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Marc Shaiman (/ʃeɪmən/; born October 22, 1959) is an American composer and lyricist for films, television, and theatre, best known for his collaborations with lyricist and director Scott Wittman. He wrote the music and co-wrote the lyrics for the Broadway musical version of the John Waters film Hairspray. He has won a Grammy, an Emmy, and a Tony, and been nominated for seven Oscars.

Marc Shaiman
At the Drama League All Star Benefit Gala, February 7, 2011
Born (1959-10-22) October 22, 1959 (age 62)
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation
  • Composer
  • lyricist
Partner
Louis Mirabal
​
(m. 2016)​
Websitewww.marcshaiman.com

Personal life


Shaiman was born to a Jewish family[1] in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Claire (née Goldfein) and William Robert Shaiman.[2] He grew up in Scotch Plains, New Jersey and attended Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, but got his GED and left school at age 16 to start working in New York's theaters.[3] He lives in both Manhattan and upstate New York.

He is openly gay,[4] and married Louis Mirabal, a retired lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy, on March 26, 2016.[5]


Career


Shaiman started his career as a theatre/cabaret musical director. He started working at Saturday Night Live as an arranger/writer, where he portrayed Skip St. Thomas, the accompanying pianist for The Sweeney Sisters, a singing duo played by Nora Dunn and Jan Hooks, which earned him an Emmy nomination; he returned for an appearance on The Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special, having co-created Martin Short and Maya Rudolph's salute to musical sketch characters.[6] He began his professional relationships with Billy Crystal and Martin Short during his tenure at the show. He also was a vocal arranger for Bette Midler, eventually becoming her musical director and co-producer of many of her recordings, including "The Wind Beneath My Wings" and "From a Distance." He helped create the material for her performance on the penultimate The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. His work with both Midler and Billy Crystal led to his involvement on their films. He later produced Midler's CD It's the Girls, which had the highest debut of Midler's recording career on the Billboard Album charts, and co-wrote Crystal's farewell to Jay Leno which featured Carol Burnett and Oprah Winfrey among others.

His film credits include Broadcast News, Beaches, When Harry Met Sally..., City Slickers, The Addams Family, Sister Act, Sleepless in Seattle, A Few Good Men, The American President, The First Wives Club, George of the Jungle, In & Out, Patch Adams, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, Team America: World Police, Hairspray, Flipped, Mary Poppins Returns and HBO's From the Earth to the Moon and 61*. On television, he worked on the final performances for Johnny Carson's Tonight Show (with Bette Midler), Conan O'Brien's Late Night (with Nathan Lane), both of Jay Leno's final Tonight Show broadcasts, and Nathan Lane's farewell to David Letterman called "Dead Inside."

Shaiman has earned seven Academy Award nominations, a Tony Award and a Grammy Award for his work on the musical Hairspray, and an Emmy Award for co-writing Billy Crystal's Academy Award performances. He has also been Grammy-nominated for his arrangements for Harry Connick Jr.'s recordings When Harry Met Sally... and We Are in Love as well as Hairspray and Smash and Emmy-nominated for his work on Saturday Night Live and Smash. In 2002, he was honored with the "Outstanding Achievement in Music-In-Film" award at The Hollywood Film Festival, and in 2007 he was honored with ASCAP's Henry Mancini Award in recognition of his outstanding achievements and contributions to the music of film and television.[7] He is the first recipient of the Film & TV Music Award for Best Score for a Comedy Feature Film. He wrote and sang the song "Yes" for his agent's film Finding Kraftland, and co-wrote (with partner Scott Wittman) songs for Neil Patrick Harris when Harris hosted the 63rd Tony Awards (2009) and the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards (2009), and was Emmy-nominated for musical directing and co-writing the 82nd Academy Awards (2010).

Shaiman co-produced and co-wrote cuts on Mariah Carey's 2010 Christmas album Merry Christmas II You. He and Wittman wrote original songs for the musical-based television show for NBC, Smash, which ran from 2012 to 2013, and served as executive producers. For their song "Let Me Be Your Star," Shaiman and co-lyricist Wittman were nominated for both an Emmy Award and a Grammy Award, and as executive producers they were nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical.

Shaiman and Wittman were honored on April 28, 2014, by The New York Pops Orchestra at Carnegie Hall.[6] The following year, Jennifer Hudson sang theSmash song "I Can't Let Go" at the 87th Academy Awards during the in memoriam tribute, featuring revised lyrics. The duo's latest Broadway musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ran on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, after finishing a four-year run on London's West End at The Royal Drury Lane Theater. Shaiman was Tony-nominated for his orchestrations for their previous Broadway musical Catch Me If You Can. In 2021, they wrote a song titled "Save the City" for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) in-universe Broadway production titled Rogers: The Musical featured in the first episode of Hawkeye, "Never Meet Your Heroes".[8] It was released as a single on November 24, the day the episode became available on Disney+.[9]

In February 2021, it was announced that Shaiman and Wittman were writing songs for a new musical adaptation of Some Like It Hot, coming to Broadway in 2022 with a book by Amber Ruffin and Matthew Lopez.[10]


Activism


In 2008, a controversy erupted nationwide when California Musical Theatre's then artistic director Scott Eckern[11][12] resigned over the revelation of his personal donation of $1000 to a political campaign to support California Proposition 8, which was an amendment to change the California Constitution to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry in California. After the amendment was passed, donor information became public. Shaiman and other Broadway artists who had previously worked with the director became critical and called for a boycott of the theatre by all gay artists and performers, ending in the director's resignation days later.

