Gender
Male
Born
Jun 21, 1938
London, ENGLAND
Writer Lyricist
  • CREDITS
    Sunset Boulevard (Oct 20, 2024 - Jul 20, 2025)
    Musical, Revival
    • Book by Don Black and Christopher Hampton
    • Lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton
    Sunset Boulevard (Feb 09, 2017 - Jun 25, 2017)
    Musical, Revival
    • Book by Don Black and Christopher Hampton
    • Lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton
    Disaster! (Mar 08, 2016 - May 08, 2016)
    Musical, Original
    • Featuring songs with lyrics by Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgers, Jacob Brackman, Willis Alan Ramsey, Peter Ham, Phillip Jarrell, Peter Yarrow, John Deacon, Phil Everly, Lionel Richie, Gerald Goffin, John Hall, Johanna Hall, Bill Martin, Phil Coulter, Clifton Davis, Inez Foxx, Charlie Foxx, Irwin Levine, L. Russell Brown, Mark James, Don Black, Tony Green, Robert Lamm, Desmond Dyer, Clive Kenneth Scott, Dino Fekaris, Frederick J. Perren, Peter McCann, Barry Manilow, Adrienne Anderson, Edwin Lamar Nicholas, Gerald Edward Levert, Carole Bayer Sager, Helen Reddy, Peter Bellotte, Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey, Morris Albert and Parker McGee
    Bonnie and Clyde (Dec 01, 2011 - Dec 30, 2011)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by Don Black
    Dracula, the Musical (Aug 19, 2004 - Jan 02, 2005)
    Musical, Original
    • Book by Don Black and Christopher Hampton
    • Lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton
    Bombay Dreams (Apr 29, 2004 - Jan 01, 2005)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by Don Black
    Dance of the Vampires (Dec 09, 2002 - Jan 25, 2003)
    Musical, Original
    • Additional lyrics by Don Black
    Sunset Boulevard (Nov 17, 1994 - Mar 22, 1997)
    Musical, Original
    • Book by Don Black and Christopher Hampton
    • Lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton
    Aspects of Love (Apr 08, 1990 - Mar 02, 1991)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by Don Black and Charles Hart
    Song and Dance (Sep 18, 1985 - Nov 08, 1986)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by Don Black
    Merlin (Feb 13, 1983 - Aug 07, 1983)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by Don Black
    The Little Prince and the Aviator (Never Officially Opened - Jan 17, 1982)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by Don Black
    Bombay Dreams (Feb 21, 2006 - Oct 01, 2006)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by Don Black
    Sunset Boulevard (Nov 27, 1998 - Apr 09, 2000)
    Musical, Original
    • Book by Don Black and Christopher Hampton
    • Lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton
    Andrew Lloyd Webber - Music of the Night (Jul 09, 1996 - Feb 23, 1997)
    Musical, Original
    • Featuring songs with lyrics by Don Black, Christopher Hampton, Tim Rice, Richard Maltby, Jr., T.S. Eliot, Richard Stilgoe, Charles Hart and Trevor Nunn
    Sunset Boulevard (Jun 28, 1996 - Jun 07, 1997)
    Musical, Original
    • Book by Don Black and Christopher Hampton
    • Lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton
    Andrew Lloyd Webber - Music of the Night (Oct 31, 1995 - May 12, 1996)
    Musical, Original
    • Featuring songs with lyrics by Don Black, Christopher Hampton, Tim Rice, Richard Maltby, Jr., T.S. Eliot, Richard Stilgoe, Charles Hart and Trevor Nunn
    Sunset Boulevard - Los Angeles (Nov 24, 1993 - Jun 26, 1994)
    Musical, Original
    • Book by Don Black and Christopher Hampton
    • Lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton
    Aspects of Love (Apr 21, 1992 - Jun 27, 1993)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by Don Black and Charles Hart
    Song and Dance (Jun 23, 1987 - Dec 13, 1987)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by Don Black
  • AWARDS

    Tony Award®

     

    Best Original Score Written for the Theatre

    2012 | Nominee  | Bonnie and Clyde
    Lyrics by Don Black

    Best Book of a Musical

    1995 | Winner  | Sunset Boulevard
    Book by Don Black

    Best Original Score

    1995 | Winner  | Sunset Boulevard
    Lyrics by Don Black
     

    Best Original Score

    1990 | Nominee  | Aspects of Love
    Lyrics by Don Black
     

    Best Original Score

    1986 | Nominee  | Song and Dance
    Lyrics by Don Black
     

    Best Original Score

    1983 | Nominee  | Merlin
    Lyrics by Don Black

    Drama Desk Award

     

