Maury Yeston is a composer, lyricist, author and teacher, and moves easily between the worlds of theater, film, and academia, writing concert music, Broadway shows, and holding teaching posts as a respected musicologist. In addition to winning his second Tony Award for Best Score for Broadway's "Titanic" (which won five Tonys including Best Musical...
In live theater, the author is a theory put into practice by the actors. The theater is a lie in which you harpoon the imagination of the audience in creating the fantasy that's on stage.
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Fact
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His musical, "Titanic" at the Griffin Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2015 Joseph Jefferson Non-Equity Award for Musical Production.
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Received his B.A. and Ph.D. from Yale University in 1967 and 1974, respectively.
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Has twice won Broadway's Tony Award: in 1982, as Best Score, both music and lyrics, for "Nine;" and in 1997, as Best Original Musical Score, both music and lyrics, for "Titanic." He was also nominated in 1990, as Best Score (Musical), in collaboration with Bob Wright and Chet Forrest, both music and lyrics, for "Grand Hotel, the Musical."
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
One Hit Wonderland
2015
TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
Dancing with the Stars
2010-2012
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
So You Think You Can Dance
2011
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Nine
2009
music: "Overture Delle Donne", "Finale" / writer: "Guido's Song", "A Call from the Vatican", "Folies Bergère", "Be Italian", "My Husband Makes Movies", "Cinema Italiano", "Guarda La Luna", "Unusual Way", "Take It All", "I Can't Make This Movie", "Cinema Italiano The RF Remix"
Dancing with the Stars
2009
TV Series writer - 1 episode
De par en par
2007
TV Series writer - 1 episode
El camino de Antonio Banderas
2006
TV Movie documentary writer: "Guido's Song"
The 57th Annual Tony Awards
2003
TV Special writer: "Guido's Song"
Macy's 21st Annual Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular
1997
TV Special writer: "Lady's Maid"
The 51st Annual Tony Awards
1997
TV Special writer: "Ship of Dreams"
The 40th Annual Tony Awards
1986
TV Special writer: "Folies Bergère"
The 36th Annual Tony Awards
1982
TV Special writer: "Be Italian"
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Nine
2009
Broadway musical "Nine"
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Nine
2009
lyricist
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Nine
2009
co-executive producer
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy
2013
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2009
Documentary
Himself
Heart & Soul: The Life and Music of Frank Loesser
2006
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Beyond Titanic
1998
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Composer / Lyricist
The 51st Annual Tony Awards
1997
TV Special
Himself - Winner: Best Original Score
American Masters
1990
TV Series documentary
Himself
Working in the Theatre
1982
TV Series documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2010
OFTA Film Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Music, Adapted Song
Nine (2009)
2009
SLFCA Award
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
Best Music
Nine (2009)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2010
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
Nine (2009)
2010
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Original Song - Motion Picture
Nine (2009)
2010
Critics Choice Award
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
Best Song
Nine (2009)
2010
Gold Derby Award
Gold Derby Awards
Original Song
Nine (2009)
2010
Gold Derby Award
Gold Derby Awards
Original Song
Nine (2009)
2010
OFTA Film Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Music, Original Song
Nine (2009)
2010
OFTA Film Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Music, Adapted Song
Nine (2009)
2009
HFCS Award
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
Best Original Song
Nine (2009)
2009
Satellite Award
Satellite Awards
Best Original Song
Nine (2009)
Known for movies
Nine (2009) as Writer
Beyond Titanic (1998) as Himself - Composer / Lyricist
$900,000
