Presidential Campaigns Are Like Wildfires
Jul 15, 2016
The composer Michael Friedman is travelling the country, setting voters’ deepest thoughts about the election to music.
Projects
The State of the Union Songbook
Michael Friedman is the composer of many successful shows on and off Broadway. Now he’s following the campaign circus, creating songs based on voters’ reflections on our current political moment. The New Yorker's Sarah Larson has been charting his progress.
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A Song for Bernie
Jun 3, 2016The composer Michael Friedman puts a college student’s anxiety about the election to music. -
The Ballad of a Trump Fan
Apr 8, 2016One South Carolina voter is “thrilled” by the candidate who “upset the apple cart.” This is his song. -
The Crazy 2016 Campaign, in Song
Mar 4, 2016An Obie-winning composer takes America’s political temperature, in song. -
Finding Music in the Political Circus
Feb 12, 2016A songwriter and composer hits the campaign trail in search of musical theatre.