Daryl Waters was the music supervisor/orchestrator/arranger for The Cher Show (Drama Desk nomination for best orchestrations); Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed (Tony/Drama Desk nominations for best orchestrations); Holler If Ya Hear Me; Bring in ’da Noise, Bring in ’da Funk; Street Corner Symphony and A Civil War Christmas. He arranged and conducted After Midnight; orchestrated Memphis (Tony/Drama Desk awards) and Bella; and created the dance music for The Color Purple and Jelly’s Last Jam. His composing credits include Noise/Funk (Tony/Grammy nominations for best musical) and Drowning Crow. Mr. Waters is a graduate of Livingstone College, a historically Black college in Salisbury, NC.