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DREW FORNAROLA Songwriter, Playwright, Director |
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September 25 - Oct 4, 2026: Devil Boys from Beyond, Buddy' Thomas' off-Broadway hit with original score and sound design by Drew, plays a unique new production at Purdue University Fort Wayne. Coverage.
September 11, 2026: Drew produces Luma 250: A projection mapping piece celebrating American immigrant groups at the LUMA Festival in Binghamton. The piece features animation by Spain's Los Romeras, music by Polish composer Michal Kawecki, and live vocals from Southern Tier Singers' Collective. Over 30,000 people are expected to attend. Details.
July 25, 2026: Fauci and Kramer bows at the Lavender Hill Theater Festival in Denver, CO. The script was one of 2 chosen for inclusion from over 400 submissions. Broadwayworld Coverage.
May 9, 2026: Drew directs RENT at the historic 3,000 seat Shea's Buffalo Theater starring Ben Jackson Walker (&Juliet), Alyssa Wray (American Idol) and Kennedy Kanagawa (Into the Woods). INFO
April 22-25, 2026: College The Musical runs at Dallas College - Richland.
April 10-25, 2026: Drew and Scott's new immersive play, The Laughing Troll Cafe, premieres at Buffalo United Artists. TICKETS
January 5, 2026: Drew receives a $10,000 Support for Artists grant from New York State to support the writing of a new experimental play based on the life of Grover Cleveland and the City of Buffalo
December 5 - 14, 2025: Under the Tree, with lyrics and additional music by Drew, premieres at Next Stop Theatre in Herndon VA, near Washington, DC. TICKETS.
December 1, 2025: The Mexican film adaptation of STRAIGHT directed by Marcelo Tobar and starring Alejandro Speitzer is streaming for a limited time on Disney Plus and Hulu. Check it out!
November 19, 2025: Drew's new cabaret, Drew Fornarola: The Encore Nobody Asked For premeires at Don't Tell Mama's in NYC. TICKETS.
October 2-4, 2025: Drew directs Young Frankenstein at Shea's 710 Theater starring Tony Award Nominee AJ Shively and Broadway's Lindsay Nicole Chambers and Brandon Espinoza.
September 12, 2025: Drew directs SUNY SINGS at Binghamton's Firehouse Stage. Watch the local news segment HERE.
September 4, 2025: Straight opens at Philippine Opera Company, Makati City, Philippines.
July 23, 2025: Drew directs Broadway at the Brewery featuring Keven Quillon (Shrek, Sweeney Todd) and Hayley Lampart (Kinky Boots) at Wayland Brewing Company.
May 23, 2025: The Goodwill Theater in Binghamton, NY, where Drew is a consulting producer, received a 5 million dollar grant from NYSCA for the renovation of the Johnson City Firehouse, an 1899 historic building, into a performing arts center. Drew will help overseeing the project. BroadwayWorld; News34
May 16-17, 2025: Drew directs Starring Buffalo Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein at the Canterbury Woods Performing Arts Center, featuring Broadway's Lindsey Brett Carothers and Darryl Semira, alongside a cast of Buffalo's best performers.
September 11, 2026: Drew produces Luma 250: A projection mapping piece celebrating American immigrant groups at the LUMA Festival in Binghamton. The piece features animation by Spain's Los Romeras, music by Polish composer Michal Kawecki, and live vocals from Southern Tier Singers' Collective. Over 30,000 people are expected to attend. Details.
July 25, 2026: Fauci and Kramer bows at the Lavender Hill Theater Festival in Denver, CO. The script was one of 2 chosen for inclusion from over 400 submissions. Broadwayworld Coverage.
May 9, 2026: Drew directs RENT at the historic 3,000 seat Shea's Buffalo Theater starring Ben Jackson Walker (&Juliet), Alyssa Wray (American Idol) and Kennedy Kanagawa (Into the Woods). INFO
April 22-25, 2026: College The Musical runs at Dallas College - Richland.
April 10-25, 2026: Drew and Scott's new immersive play, The Laughing Troll Cafe, premieres at Buffalo United Artists. TICKETS
January 5, 2026: Drew receives a $10,000 Support for Artists grant from New York State to support the writing of a new experimental play based on the life of Grover Cleveland and the City of Buffalo
December 5 - 14, 2025: Under the Tree, with lyrics and additional music by Drew, premieres at Next Stop Theatre in Herndon VA, near Washington, DC. TICKETS.
December 1, 2025: The Mexican film adaptation of STRAIGHT directed by Marcelo Tobar and starring Alejandro Speitzer is streaming for a limited time on Disney Plus and Hulu. Check it out!
November 19, 2025: Drew's new cabaret, Drew Fornarola: The Encore Nobody Asked For premeires at Don't Tell Mama's in NYC. TICKETS.
October 2-4, 2025: Drew directs Young Frankenstein at Shea's 710 Theater starring Tony Award Nominee AJ Shively and Broadway's Lindsay Nicole Chambers and Brandon Espinoza.
September 12, 2025: Drew directs SUNY SINGS at Binghamton's Firehouse Stage. Watch the local news segment HERE.
September 4, 2025: Straight opens at Philippine Opera Company, Makati City, Philippines.
July 23, 2025: Drew directs Broadway at the Brewery featuring Keven Quillon (Shrek, Sweeney Todd) and Hayley Lampart (Kinky Boots) at Wayland Brewing Company.
May 23, 2025: The Goodwill Theater in Binghamton, NY, where Drew is a consulting producer, received a 5 million dollar grant from NYSCA for the renovation of the Johnson City Firehouse, an 1899 historic building, into a performing arts center. Drew will help overseeing the project. BroadwayWorld; News34
May 16-17, 2025: Drew directs Starring Buffalo Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein at the Canterbury Woods Performing Arts Center, featuring Broadway's Lindsey Brett Carothers and Darryl Semira, alongside a cast of Buffalo's best performers.