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 University in Middletown, 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]
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | In the Heights | Orchestrator, arranger | Broadway, Richard Rodgers Theatre | [12] |
| 2019 | Freestyle Love Supreme | Musical Supervisor | Broadway, Booth Theatre | |
| 2021 | ||||
| 2022 | & Juliet | Orchestrator, arranger | Broadway, Stephen Sondheim Theatre |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Orchestrations | In the Heights | Nominated | [13] |
| 2008 | Tony Awards | Best Orchestrations | Won | ||
| 2011 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Original Song – Children’s and Animation | "What I Am" from Sesame Street | Won | [14] |
| 2015 | "The Power of Yet" from Sesame Street | Won | [15] | ||
| Grammy Awards | Best Musical Theater Album | Hamilton as producer | Won | [16] | |
| 2018 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Original Song – Children’s and Animation | "A Song About Songs" from Sesame Street | Won | [17] |
| 2023 | Tony Awards | Best Orchestrations | & Juliet | Nominated | [18] |
| Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Orchestrations | Nominated |
| Authority control databases: Artists |
|---|
 | This article about an American composer born in the 20th century is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
