Daryl Waters

Daryl Waters is an American composer, arranger, conductor, and orchestrator who has worked on many shows both on and off-Broadway.[1][2] He has received numerous Tony Award and Drama Desk Award nominations for orchestration, and won the 2010 Tony Award for Best Orchestrations for Memphis.[3][4]

Daryl Waters
BornCleveland, Ohio, U.S.
GenresOrchestra
Occupation(s)Composer, arranger, orchestrator, conductor
Instrument(s)Keyboards

Life and career

Waters was born in Cleveland, Ohio and graduated from Livingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina.[5] He made his Broadway debut as associate conductor on Leader of the Pack in 1985. He was the co-composer of the musical Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk, which earned him a Tony Award and Grammy Award nomination in 1996.[6]

Waters is a member of the American Federation of Musicians and the Dramatists Guild of America.[7] He has collaborated with artists such as Eartha Kitt, Leslie Uggams, Sammy Davis Jr., Jennifer Holliday, Nell Carter and more.[8]

Awards and nominations
Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2023 Nominated Tony Awards Best Orchestrations New York, New York [9]
Nominated Drama Desk Award Outstanding Orchestrations [10]
Nominated Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Orchestrations [11]
2019 Nominated Drama Desk Award Outstanding Orchestrations The Cher Show [12]
2016 Nominated Tony Awards Best Orchestrations Shuffle Along [13]
2010 Won Memphis [14]
Won Drama Desk Award Outstanding Orchestrations [15]
1996 Nominated Tony Awards Best Original Score Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk [16]
Nominated Grammy Awards Best Musical Show Album [6]

References
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  2. "Black conductors make history on Broadway". newpittsburghcourier.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
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  4. "WINNERS / 2010 (DARYL WATERS)". tonyawards.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  5. "Salisbury Post". issuu.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  6. "Daryl Waters". grammy.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  7. "Daryl Waters". dramatistsguild.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  8. "DARYL WATERS". thehistorymakers.org. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  9. "2023 Tony Awards Nominees". tonyawards.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  10. "2022-2023 Drama Desk Awards nominations announced". ny1.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  11. "Outer Critics Circle nominations: 'New York, New York' leads with 12, 'Leopoldstadt' has 6". goldderby.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  12. "Nominations for the 2019 Drama Desk Awards Announced; Oklahoma!, Tootsie, Rags Parkland Lead the Pack". playbill.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  13. "2016 Tony Award Nominations". tonyawards.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  14. "WINNERS / 2010". tonyawards.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  15. "The 55th Annual Drama Desk Awards Winners". newyorktheatreguide.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  16. "THE TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS". tonyawards.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
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