Gender
Male
Born
Jul 03, 1937
Buffalo, New York, USA
Composer Orchestrator
External Links
David Shire's official website
Relations
Husband of
Talia Shire Schwartzman (1970 - 1980) divorced
Husband of
Didi Conn (1982 - present)
  • CREDITS
    Saturday Night Fever (Oct 21, 1999 - Dec 30, 2000)
    Musical, Original
    • Featuring songs by David Shire
    Big (Apr 28, 1996 - Oct 13, 1996)
    Musical, Original
    • Music by David Shire
    Company (Oct 05, 1995 - Dec 03, 1995)
    Musical, Revival
    • Original Tick Tock Dance Music Arrangements by David Shire
    Baby (Dec 04, 1983 - Jul 01, 1984)
    Musical, Original
    • Music by David Shire
    The Unknown Soldier and His Wife (Jul 06, 1967 - Nov 12, 1967)
    Play, Original
    • Incidental music by David Shire
    Big (Sep 26, 1997 - Jun 28, 1998)
    Musical, Original
    • Music by David Shire
  • AWARDS

    Tony Award®

     

    Best Original Score

    1996 | Nominee  | Big
    Music by David Shire
     

    Best Original Score

    1984 | Nominee  | Baby
    Music by David Shire

    Drama Desk Award

    Wiliam Wolf Award

    2026 | Recipient
    David Shire (to Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire, collaborators ever since they met in college seven decades ago. In addition to their musical shows and witty, insightful cabaret songs, the two have been mentors to countless young theater artists and have devoted enormous time to charitable causes. This season, their revue “About Time” completed a trilogy that began with “Starting Here, Starting Now” (1976) and “Closer Than Ever” (1989), depicting the emotional terrain of youth, midlife, and maturity with poignance and splendid melody.)
     

    Outstanding Music

    1996 | Nominee  | Big
    Music by David Shire
     

    Outstanding Music

    1990 | Nominee
    David Shire (for "Closer Than Ever")
     

    Outstanding Music

    1984 | Nominee  | Baby
    Music by David Shire
Saturday Night Fever (Oct 21, 1999 - Dec 30, 2000)
Musical, Original
  • Featuring songs by David Shire
Big (Apr 28, 1996 - Oct 13, 1996)
Musical, Original
  • Music by David Shire
Company (Oct 05, 1995 - Dec 03, 1995)
Musical, Revival
  • Original Tick Tock Dance Music Arrangements by David Shire
Baby (Dec 04, 1983 - Jul 01, 1984)
Musical, Original
  • Music by David Shire
The Unknown Soldier and His Wife (Jul 06, 1967 - Nov 12, 1967)
Play, Original
  • Incidental music by David Shire
Big (Sep 26, 1997 - Jun 28, 1998)
Musical, Original
  • Music by David Shire

Tony Award®

 

Best Original Score

1996 | Nominee  | Big
Music by David Shire
 

Best Original Score

1984 | Nominee  | Baby
Music by David Shire

Drama Desk Award

Wiliam Wolf Award

2026 | Recipient
David Shire (to Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire, collaborators ever since they met in college seven decades ago. In addition to their musical shows and witty, insightful cabaret songs, the two have been mentors to countless young theater artists and have devoted enormous time to charitable causes. This season, their revue “About Time” completed a trilogy that began with “Starting Here, Starting Now” (1976) and “Closer Than Ever” (1989), depicting the emotional terrain of youth, midlife, and maturity with poignance and splendid melody.)
 

Outstanding Music

1996 | Nominee  | Big
Music by David Shire
 

Outstanding Music

1990 | Nominee
David Shire (for "Closer Than Ever")
 

Outstanding Music

1984 | Nominee  | Baby
Music by David Shire

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