Daryl Waters

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.

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