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David Bryan

Shows · David Bryan

ComposerLyricist b. 1962

Bon Jovi keyboardist who composed Memphis.

Also credited on2 works

Memphis
Diana

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In the literature6 passages

  • Not long after, DiPietro got a call out of the blue from David Bryan, who identified himself as the keyboardist for Bon Jovi. While DiPietro knew the group, he didn’t quite know or remember where Bryan fit in it. A look at an album allowed him to realize, “Oh, yeah, the blond guy.”ebooks/Filichia, Peter/B007L4OWCU EBOK - Peter Filichia.txt
  • I loved Memphis ! During previews, David Bryan and Joe DiPietro worked on the show together every night. There was one scene where a white D.J. played “The White Tones” and then the lights would go up on a black D.J., playing rock ‘n’ roll. One night, they tried the show with the white D.J.’s scene cut. No one was happy about it. After th…ebooks/Tepper, Jennifer/Untold Stories of Broadway, Volume 2 PART 1, The - Jennifer Tepper.txt
  • The fact that they stuck with what worked instead of going with star names, that was incredible. We were so involved with David Bryan and Joe DiPietro and Chris Ashley in writing the magic of what the show was, and the producers knew that. There were five of us that stayed, from the first production in North Shore in 2003 to Broadway. It…ebooks/Tepper, Jennifer/Untold Stories of Broadway, Volume 2 PART 1, The - Jennifer Tepper.txt
  • Eleanor Eggers; February 2 through February 17 Cast: David Bryan Alley (Hornbeck), Thomas DeMarcus (Cates), Michael Harmon (Meeker), Gay Harrison (Reverend Brown), Ali O’Hern (Melinda), Richard Remine (Mayor),theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2000-01 Season, v. 57 (Willis).txt
  • DiPietro), Best Original Score (Joe DiPietro and David Bryan), Best Orchestrations (Daryl Waters and David Bryan); Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Montego Glover — tie with Catherine ZetaJones), Outstanding Music (David Bryan), Outstanding Orchestrations; Outer Critics Circle Awards: Outstanding N…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2009-2010 Season, v. 66 (Willis).txt
  • Best Original Score (music and/or lyrics) Written for the Theatre: Memphis Music by David Bryan, Lyrics by Joe DiPietro, David Bryantheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2009-2010 Season, v. 66 (Willis).txt

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