Sound
David Yazbek
Born
1961-01-01 (65)
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known for
Sound
Credits
2 titles
David Norman Yazbek (born 1961) is an American writer, musician, composer, and lyricist. He wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musicals The Full Monty (2000), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (2004), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (2010), The Band's Visit (2017), Tootsie (2019), and Dead Outlaw (2025). He won a Tony Award and a Grammy Award for The Band's Visit. He also consulted on the musical Buena Vista Social Club, for which he won another Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.
Known for
8.0A down on his luck aspiring musician gets his big break at the big time when an up and coming singer agrees to collaborate with him after she is caught stealing his song.
Original Sound
2026
Composer David Yazbek turned outlaw Elmer McCurdy's strange afterlife as a traveling mummy into a musical. A documentary captures the creative process and McCurdy's legacy through interviews with creators and historical figures.
Dead Outlaw
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