Marsha Malamet is a composer, songwriter, singer, and producer whose music has reached all corners of the globe. At 21, Marsha made her solo recording debut, Coney Island Winter, on Decca Records. She performed at top venues in New York, including Lincoln Center, and her songs have appeared on Broadway: first, in Peter Allen’s Up in One, and most recently in Hugh Jackman’s Tony award winning hit, The Boy from Oz.
Marsha produced live shows in New York, and executive produced the benefit, Reno’s: A Reunion for AIDS. Purchased by A&E and distributed around the world, the show aired as four one hour specials and united legendary performers from the famed New York cabaret, Reno Sweeney.
Marsha’s song, Impatient Heart written with Peter Allen, was the theme song for the first Off-Broadway production of the acclaimed lesbian drama, Jane Chambers, Last Summer at Blue Fish Cove. With that production, she also cast a newcomer to New York, and her first acting job there...Designing Women’s Jean Smart.
Marsha had the great opportunity to write a musical with the late legendary Disney writer/lyricist, Howard Ashman. Also written with Dennis Green, it was the trio’s first attempt at a commercial production. A modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s, The Tempest, entitled, Dreamstuff, it had a run at the now famous Off-Broadway’s WPA Theater. Recently, taken out of storage, and given the blessings of Howard’s estate, this spring, Marsha and the Hayworth Theater of Los Angeles, are producing a celebrity reading of the musical, directed by Ugly Betty’s Michael Urie.
Marsha’s songs have been on records selling over 25 million copies worldwide. Her music has been heard on TV and film, notably, Dawson’s Creek, Scary Movie, and numerous soap operas. She has worked extensively as a musical director and coach.
Upon moving to Los Angeles, Marsha was signed by publisher Almo/Irving Music.. Since then, she’s had publishing contracts with Famous, Windswept Pacific, Bacharach Music and Warner/ Chappell. Marsha’s songs have been recorded by artists, including Barbra Streisand, Faith Hill, Luther Vandross, Jessica Simpson, Diana Ross, Hugh Jackman, Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Barbara Cook, Judy Collins, and Sheena Easton and many others.
Marsha’s top ten international hit single, I Am Blessed, sung by the UK’s pop group, Eternal, moved the Pope to invite them to perform the song at the Vatican. Marsha’s music takes root in people’s hearts and minds. For the first New York AIDS WALK, her song “Love Don’t Need A Reasonâ€, was selected as it’s theme song. Since then, many AIDS WALK’s across the country, have used the song in their opening ceremonies. Marsha has sung it at many of them. To date, there have been over 25 recordings of the song, including gay choruses all over the world, the cast album from “The Boy from Oz, and singing icons, Holly Near and Barbara Cook. In 2004, Marsha was nominated for a Grammy, for her work in “The Boy From Ozâ€.
Marsha’s solo album, You Asked Me To Write You A Love Song. was released in Japan, with upcoming domestic release in the Spring of 2008. She has been featured on two gay and lesbian compilation Cd’s, A Love Worth Fighting For, and Winter Moon, released on Streeter Records.
In 2006, Marsha co-produced an event, hosting one of the top literary writers in the UK, novelist Sarah Waters. (Tipping The Velvet, Fingersmith)
A staged theatrical ‘documusical’ based on her life and songs, is being developed here in Los Angeles, and she is currently finishing her next solo CD, entitled, "Stay True". Stay tuned...
Marsha’s popular songwriting classes are starting up again in Los Angeles in February, 08. For more information, contact Marsha at:
[email protected]
