composer/lyricist
ETHAN TREIMAN
THE BEGGAR KING
Music, Lyrics, & Book by Ethan Treiman & Ethan Riordan
A two-act musical adaptation of the memoir of Joel ben Izzy, a travelling storyteller in Berkeley, California, who loses his voice to thyroid cancer. Cast of 8-12.
Semifinalist for the Eugene O'Neill Prize 2026
First NYC Reading, July 2025
"The Job"
Studio Demo
0:00/1:34
"Flashes in the Sand"
Studio Demo
0:00/1:34
"Here in Chelm"
"Ring, Ring!"
"As Told To"
HOW TO LIVE SAFELY IN A SCIENCE FICTIONAL UNIVERSE
(unathorized demos)
Ethan is trying to get the rights to adapt
this excellent sci-fi novel into a musical.
He made these demos as a starting point.
Hoping you love them and are
a close friend of Charles Yu!
0:00/1:34
"The Quiet"
0:00/1:34
"The Chrono-Adventurer's Handy Survival Kit"
0:00/1:34
"How it Never Happened"
ABOUT
Ethan is a composer/lyricist in New York City.
During the daytime (🧛🏻), Ethan is a photojournalist for the cable news channel NY1. He works on the weekly On Stage program. He used to work for Playbill.com. He has edited many music videos for your viewing pleasure.
If you're a producer, librettist, musical-lover or all-around fungi, please get in touch!
composer/lyricist
ETHAN TREIMAN
THE BEGGAR KING
Music, Lyrics, & Book by Ethan Treiman & Ethan Riordan
A two-act musical adaptation of the memoir of Joel ben Izzy, a travelling storyteller in Berkeley, California, who loses his voice to thyroid cancer. Cast of 8-12.
Semifinalist for the Eugene O'Neill Prize 2026
First NYC Reading, July 2025
"The Job"
0:00/1:34
"Flashes in the Sand"
0:00/1:34
"The Job"
"The Job"
"The Job"
HOW TO LIVE SAFELY
IN A SCIENCE FICTIONAL
UNIVERSE
(unathorized demos 🤫)
Ethan is trying to get the rights to adapt
this excellent sci-fi novel into a musical.
He made these demos as a starting point.
Hoping you love them and are
a close friend of Charles Yu!
0:00/1:34
"The Quiet"
0:00/1:34
"The Chrono-Adventurer's
Handy Survival Kit"
0:00/1:34
"How it Never Happened"
ABOUT
Ethan is a composer/lyricist in New York City.
During the daytime (🧛🏻), Ethan is a photojournalist for the cable news channel NY1. He works on the weekly On Stage program. He used to work for Playbill.com. He has edited many music videos for your viewing pleasure.
If you're a producer, librettist, musical-lover or all-around fungi, please get in touch!
contact
ethan.a.treiman@gmail.com