Lyrics and Lyricists Downtown Features David Yazbek, 4/11

Lyrics & Lyricists Downtown, the L&L^TM series at 92YTribeca, returns for its sophomore outing with David Yazbek on Monday, April 11. In this one-night-only appearance, Yazbek will be joined by a few favorite musicians and vocalists for an evening of music and conversation moderated by Jack O'Brien.

Yazbek is the lyricist/composer for Broadway's The Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and most recently Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, produced on Broadway last fall by Lincoln Center Theatre. He has also released five CDs as a singer/songwriter, performs in venues around the country with his band, and has two Tony nominations, three Grammy nominations and an Emmy win to his credit.

Moderator Jack O'Brien is a multiple Tony Award winner and nominee, with Best Director wins for The Coast of Utopia, Henry IV, and Hairspray and nominations for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and The Full Monty. He is currently directing the new Broadway musical Catch Me If You Can, opening next month.

Lyrics & Lyricists Downtown features intimate, informal conversations with songwriters working in today's musical theater, all in a nightclub setting (complete with full bar). The New York Times called last year's debut "welcome" and noted that it "deserves to flourish."

92YTribeca is 92nd Street Y's downtown arts and culture venue in New York City. Opened in October 2008, 92YTribeca presents music, comedy, film, theater, talks, classes, family events, and Jewish community and holiday programs in a versatile, street-level, modern space at 200 Hudson Street. For more information, visit www.92YTribeca.org.

Since launching its first concert series in 1934, what is now 92nd Street Y Tisch Center for the Arts, which produces Lyrics and Lyricists^TM, has presented acclaimed classical musicians and exciting newcomers; it is also home to 92Y's winter and summer jazz series, guitar series, family concerts and the renowned Unterberg Poetry Center.

Founded in 1874 by a group of visionary Jewish leaders, 92nd Street Y has grown into a wide-ranging cultural, educational and community center serving about 300,000 people of all ages, races, faiths and backgrounds each year. For more information, please visit www.92Y.org.

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