David Bryan
Latest News on David Bryan:
La Jolla Playhouse Unveils Projects for 2025 DNA New Work Series (Oct 24, 2025)
Review: THE ONE GOOD THING - OR 'ARE YA PATRICK SWAYZE?' at Washington Stage Guild (Oct 5, 2025)
Review: COLD COUNTRY at ExPats Theatre (@ Atlas) (Sep 29, 2025)
La Jolla Playhouse Unveils Projects for 2025 DNA New Work Series (Oct 24, 2025)
Review: THE ONE GOOD THING - OR 'ARE YA PATRICK SWAYZE?' at Washington Stage Guild (Oct 5, 2025)
Review: COLD COUNTRY at ExPats Theatre (@ Atlas) (Sep 29, 2025)
BIO
David Bryan Rashbaum (born February 7, 1962) is an American musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the keyboard player for the rock band Bon Jovi, with which he also co-wrote songs and performed backing vocals. In 2018, Bryan was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Bon Jovi. He is also known for writing the music and co-writing the lyrics with Joe DiPietro for the musical Memphis, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Original Score.
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 30: David Bryan poses at a Meet & Greet for the new cast and creative team of the new musical "Diana" on Broadway at The Lotte New York Palace on January 30, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas)
Date:
01/31/2020
From: Photo Flash: Jeanna de Waal, Roe Hartrampf and More at the DIANA Meet and Greet
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 30:Joe DiPietro and David Bryan pose at a Meet & Greet for the new cast and creative team of the new musical "Diana" on Broadway at The Lotte New York Palace on January 30, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas)
Date:
01/31/2020
From: Photo Flash: Jeanna de Waal, Roe Hartrampf and More at the DIANA Meet and Greet
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 30: David Bryan and Jeanna de Waal perform at a Meet & Greet for the new cast and creative team of the new musical "Diana" on Broadway at The Lotte New York Palace on January 30, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas)
Date:
01/31/2020
From: Photo Flash: Jeanna de Waal, Roe Hartrampf and More at the DIANA Meet and Greet
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 30: David Bryan performs at a Meet & Greet for the new cast and creative team of the new musical "Diana" on Broadway at The Lotte New York Palace on January 30, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas)
Date:
01/31/2020
From: Photo Flash: Jeanna de Waal, Roe Hartrampf and More at the DIANA Meet and Greet
Productions
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Awards and Nominations
Olivier Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Achievement in Music
David BryanMemphis The Musical
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BroadwayWorld Awards - 2010 - Best Original Score
David Bryan, Memphis
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BroadwayWorld Awards - 2010 - Best Original Score
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Tony Awards - 2010 - Best Orchestrations
David Bryan, Memphis
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Tony Awards - 2010 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
David Bryan, Memphis
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Tony Awards - 2010 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
David Bryan, Memphis
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Drama Desk Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Music
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Videos
VIDEO: Jeanna de Waal & Judy Kaye Talk DIANA on NBC NIGHTLY NEWS
by Michael Major - 2021-11-19 14:19:18
VIDEO: Watch the Cast of DIANA Perform 'If' on GOOD MORNING AMERICA
by Michael Major - 2021-11-04 10:46:47
VIDEO: DIANA: THE MUSICAL Original Broadway Cast Recording is Now Available; Behind the Scenes of the Song 'Underestimated'
by Stephi Wild - 2021-09-24 10:06:35
Celebrating Black History Month: MEMPHIS Turns Up the Dial on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - 2021-02-21 15:01:00
VIDEO: David Bryan, Composer and Bon Jovi Keyboardist, Has Recovered From COVID-19
by Stephi Wild - 2020-04-25 09:29:40
Broadway Rewind: EXIT THE KING Makes an Entrance on Broadway in 2009
by Nicole Rosky - 2020-04-12 16:31:00
VIDEO: Jeanna de Waal and the DIANA Creatives Talk Finding the Perfect Princess Diana
by Stephi Wild - 2020-01-12 17:32:08
VIDEO: Watch Jeanna De Waal and David Bryan Perform 'If' from Broadway-Bound DIANA Musical
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2019-12-09 11:15:19
VIDEO: On This Day, March 12- LES MISERABLES Brings The Revoultion To Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - 2019-03-12 16:35:31
VIDEO: On This Day, October 19- Hockadoo! MEMPHIS Opens On Broadway!
