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Maury Yeston

Born October 23, 1945 · Jersey City, New Jersey, USA (age 80)

Maury Yeston is an American composer, lyricist and music theorist, perhaps best known for his work on the musicals Nine (1982), Grand Hotel (1989), Phantom (1992), and Titanic (1997). Yeston also provided arrangements for the critically divisive 2009 film adaptation of Nine, as well as the 1980 album Christmas in the Stars, based on the Star Wars mythology.

Known For

NineNine · 2009
Nine
5.52009
MovieDramaMusic
Arrogant, self-centered movie director Guido Contini finds himself struggling to find meaning, purpose, and a script for his latest film endeavor. With only a week left before shooting begins, he desperately searches for answers and inspiration from his wife, his mistress, his muse, and his mother.
Death Takes a HolidayDeath Takes a Holiday · 2023
Death Takes a Holiday
2023
MovieMusicRomance
This is the story of the 1920s, shortly after mankind woke up from the nightmare of World War I, a time haunted by death like never before in history. Late at night, a car is speeding along a mountain road in northern Italy. In the car is the family of the Duke of Lamberti. They were returning from celebrating the engagement of their only daughter, Grazia, in Venice. However, tragedy strikes the car carrying the family. The car spins out of control and Grazia is thrown into the darkness of the night...
PhantomPhantom · 2004
Phantom
2004
MovieHistoryMusic
Takarazuka Revue's Phantom based on the play by Maury Yeston and Arthur Kopit.
Titanic: The MusicalTitanic: The Musical · 2023
Titanic: The Musical
7.42023
MovieHistoryMusic
In the final hours of April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic, on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, collided with an iceberg and ‘the unsinkable ship’ slowly sank. It was one of the most tragic disasters of the 20th Century. Fifteen hundred seventeen men, women, and children lost their lives.
Phantom: The MusicalPhantom: The Musical · 2021
Phantom: The Musical
2021
MovieMusic
Featuring K-Pop sensation Super Junior's Kyuhyun, world renowned soprano Sunhae Im and world class ballerina Joowon Kim, this lavish Korean production of Maury Yeston and Arthur Kopit's, "Phantom", is an eye-dazzling and ear-pleasing take on Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel "The Phantom of the Opera".
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a LifetimeBecoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime · 2022
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime
2022
MovieMusic
A one woman show written and performed by Kayla Capone Kasper where she auditions for the role of a lifetime, Laura Benanti.
PhantomPhantom · 2006
Phantom
2006
MovieMusicDrama
2006 Takarazuka Revue Flower Troupe production of Maury Yeston and Arthur Kopit's "Phantom."
PhantomPhantom · 2019
Phantom
2019
Movie
Takarazuka Revue Snow Troupe's 2018 production of Maury Yeston's "Phantom".

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