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BIO

David Yazbek has become one of Broadway's preeminent composer/lyricists. Three of his shows, The Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown have been nominated for Best Score Tony Awards. He is a Tony Award winner for his most recent musical, The Band's Visit, which opened on Broadway to rave reviews and has been named to every Best of the Year list for 2017. The show also received 10 Tony Awards, as well as the Lucille Lortel Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award, and the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Musical. He's also received three Grammy nominations and a Drama Desk Award. Yazbek won an Outstanding Writing Emmy Award for his stint on "Late Night with David Letterman." He scored the last season of HBO's "Boardwalk Empire," wrote the theme song to "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego," and has written hundreds of songs, scripts, scores and jingles for adult and children's TV. As a recording artist, Yazbek is responsible for five albums—The Laughing Man, Tock, Damascus, Tape Recorder, and Evil Monkey Man. He has written and/or produced for such acts as XTC, Ruben Blades, The Persuasions, Joe Jackson, Tito Puente and many others. As a performer, he and his band are engaged in an ongoing series of monthly shows at NYC's 54 Below club.

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Productions

Dead OutlawDead Outlaw
 
[Broadway, 2025]
Orchestrator
Lyricist
Composer
Buena Vista Social ClubBuena Vista Social Club
 
[Broadway, 2025]
Music Team Leader
The RoommateThe Roommate
 
[Broadway, 2024]
Original Music
Dead OutlawDead Outlaw
 
[Off-Broadway, 2024]
Orchestration
Buena Vista Social ClubBuena Vista Social Club
 
[Off-Broadway, 2023]
Creative Consultant
The Band's VisitThe Band's Visit
 
[US Tour, 2021] [Replacement]
Music & Lyrics[Replacement]
Fish In the DarkFish In the Dark
 
[Broadway, 2015]
Original Music
Much Ado About NothingMuch Ado About Nothing
 
[Off-Broadway, 2014]
Original Music
Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsDirty Rotten Scoundrels
 
[West End, 2014]
Music and Lyrics
Women On The Verge Of A Nervous BreakdownWomen On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
 
[Broadway, 2010]
Orchestrator
Burleigh Grime$
 
[Off-Broadway, 2006]
Composer
Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsDirty Rotten Scoundrels
 
[Broadway, 2005]
Vocal Music Arranger
Bombay DreamsBombay Dreams
 
[Broadway, 2004]
Lyrics
Sea of Tranquility
 
[Off-Broadway, 2004]
Composer
Boys' Life
 
[Off-Broadway, 1988]
Composer

Writing

Mojo
Music
Dead Outlaw
Music & Lyrics
The Band's Visit
Music and Lyrics
Tootsie
Composer & Lyricist
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Composer
Lyricist
The Full Monty
Composer
Lyricist

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 2025 - BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (Music and/or Lyrics)

David Yazbek, Dead Outlaw


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2024 - Outstanding Lyrics

David Yazbek, Dead Outlaw

Drama Desk Awards - 2024 - Outstanding Music

David Yazbek, Dead Outlaw

Drama Desk Awards - 2024 - Outstanding Orchestrations

David YazbekDead Outlaw


winner
New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 2024 - Best Musical

David YazbekDead Outlaw

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2024 - Outstanding Orchestrations (Broadway or Off-Broadway)

David YazbekDead Outlaw

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2024 - Outstanding Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)

David Yazbek, Dead Outlaw


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Lyrics

David Yazbek, Tootsie


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Music

David Yazbek, Tootsie


winner
New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 2019 - Best Musical

David Yazbek, Tootsie

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2019 - Outstanding New Score

David Yazbek, Tootsie

Tony Awards - 2019 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

David Yazbek, Tootsie


winner
Tony Awards - 2018 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

David Yazbek, The Band's Visit


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2017 - Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)

David Yazbek, The Band's Visit

Drama Desk Awards - 2011 - Outstanding Music

David Yazbek, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Drama Desk Awards - 2011 - Outstanding Orchestrations

David Yazbek, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Tony Awards - 2011 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

David Yazbek, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Tony Awards - 2005 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

David Yazbek, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Tony Awards - 2001 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

David Yazbek, The Full Monty


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2000 - Outstanding Lyrics

David Yazbek, The Full Monty


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2000 - Outstanding Music

David Yazbek, The Full Monty

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Review: FRONT PORCH CABARET Announces its Biggest Get Yet at Front Porch Theatricals Photo
Review: FRONT PORCH CABARET Announces its Biggest Get Yet at Front Porch Theatricals
by Greg Kerestan - Dec 3, 2025

