Robert Waldman ’57

Composer Robert Waldman ’57, of New York City; Jan. 12. While at Brown, he began writing music for theater, writing the ’55, ’56, and ’57 Brownbrokers shows, the last two with Alfred Uhry ’58. Upon graduation, he moved to New York to study composition at Juilliard and to pursue writing for the theater. He maintained lifelong friendships with numerous Brown grads, including Uhry, with whom he collaborated on four musicals, including the Tony award–winning production of The Last Night of Ballyhoo, with the most well-known being The Robber Bridegroom, nominated for a Drama Desk Award. Over the years he has composed, arranged, and orchestrated music for the Broadway stagings of numerous dramatic plays as well, including Driving Miss Daisy, for which he won Chicago’s Jefferson Award for Best Music in a Dramatic Work. In addition, he wrote three collections of piano music, a ballet, television shows, commercial music, and numerous special-occasion pieces. He is survived by wife Judith Waldman, daughter Hawley Waldman ’87, a son, and four grandchildren.