To protest the passage of California Proposition 8 in November 2008, Shaiman wrote a satiric mini-musical called Prop 8 — The Musical. The 3-minute video was distributed on the internet at FunnyOrDie.com, beginning on December 3, 2008. It was written and produced in just a few days. The cast includes Jack Black (who plays Jesus), Neil Patrick Harris, John C. Reilly, Allison Janney, Andy Richter, Maya Rudolph, Margaret Cho, and Rashida Jones. Shaiman plays the piano and appears briefly in the video. It received 1.2 million internet hits in its first day.[13][14]


Filmography



Films


Year Title Director Notes
1988 Big Business Jim Abrahams Songs only; first collaboration with Jim Abrahams
Beaches Garry Marshall Music supervisor
1989 When Harry Met Sally... Rob Reiner First collaboration with Rob Reiner
1990 Misery Second collaboration with Rob Reiner
1991 Scenes from a Mall Paul Mazursky —
City Slickers Ron Underwood —
The Addams Family Barry Sonnenfeld First collaboration with Barry Sonnenfeld
Hot Shots! Jim Abrahams Actor; second collaboration with Jim Abrahams
For the Boys Mark Rydell Songs only
1992 Sister Act Emile Ardolino —
Mr. Saturday Night Billy Crystal First collaboration with Billy Crystal
A Few Good Men Rob Reiner Third collaboration with Rob Reiner
1993 Sleepless in Seattle Nora Ephron Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song ("A Wink and a Smile")
Nominated for a BAFTA for Best Original Music
Heart and Souls Ron Underwood Second collaboration with Ron Underwood
Life with Mikey James Lapine —
Addams Family Values Barry Sonnenfeld Second collaboration with Barry Sonnenfeld
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit Bill Duke —
1994 City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold Paul Weiland —
North Rob Reiner Fourth collaboration with Rob Reiner
Speechless Ron Underwood Third collaboration with Ron Underwood
That's Entertainment! III Bud Friedgen and Michael J. Sheridan —
1995 Stuart Saves His Family Harold Ramis —
Forget Paris Billy Crystal Second collaboration with Billy Crystal
The American President Rob Reiner Fifth collaboration with Rob Reiner
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Musical or Comedy Score
1996 Bogus Norman Jewison —
Mother Albert Brooks —
The First Wives Club Hugh Wilson Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Musical or Comedy Score
Ghosts of Mississippi Rob Reiner Sixth collaboration with Rob Reiner
1997 George of the Jungle Sam Weisman First collaboration with Sam Weisman
In & Out Frank Oz —
1998 My Giant Michael Lehmann —
Simon Birch Mark Steven Johnson —
Patch Adams Tom Shadyac Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Musical or Comedy Score
1999 The Out-of-Towners Sam Weisman Second collaboration with Sam Weisman
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut Trey Parker First collaboration with Trey Parker
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song ("Blame Canada")
The Story of Us Rob Reiner With Eric Clapton; seventh collaboration with Rob Reiner
2000 The Kid Jon Turteltaub —
2001 Get Over It Tommy O'Haver Songs only
One Night at McCool's Harald Zwart —
The Wedding Planner Adam Shankman First collaboration with Adam Shankman
2003 Down with Love Peyton Reed —
Alex & Emma Rob Reiner Eighth collaboration with Rob Reiner
The Cat in the Hat Bo Welch Songs only
Marci X Richard Benjamin
2004 Team America: World Police Trey Parker Second collaboration with Trey Parker; song only, score was rejected and replaced by Harry Gregson-Williams
2005 Rumor Has It... Rob Reiner Ninth collaboration with Rob Reiner
2007 Hairspray Adam Shankman Second collaboration with Adam Shankman
The Bucket List Rob Reiner Tenth collaboration with Rob Reiner
Bee Movie Simon J. Smith and Steve Hickner Song in end credits only
2010 Flipped Rob Reiner Eleventh collaboration with Rob Reiner
2012 The Magic of Belle Isle Twelfth collaboration with Rob Reiner
Parental Guidance Andy Fickman —
2014 And So It Goes Rob Reiner Thirteenth collaboration with Rob Reiner
2016 LBJ Fourteenth collaboration with Rob Reiner
2017 The Star Timothy Reckart Nominated with Mariah Carey for a Golden Globe for Best Original Song ("The Star")
2018 Mary Poppins Returns Rob Marshall Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song ("The Place Where Lost Things Go")
Nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Original Music
Nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Score
2021 Tick, Tick... Boom! Lin-Manuel Miranda Cameo appearance
2022 Bros Nicholas Stoller —

