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Drew Fornarola is a composer, lyricist, and playwright living in New York City.  His work includes COLLEGE The Musical (NYMF '08, published by Dramatic Publishing Company); THUCYDIDES (2009 Samuel French Festival Winner, published by Samuel French); UNCLE PIRATE (commissioned by Vital Theater, pub Samuel French); and VOTE FOR ME - A MUSICAL DEBATE (NYMF '10, commissioned by Tony Award-winning producer Robyn Goodman).  His original underscore and sound design for Buddy Thomas' DEVIL BOYS FROM BEYOND is also published by Samuel French.  Drew is the recipient of the NYMF Award for Excellence in Lyrics and was named a Richard Rodgers Award finalist in 2009.  He is currently teaming with Marshall Pailet on CLAUDIO BROS: A Videogame Musical, commissioned by the New Musical Development Foundation, and is developing a full-length play with Scott Elmegreen.  Drew studied as a composer / lyricist at the BMI Workshop and is a graduate of Princeton University, where he wrote 21 songs for the Triangle Club, including "Orange Bubble," which is still performed annually at McCarter Theater.                                          (updated June 2010)

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SHOWS (full length): COLLEGE The Musical (NYMF; Hippodrome State Theatre; Pace University; University at Buffalo; Princeton University; Pub. Dramatic Publishing Company); VOTE (for Me!): A Musical Debate (NYMF, commissioned by Robyn Goodman); SUPER CLAUDIO BROS: A Video Game Musical (Warehouse Theater; Capital Fringe Festival (Studio Theatre); commissioned by the New Musical Development Foundation).

SHOWS (one act): Thucydides (Published by Samuel French); Uncle Pirate (Vital Theatre, Jan. - Feb. 2010); Diptych (10 minute musical for Prospect Theater Company); Letters from a Lost Doll (10 minute musical, BMI Workshop). 

SONGS FEATURED IN: Devil Boys from Beyond (NYC Fringe Festival, 2009, Fringe Award-winner, best play); Good Enough for Now: The Songs of Drew Fornarola (NY Theatre Barn, The Duplex, 2009); A Little New Music (Laurie Beechman, 2009); Everything About a Family, Almost (TADA Youth Theater Company, 2009); Dream Makers and Heart Breakers: Composers You Should Know (Transport Group, Connelly Theater, 2009) New American Songbook Concerts (Arts & Artists, Lincoln Center, 2007, 2008); Hooked: at the Zipper Theater Concerts (2007, 2008); The Impotence of Being Earnest (NYC Fringe Festival, 2006); The Greatest Holiday Musical Ever (Lively Arts Productions, 2006).  

AWARDS:   2010 Capital Fringe Festival - Best Musical (for CLAUDIO BROS: A Videogame Musical) - WINNER
                   2010 MAC Award for Outstanding Song of the Year - NOMINEE
                   2009 Samuel French Off Off Broadway Play Festival - WINNER
                   2009 Richard Rodgers Award - FINALIST
                   2008 New York Musical Theatre Festival Award for Excellence in Writing (Lyrics) - WINNER
                   2008 New York Musical Theatre Festival Award for Excellence in Writing (Music) -  HON. MENTION
                   2008 PACE New Musicals Competition - WINNER
                   2007 MTV Award for music video of "Good Enough for Now" from COLLEGE The Musical  - WINNER
                   2004 Princeton Triangle Club Milton Lyons Award for Outstanding Writing - WINNER

SOUND DESIGN (Off-Broadway): Devil Boys from Beyond (The Actor's Playhouse); Circumcise Me (Bleecker Street Theatre); Stuck (Theater   Row, Beckett Theater).
"Game Over," from CLAUDIO BROS. A Videogame Musical