Drew Gasparini

Drew Gasparini is an American composer/lyricist, and performing singer/songwriting.^[1][2][3]

Musical Theatre Writing

Named one of Playbill.com's "Contemporary Musical Theatre Songwriters You Should Know," Drew is currently developing a number of new stage musicals including a commission for Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, an adaptation of the film It's Kind of a Funny Story for Universal Stage Productions (book by Alex Brightman), an adaptation of the Newberry Award-winning children's book The Whipping Boy (also with Brightman), and #UntitledPopMusical, a wholly original piece that shines a spotlight on our celebrity obsession (music & lyrics, book by Michael Kimmel). Everything in its Place: The Life and Slimes of Marc Summers, a one-man-show starring TV Icon Marc Summers written by Brightman with music by Drew, premiered at Bloomington Playwrights Project in April 2016.

Other full-length musicals include Crazy, Just Like Me (book, music & lyrics; 2011 New York Musical Theatre Festival "Best of Fest" winner and runner-up for "Best Book"), Make Me Bad (also with Brightman; world premiere April 2015 at Bloomington Playwrights Project), and Turn of the Screw (also with Kimmel; commissioned by Fordham University, 2012 workshop at Lincoln Center). Drew was a contributing composer for the fictional musical Hit List on the NBC television series "SMASH", for Oxygen's "The Next Big Thing" (on which he could also be seen and heard), for the children's cooking program "Monica's Mixing Bowl", and for the popular one-woman off-Broadway show Hot Mess in Manhattan ("The Text Message Song").

"The Music & Lyrics of Drew Gasparini" was presented at Lincoln Center in 2015 and at the Kennedy Center in 2012, and Drew's unique brand of musical theatre concerts are performed regularly to sold-out houses around the world. Drew is an alum of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre workshop and his sheet music is available for purchase at www.NewMusicalTheatre.com, where he is a top-10 best selling artist.

Other work

Gasparini's song "Good for You" was featured in the NBC musical series "Smash", sung by series star Katharine McPhee in the second-season episode "The Dramaturg".^[4][5] He has also contributed music to the Oxygen network's "The Next Big Thing".

In October 2015 Drew and his sisters Kasie and Chloe formed the band Saint Adeline with musician/producer Justin Goldner. Their unique brand of folk-pop has quickly won over hearts, landing them gigs from NY to Nashville to London. Saint Adeline's self-titled EP, produced by Goldner, was released in September 2016.

When he isn't writing and recording with his siblings, Drew can often be found sharing the stage with his friend and collaborator Louis Sacco, performing re-interpretations of jazz standards under the banner LOUIS & DREW.

Drew began his career as a solo singer/songwriter and has released four albums over the past decade: "Small Thoughts (EP)", released in 2005; "Overboard (EP)", released in 2008; "Drew Gasparini Band", released independently in 2012, and "I Could Use A Drink: The Songs of Drew Gasparini", released by Broadway Records in 2013, showcasing Drew's unique hybrid of pop and musical theatre and featuring vocals from some of Broadway's hottest young stars. "I Could Use A Drink" spent 5 weeks on the top 100 iTunes pop charts. Drew is signed with Concord Bicycle Music / Razor & Tie Music Publishing.

Discography

• 2008: Overboard^[6]
• 2012: Drew Gasparini Band^[7]
• 2013: I Could Use a Drink^[8]

References

External links

• Drew Gasparini web site