by A.A. Cristi - 2018-10-19 16:40:26
TV: THE TOXIC AVENGER is Ready to Save New Jersey and You Can Watch Only on BroadwayHD
by BroadwayWorld TV - 2018-04-27 10:20:01
VIDEO: Waterbury Arts Magnet School Tells the Story of Love and Music in MEMPHIS
by Julie Musbach - 2018-04-04 18:23:42
Exclusive: Watch The Cast of TUTS' MEMPHIS Perform 'Memphis Lives In Me'
by Alan Henry - 2018-02-22 16:32:40
TV: Watch Highlights From Theatre Under The Stars' Production of MEMPHIS!
by Stephi Wild - 2018-02-21 10:46:08
VIDEO: Take a Look Inside the Rehearsal Room for MEMPHIS at TUTS!
by Leah Windahl - 2018-02-15 05:31:33
TV: Poughkeepsie or Bust! 2017 Casts and Creatives Get Ready for a New Powerhouse Season
by Nicole Rosky - 2017-06-18 12:00:02
BWW Review: Scena Theatre's SOMEONE IS GOING TO COME is Paranoid and Provocative
by Barbara Johnson - 2017-01-11 17:54:45
STAGE TUBE: New Trailer for THE TOXIC AVENGER at Southwark Playhouse
by Stage Tube - 2016-05-05 18:10:47
News
La Jolla Playhouse Unveils Projects for 2025 DNA New Work Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 24, 2025
La Jolla Playhouse has revealed the dates and projects for its 2025 DNA New Work Series, running in the Playhouse’s Rao and Padma Makineni Play Development Center. Learn more!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 24, 2025
La Jolla Playhouse has revealed the dates and projects for its 2025 DNA New Work Series, running in the Playhouse’s Rao and Padma Makineni Play Development Center. Learn more!
Review: THE ONE GOOD THING - OR 'ARE YA PATRICK SWAYZE?' at Washington Stage Guild
by Roger Catlin - Oct 5, 2025
In a small coastal town in Ireland, a pair of brothers greet each other one glorious morning on the Emerald Isle. Except one of them announces he is dead. And he spends a lot of time convincing his brother he’s talking to a ghost.
by Roger Catlin - Oct 5, 2025
In a small coastal town in Ireland, a pair of brothers greet each other one glorious morning on the Emerald Isle. Except one of them announces he is dead. And he spends a lot of time convincing his brother he’s talking to a ghost.
Review: COLD COUNTRY at ExPats Theatre (@ Atlas)
by Mary Lincer - Sep 29, 2025
ExPats Theatre has assembled an excellent troupe of actors for Cold Country by contemporary Swiss playwright, Reto Finger. Director (and translator) Karin Rosnizeck ably guides them through an engrossing but difficult script which tries to integrate ancient rural Swiss myths with modern situations. The writer's efforts may be labored, but the acting is wonderful, as are the scenic projections. Cold Country does take an audience away from today; strong distractions help.
by Mary Lincer - Sep 29, 2025
ExPats Theatre has assembled an excellent troupe of actors for Cold Country by contemporary Swiss playwright, Reto Finger. Director (and translator) Karin Rosnizeck ably guides them through an engrossing but difficult script which tries to integrate ancient rural Swiss myths with modern situations. The writer's efforts may be labored, but the acting is wonderful, as are the scenic projections. Cold Country does take an audience away from today; strong distractions help.
COLD COUNTRY Comes to ExPats Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Aug 22, 2025
Expats Theatre will present the live stage production of Cold Country, by Swiss playwright Reto Finger. Cold Country is directed and translated by Karin Rosnizeck.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 22, 2025
Expats Theatre will present the live stage production of Cold Country, by Swiss playwright Reto Finger. Cold Country is directed and translated by Karin Rosnizeck.
