DREW FORNAROLA Songwriter, Playwright, Director |
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February 23, 2024: Drew's new play, Fauci and Kramer, about the unlikely friendship between America's doctor, Anthony Fauci, and playwright and queer activist Larry Kramer, premieres at First Look Buffalo through March 17.
February 20, 2024: Awesome Allie First Kid Astronaut runs at Theater in the Park in Shawnee Mission Kansas through March 9!
January 11, 2024: Drew and Scott's new musical, The Ghost of John McCain, has it's first New York reading starring Broadway veterans Ann Harada (Avenue Q) and Angie Schorer (The Prom) among others. Read coverage at Axios, Playbill, Entertainment Weekly, and Deadline.
November 2-5, 2023: Drew directs Starring Buffalo's SISTER ACT starring American Idol's Alyssa Wray, Tony Award-Nominee Sidney Dupont, Once on This Island's George Brown, and four-time Artie Award Winner Jenn Stafford.
October 26, 2023: The Spanish language film of STRAIGHT premieres at The Morelia International Film Festival. Directed by Marcelo Tobar and starring Alejandro Speitzer, Franco Massini, and Barbara Lopez, the film is a headline title of Mexico's premiere film festival.
October 4-29, 2023: Tiananmen premieres at the Phoenix Theater Company starring Ellie Wang (Allegiance) and Kennedy Kanagawa (Into the Woods). Tickets and info are available here. Read recent coverage in Playbill and The New York Times.
October 6-20, 2023: Drew's new one act "One Bar", premieres as part of "Helloween", First Look Buffalo's evening of one acts at the Canterbury Woods Performing Arts Center. Broadwayworld.
September 22, 2023: Drew directs "Songs with the Stars", a cabaret at the Streetlight Brasserie featuring Broadway's Adam Kaplan (Newsies), Tommy Bracco (Pretty Woman) and Ashley Day (The Book of Mormon). Broadwayworld.
August 2-5, 2023: Awesome Allie: First Kid Astronaut plays at the Westchester Sandbox Theater. Break a leg to the cast and crew!
July 15, 2023: Individual tickets are now on sale for the world premiere of Tiananmen at The Phoenix Theater Company in Arizona. The production runs the month of October, and will be directed and choreographed by Darren Lee (The King and I) and produced by Jason Rose (Americano). Casting will be announced soon.
June 2-3, 2023: Drew directs Hello, Dolly! at Shea's 710 Theater starring Broadway's Michele Ragusa (Titanic), Ali Ewoldt (Phantom of the Opera) and Kevin Zak (Waitress).
May 20 - June 24, 2023: Derby Dinner Playhouse presents Tilly the Trickster in Clarksville, Indiana.
May 17, 2023: McLean High School's production of Claudio Quest receives nine Cappie Award Nominations, the DC Area High School Theater's version of the Tony Awards. They will perform the song Platypus Heart at the Kennedy Center. Nominations included best design, best lead actor, best featured actor, and best song, among others.
May 1 , 2023: Drew visits both Fredonia University and The University at Buffalo to offer musical theater masterclasses to students this week.
April 14 - May 7, 2023: Drew directs the world premiere of Jeff Goode's (Disney's Jake Long: American Dragon, The Eight Reindeer Monologues) new play FURSONA NON GRATA, about a family of furries in Anytown USA.
March 30 - April 8, 2023: STRAIGHT heads to Columbus, Ohio in Evolution Theater Company's production at the Abbey Theater.
February 20, 2024: Awesome Allie First Kid Astronaut runs at Theater in the Park in Shawnee Mission Kansas through March 9!
January 11, 2024: Drew and Scott's new musical, The Ghost of John McCain, has it's first New York reading starring Broadway veterans Ann Harada (Avenue Q) and Angie Schorer (The Prom) among others. Read coverage at Axios, Playbill, Entertainment Weekly, and Deadline.
November 2-5, 2023: Drew directs Starring Buffalo's SISTER ACT starring American Idol's Alyssa Wray, Tony Award-Nominee Sidney Dupont, Once on This Island's George Brown, and four-time Artie Award Winner Jenn Stafford.
October 26, 2023: The Spanish language film of STRAIGHT premieres at The Morelia International Film Festival. Directed by Marcelo Tobar and starring Alejandro Speitzer, Franco Massini, and Barbara Lopez, the film is a headline title of Mexico's premiere film festival.
October 4-29, 2023: Tiananmen premieres at the Phoenix Theater Company starring Ellie Wang (Allegiance) and Kennedy Kanagawa (Into the Woods). Tickets and info are available here. Read recent coverage in Playbill and The New York Times.
October 6-20, 2023: Drew's new one act "One Bar", premieres as part of "Helloween", First Look Buffalo's evening of one acts at the Canterbury Woods Performing Arts Center. Broadwayworld.
September 22, 2023: Drew directs "Songs with the Stars", a cabaret at the Streetlight Brasserie featuring Broadway's Adam Kaplan (Newsies), Tommy Bracco (Pretty Woman) and Ashley Day (The Book of Mormon). Broadwayworld.
August 2-5, 2023: Awesome Allie: First Kid Astronaut plays at the Westchester Sandbox Theater. Break a leg to the cast and crew!
July 15, 2023: Individual tickets are now on sale for the world premiere of Tiananmen at The Phoenix Theater Company in Arizona. The production runs the month of October, and will be directed and choreographed by Darren Lee (The King and I) and produced by Jason Rose (Americano). Casting will be announced soon.
June 2-3, 2023: Drew directs Hello, Dolly! at Shea's 710 Theater starring Broadway's Michele Ragusa (Titanic), Ali Ewoldt (Phantom of the Opera) and Kevin Zak (Waitress).
May 20 - June 24, 2023: Derby Dinner Playhouse presents Tilly the Trickster in Clarksville, Indiana.
May 17, 2023: McLean High School's production of Claudio Quest receives nine Cappie Award Nominations, the DC Area High School Theater's version of the Tony Awards. They will perform the song Platypus Heart at the Kennedy Center. Nominations included best design, best lead actor, best featured actor, and best song, among others.
May 1 , 2023: Drew visits both Fredonia University and The University at Buffalo to offer musical theater masterclasses to students this week.
April 14 - May 7, 2023: Drew directs the world premiere of Jeff Goode's (Disney's Jake Long: American Dragon, The Eight Reindeer Monologues) new play FURSONA NON GRATA, about a family of furries in Anytown USA.
March 30 - April 8, 2023: STRAIGHT heads to Columbus, Ohio in Evolution Theater Company's production at the Abbey Theater.