Dave Malloy is a composer/sound designer/performer, winner of a 2009 Jonathan Larson Grant and a recipient of the 2009-11 NEA/TCG Career Development Program for Theatre Designers. His most recent large-scale work, Beowulf – A Thousand Years of Baggage, a Banana Bag & Bodice SongPlay commissioned by Berkeley's Shotgun Players featuring dueling trombones and 40's vocal jazz harmonies, enjoyed sold out runs in Berkeley and NYC, received the 2008 Glickman Award and appeared on the Best of 2008 lists of every major Bay Area paper (including two #1 spots).
Dave Malloy, Octet
Dave Malloy, Octet
Dave Malloy, Octet
Dave Malloy, Octet
Dave Malloy, Octet
Dave Malloy, Octet
Dave Malloy, Beardo
Dave Malloy, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Dave Malloy, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Dave Malloy, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Dave Malloy, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Dave Malloy, Ghost Quartet
Dave Malloy, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Dave Malloy, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Dave Malloy, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Dave Malloy
Dave MalloyBeowulf - A Thousand Years Of Baggage
Dave Malloy has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.
Dave Malloy has not appeared in the West End.
Dave Malloy has been nominated for various awards throughout his career, including Outstanding Book of a Musical, Outstanding Lyrics, Outstanding Music, and Outstanding Orchestrations at the Drama Desk Awards for "Octet." He also received a Special Citation at the Obie Awards for "Octet" and was nominated for Outstanding New Score at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the same show. For "Beardo," Malloy was nominated for Outstanding Music at the Drama Desk Awards and won the Special Theatre World Honoree award at the Theatre World Awards for "Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812." Additionally, he was nominated for Best Book of a Musical, Best Orchestrations, and Best Original Score at the Tony Awards for "Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812." Malloy also received nominations for Outstanding Music for "Ghost Quartet," Outstanding Lyrics for "Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812," and Outstanding Music for the same show at the Drama Desk Awards. He won a Special Citation at the Obie Awards for "Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812." Furthermore, Malloy was honored with the Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award at the Richard Rodgers Award and won Outstanding Original Music at the IT Awards for "Beowulf - A Thousand Years Of Baggage."
Dave Malloy has won the following awards: Outstanding Music at the Drama Desk Awards for Octet, a Special Citation at the Obie Awards for Octet, Outstanding New Score at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Octet, a Special Theatre World Honoree at the Theatre World Awards for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, a Special Citation at the Obie Awards for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, and the Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award at the Richard Rodgers Award.
Dave Malloy has written 5 shows including Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 (Composer), Preludes (Author), Octet (Bookwriter, Composer, & Lyricist), Moby Dick (Book, Music and Lyrics), Three Houses (Music).
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