Television


Year Title Notes
1984–1985,
1986–1987		 Saturday Night Live Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program
1986 Comic Relief
1986 Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started
1987 Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started - The Lost Minutes
1988 The Mondo Beyondo Show
1989 I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
1989 What's Alan Watching?
1990 Billy Crystal: Midnight Train To Moscow
1990 62nd Academy Awards
1991 63rd Academy Awards Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction
1992 64th Academy Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program
1992 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Episode: "Robin Williams/Bette Midler"
1993 65th Academy Awards
1997 69th Academy Awards
1997 Bette Midler in Concert: Diva Las Vegas
1998 70th Academy Awards
1998 From the Earth to the Moon Episode: "The Original Wives Club"
1999 Saturday Night Live 25th Anniversary Special
2000 72nd Academy Awards
1999, 2002 South Park Composer (Episode: "Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics"); actor (Episode: "Cripple Fight")
1999 Get Bruce
1999 Jackie's Back
2000 Bette
2001 61*
2002 Greg the Bunny
2003 Charlie Lawrence
2003 The Score
2004 Biography Episode: "Bette Midler"
2004 76th Academy Awards Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction
2005 77th Academy Awards
2007 79th Academy Awards
2009 63rd Tony Awards
2009 61st Primetime Emmy Awards
2010 82nd Academy Awards Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction
Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special
2010 The Kennedy Center Honors
2012 84th Academy Awards Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
2012–2013 Smash Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics (2012, 2013)
Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
2015 Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
2015 87th Academy Awards
2016 Hairspray Live!
2020 Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special
2021 The Prince Episode: "School Musical Part 2"
2021 Hawkeye 2 episodes

Theatre



Internet


† = Emmy nominee


Discography



Concert/cabaret work



References


  1. Bloom, Nate (February 2, 2012). "Jewish stars: Whales, ghosts and 'Smash'". Cleveland Jewish News. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018.
  2. Marc Shaiman Biography (1959-) Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine filmreference.com
  3. Fowler, Linda. "N.J. native Marc Shaiman drops in on Paper Mill's production of his Broadway hit 'Hairspray'" Archived October 3, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, NJ.com, December 23, 2010. Accessed October 1, 2015. "Joking with fans during this fall production, Shaiman refers to his Scotch Plains hometown as exit 135.... Reluctant but supportive, his parents let him drop out of Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School at 16 — he later earned a GED — to work in Manhattan’s fringe theaters."
  4. Itzkoff, Dave. "For This Songwriter, the Political Is Musical" The New York Times, December 6, 2008
  5. "Hairspray Composer Marc Shaiman Ties The Knot" Archived March 29, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Playbill, March 26, 2016
  6. "Smash - NBC Official Site: Bios". NBC TV. Archived from the original on February 3, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  7. "ASCAP Henry Mancini Award". ASCAP. Archived from the original on October 27, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  8. Paige, Rachel (November 10, 2021). "'Hawkeye': Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman on Bringing 'Rogers: The Musical' to Life". Marvel.com. Archived from the original on November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  9. Perine, Aaron (November 24, 2021). "How to Listen to Rogers: The Musical Song, "Save the City," From Hawkeye". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  10. McPhee, Ryan (February 10, 2021). "Amber Ruffin to Co-Write Broadway-Aimed Some Like It Hot Musical". Playbill. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  11. "Sacramento theater director who donated to Prop. 8 faced storm of criticism". Los Angeles Times. November 12, 2008. Archived from the original on August 20, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  12. McKinley, Jesse (November 12, 2008). "Scott Eckern of California Musical Theater Resigns Amid Gay-Rights Ire Over Proposition 8 in California". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 6, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  13. Itzkoff, Dave. "Marc Shaiman on 'Prop 8 — The Musical'", Archived December 6, 2009, at Wikiwix The New York Times, December 4, 2008
  14. "Star-studded Web video protests Prop 8 – Spoof musical's blockbuster cast includes Jack Black as Jesus", Associated Press, MSN.com, December 4, 2008
  15. Musto, Michael (July 23, 2002). "NY Mirror". The Village Voice. Retrieved September 25, 2021.


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[de] Marc Shaiman

Marc Shaiman (* 22. Oktober 1959 in Newark, New Jersey) ist ein US-amerikanischer Musical- und Filmkomponist.
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[es] Marc Shaiman

Marc Shaiman (Newark 22 de octubre de 1959) es un compositor, letrista y arreglista estadounidense para televisión, teatro y películas.

[ru] Шейман, Марк

Марк Шейман (англ. Marc Shaiman; род. 22 октября 1959[1], Ньюарк, Нью-Джерси) — американский композитор, автор песен для кино, телевидения и театра. Лауреат множества премий, включая «Грэмми», «Эмми» и «Тони», семь раз номинировался на «Оскар».


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