Michael Friedman: Election Songs

The resident songwriter of the Civilians and the composer of musicals including Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and Fortress of Solitude, Friedman has one of musical theater's sharpest minds. In a series of concerts leading up to the election—culminating in an election-night "hootenanny" at Joe's Pub—he slices into politics with a song cycle based on interviews he has conducted across the country throughout the blistering 2016 campaign.