Bill Sherman

This article is about the composer. For the Australian footballer, see Bill Sherman (footballer). For the British academic, see Bill Sherman (literary scholar).
Bill Sherman
Born
William Sherman

New York
EducationWesleyan University
EraContemporary
Spouse
Kristen Kirkland
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(m. 2009)​

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

  1. ^ "Kristen Kirkland and Bill Sherman". The New York Times. 20 March 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  2. ^ "More Notable Alumni - About - Wesleyan University". www.wesleyan.edu. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  3. ^ Schulman, Michael. "The Beatboxing Brains of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Improv Group". The New Yorker. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  4. ^ McHenry, Jackson (13 September 2019). "How Freestyle Love Supreme Made the 16-Year Journey to Broadway". Vulture. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  5. ^ "2008 Tony Award Winners". The New York Times. 15 June 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  6. ^ Gans, Andrew (8 February 2009). "In the Heights Cast Recording Wins Grammy; Hudson and LuPone-McDonald 'Mahagonny' Also Win". Playbill. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Bill Sherman". GRAMMY.com. 19 November 2019.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Oh, What a Day!". www.ascap.com (Press release). 22 June 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
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