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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.