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Macy Schmidt
Founder, CEO
The Sinfonietta
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Macy Schmidt

NEW YORK, USA // A first-generation Egyptian-American who recently became the first woman of color orchestrator in Broadway history, Macy Schmidt is a Tony Award-winning Broadway producer, as well as a 2022 Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree for her work as Founder/CEO of The Broadway Sinfonietta, Sinfonietta Productions, and Sinfonietta Creative Management.

With an impressive resumé of high-profile international engagements spanning the globe — from Music Supervising entertainment pieces for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, to projects in the UK, the Middle East, and India — Macy has quickly risen to the top of her field as an artist, a businesswoman, and an advocate for women in entertainment.

Recent clients include The Walt Disney Company, for which she created & arranged the company’s 100th Anniversary concert overture; TikTok, for whom she co-Executive Produced the company’s first original musical; The Tony Awards, for whom she created, arranged, & orchestrated the 2023 Opening Number, or Forbes, for whom she curated & conducted live performances at their International Women’s Day Gala in Abu Dhabi, honoring Hillary Rodham Clinton, Gloria Steinem, Malala Yousafszai, and Billie Jean King.

As an orchestrator, her work has been praised by the New York Times for its likeness to a “classic Disney Act I finale in the brassy manner of Alan Menken.”

Also a Sony Music recording artist, her unique potpourri of creative entrepreneurship and esteemed musical reputation has also led her executive producing for TV/Media, creative music direction for pop & Broadway stars, speaking engagements, and more.

She is represented by CAA, Wasserman Music, and FirstGen Law.

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