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Dave Malloy (born January 4, 1976) is an American composer, writer, performer, and orchestrator renowned for his innovative chamber musicals that fuse pop, folk, electronic, and theatrical elements to explore literary adaptations and contemporary themes.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Malloy earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music Composition from Ohio University before establishing himself in New York City's theater scene as a multifaceted artist involved in composition, performance, and orchestration. His breakthrough came with the electropop opera Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 (2012), an adaptation of a segment from Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace, which premiered Off-Broadway at Ars Nova, transferred to Broadway in 2016, and received 12 Tony Award nominations, including for Best Musical.
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