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An Evening with David Yazbek

7 Broadway shows. 5 albums. Tony, Emmy, and Grammy Awards.
How does he do it? He has no idea—but he’s willing to try and figure it out, and maybe you can help.

In this no-holds-barred evening, The Band’s Visit composer unloads his thoughts, riffs on his successes (and failures), and plays and sings songs from his Broadway shows and albums. He’ll tell you the stories behind the music, the madness, and everything in between.

It’ll be great therapy—for him.
And the best part? You’re paying.

About David Yazbek

Broadway:
The Band’s Visit (10 Tony Awards), Dead Outlaw (now streaming on Audible), TootsieWomen on the Verge of a Nervous BreakdownDirty Rotten ScoundrelsThe Full Monty, and Buena Vista Social Club (co-producer)

Albums:
The Laughing ManTockDamascus!Tape RecorderEvil Monkey Man

“A daredevil juggler catching spiked pins in the traveling carnival of his imagination.”
— The New York Times

TV & Film:
Boardwalk EmpireLate Night with David Letterman (Emmy Award), the infamous Carmen Sandiego theme song, hundreds of original compositions, and dozens of TV scripts.

Awards & Honors:
Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Awards, numerous grants and recognitions, and—most recently—a clean bill of health from Clarkstown Dermatology Group.

Featuring

David Yazbek

A varied career as a recording artist, Emmy-winning TV and film writer, music producer and pianist has somehow led Yazbek to a career on Broadway. His four shows, The Full MontyDirty Rotten ScoundrelsWomen on The Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, and The Band's Visit were all Tony nominated for Best Score. Yazbek took home the Tony for Best Score for The Band's VisitThe Fully Monty won him the Drama Desk Award for Best Music. As a recording artist, Yazbek is responsible for five albums: The Laughing Man (winner NAIRD award, Best Pop Album of the Year), TockDamascusTape Recorder and Evil Monkey Man. He also produced the original cast albums of The Band's VisitThe Full MontyDirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Women on The Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, the first three of which were nominated for Grammy Awards. Yazbek scored the final season of HBO's Boardwalk Empire, scored and performed the music for Larry David's giant Broadway hit Fish in the Dark, and built an Ikea storage shelf. Yazbek teamed up with 13 librettist Robert Horn to collaborate on the musical Tootsie, which won the Tony for Best Book of a Musical and was nominated for a total of 11 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

[Bio as of Februrary 2024]