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 orchestrated SUFFS, currently on Broadway. The cast recording can be heard on Amazon, AppleMusic or Spotify.)
Recent work includes Michael John Lachiusa's "The Gardens of Anuncia" at Lincoln Center (cast recording now out, link below) and "Flying Over Sunset" (by James Lapine, Tom Kitt and Michael Korie (recording link below).
It's always a good time to listen to the album Michael made with Mary Testa - Have Faith. See the links below.
Michael’s orchestrations for Carmel Dean’s stunning debut score for Renascence can be heard on Broadway Records.
RECENT RECORDINGS FEATURING MICHAEL'S WORK:
- SUFFS
- The Gardens of Anuncia
- 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.
UPCOMING WORK:
Staying alive and active. Wishing good health yfor all of us. (MAR-27-20)