Drew Fornarola

First Look Buffalo Theatre Company to Host Cabaret Fundraiser
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 3, 2026

First Look Buffalo Theatre Company will present a cabaret-style fundraiser at Canterbury Woods Performing Arts Center in Williamsville to support its upcoming season of new plays.

First Look Buffalo to Host 2026 New Play Reading Festival
by Stephi Wild - Sep 1, 2026

First Look Buffalo Theatre Company will present its New Play Reading Festival at Canterbury Woods Performing Arts Center in Williamsville, featuring readings by Playwright Wing members and a guest playwright.

Janette Manrara and Rupert Young Join and More Noah Schnapp-Led AFFLUENZA in the West End
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 20, 2026

Janette Manrara, Rupert Young, Juliet Cowan, and Wallis Currie-Wood will join Noah Schnapp in Affluenza, the world premiere play written and directed by Andy Sandberg at Riverside Studios.

Stranger Things' Noah Schnapp to Make Stage Debut in AFFLUENZA At Riverside Studios
by Marissa Faith Curley - Aug 13, 2026

Noah Schnapp, the American actor known to millions as Will Byers in hit television show ‘Stranger Things’, will make his world stage debut in ‘Affluenza’, a new play written and directed by Andy Sandberg at Riverside Studios, London.

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld July 22, 2026- Mark Ballas Returns to CHICAGO and More
by - Jul 22, 2026

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 22, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Drew Fornarola's FAUCI AND KRAMER Wins Lavender Hill Festival New Play Award in Denver
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 21, 2026

Drew Fornarola's dramedy Fauci and Kramer, about Anthony Fauci and Larry Kramer, was selected as a Lavender Hill Theater Festival New Play Award winner, chosen from over 400 submissions.

AFFLUENZA, SACRILEGIOUS, and EXPECTING Set For Riverside Studios' Mainstage Season 2026-27
by Stephi Wild - Jul 8, 2026

Riverside Studios announced a five-play Mainstage Season directed by Andy Sandberg, launching with three world premieres including AFFLUENZA, SACRILEGIOUS by Oscar winner Tom Schulman, and EXPECTING.

Interview: Kennedy Kanagawa And Kayla McSorley of RENT at STARRING BUFFALO AT SHEA'S
by Michael Rabice - Apr 14, 2026

Starring Buffalo will produce the Pulitzer prize winning musical RENT as it’s spring production. For the first time in the company’s history, the show will be performed on the mainstage of Shea’s Buffalo Theatre for one performance only on Saturday May 9, 2026 at 2pm. 

Kennedy Kanagawa, Ben Jackson Walker, and Alyssa Wray Join RENT IN CONCERT at Shea's Buffalo Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 6, 2026

RENT In Concert will be performed at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre featuring Ben Jackson Walker, Alyssa Wray, and Kennedy Kanagawa. The production will include a large community chorus and local performers. The event will take place in Buffalo, New York.

Ben Jackson Walker, Alyssa Wray And Kennedy Kanagawa to Lead Starring Buffalo’s RENT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 27, 2026

Starring Buffalo will present RENT at Shea's Buffalo Theater, featuring a cast led by Kennedy Kanagawa, Ben Jackson Walker, and Alyssa Wray. The production will include a large community chorus and professional regional dancers.

Hannah Elless and Anthony Zambito to Join Drew Fornarola At Don't Tell Mama's
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 14, 2025

Hannah Elless (Bright Star, Godspell) and Anthony Zambito (HBO's Girls, The Ghost of John McCain) have joined the cast of Drew Fornarola: The Encore Nobody Asked for at Don't Tell Mama NYC.

Jack DiFalco, Hazel Anne Raymundo And More to Lead Drew Fornarola Show At Don't Tell Mama's
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 6, 2025

Jack DiFalco and Hazel Anne Raymundo will lead the cast of Drew Fornarola: The Encore Nobody Asked for, at Don't Tell Mama in New York City. The evening features songs and scenes from works in progress by MAC Award-Nominated writer Drew Fornarola.

Cast Announced for YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN at Starring Buffalo
by Emmy Rice - Aug 23, 2025

Casting has been announced and tickets are on sale for Starring Buffalo’s Young Frankenstein, October 2-4 at Shea’s 710 Theatre in downtown Buffalo, NY.

A.J. Shively, Lindsay Nicole Chambers And Brandon Espinoza to Lead YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN at Starring Buffalo
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 18, 2025

The cast has been revealed and tickets are on sale for Starring Buffalo's YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN at Starring Buffalo. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!

Submissions Open For Burman And Wallowitch Songwriting Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 20, 2025

The Dottie Burman and John Wallowitch Songwriting Awards MAC is inviting all songwriters to submit their original songs for consideration for one of MAC's two songwriting awards. Learn how to apply.

Lindsey Brett Carothers, Darryl Semira And More Join STARRING BUFFALO SINGS RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 27, 2025

Casting is set and tickets are now on sale for Starring Buffalo Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein, a unique cabaret event being held at the Canterbury Woods Performing Arts Center in Buffalo. Learn more.

Norm Lewis, André De Shields, & More Nominated for 2025 MAC Awards - See the Full List
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 6, 2025

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets (MAC) has revealed the 39th Annual MAC Awards. Check out the full list of nominees, which includes Norm Lewis, André De Shield, and more!

Previews: CATS at Starring Buffalo At Shea’s 710 Theatre
by Michael Rabice - Feb 14, 2025

CATS…Now and Forever. That catchphrase of marketing served the blockbuster Broadway musical well. The show ran for over 18 years, and although often maligned, is indelibly chiseled into the canon of classic musicals. It introduced countless tourists to an immersive theatrical experience, never seen before. In 1982 the Winter Garden Theatre was literally transformed into a larger than life sized back alley, with actors dressed as cats crawling through the audience and climbing across the mezzanine rails. The hit song “Memory” earned Betty Buckley a TONY Award for her portrayal of Grizabella, and Andrew Lloyd Weber cemented his role as blockbuster composer. He was fresh off of the success of EVITA and THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA would be his next huge hit.

Alyssa Fox, Major Attaway And More to Lead Starring Buffalo's CATS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 9, 2025

The cast has been revealed and tickets are on sale for Starring Buffalo's CATS, featuring Alyssa Fox, Major Attaway and more.

Buffalo Theatre Company Presents NEW PLAY READING FESTIVAL In December
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 19, 2024

Explore new works at First Look Buffalo's 2024 NEW PLAY READING FESTIVAL, featuring nine staged readings by local and national playwrights from December 6th to 15th. Tickets available now.