When you talk about a musical dynasty, it doesn’t get much grander than the Sherman family. For over a century, members of this family have produced popular music that has entered our collective consciousness. In fact, Robert B. Sherman and his brother Richard became one of the most prolific songwriting teams in motion picture history, writing songs for films like Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and The Parent Trap. Robert J. Sherman, a celebrated producer and songwriter in his own right, says that much like his father Robert, he cares deeply about the past, but has his eyes firmly planted on the future, which is why he is building on the Sherman family legacy portfolio to launch a new company, Sherman Theatrical Entertainment. This new venture will focus on producing new work, as well as bringing some of The Sherman Brothers’ work to stage and streaming platforms.
Hear what Robert J. Sherman has to say to Beltline to Broadway about his family’s legacy and this new venture.
For additional information, visit Sherman Theatrical Entertainment or follow @shermantheatrical on social media.
About the Guest
Robert J. Sherman is a London-based songwriter, bookwriter and producer. Musicals include: Love Birds and Bumblescratch. A Spoonful of Sherman is a musical revue created by Robert J. Sherman, celebrating a century of Sherman family songwriting. A Spoonful of Sherman enjoyed its UK/Ireland tour in 2018 traveling to 25 cities across the British Isles. Born in Los Angeles in 1968 to Joyce and Robert B. Sherman, Robert J. Sherman (Robbie) is the youngest of four siblings. Stemming from a long line of songwriters and composers, at 16, Robbie became one of the youngest songwriters ever invited to join BMI and is an alumnus of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. At 18 he wrote songs for the musical A Christmas Held Captive (Beverly Hills Playhouse). Subsequently, Robbie has written songs and/or scripts for various film, stage and TV productions. Projects include: The Adventures of Amazon Jack (Columbia Tristar), The Magic 7 (Pulse Entertainment), The Penguin Pirate and Inkas the Ramferinkas (an animated musical film). He oversaw and served as editor of Moose: Chapters From My Life, his father, Robert B. Sherman’s posthumously released autobiography. He also provided the voice and composed the music for the Moose audiobook. Robbie is the CEO/President of Music World LLC and MusicWorld UK. He is also the general manager of Music World LP which oversees the Robert B. Sherman family estate and archives and includes one-half of the Sherman Brothers and Al Sherman estates. Sherman resides in London England.
