Arnie Roman has been writing songs professionally since 1982. The list of artists that have recorded his songs is long and varied…from Billy Porter and Al Green, to Celine Dion and Cher. His songs have been on albums that have sold more than eighty million records and CDs world-wide, and he has had a slew of top ten singles on Billboard’s Pop, Country, and Dance charts, as well as several top ten hits overseas. (For a more complete representation of songwriting credits, please click on the discography below).

Over the last several years, Arnie has turned his attention to musical theater. His first musical, “America’s Breath of Fresh Air”, for which he wrote both the book and the songs, was a finalist for the 2012 Richard Rodgers Award, the 2012 Reva Shiner Comedy Award, and was performed as part of the 2013 NY International Fringe Festival. His second effort, “Baptizing Bernie Levin” was given a staged reading in association with Theater Now New York in 2016. 

Most recently, he has written the musical drama, “Surviving The Rosenthals”, which was performed as part of the NY Theater Festival’s Spring/Summerfest, and which garnered 4 nominations, including “Best Play or Musical.”