Welcome to michelletattenbaum.com, a website which will allow you to keep track of my current and upcoming directing work as well as take a look at what I've done in the past.

Nobody Loves You music by Gaby Alter, lyrics by Gaby Alter and Itamar Moses, book by Itamar Moses

Starting performances at Second Stage in New York in June 2013.

A romantic comedy about the search for meaningful relationships in a culture dominated by the quest for popularity. When Jeff, a philosophy grad student, goes on a reality TV dating show to win back his ex, he instead finds a girl who might be the love of his life. But will she fall for him once he is seduced by the adulation of his fans?

Nobody Loves You appeared in the NAMT festival of New Musicals (October 2012). The show had its world premiere as part of the Old Globe's 2011-2012 season. Nobody Loves You was developed at Goodspeed Musicals (January 2011) and the Cape Cod Theatre Project (July 2008).

The Old Globe production was nominated for four Craig Noel Awards, including Best New Musical and Best Director.
It was the Best New Musical of 2012, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Click here for reviews of the Old Globe production of Nobody Loves You.

You can listen to tracks from the demo recording on the Nobody Loves You demo page.


LUCK! A Musical Based on a story by Isaac Bashevis Singer Book & Lyrics by Mark Waldrop, Music by Brad Ross
Monday, March 4th at 7:00pm
In this fairy tale comedy, Mazel and Shlimazel, the spirits of Good Luck and Bad Luck, make a bet to determine who is the more powerful. Mazel takes a hapless young man under her wing for one year, at the end of which Shlimazel attempts to undo everything she’s done—in one second.
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The Story of Jo-Beth Book, Music & Lyrics by Daniel Maté
Co-conceived by Erin Ortman and Daniel Maté
Monday, May 6th at 7:00pm
The Story of Jo-Beth is a musical retelling of the Biblical book of Job, set in modern-day Midwestern America. It follows the travails of a seventeen-year-old overachiever who abruptly goes from local heroine to town pariah, and has to confront the prospect of losing everything—including her faith in humanity.
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