEO: Bill Sherman Discusses His Work on SESAME STREET and His Responsibility to the Children on TODAY". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Oh, What a Day!". www.ascap.com (Press release). 22 June 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES WINNERS FOR THE 42nd ANNUAL DAYTIME CREATIVE ARTS EMMY® AWARDS | The Emmy Awards - The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences". emmyonline.com (Press release). The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES WINNERS FOR THE 42nd ANNUAL DAYTIME CREATIVE ARTS EMMY® AWARDS | The Emmy Awards - The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences" (PDF). emmyonline.com (Press release). The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Bill Sherman at IMDb
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