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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 a Drama Desk Award 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. 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

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  • Maury Yeston (* 23. Oktober 1945 in Jersey City, New Jersey) ist ein US-amerikanischer Musicalkomponist, Songtexter und Autor. Zudem lehrt er als Musikwissenschaftler und ist auch als wissenschaftlicher Autor tätig. Yeston studierte an der Yale University und am Clare College der Universität Cambridge. (de)
  • 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 a Drama Desk Award 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. 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 (en)
  • È noto soprattutto per aver scritto la musica e le parole dei musical di successo a Broadway Nine (1982), Grand Hotel (1989) e Titanic (1997). Sia Nine che Titanic gli sono valsi il Tony Award alla migliore colonna sonora originale, mentre Grand Hotel ha vinto il Laurence Olivier Award. La sua canzone "Take it All", scritta per l'adattamento cinematografico di Nine, gli è valsa una candidatura al Golden Globe per la migliore canzone originale e all'Oscar per la migliore canzone nel 2009. (it)
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