Gary William Friedman

Gary William Friedman (Music) is best known for his TONY-nominated, OBIE Award winning musical The Me Nobody Knows. Other theater credits include Taking My Turn which won the Outer Critic's Circle Award and was subsequently presented on PBS Television's Great Performance Series. Friedman co-created with Stevie Holland the musical Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter. He has collaborated with Holland on several internationally acclaimed jazz recordings as an arranger and composer of original songs. Friedman has scored several feature and television films and his orchestral, operatic and dance works include commissions by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Lancaster Music Festival. Recent premieres include “A Poe Triptych”, a chamber orchestral work inspired by works of Edgar Allan Poe, commissioned and performed by the Pit Stop Players in New York City, and “Reflections”, a chamber work commissioned and recorded by the Palisades Virtuosi on American Masters (Albany Records Vol. 6.) A collection of his symphonic works is recorded on the CD Colloquy (150 Music) and a new collection will be released Spring 2026 (Navona Records.) Friedman served as Music Director for T.V.'s "The Electric Company", for which he composed many songs, including the popular "Spider Man Theme Song". www.garywilliamfriedman.com.