Michael Friedman

John Michael Friedman 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. 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.
Friedman died on September 9, 2017, aged 41, from complications related to HIV/AIDS. In 2018, he received a star on the Playwrights’ Sidewalk at the Lucille Lortel Theater.