The only constant is change, as anyone will tell you, and Front Porch Theatricals has always epitomized that. Other than knowing their shows are going to be good, you could go in knowing everything or nothing (more often nothing) about their curated picks and walk out satisfied.
BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB on Broadway Releases New Block of Tickets Photo
BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB on Broadway Releases New Block of Tickets
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 18, 2025

A new block of tickets for Buena Vista Social Club is now on sale for performances at Broadway’s Schoenfeld Theatre. Buena Vista Social Club won 5 Tony Awards.
See David Yazbek and More Perform at 54 Below Next Week Photo
See David Yazbek and More Perform at 54 Below Next Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 7, 2025

Next week, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including David Yazbek, Mary Porter, Maggie Solimine and more.
MAYBE HAPPY ENDING, GYPSY & More Nominated for Best Musical Theatre Album at 2026 GRA Photo
MAYBE HAPPY ENDING, GYPSY & More Nominated for Best Musical Theatre Album at 2026 GRAMMYS
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 7, 2025

The cast albums for Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her, Gypsy, Just in Time, and Maybe Happy Ending have all been nominated for Best Musical Theatre Album at the 68th Annual GRAMMY Awards.
PHOTOS: TOOTSIE conquista Barcelona con su estreno en el Teatre Apolo Photo
PHOTOS: TOOTSIE conquista Barcelona con su estreno en el Teatre Apolo
by Laia Galiana Massanet - Oct 23, 2025

El musical basado en la icónica película de 1982 deslumbra al público en una noche llena de humor, emoción y talento
TOOTSIE llega a Barcelona esta semana Photo
TOOTSIE llega a Barcelona esta semana
by Laia Galiana Massanet - Oct 7, 2025

La sitcom musical aterriza en el Teatre Apolo el 10 de octubre
GREAT BIG STUFF: A TRIBUTE TO DAVID YAZBEK to Play at Green Room 42 Photo
GREAT BIG STUFF: A TRIBUTE TO DAVID YAZBEK to Play at Green Room 42
by Emmy Rice - Aug 23, 2025

Great Big Stuff: A Tribue to David Yazbek is coming to the Green Room 42. The performance will take place at Sunday, August 31 at 9:30 PM. See here for more details!
Listen: DEAD OUTLAW Original Broadway Cast Recording is Available Now Photo
Listen: DEAD OUTLAW Original Broadway Cast Recording is Available Now
by Stephi Wild - Aug 22, 2025

The original Broadway cast recording of Dead Outlaw is now available in streaming and digital formats. Listen to the album here or find out where to download or stream it now!
Exclusive: Listen to 'Blowin' It Up' From DEAD OUTLAW Cast Recording Photo
Exclusive: Listen to 'Blowin' It Up' From DEAD OUTLAW Cast Recording
by Stephi Wild - Aug 21, 2025

The Original Broadway Cast Recording of Dead Outlaw is coming soon and BroadwayWorld has your first listen. Get an exclusive listen to 'Blowin’ It Up,' performed by Ken Marks and Ensemble, here!
Review: TOOTSIE at Arizona Broadway Theatre Photo
Review: TOOTSIE at Arizona Broadway Theatre
by Herbert Paine - Aug 19, 2025

Arizona Broadway Theatre's staging is a mixed bag – lifted at times by sharp comic performances and spirited choreography, yet hampered by a lackluster book, uneven score, and a central transformation that never fully convinces.
El Teatro Musical Que Viene: Temporada 2025/2026 Photo
El Teatro Musical Que Viene: Temporada 2025/2026
by Alba Corona - Aug 14, 2025

Exclusive: Audible Resurrects DEAD OUTLAW As A Bold New Audio Musical Experience Photo
Exclusive: Audible Resurrects DEAD OUTLAW As A Bold New Audio Musical Experience
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 9, 2025

Dead Outlaw, Audible’s first original musical, reimagines the true story of Elmer McCurdy through immersive sound and Western balladry. Created by David Yazbek, Itamar Moses, and David Cromer, the show explores legacy, death, and storytelling across stage and audio formats.
Sally Struthers and More to Star in THE FULL MONTY at The Gateway Photo
Sally Struthers and More to Star in THE FULL MONTY at The Gateway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 1, 2025