Review: THE TOXIC AVENGER: THE MUSICAL at Doctuh Mistuh Productions
by Sabrina Wallace - Aug 4, 2025
The Toxic Avenger stomps on stage dripping with radioactive swagger. Loud, brash, and gloriously unfiltered. Now playing at Austin Playhouse thru Aug 10, 2025. #BWW #ATXTheatre
by Sabrina Wallace - Aug 4, 2025
The Toxic Avenger stomps on stage dripping with radioactive swagger. Loud, brash, and gloriously unfiltered. Now playing at Austin Playhouse thru Aug 10, 2025. #BWW #ATXTheatre
Review: MEMPHIS THE MUSICAL at Arts & Science Center For Southeast Arkansas
by Theresa Bertram - Jul 26, 2025
I’ve often said I was born in the wrong decade when it comes to music. I would have loved to be part of The Shirelles, The Supremes, The Ronettes, or The Marvelettes. Like Huey Calhoun says in Memphis the Musical, this is the music of my soul! So, anytime I get the chance to see this musically historical experience, I go.
by Theresa Bertram - Jul 26, 2025
I’ve often said I was born in the wrong decade when it comes to music. I would have loved to be part of The Shirelles, The Supremes, The Ronettes, or The Marvelettes. Like Huey Calhoun says in Memphis the Musical, this is the music of my soul! So, anytime I get the chance to see this musically historical experience, I go.
ARTx3 Campus to Present MEMPHIS At Arts & Science Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 3, 2025
ARTx3 Campus will present 'Memphis'. Rooted in the soulful rhythms and social unrest of 1950s Memphis, ARTx3 Campus' newest musical tells a stirring love story that refuses to be silenced. Learn more!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 3, 2025
ARTx3 Campus will present 'Memphis'. Rooted in the soulful rhythms and social unrest of 1950s Memphis, ARTx3 Campus' newest musical tells a stirring love story that refuses to be silenced. Learn more!
Casts Set for THE TOXIC AVENGER: THE MUSICAL and PRETTY FILTHY at Doctuh Mistuh Productions
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 5, 2025
Doctuh Mistuh Productions has revealed the casts for two Austin premieres: the off-Broadway hit, The Toxic Avenger: The Musical and Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel Awards Best Musical nominee, Pretty Filthy. Learn more!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 5, 2025
Doctuh Mistuh Productions has revealed the casts for two Austin premieres: the off-Broadway hit, The Toxic Avenger: The Musical and Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel Awards Best Musical nominee, Pretty Filthy. Learn more!
Review: DIANA at Theo Ubique
by Misha Davenport - Jun 2, 2025
DIANA THE MUSICAL, the ill-fated Broadway musical about the former Princess of Wales (a filmed version of which was one of the top “hate-watching”programs on Netflix last year) is enjoying its Midwest debut at Theo Ubique.
by Misha Davenport - Jun 2, 2025
DIANA THE MUSICAL, the ill-fated Broadway musical about the former Princess of Wales (a filmed version of which was one of the top “hate-watching”programs on Netflix last year) is enjoying its Midwest debut at Theo Ubique.
MEMPHIS Comes to Toledo Rep
by Stephi Wild - May 19, 2025
The Toledo Repertoire Theatre has announced its upcoming production of the Tony Award-winning musical Memphis with Music & Lyrics by David Bryan and Book & Lyrics by Joe DiPietro.
by Stephi Wild - May 19, 2025
The Toledo Repertoire Theatre has announced its upcoming production of the Tony Award-winning musical Memphis with Music & Lyrics by David Bryan and Book & Lyrics by Joe DiPietro.
Review: THE TOXIC AVENGER: THE MUSICAL at Te Auaha
by Neil Brewer - Apr 2, 2025
An hilarious musical performed by a skilled cast
by Neil Brewer - Apr 2, 2025
An hilarious musical performed by a skilled cast
Kentwood Players to Hold Auditions for URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 3, 2025
Kentwood Players will hold open auditions for Urinetown: The Musical, featuring Music by Mark Hollman, Lyrics by Mark Hollman and Greg Kotis, and Book by Greg Kotis. Learn more and see how to audition.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 3, 2025
Kentwood Players will hold open auditions for Urinetown: The Musical, featuring Music by Mark Hollman, Lyrics by Mark Hollman and Greg Kotis, and Book by Greg Kotis. Learn more and see how to audition.
