Conversation with Drew Fornarola on his recent projects and bringing Broadway to Buffalo for Starring Buffalo’s Sister Act: The Musical

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Conversation with Drew Fornarola on his recent projects and bringing Broadway to Buffalo for Starring Buffalo's Sister Act: The Musical

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On this episode of WNY Soundstage, Host Daniel Lendzian speaks with Drew Fornarola, artistic director of Starring Buffalo, about their upcoming production of Sister Act. 

Starring Buffalo was founded in December 2017 to connect, entertain, teach, and thrill, and above all, to provide top-quality musical theater. Drew Fornarola was inspired by NYC’s City Center Encores! Series, which offers short-run, unstaged versions of musicals starring superb Broadway performers.

This episode includes: 

• Traveling to other places to see his work
• His musical, Tiananmen: A New Musical at The Phoenix Theatre Company 
• The goals of Starring Buffalo
• How Sister Act: The Musical aligns with the goals of the company
• The rotating casts of Starring Buffalo shows
• How working on a published musical informs new works

Starring Buffalo Presents Sister Act
Nov 3-4, 2023 at Shea’s 710 Theatre
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