Yuriko Shibata

Yuriko Shibata is a Japanese composer, orchestrator, musical director, pianist, and dramatist based in New York City. She creates emotionally driven melodies that transcend language and speak directly to audiences’ hearts. Her recent work includes KUSAMA, featured in a table read presented by Theater Now and the National Alliance for Musical Theater in June 2025 and selected for the Songwriters Showcase at the NAMT Festival in October 2025. Her work also includes the musical SKIN, which debuted in an Off-Broadway workshop at Rattlestick Theater and was later featured in New York Theater Barn’s 2025 New Works Series. She holds a B.M. from Tokyo College of Music and an MFA in Musical Theater Writing from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.