Bill Sherman
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| Born | William Sherman |
| Education | Wesleyan University |
| Era | Contemporary |
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Kristen Kirkland (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.
Sherman was born in New York to Susan B. Sherman and Dr. Fredrick T. Sherman.[1] Sherman graduated from Wesleyan UniversityinMiddletown, 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]
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