Tamar of the River in with all the heavyweights!! (Assassins, Spring Awakening, Jesus Christ Superstar…”) VOX SAYS: “Hamilton’s diametrically opposed twin — it’s similarly ambitious and atypical, with a similarly unique take on the power of myth and history….The music …

“Michelson and Vavrek’s melodic and earthy new community oratorio, entitled Naamah’s Ark, draws from the natural language of the body in combination with influences from the folk, classical and musical theatre traditions. Inspired by Hurricane Sandy, which united different communities …

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The Empire City Men’s chorus, under the direction of conductor Vince Peterson, has commissioned a new, men-only concert version of the song, “Building My House” from Tamar of the River.  Join the second performance on November 14th at 8pm at …

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Marisa has been commissioned to compose a twenty minute piece for Ted Sperling’s MasterVoices chorale plus community choirs from Lawrence, Long Island. To read the NYTimes mention, click on THIS! And for the mention in Playbill, click THIS! (   And …

At the Musical Theatre Factory in NYC. A late evening experimenting with new work Marisa has been creating bringing Sappho’s poetry fragments alive.  A new creation of solo and multi-textured voice with movement that arises from the music. Marisa sings …

Honored to be included in this special celebration of a theatre company I respect and admire. A thrilling evening of musical theatre including such composers as Lynn Ahrens, Mary Rodgers, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, and such performers as Rebecca Luker and Mary …

February and March at MacDowell Arts Colony for six weeks, beginning a new piece, THE SEEDS OF ALL, exploring Hildegard von bingen and Heloise, divinity and desire… April at Ucross (Wyoming) to continue writing…

“Dreamlike and seductive it is…Power surges come when things build and build and then there are sudden exquisite moments of stark beauty: a capella simplicities with a solo voice following a breathless silence….The adventurous composer, Marisa Michelson, conducts the small …

“Tamar had several major assets, starting with the music by Michelson.  Michelson’s music is hard to describe; otherworldly, perhaps?…It is the chanting that makes Michelson’s work so striking; in many places, she uses her 12-person chorus as if they were musical instruments, …

“There’s a fine mix of consequence and informality to “The Other Room,” one of two solo musicals that make up the 2014 edition of “Inner Voices,” produced by Premieres…. Mr. Campbell’s lyrics swirl with all of Lena’s anger and love, …

The brainchild of Paulette Haupt, I was commissioned along with brilliant librettist Mark Campbell to create a short sung-through piece for one woman.  Ethan Heard directs and Ian Axness music directs Phoebe Strole in this year’s Inner Voices at the …

It’s a rave from Broadway World!   “…In TAMAR OF THE RIVER, it is the vocals that give the recording its majesty and opulence. Chants, improvisations, dissonance, rich chords, and so much more permeate the air, soul, and mind as …

“The Other Room” a one-person short musical (Libretto by Mark Campbell) is going to star the inimitable, appealing, adorable, fiery Phoebe Strole. I’ve written the score (piano, cello, electronics).  We go into rehearsals September 15th, “The Other Room” runs for …

“Michelson’s challenging and tonally complex music is some of the most unique and beautiful I’ve heard in musical theater. The high-flying trills, warm harmonies, and legato articulation of singular words (“God” sung in about 20 descending notes, like a wail) …