David Saint Will Retire as Artistic Director of George Street Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Feb 19, 2025
George Street Playhouse has announced that Artistic Director David Saint will retire as Artistic Director at the conclusion of the 2024/2025 season. George Street Playhouse will honor Saint at the 2025 Gala.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 19, 2025
George Street Playhouse has announced that Artistic Director David Saint will retire as Artistic Director at the conclusion of the 2024/2025 season. George Street Playhouse will honor Saint at the 2025 Gala.
Artists Set For 2025 LaughFest
by Stephi Wild - Jan 23, 2025
Gilda’s Club Grand Rapids announced artists for the upcoming 2025 LaughFest coming up March 5-9, including Adam Ray, Gabby Bryan, Dan Soder, and Corey B. (Bonalewicz).
by Stephi Wild - Jan 23, 2025
Gilda’s Club Grand Rapids announced artists for the upcoming 2025 LaughFest coming up March 5-9, including Adam Ray, Gabby Bryan, Dan Soder, and Corey B. (Bonalewicz).
Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre to Present TELL ME ON A SUNDAY and DIANA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 22, 2025
Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre has revealed the companies of both Tell Me On a Sunday and the season closer, Diana. Learn who is starring and see how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 22, 2025
Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre has revealed the companies of both Tell Me On a Sunday and the season closer, Diana. Learn who is starring and see how to purchase tickets.
Levi Roots Named New Chair Designate for South London Venue Brixton House
by Stephi Wild - Nov 29, 2024
Brixton House has announced the appointment of Levi Roots as Chair Designate, with the transition to Chair scheduled for Spring 2025. Learn more about Levi Roots here!
by Stephi Wild - Nov 29, 2024
Brixton House has announced the appointment of Levi Roots as Chair Designate, with the transition to Chair scheduled for Spring 2025. Learn more about Levi Roots here!
La Jolla Playhouse Reveals Projects for 2024 DNA New Work Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 12, 2024
La Jolla Playhouse has revealed the dates and projects for its 2024 DNA New Work Series, running in the Playhouse’s Rao and Padma Makineni Play Development Center. See full programming and see how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 12, 2024
La Jolla Playhouse has revealed the dates and projects for its 2024 DNA New Work Series, running in the Playhouse’s Rao and Padma Makineni Play Development Center. See full programming and see how to purchase tickets.
Review: Edge Of the Universe Theater's A NUMBER
by Hannah R. Wing - Aug 13, 2024
Edge of the Universe Theater, in association with Avant Bard Theatre, turns up the family drama in an intimate, edgy production of A Number, directed by Stephen Jarrett, starring a real-life father and son.
by Hannah R. Wing - Aug 13, 2024
Edge of the Universe Theater, in association with Avant Bard Theatre, turns up the family drama in an intimate, edgy production of A Number, directed by Stephen Jarrett, starring a real-life father and son.
Spotlight: A NUMBER at Edge of the Universe Theater
by BWW Special Offer - Aug 2, 2024
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by BWW Special Offer - Aug 2, 2024
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Special Offer: A NUMBER at Edge of the Universe Theater
by BWW Special Offer - Jul 22, 2024
Real-Life Father & Son Star in A NUMBER By Caryl Churchill
by BWW Special Offer - Jul 22, 2024
Real-Life Father & Son Star in A NUMBER By Caryl Churchill
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many shows has David Bryan written?
David Bryan has written 3 shows including Memphis (Composer), The Toxic Avenger (Lyricist), Diana (Composer/Lyricist).
What awards has David Bryan been nominated for?
Outstanding Achievement in Music (Olivier Awards) for Memphis The Musical, Best Original Score (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Memphis, Best Original Score (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Memphis, Best Orchestrations (Tony Awards) for Memphis, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Memphis, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Memphis and Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Memphis.
What awards has David Bryan won?
David Bryan has won several prestigious awards for his work on Memphis, including Best Original Score from the BroadwayWorld Awards, Best Orchestrations at the Tony Awards, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre at the Tony Awards, and Outstanding Music at the Drama Desk Awards.
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