Alexander Borisovich Zhurbin (Алекса́ндр Бори́сович Журби́н; born August 7, 1945, in Tashkent, Soviet Union) is a prolific Russian composer.

His songs have been performed by famous artists from Eastern Europe, such as Russian pop icon Alla Pugacheva,[2] and Estonian singer Jaak Jola.

[4][5][6][7] He undertook postgraduate studies as a musicologist in Leningrad, where he in 1973 completed his candidate of science dissertation on the Symphonies of Gustav Mahler.

Zhurbin was honored with numerous international awards for 'Orpheus and Eurydice', notably receiving the 'Star of the Year' accolade in Great Britain.

In 1992 he founded the Russian-American Theater "Wandering Stars", which became an important cultural force in the Russian-speaking community and produced nine large-scale theatrical productions, six of them with his music.

His musical How It Was Done in Odessa was a critical success at the Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, in 1991 and had an eight-week sold-out run with good reviews.

He has written several major theatrical works, including "Mousetrap" (a musical after Agatha Christie); Humiliated and Insulted (opera after Dostoevsky); and "The Seagull"– operetta after Anton Chekhov.

Libretto by V. Sinakevich, V. Skvirskiy, lyrics by V. Uflyand[32] Thea-opus 6 – “A Cunning Girl in Love” – musical based on a play by Lope de Vega.

Libretto by A. Zhurbin and M. Levshin[33] Thea-opus 7 –– “The Moon and the Detective” – opera based on stories by V. Lipatov.

[38] Thea-opus 20 – “Naples Story” – musical based on Lope De Vega’s “The Dog in the Manger”.

Libretto by P. Grushko[29] Thea-opus 22 – “An Unknown Love of Napoleon” – musical based on the play “The Man of Destiny” by Bernard Shaw.

Libretto by B. Ratser and V. Konstantinov[39] Thea-opus 24 – “Animal Farm” – musical based on a story by George Orwell, libretto by S. Task Thea-opus 25 “Good Health to the Tsar!” – operetta for children based on Russian Fairy Tales.

English Libretto by E. Rael Thea-opus 26 – “The Nervous Splendor” – musical after a book by Frederic Morton.

Libretto by B. Liss Thea-opus 27 – “Shalom, America!” – musical based on the novel “Uncle Moses” by Sh.

Libretto by O. Ivanova and lyrics by L. Gulyakin[44] Thea-opus 32 – “The Insulted and Humiliated” – musical based on a novel by F. Dostoyevsky.

Libretto by S. Task[46] Thea-opus 34 -- “Eight Women” – musical detective story based on a play by Robert Thomas.

Libretto by E. Isaeva[47] Thea-opus 35 – “Learomania” – rock opera based on the play “King Lear” by Shakespeare.

Libretto by M. Bartenyev[50] Thea-opus 38 – “A Purely Russian Murder” – musical detective tale based on a play by V. Krasnogorov.

Libretto by O. Ivanova and A. Butvilovsky, with A. Zhurbin Lyrics by S. Plotov[51] Thea-opus 40 – “The Seagull” – musical based on a play by A. Chekhov.

Libretto by A. Rodionova, S. Plotov and A. Zhurbin[59] Thea-opus 48 – “The Nutcracker and The Mouse King” – musical on the fable by E.T.A.