Editing David Bryan (section)

==Career==
===With Bon Jovi===
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[[File:David bryan.jpg|thumb|Bryan at a concert with Bon Jovi]]

Bryan was the first Bon Jovi member to receive a call when [[Jon Bon Jovi]] learned that he had received a recording contract, and agreed to join the band. He chose his stage name when he grew tired of continually having to spell out his entire name. At the time, Bryan was attending [[Rutgers University]] and was studying Pre-Med with a 4.0 GPA. Bryan has played keyboards and sung on all of Bon Jovi's albums, as well as some of the solo albums of Jon Bon Jovi and [[Richie Sambora]]. Bryan has co-written the songs "Love Lies" and "Breakout" on Bon Jovi's [[Bon Jovi (album)|self-titled first album]]; "[[Only Lonely]]," "[[The Hardest Part Is the Night]]," and "To the Fire" on {{proper name|''[[7800° Fahrenheit]]''}}; the hit "[[In These Arms]]" on ''[[Keep the Faith]]''; and "Last Cigarette" on ''[[Have a Nice Day (Bon Jovi album)|Have a Nice Day]]'' (including the international bonus track "Unbreakable") .<ref name="amgbj">{{cite web 
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===Musical theater===
Bryan and [[Joe DiPietro]] wrote the music for the musical ''[[Memphis (Musical)|Memphis]]'', for which the duo won the [[64th Tony Awards|Tony Award]] for [[Tony Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]] The musical had its off-Broadway debut in 2002. In 2008, ''Memphis'' was performed at the [[La Jolla Playhouse]] in San Diego. The show was also performed in January 2009 in [[Seattle]], Washington, at the 5th Avenue Theatre, prior to moving to Broadway later in 2009. Memphis, which ran on Broadway from October 18, 2009, to August 5, 2012, was nominated for 8 Tony awards for the 2010 season and won 4 including Best Musical and Best Original Score.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last1=Cantrell|first1=Liz|last2=Goldsmith|first2=Annie|date=December 13, 2021|title=Everything You Need to Know About Diana: The Musical|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a20139088/princess-diana-broadway-musical/|url-status=live|access-date=December 20, 2021|website=Town & Country|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504013744/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a20139088/princess-diana-broadway-musical/ |archive-date=May 4, 2018 }}</ref>

Bryan also co-wrote the musical ''[[The Toxic Avenger (musical)|The Toxic Avenger]]'', again collaborating with Joe DiPietro. The musical made its off-Broadway premiere at [[New World Stages]] on April 6, 2009.

He has worked on a musical with DiPietro titled ''Chasing the Song'', which chronicles American songwriters from 1962 to 1964 who worked in the [[Brill Building]]. Bryan describes it as "a fictional story about factual America."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dpacnc.com/news/detail/memphis-composer-qa-david-bryan|title=Memphis Composer Q&A- David Bryan {{pipe}} DPAC Official Site|access-date=February 24, 2017|archive-date=May 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180520054047/https://www.dpacnc.com/news/detail/memphis-composer-qa-david-bryan|url-status=dead}}</ref> Director Christopher Ashley and choreographer Sergio Trujillo are also involved. According to ''Playbill'', "A fall or early winter workshop of the musical is currently being planned. Broadway is the goal."<ref>Hetrick, Adam. [https://www.playbill.com/news/article/168686-Memphis-Writers-and-Creative-Team-Reuniting-for-Workshop-of-New-Broadway-Aimed-Musical-Chasing-the-Song Memphis Writers and Creative Team Reuniting for Workshop of New Broadway-Aimed Musical Chasing the Song'"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809112647/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/168686-Memphis-Writers-and-Creative-Team-Reuniting-for-Workshop-of-New-Broadway-Aimed-Musical-Chasing-the-Song |date=August 9, 2012 }}, Playbill, August 2, 2012</ref>

Their musical ''[[Diana (musical)|Diana]]'', about [[Princess Diana]], began previews on Broadway on March 2, 2020, with an anticipated opening date of March 31, following a tryout production at the [[La Jolla Playhouse]] in San Diego, CA the previous year. The Broadway opening was delayed until December 16, 2021, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] closing of all Broadway theaters. The musical was then filmed that summer with no audience at the [[Longacre Theatre|Longacre Theater]], with the [[Diana (2021 film)|film]] being released on [[Netflix]] on October 1, 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Coleman|first=Nancy|date=August 12, 2019|title='Diana,' a Musical, Is Heading to Broadway|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/12/theater/diana-musical-broadway.html|url-status=live|url-access=limited|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507053107/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/12/theater/diana-musical-broadway.html|archive-date=May 7, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/broadways-diana-musical-to-be-filmed-for-netflix-release|title=Broadway's Diana Musical to Be Filmed for Netflix Release|work=Plabill|first=Ryan|last=McPhee|date=August 12, 2020|access-date=August 13, 2020}}</ref>