Daryl Waters is an American composer, arranger, conductor, and orchestrator who has worked on many shows both on and off-Broadway. He has received numerous Tony Award and Drama Desk Award nominations for orchestration, and won the 2010 Tony Award for Best Orchestrations for Memphis.
Life and career Waters was born in Cleveland, Ohio and graduated from Livingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina. 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.
Waters is a member of the American Federation of Musicians and the Dramatists Guild of America. He has collaborated with artists such as Eartha Kitt, Leslie Uggams, Sammy Davis Jr., Jennifer Holliday, Nell Carter and more.
Stage credits YearTitleRoleVenueRef.1985Leader of the PackAssociate ConductorBroadway, Ambassador Theatre1992Jelly's Last JamBroadway, Virginia Theatre1996Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da FunkComposer, OrchestratorBroadway, Ambassador Theatre1997Street Corner SymphonyArranger, OrchestratorBroadway, Brooks Atkinson Theatre2004Drowning CrowComposerBroadway, Biltmore Theatre2005The Color PurpleDance arrangementsBroadway, Broadway Theatre2009MemphisOrchestratorBroadway, Shubert Theatre2013After MidnightMusic Supervisor, Additional arrangementsBroadway, Brooks Atkinson Theatre2014Holler If Ya Hear MeArranger, OrchestratorBroadway, Palace Theatre2016Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That FollowedBroadway, Music Box Theatre2018The Cher ShowBroadway, Neil Simon Theatre2023New York, New YorkOrchestratorBroadway, St. James Theatre2024Water for ElephantsBroadway, Imperial TheatreA Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical Additional orchestrationsBroadway, Studio 542025GypsyAdditional arrangements, orchestrationsBroadway, Majestic TheatreBoop! The MusicalAdditional arrangements, Music DirectorBroadway, Broadhurst TheatrePirates! The Penzance MusicalOrchestrationsBroadway, Todd Haimes Theatre
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.1996Tony AwardsBest Original ScoreBring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da FunkGrammy AwardsBest Musical Show Album2010Tony AwardsBest OrchestrationsMemphisDrama Desk AwardOutstanding Orchestrations2016Tony AwardsBest OrchestrationsShuffle Along2023Tony AwardsBest OrchestrationsNew York, New YorkDrama Desk AwardOutstanding OrchestrationsOuter Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Orchestrations2019Drama Desk AwardOutstanding OrchestrationsThe Cher Show
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