    Outstanding Lyrics

    2012 | Nominee  | Bonnie and Clyde
    Lyrics by Don Black
Sunset Boulevard (Oct 20, 2024 - Jul 20, 2025)
Musical, Revival
  • Book by Don Black and Christopher Hampton
  • Lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton
Sunset Boulevard (Feb 09, 2017 - Jun 25, 2017)
Musical, Revival
  • Book by Don Black and Christopher Hampton
  • Lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton
Disaster! (Mar 08, 2016 - May 08, 2016)
Musical, Original
  • Featuring songs with lyrics by Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgers, Jacob Brackman, Willis Alan Ramsey, Peter Ham, Phillip Jarrell, Peter Yarrow, John Deacon, Phil Everly, Lionel Richie, Gerald Goffin, John Hall, Johanna Hall, Bill Martin, Phil Coulter, Clifton Davis, Inez Foxx, Charlie Foxx, Irwin Levine, L. Russell Brown, Mark James, Don Black, Tony Green, Robert Lamm, Desmond Dyer, Clive Kenneth Scott, Dino Fekaris, Frederick J. Perren, Peter McCann, Barry Manilow, Adrienne Anderson, Edwin Lamar Nicholas, Gerald Edward Levert, Carole Bayer Sager, Helen Reddy, Peter Bellotte, Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey, Morris Albert and Parker McGee
Bonnie and Clyde (Dec 01, 2011 - Dec 30, 2011)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by Don Black
Dracula, the Musical (Aug 19, 2004 - Jan 02, 2005)
Musical, Original
  • Book by Don Black and Christopher Hampton
  • Lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton
Bombay Dreams (Apr 29, 2004 - Jan 01, 2005)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by Don Black
Dance of the Vampires (Dec 09, 2002 - Jan 25, 2003)
Musical, Original
  • Additional lyrics by Don Black
Sunset Boulevard (Nov 17, 1994 - Mar 22, 1997)
Musical, Original
  • Book by Don Black and Christopher Hampton
  • Lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton
Aspects of Love (Apr 08, 1990 - Mar 02, 1991)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by Don Black and Charles Hart
Song and Dance (Sep 18, 1985 - Nov 08, 1986)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by Don Black
Merlin (Feb 13, 1983 - Aug 07, 1983)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by Don Black
The Little Prince and the Aviator (Never Officially Opened - Jan 17, 1982)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by Don Black
Bombay Dreams (Feb 21, 2006 - Oct 01, 2006)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by Don Black
Sunset Boulevard (Nov 27, 1998 - Apr 09, 2000)
Musical, Original
  • Book by Don Black and Christopher Hampton
  • Lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton
Andrew Lloyd Webber - Music of the Night (Jul 09, 1996 - Feb 23, 1997)
Musical, Original
  • Featuring songs with lyrics by Don Black, Christopher Hampton, Tim Rice, Richard Maltby, Jr., T.S. Eliot, Richard Stilgoe, Charles Hart and Trevor Nunn
Sunset Boulevard (Jun 28, 1996 - Jun 07, 1997)
Musical, Original
  • Book by Don Black and Christopher Hampton
  • Lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton
Andrew Lloyd Webber - Music of the Night (Oct 31, 1995 - May 12, 1996)
Musical, Original
  • Featuring songs with lyrics by Don Black, Christopher Hampton, Tim Rice, Richard Maltby, Jr., T.S. Eliot, Richard Stilgoe, Charles Hart and Trevor Nunn
Sunset Boulevard - Los Angeles (Nov 24, 1993 - Jun 26, 1994)
Musical, Original
  • Book by Don Black and Christopher Hampton
  • Lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton
Aspects of Love (Apr 21, 1992 - Jun 27, 1993)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by Don Black and Charles Hart
Song and Dance (Jun 23, 1987 - Dec 13, 1987)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by Don Black

Tony Award®

 

Best Original Score Written for the Theatre

2012 | Nominee  | Bonnie and Clyde
Lyrics by Don Black

Best Book of a Musical

1995 | Winner  | Sunset Boulevard
Book by Don Black

Best Original Score

1995 | Winner  | Sunset Boulevard
Lyrics by Don Black
 

Best Original Score

1990 | Nominee  | Aspects of Love
Lyrics by Don Black
 

Best Original Score

1986 | Nominee  | Song and Dance
Lyrics by Don Black
 

Best Original Score

1983 | Nominee  | Merlin
Lyrics by Don Black

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Lyrics

2012 | Nominee  | Bonnie and Clyde
Lyrics by Don Black

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