Marc Shaiman

Marc Shaiman was an American composer, lyricist, songwriter, actor and musician (born 1959). He was born at Newark.

Marc Shaiman in brief

Born
1959
Known for
composer, lyricist, songwriter, actor, musician and bandleader
Place of birth
Newark
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Formation and teaching

Marc Shaiman studied at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School. His recorded influences include Alan Menken.

Career and activity

Marc Shaiman worked in film score and musical play.

He belonged to Writers Guild of America, East. He worked at New York.

Catalogued works

51 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library. The first 12 are listed here.

Sleepless in Seattle. A Few Good Men. Smash. Hairspray. Addams Family Values. George of the Jungle. Heart and Souls. 61*. Disney's The Kid. Bogus. The American President. The Bucket List.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Museum of Modern Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Shaiman, Marc, Oxford Music Online, 2014. Catch the references if you can: Marc Shaiman and stylistic pastiche, Studies in Musical Theatre, 2024.

In detail

Marc Shaiman studied at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is film score and musical play. Alan Menken is recorded as an influence.

Residence is recorded at New York. Membership is recorded of Writers Guild of America, East.

Distinctions recorded are Tony Award for Best Original Score.

Chronology

  1. 1959Marc Shaiman born at Newark.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Marc Shaiman”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q979312: Marc Shaiman

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