The Michael Friedman Fund for Voting Rights
Michael Friedman was a brilliant theater composer who was deeply committed to civil liberties and civil rights. Known for his work on Gone Missing, which he created with the theater group he co-founded, the Civilians and Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson, he also wrote Fortress of Solitude and Love’s Labour’s Lost for Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte Theater among many others. After the 2016 election, Michael created The State of the Union Songbook, a body of songs based on interviews with voters. Michael frequently donated his music to the the NYCLU’s annual Sing Out for Freedom Benefit Concert (formerly Broadway Stands Up for Freedom).
To honor his memory, his parents, John and Carolyn Friedman, and his sister, Marion Friedman Young, created the Michael Friedman Fund for Voting Rights to support the ACLU’s and NYCLU’s voting rights work.
Michael Friedman was a brilliant theater composer who was deeply committed to civil liberties and civil rights. Known for his work on Gone Missing, which he created with the theater group he co-founded, the Civilians and Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson, he also wrote Fortress of Solitude and Love’s Labour’s Lost for Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte Theater among many others. After the 2016 election, Michael created The State of the Union Songbook, a body of songs based on interviews with voters. Michael frequently donated his music to the NYCLU’s annual Sing Out for Freedom Concert (formerly Broadway Stands Up for Freedom).
To honor his memory, his parents, John and Carolyn Friedman, and his sister, Marion Friedman Young, created the Michael Friedman Fund for Voting Rights to support the ACLU’s and NYCLU’s voting rights work.