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| Birth name | John Michael Friedman |
| Born | September 24, 1975 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | September 9, 2017 (aged 41) New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | Musical theatre |
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| Years active | 2002–2017 |
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John Michael Friedman (September 24, 1975 – September 9, 2017) was an American composer and lyricist. He was a Founding Associate Artist of theater company The Civilians.
His musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson opened on Broadway in October 2010.
Friedman won a 2007 Obie Award for sustained excellence.[1] Additionally, he received a MacDowell Fellowship, a Princeton Hodder Fellowship, a Meet The Composer Fellowship, and was a Barron Visiting Professor at The Princeton Environmental Institute in 2009. At the time of his death, he was the Artist in Residence and Director of the Public Forum at the Public Theater and was also the Artistic Director of City Center Encores! Off-Center.
- ^ "2006–2007 Obie Award Winners - Page 1 - Theater - New York". Village Voice. May 15, 2007. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2012.