Daniel Seligman is a 22 Year Old Composer, Lyricist, and Playwright living in New York City. Originally from Bethesda, Maryland, Seligman studies playwriting at Marymount Manhattan College and privately studies music with Adam Guettel.​

 

Throughout the Covid-19 Pandemic, Seligman experimented with new ways of developing musicals from home. Working with his best friend, Ian Coursey, and other peers, Seligman put on 2 fully virtual workshops of new musicals, one of which featured a cast of 12 actors, all performing live from different spaces. ​

 

Alongside director Mia Ehrlich, Seligman is currently developing multiple original musicals. During his first semester of college, Seligman wrote the first version of his musical SWEET MOTHER OF CHRIST for a 48-hour Playwriting Festival. Since then, Seligman has continued to develop the piece alongside Ehrlich, holding a reading of a one act version in 2022, recording a demo-tape in Adam Guettel’s studio in 2023, and self-producing a fully staged workshop of the piece in the fall of 2024 at Open Jar Studios. You can read more about “SMOC”s development timeline here.

 

Seligman is also developing a 2 person musical titled THE 1000 YEAR OLD MAN with Ehrlich. An unlikely love story, a short version of the piece was first presented at Marymount Manhattan College in the spring of 2024. 

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Seligman works as Guettel’s assistant and worked by his side on the Off-Broadway and Broadway productions of DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES, as well as working as the music intern on the DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES original cast album. This spring, Seligman is assisting Guettel on the Broadway production of FLOYD COLLINS. 

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Seligman also writes bespoke songs for musical theatre performers. Recently, his song, “Too Little Time” was performed by Anna Zavelson at her debut 54 Below show and her concert in Ann Arbor Michigan. 

 

Raised on Classic Rock and with inspirations from Paul McCartney to Stephen Sondheim, Seligman attempts to create a unique sound in all of his work. When he’s not writing, he’s usually thinking about writing, or his pug, Louie.