Uncle Pirate (Music & Lyrics by Drew), Vital Theatre, thru Feb 28
Stuck (play, sound design by Drew), Theatre Row, Feb 11 - 21
Circumcise Me (play, sound design by Drew), 45 Bleecker, thru May 5
photo: Michael Eaddy
January 16 - February 28, 2010: UNCLE PIRATE, a new children's show with music & lyrics by Drew Fornarola and book by Ben Winters, runs at Vital Theater Company on the Upper West Side. Click for TICKETS and Broadwayworld ARTICLE.
December 8, 2009: A song from the upcoming CLAUDIO: A Video Game Musical (by Drew and Marshall Pailet) will be included in the A Little New Music concert at the Laurie Beechman Theatre. The show is at 9:30pm on the 8th and features Stephen Booth and Nick Spangler, among others. Click HERE for the playbill article.
December 2 - 7, 2009: Drew will teach two masterclasses in the music theatre department and premiere a new piece of music for concert dance (written with John Fontein for the dance departmnet) at SUNY Buffalo.
November 30, 2009: NY Theatre Barn's Good Enough for Now: The Songs of Drew Fornarola plays to a sold out house! Youtube clips from the concert are coming soon.
November 19, 2009: Casting announced for NY Theatre Barn's Songs of Drew Fornarola Concert at The Duplex, which will take place November 30 at 9:30pm. It's an amazing group! Click HERE for the Broadwayworld article. Hope you can come out. For tickets and show information click HERE.
November 6, 2009: Drew and John Fontein sound designed the Off-Broadway play Circumcise Me, currently running at the Bleecker Street Theatre. The play stars Yisrael Campbell and is directed by Sam Gold. Official opening night is November 18.
October 16, 2009: Drew will judge CU Records' Battle of the Bands on Friday, October 16 at Columbia University. The winning band will receive a year-long contract with the company. The event is at 8pm at the Lerner Party Space (West 114th Street).
October 4, 2009: Drew's songs return to Princeton stages. On Friday, September 18 the Princeton Triangle Club again performed Orange Bubble at McCarter Theater as part of its Freshman Week show, and the Princeton Concert Choir will sing Drew's Princeton Football Songs medley at concerts on October 23 at Harvard University and November 13 at Richardson Auditorium.
September 17, 2009: Drew will be a featured composer at The Big Night Out, a concert / open mic series at Etcetera Etcetera Lounge (352 West 44th Street) at 9pm. A set of 3 of Drew's songs will be sung by Rebecca Weiner and Rolfe Winkler. Alden Terry and John Herin will also be presenting new work! For more information and reservations please click here.
September 1, 2009: DEVIL BOYS wins Best Play at FRINGE NYC, and extends at the Actor's Playhouse through September 27. We've been getting amazing press, so get your tickets now!
August 23 - 30, 2009: DEVIL BOYS runs at The Actors Playhouse in the West Village. The show is by Buddy Thomas, directed by Ken Elliot, and stars Everett Quinton, among others. Original score and sound design is by Drew and John Fontein. Should be a lot of fun! Tickets and info available at the show's official website.
July 28, 2009: Drew has been commissioned to write the music and lyrics for Vital Theater's UNCLE PIRATE, a new children's musical based on the book by Douglas Rees. The show is scheduled to open in New York City in January 2010.
July 21, 2009: THUCYDIDES is one of six plays chosen as winners of the Samuel French Play Festival! The published script will be available for purchase / license from Samuel French soon. Read all about it at Playbill.com, Broadwayworld, and Theatermania!
June 29, 2009: Drew will write an original score and sound design Madcap Productions' presentation of Buddy Thomas' DEVIL BOYS FROM BEYOND at Fringe NYC in August. Broadwayworld article HERE.
June 9, 2009: THUCYDIDES casting announced. The play will feature Broadway's Marshall Pailet (Adventures of Tom Sawyer) and Pierce Cravens (Ragtime) and be directed by Dev Bondarin. It opens July 16 at Playwrights Horizons. Broadwayworld article HERE. For tickets click HERE. Further coverage of the festival is available HERE.
May 15, 2009: Drew and Scott's new play, THUCYDIDES, will play at the Samuel French Off Off Broadway Play Festival July 14 - 19 at Playwrights Horizons (416 W 42nd Street). The play will be produced by Geek Ink. and directed by Dev Bondarin. Casting to be announced soon! Click HERE for the Broadwayworld article.
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