Bio
Drew Fornarola is a songwriter and playwright from New York City. He has written for DreamWorks' Shrek and VeggieTales franchises, and is currently the artistic director of STARRING BUFFALO.
Film: VeggieTales Noah's Ark (DreamWorks Animation) starring Wayne Brady; 1 Night in San Diego (Streaming on Hulu, Metropolitan Entertainment) starring Alexandra Daddario, High School Zoomsical (MTShorts and Broadway Unlocked) starring Ryann Redmond, and The Destruction of Jane (Pure Motion Pictures). Theater: STRAIGHT (New York Times Critics' Pick, 21 productions worldwide including a sold out run in Mexico City and a European tour, pub. by Dramatic Publishing Company); Claudio Quest (winner of six NYMF Awards for Excellence, LA Ovation Award Nominee for Best Score, in development as an augmented reality experience); Shrek The Halls: The Musical (DreamWorks Theatricals), Molly Shannon’s Tilly The Trickster (Atlantic Theater Company, collaboration with Saturday Night Live's Molly Shannon); Thucydides (Winner of Samuel French Play Festival, pub Samuel French); Hershey's Unwrapped (Hershey's Chocolate World, May '19 - present, winner 2019 IAAPA Brass Ring for theme park show of the year); COLLEGE The Musical (MTVu Award, Hippodrome State Theatre, Dramatic Publishing Company); and 2 musicals for children. Awards: NYMF Award for Excellence in Lyrics, John Wallowitch Award for Songwriting, 2018 Ovation Award Nomination for Best Score, Finalist for the Kleban Award and Richard Rodgers Award, and nine MAC Award nominations as a cabaret artist. Concerts: Lincoln Center, Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway au Carre (Paris), London Theatre Workshop (London), Bar Fedora at Au Lac (Los Angeles), MusicalFare (Buffalo), among others. Teaching: Broadway Dreams Foundation faculty (2014-2018), Salve Regina University (2020-present), Shine Theater Arts Project (2020-present), Stoneman Douglas Songwriting Initiative, guest lectures at colleges around the country. Other: Drew provided string arrangements for #1 charting Japanese band CREAM, and his score for Buddy Thomas' Devil Boys from Beyond (New World Stages) is available for licensing from Samuel French. He is the co-creator and host of the critically acclaimed Madame Mathieu's Soiree, an avant-garde variety show now in its fourth season in the West Village. Education: B.A. Princeton, J.D. Fordham, Alumnus BMI Musical Theatre Workshop.
Film: VeggieTales Noah's Ark (DreamWorks Animation) starring Wayne Brady; 1 Night in San Diego (Streaming on Hulu, Metropolitan Entertainment) starring Alexandra Daddario, High School Zoomsical (MTShorts and Broadway Unlocked) starring Ryann Redmond, and The Destruction of Jane (Pure Motion Pictures). Theater: STRAIGHT (New York Times Critics' Pick, 21 productions worldwide including a sold out run in Mexico City and a European tour, pub. by Dramatic Publishing Company); Claudio Quest (winner of six NYMF Awards for Excellence, LA Ovation Award Nominee for Best Score, in development as an augmented reality experience); Shrek The Halls: The Musical (DreamWorks Theatricals), Molly Shannon’s Tilly The Trickster (Atlantic Theater Company, collaboration with Saturday Night Live's Molly Shannon); Thucydides (Winner of Samuel French Play Festival, pub Samuel French); Hershey's Unwrapped (Hershey's Chocolate World, May '19 - present, winner 2019 IAAPA Brass Ring for theme park show of the year); COLLEGE The Musical (MTVu Award, Hippodrome State Theatre, Dramatic Publishing Company); and 2 musicals for children. Awards: NYMF Award for Excellence in Lyrics, John Wallowitch Award for Songwriting, 2018 Ovation Award Nomination for Best Score, Finalist for the Kleban Award and Richard Rodgers Award, and nine MAC Award nominations as a cabaret artist. Concerts: Lincoln Center, Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway au Carre (Paris), London Theatre Workshop (London), Bar Fedora at Au Lac (Los Angeles), MusicalFare (Buffalo), among others. Teaching: Broadway Dreams Foundation faculty (2014-2018), Salve Regina University (2020-present), Shine Theater Arts Project (2020-present), Stoneman Douglas Songwriting Initiative, guest lectures at colleges around the country. Other: Drew provided string arrangements for #1 charting Japanese band CREAM, and his score for Buddy Thomas' Devil Boys from Beyond (New World Stages) is available for licensing from Samuel French. He is the co-creator and host of the critically acclaimed Madame Mathieu's Soiree, an avant-garde variety show now in its fourth season in the West Village. Education: B.A. Princeton, J.D. Fordham, Alumnus BMI Musical Theatre Workshop.
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