Marc Shaiman

Listen to "Marc Shaiman Composer And Co-Lyricist From Mary Poppins Returns" on Spreaker. His film works include: "Sleepless in Seattle" (Academy Award nom.); "Patch Adams" (Academy Award nom.); "The First Wives Club" (Academy Award nom.); "The American President" (Academy Award nom.); "South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut" (Academy Award nom.); "Beaches," "When Harry Met Sally," "City Slickers," "The Addams Family," "A Few Good Men," "Sister Act" and "The Bucket List." In addition to the Tony Award-winning hit musical "Hairspray," Shaiman's Broadway credits include: "Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me," "Catch Me if You Can" and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," which is currently in rehearsals for a national tour. Off-Broadway, he's composed for "The High-Heeled Women," "Livin Dolls" and "André DeShields' Haarlem Nocturne" at LaMama. On television, Shaiman composed the music for SNL's "The Sweeney Sisters" and received his eighth Emmy nomination for the original song, "Hang the Moon," for NBC's musical series "Smash," which he produced with Steven Spielberg. Shaiman wrote songs for various televised performances by Billy Crystal, Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Lane, Jenifer Lewis, Jennifer Hudson, as well as Jack Black, Will Ferrell, and Bette Midler on Johnny Carson's penultimate "The Tonight Show." He has also collaborated with Peter Allen, Kristen Chenoweth, Eric Clapton, Christine Ebersole, Diane Keaton, Patti LuPone, Steve Martin, Barbra Streisand, Robin Williams and many others. He co-produced and arranged recordings for Bette Midler and Harry Connick Jr., including "The Wind beneath My Wings" and "From a Distance," and is fond of his online opus "Prop 8 - The Musical." He and co-writer Mariah Carey recently received a Golden Globe nomination for their title song from the animated film, "The Star." Most recently, Shaiman and Scott Wittman wrote the original music for "Mary Poppins Returns," the sequel to Disney's beloved classic. The film directed by Rob Marshall