Very few composers get the opportunity to have their work presented on Broadway, and even fewer manage to achieve that distinction with their very first show. Native New Yorker David Yazbek, however, was among the lucky when he was tapped to provide the score for the stage adaptation of the hit movie "The Full Monty".While still attending Brown, Yazbek staged a production of "Hair" that went on to have a commercial run in Boston. He later joined the writing staff of "Late Night with David Letterman" in 1984 and picked up an Emmy Award during his one-year stint. Yazbek earned a living penning
milestones
Year
Milestone
1982
In senior year of college, directed student production of "Hair"; show was successful enough to warrant a transfer to Boston where it played for a year
Spent one year as a staff writer on CBS' "Late Night With David Letterman"; shared Emmy award for writing one episode
Wrote advertising jingles
1987
Was staff writer on "Square One TV" (PBS)
1988
Provided music for Howard Korder's play "Boy's Life"
