Michael Starobin is a well-known orchestrator and arranger working on Broadway and in Hollywood. He has been the orchestrator for some of Broadway's most innovative musicals such as Falsettos, Sunday in the Park with George, Assassins (2004 Tony Award for Best Orchestrations) and Next to Normal (2009 Tony Award for Best Orchestrations). He was the conductor and orchestrator for Disney's animated film The Hunchback of Notre Dame, orchestrated the songs for Tangled and contributed orchestrations to the film versions of Chicago, Nine, Beauty and the Beast (2017), Mary Poppins Returns and Tick, Tick… Boom!
RECENT WORK:
Michael is presently orchestrating SUFFS, opening this spring on Broadway.
Recent work includes Michael John Lachiusa's "The Gardens of Anuncia" at Lincoln Center (cast recording soon to appear) and "Flying Over Sunset" (by James Lapine, Tom Kitt and Michael Korie, (cast recording now out.)
It's always a good time to listen to the album Michael made with Mary Testa - Have Faith. See the links below.
Michael’s new orchestrations for Carmel Dean’s stunning debut score for Renascence are now out on Broadway Records.
RECENT RECORDINGS FEATURING MICHAEL'S WORK:
- Rogers: the Musical
- Flying Over Sunset
- Tom Kitt Reflect (2021)
- Broadbend, Arkansas (2020)
- Superhero (2020)
- Renascence (2019)
- Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
- Sunday in the Park 2017 (Arts Music)
- Kid Victory (Broadway Records)
- Falsettos - Sh-KBoom Records
- Freaky Friday - Disney
- Beauty and the Beast (2017) - Disney
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Sh-K-Boom Records
- Have Faith - Mary Testa & Michael Starobin's duo CD
order the CD now from Sh-K-Boom or Barnes & Noble,
or buy as a download from iTunes or Amazon.
Click above to play the promo video for "Have Faith".
or
look below to play a track from the CD.
UPCOMING WORK:
Staying alive and active. Wishing good health yfor all of us. (MAR-27-20)