Maury Yeston
| Maury Yeston | |
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| Born |
October 23, 1945 Jersey City, New Jersey, United States |
| Spouse(s) | Julianne Waldhelm |
Maury Yeston (born October 23, 1945) is an American composer, lyricist, educator and musicologist.
He is known for writing the music and lyrics to Broadway musicals, including Nine in 1982, and Titanic in 1997, both of which won Tony Awards for best musical and best score. He also won two Drama Desk Awards for Nine. Yeston also wrote a significant amount of the music and most of the lyrics to the Tony-nominated musical Grand Hotel in 1989, which was nominated for best score and another two Drama Desk Awards for music and lyrics. His musical version of the novel The Phantom of the Opera entitled Phantom (not to be confused with Andrew Lloyd Webber's version) has enjoyed numerous productions in the U.S. and around the world. He has also written a number of other Off-Broadway musicals, including Death Takes a Holiday; a song cycle entitled December Songs commissioned by Carnegie Hall for its centennial celebration; "An American Cantata" (a three-movement choral symphony commissioned by the Kennedy Center for the Millennium celebration); a full length story-ballet: Tom Sawyer: A Ballet in Three Acts, commissioned by the Kansas City Ballet for the opening of the new Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City ; a Cello Concerto; and other pieces.
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