Marc Shaiman is a composer/lyricist/arranger/performer working in films, television, musical theater and recordings. He has won several honors, including a Tony, an Emmy, a Grammy, plus seven Oscar nominations.
Recent projects include “Rogers: The Musical” for Marvel/Disney+’s Hawkeye, incidental music for the Broadway revival of PLAZA SUITE, the score for Billy Eichner’s Universal romcom Bros, and along with Pasek and Paul, cowrote the Emmy award winning song “Which of the Pidwick Triplets Did It?” from the acclaimed series Only Murders in the Building.
For Mary Poppins Returns he was nominated for two Oscars, a BAFTA, a Golden Globe and a Grammy. His other Oscar nominations have been for Sleepless In Seattle, Patch Adams, The First Wives Club, The American President and South Park-Bigger, Longer & Uncut.
Other film credits include Beaches, When Harry Met Sally, City Slickers, The Addams Family, Sister Act, A Few Good Men, Hocus Pocus, The Bucket List and Hairspray. He and Mariah Carey were nominated for a Golden Globe for their title song for the animated film The Star.
For Broadway, he and co-lyricist Scott Wittman have written Hairspray (Tony & Grammy Awards), Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, Catch Me If You Can (Tony nom), Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Some Like it Hot, and the musical production of SMASH.
Television credits include Saturday Night Live (Emmy and Golden Globe nom), Smash (Emmy & Golden Globe nom), The Oscars with Billy Crystal (Emmy Award), Bette Midler (final guest with Johnny Carson) and countless appearances with Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Lane, Jennifer Hudson, Jack Black & Will Ferrell, among others.
He has produced/arranged recordings and performances for Bette Midler, Harry Connick Jr., Peter Allen, Eric Clapton, Diane Keaton, Patti LuPone, Steve Martin, Barbra Streisand, Robin Williams and many more.
His online opus Prop 8 – The Musical was a Webbie Award winner.
Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It? [feat. Steve Martin] – Only Murders In the Building S3
- Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It? [feat. Steve Martin] – Only Murders In the Building S3
- Walk ‘n Talk – Bros
- Provincetown Montage – Bros
- Citi Bike Talk – Bros
- Overture – Mary Poppins Returns
- The Place Where Lost Things Go – Mary Poppins Returns
- The Star
- Wiener Dog
- And So It Goes
- Smash: Hang the Moon
- Parental Guidance
- The Magic of Belle Isle
- Smash
- Catch Me if You Can (stage)
- Hairspray
- American President
- The Bucket List
- Bee Movie
- Down with Love
- City Slickers
- City Slickers 2: the Legend of Curly’s Gold
- Sleepless in Seattle
- First Wives Club
- 61
- Patch Adams
- Misery
- In and Out
- Flipped
- A Few Good Men
- The Story of Us
- Simon Birch
- Ghosts of Mississippi
- Stuart Saves His Family
- Mr. Saturday Night
- George of the Jungle
- Forget Paris
- My Giant
- North
- The Kid
- Mother
- Heart and Soul
- One Night at McCool’s
- The Out of Towners
- The Addams Family
- Addams Family Values
- Sister Act
- Livin’ Dolls
- Hairspray (Broadway)
- When Harry Met Sally