WORK WITH RANDY NEWMAN
It's been my great fortune and a privilege for over 30 years to collaborate with my friend Randy Newman,
the award-winning composer and songwriter, on many projects including:
EXTENDED EXCERPTS from the FAUST concert: Michael Cerveris, Isaiah Johnson,
Laura Osnes, Vonda Shephard, Tony Vincent, with Randy Newman
Thomas Kail, director; Michael Roth, orchestrations, pianist.
orchestrations -
La Jolla Playhouse, Goodman,1995-6;
orchestrations, vocal arrangements,
second pianist with Randy -
Concert Version, Encores! Off-Center,
New York City Center, 2014
FAUST is well orchestrated by Michael Roth,
who was at the second piano just upstage of Newman.
The score, a shimmering, multi-faceted gem, has been wonderfully orchestrated by Michael Roth.
RANDY NEWMAN'S FAUST in concert (2014)
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from THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG (2009)
"Friends On the Other Side," (PRINCESS & THE FROG)
sung by Keith David; music direction, vocal arrangement by Michael Roth
Click below to hear
a private recording of
Michael accompanying Alicia Keyes
on MADDY'S SONG,
Randy's unreleased song for
THE PRINCESS & THE FROG
Co-conceiver (with Randy & Jerry Patch),
musical director, orchestrator, and pianist for
Musical direction, arrangements,
orchestrations (with David O), and pianist
for the Center Theatre Group/LA
production of HARPS & ANGELS (2010);
Alicia Keyes, Michael has accompanied
Keith David, Michael McKean, Laura Osnes, Katey Segal, Vonda Shepard, Kathleen Wilhoite,
and many others on Randy's songs, and worked on his HARPS & ANGELS CD (2008).
Musical Direction, Arrangements, Pianist for
the first theatrical presentation of Randy's music
off-off Broadway (1981); off-Broadway (1982);
La Jolla Playhouse/Roxy Theatre-LA (1984)
Michael has edited
five definitive songbook anthologies
of Randy's music for
(all available via Amazon.com):
RANDY NEWMAN ANTHOLOGY - VOL I
from the 2009 OSCARS Ceremony - working with Randy,
session for PRINCESS & THE FROG
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HARPS & ANGELS (2010) -
Mark Taper Forum, photo by David O
from HARPS AND ANGELS (2010)
HARPS AND ANGELS (Center Theatre Group-2010 - Michael Roth, music director, pianist)
from THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG (2009)
"Evangeline," (PRINCESS & THE FROG), performed by Jim Cummings, conducted by Michael Roth
Christopher Schneider was a long time arts critic in San Diego who always had very kind words to say about my work and Randy Newman's as well. It happens that he shared a birthday with Randy, so I thought it might be nice to play Randy's lovely elegiac "Dexter's Tune" from AWAKENINGS at Chris' memorial service - 9/25/21 - in fact, as I later realized, the first time I played piano in public in almost two years. Special thanks to my friend John Schneider, Chris' brother -
and RIP Christopher Schneider.
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Two Pianos - FAUST in concert (2014)
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Discussing our work together for the American Composers Forum/LA (2007)
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Post FAUST concert, with Randy, Tony Vincent, Vonda Shepard,
Michael Cerveris, Laura Osnes (2014)