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August 9, 2020: It was the summer of virtual teaching! Drew contributed as a teaching artist to six online theater programs including: The Shine Theater Arts Project, Shea's Buffalo's Summer Musical Theater Intensive, The York Theater's Summer Intensive, Onstage! at the Elmwood Franklin School, Project 31 at the Baltimore Boys and Girls Club, and Second Generation Theater's Academy Online.
June 22, 2020: Mexican stars Erick Elias and Alejandro Speitzer presented scene 5 of STRAIGHT as part of LGBT+ Sessions for Pride Month on Mexican television. The broadcast is available HERE.
May 18, 2020: Drew wrote the screenplay and score for MTShorts' new short film, High School Zoomsical, starring Ryann Redmond (Frozen, Bring it On), Alan Wiggins (Beautiful, The Lion King), Kay Brown (Instagram's "Betches") and an ensemble of 50 of musical theater's best. The film is directed by Jessica Ryan (Broadway Unlocked) and expected release is mid June.
March 18, 2020: Stephane Guerin's French translation of STRAIGHT will be presented for the first time at a reading at Theatre Michel in Paris. The reading is directed by Frantz Morel a L'Huissier and stars Felix Beauperin, Aurelien Chaussade, and Alexie Ribes.
Feb 29, 2020: Drew will be directing a cast featuring Tony Award-Winner Lena Hall (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) in EVITA for Starring Buffalo this April 1-4. Full casting announcement at BroadwayWorld.
Nov 29, 2019: Tilly the Trickster opens to rave reviews at Live Theatre Workshop in Tucson! Performances through December 29. Tucson.com Review, TOTR Reviews.
November 22, 2019: Hershey's Unwrapped, the show Drew and Marshall Pailet wrote for Hershey's Chocolate World, won the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) Brass Ring award for best Edutainment show of the year, worldwide. These are the most prestigious awards in the theme park industry. Hershey's Unwrapped continues to run at Chocolate World.
November 1, 2019: Starring Buffalo's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS directed by Drew and starring Broadway's Matt Doyle, Lindsay Nicole Chambers, and Brandon Espinoza, opens to rave reviews at Shea's 710 Theater. Broadwayworld, TheaterTalk, JazzBuffalo
September 20, 2019: Straight makes its Australian premiere at the Nash Theatre in Brisbane. A local reviewer called the production "a must see contemporary play, dynamic throughout." Catch it in Brisbane through October 19!
August 29, 2019: Starring Buffalo announces its 2019 season, Little Shop of Horrors starring Matt Doyle, Lindsay Nicole Chambers and Brandon Espinoza in the fall, and Evita (casting TBA) in the spring. Drew will direct both productions at Shea's 710 Theater in Buffalo.
June 20, 2019: Straight has summer productions in San Juan, Puerto Rico in June (in Spanish), then will be played in English in San Diego, CA in July and Freeport, IL in August.
May 2, 2019: Drew and Marshall have written Hershey's Unwrapped: A Chocolate Tasting Journey, a new family theatrical experience which begins an open ended run at Hershey's Chocolate World on May 20.
June 22, 2020: Mexican stars Erick Elias and Alejandro Speitzer presented scene 5 of STRAIGHT as part of LGBT+ Sessions for Pride Month on Mexican television. The broadcast is available HERE.
May 18, 2020: Drew wrote the screenplay and score for MTShorts' new short film, High School Zoomsical, starring Ryann Redmond (Frozen, Bring it On), Alan Wiggins (Beautiful, The Lion King), Kay Brown (Instagram's "Betches") and an ensemble of 50 of musical theater's best. The film is directed by Jessica Ryan (Broadway Unlocked) and expected release is mid June.
March 18, 2020: Stephane Guerin's French translation of STRAIGHT will be presented for the first time at a reading at Theatre Michel in Paris. The reading is directed by Frantz Morel a L'Huissier and stars Felix Beauperin, Aurelien Chaussade, and Alexie Ribes.
Feb 29, 2020: Drew will be directing a cast featuring Tony Award-Winner Lena Hall (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) in EVITA for Starring Buffalo this April 1-4. Full casting announcement at BroadwayWorld.
Nov 29, 2019: Tilly the Trickster opens to rave reviews at Live Theatre Workshop in Tucson! Performances through December 29. Tucson.com Review, TOTR Reviews.
November 22, 2019: Hershey's Unwrapped, the show Drew and Marshall Pailet wrote for Hershey's Chocolate World, won the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) Brass Ring award for best Edutainment show of the year, worldwide. These are the most prestigious awards in the theme park industry. Hershey's Unwrapped continues to run at Chocolate World.
November 1, 2019: Starring Buffalo's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS directed by Drew and starring Broadway's Matt Doyle, Lindsay Nicole Chambers, and Brandon Espinoza, opens to rave reviews at Shea's 710 Theater. Broadwayworld, TheaterTalk, JazzBuffalo
September 20, 2019: Straight makes its Australian premiere at the Nash Theatre in Brisbane. A local reviewer called the production "a must see contemporary play, dynamic throughout." Catch it in Brisbane through October 19!
August 29, 2019: Starring Buffalo announces its 2019 season, Little Shop of Horrors starring Matt Doyle, Lindsay Nicole Chambers and Brandon Espinoza in the fall, and Evita (casting TBA) in the spring. Drew will direct both productions at Shea's 710 Theater in Buffalo.
June 20, 2019: Straight has summer productions in San Juan, Puerto Rico in June (in Spanish), then will be played in English in San Diego, CA in July and Freeport, IL in August.
May 2, 2019: Drew and Marshall have written Hershey's Unwrapped: A Chocolate Tasting Journey, a new family theatrical experience which begins an open ended run at Hershey's Chocolate World on May 20.