Maury Yeston conceived, wrote, and composed 'Nine' as a class project in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop in 1973.
The original Broadway production of 'Nine' opened on May 9, 1982, and closed on February 4, 1984, after 729 performances.
Composer Maury Yeston began working on 'Nine' after being inspired by Federico Fellini's film '8½' during his teenage years.
The story of 'Nine' was initially developed by playwright Mario Fratti in 1977, but the final Broadway version in 1982 had a new book written by Arthur Kopit with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston.
Film adaptation of the musical 'Nine' was directed by Rob Marshall and featured a star-studded cast including Daniel Day-Lewis and Nicole Kidman; it was released in December 2009.
