David James Boyd (born May 27, 1975) is an African American writer, composer and lyricist perhaps best known for composing the original music and lyrics for the off-Broadway play My Big Gay Italian Wedding.[1][2]
Boyd's Broadway career started as an actor in multiple Broadway shows including Miss Saigon and Kiss of the Spider Woman. In 2012, Boyd created and starred in the dance/electronic musical The Groove Factory. Written along with co-librettist Chad Kessler, the musical opened to sold-out audiences at the 2012 New York Musical Theatre Festival.[3][4]
In addition to theatre work, Boyd has co-produced music for artists Taylor Dayne, Judy Torres, Kim Sozzi, Ari Gold, Jason Dottley, Levi Kreis, and Inaya Day among others. In 2013, Boyd became musical director on the Emmy-nominated[5] soap opera web series Tainted Dreams.[6][citation needed]
References edit
- ^ "My Big Gay Italian Wedding". www.biggayitalianwedding.com. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
- ^ "Off-Broadway's Big Gay Italian Wedding, With Anthony J. Wilkinson and Daniel Robinson, Extends Into 2013 | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
- ^ "NYMF Adds L.A. Hit Re-Animator the Musical, Le Cabaret Grimm and Zapata! to Summer Line-Up | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
- ^ "New York Musical Festival :: The 2012 New York Musical Theatre Festival Archive". www.nymf.org. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
- ^ "Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series - Daytime Emmy Nominations: 'Young and the Restless' Tops List; THR Scores Nom". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
- ^ Tainted Dreams (TV Series 2014– ), retrieved 2017-05-20
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