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The brave cast desperate measures11/22/2023 ![]() When I was 17 I received a teacher’s certificate from the Dalcroze School, and when the head of the school presented it to me, she sat me down and said, “You are the youngest person ever to receive this certificate, you are one of the most gifted musicians to ever walk through these doors, and you potentially have a great career ahead of you in music. From the age of 5, I also studied at the Dalcroze School where I was taught Eurhythmics, a method of learning music through the natural use of the body. My thought, and my parents’ desire, was that I would be a classical musician. From a very early age I showed a lot of musical talent, studying guitar when I was 5, piano a few years later, and eventually going to New England Conservatory of Music. Who or what inspired you to become a composer? Hm, that’s a very complicated question. Starring Lauren Molina, Conor Ryan, Gary Marachek, Peter Saide, Nick Wyman, & Sarah Parnicky, Desperate Measures is a hilarious new musical that tells the tale of "Johnny Blood," a handsome young man whose life is in danger over a saloon brawl.įor more on David visit and follow him on Twitter!ġ. ![]() ![]() ![]() Now, it's such an honor to have the chance to interview David about working with Kathie Lee, the legendary Nancy LaMott and his new musical (co-written with Peter Kellogg), Desperate Measures, which after a 3-time extension in 2017 at The York Theatre is now coming to New World Stages (340 West 50th Street, between 8th & 9th Avenue) for an open run, starting May 30! Click here for tickets! Personally, I have learned a lot about David's music through my love of Kathie Lee Gifford who has recorded many of his songs and collaborated with him for years on The Today Show 's segment "Everyone Has a Story." But, as it turns out, I have actually known of David Friedman's music ever since I was a kid through the films Beauty and the Beast and Trick. ![]() David Friedman has written songs for everyone from Disney to Diana Ross. ![]()
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