Michael Friedman (Musical Director) previously composed music for The Blue Demon for the Huntington. His New York credits include the music and lyrics for The Civilians' Nobody's Lunch, Gone Missing, and Canard, Canard, Goose?; music for All Wear Bowlers, Sean Cunningham's God Hates the Irish, Melissa James Gibson's Suitcase, and Neal Bell's Spatter Pattern; and productions at The Public Theater/NYSF, New York Theatre Workshop, La Mama e.t.c., Playwrights Horizons, Soho Repertory Theatre, and Performance Space 122. His regional credits include productions at the American Repertory Theatre, Hartford Stage Company, and five seasons at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Mr. Friedman wrote music for Christopher Durang's Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge, co-authored Paris Commune with Steve Cosson, and is adapting a musical version of Alice in Wonderland for the La Jolla Playhouse with Annie Weisman. His work has also been seen at London's Gate Theatre and Soho Theatre and in the film On Common Ground. He was the dramaturg for the recent Broadway revival of A Raisin in the Sun. Mr. Friedman is an artistic associate of New York Theatre Workshop, a 2003 MacDowell fellow, and a founding associate artist of the Obie Award-winning Civilians.