The Gateway will present The Full Monty, featuring Sally Struthers, who returns to The Gateway after previously appearing in CLUE, 9 to 5, Anything Goes, and Nice Work if You Can Get It. Learn more!
BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB Releases New Block of Tickets Through May 2026 Photo
BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB Releases New Block of Tickets Through May 2026
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 28, 2025

A new block of tickets for the Broadway musical BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB is now on sale for performances through May 2026. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!
DEAD OUTLAW Full Audible Recording Available Now Photo
DEAD OUTLAW Full Audible Recording Available Now
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 17, 2025

The full Audible recording of the Tony-nominated original musical DEAD OUTLAW is out today, July 17, 2025, streaming exclusively on Audible. The audio release captures the full Broadway cast and orchestrations, featuring performances by Andrew Durand, Jeb Brown, Julia Knitel, Thom Sesma, and Eddie Cooper, among others. 
CRASHING OUT CABARET Comes to The Green Room 42 This Month Photo
CRASHING OUT CABARET Comes to The Green Room 42 This Month
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 8, 2025

The Green Room 42 will present Crashing Out on Sunday, July 20, 2025 at 9:30pm EDT. Producers Alison Allwine and Julie Lucido have gathered their favorite support group from coast-to-coast, for one night only, to sing their way through life's ups and downs.
DEAD OUTLAW Full Audible Recording to Be Released Early Photo
DEAD OUTLAW Full Audible Recording to Be Released Early
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 3, 2025

Audible Inc. has announced that the full audio recording of the original musical DEAD OUTLAW will be released early, now arriving on July 17, 2025, ahead of its previously scheduled October release.
Iván Labanda protagonizará TOOTSIE en el Apolo de Barcelona en octubre Photo
Iván Labanda protagonizará TOOTSIE en el Apolo de Barcelona en octubre
by Juan-Jose Gonzalez - Jul 2, 2025

El actor se pondrá en la piel de Michael Dorsey y su alter ego Dorothy Michaels en esta divertida comedia que adapta el clásico de 1982 con una mirada actual.
Video: DEAD OUTLAW Takes Final Broadway Bow Photo
Video: DEAD OUTLAW Takes Final Broadway Bow
by Stephi Wild - Jun 30, 2025

The Tony-nominated musical Dead Outlaw played its final performance at the Longacre Theatre on Sunday, June 29. Check out a video of the cast taking their final bows, featuring a speech by David Cromer.
5 Broadway Shows Close This Weekend Photo
5 Broadway Shows Close This Weekend
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 28, 2025

Broadway says goodbye to five productions. Glengarry Glen Ross takes its final bow at the Palace Theatre following 23 previews and 104 regular performances; The Picture of Dorian Gray plays its final performance at the Music Box Theatre after 15 previews and 98 regular performances; and more.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has David Yazbek written?

David Yazbek has written 7 shows including Mojo (Music), The Full Monty (Composer), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Composer), Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown (Lyricist), The Band's Visit (Music and Lyrics), Tootsie (Composer & Lyricist), Dead Outlaw (Music & Lyrics).

What awards has David Yazbek been nominated for?

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (Music and/or Lyrics) (Tony Awards) for Dead Outlaw, Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Dead Outlaw, Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Dead Outlaw, Outstanding Orchestrations (Drama Desk Awards) for Dead Outlaw, Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Dead Outlaw, Outstanding Orchestrations (Broadway or Off-Broadway) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Dead Outlaw, Outstanding Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Dead Outlaw, Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Tootsie, Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Tootsie, Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Tootsie, Outstanding New Score (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Tootsie, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Tootsie, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for The Band's Visit, Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Band's Visit, Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Outstanding Orchestrations (Drama Desk Awards) for Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for The Full Monty, Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for The Full Monty and Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for The Full Monty.

What awards has David Yazbek won?

David Yazbek has won several prestigious awards throughout his career. He received the Outstanding Lyrics award from the Drama Desk Awards for Dead Outlaw, as well as the Best Musical award from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for the same show. For Tootsie, he earned the Drama Desk Awards for both Outstanding Lyrics and Outstanding Music, in addition to the Best Musical award from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards. Yazbek won the Tony Award for Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for The Band's Visit, along with the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway) for the same production. Additionally, he was honored with the Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Lyrics and Outstanding Music for The Full Monty.

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