First Name
Durra
Last Name
Leung
City, State
New York, New York
Country
United States
Pronouns
He/Him
Gender
Male
Roles
Editor
Producer
Host
Sound Designer
Sound Engineer
Composer
Social Media
Other role
Lyricist, Librettist, Playwright
Formats / Genre
Interviews / Roundtable
Narrative Non-fiction / Documentary
News / Journalism
Fiction
Experimental
Daily shows
Languages spoken
English, Cantonese, Mandarin
Open to relocating
Yes
Open to branded content?
Yes
More about me
Durra Leung (Chinese: 柯杜華) is an award-winning composer-lyricist, librettist, playwright born and raised in Guangzhou, China, who now calls NYC home. He has recently joined the New York City Center Encores! production of Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002 Tony Award for Best Musical) as the Cantonese lyricist. Durra has presented his works at venues including Feinstein’s/54 Below, Joe’s Pub, The Duplex, The Laurie Beechman Theatre, Wild Project, The PIT, The West End Lounge, Dixon Place, and many others. His recent film-scoring works Your Smile (dir. Haochen Yang) has been accepted in the Cannes Film Festival. He is the founder and host for Tin Pan Alley 2 Concert Series, and the associate producer for PROTOTYPE Festival. Durra is an alum of NYU’s Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program as a composer, and a current member of BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop as a librettist. durraleung.com
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