Willie Reale

Willie Reale is an American playwright and lyricist, who often works with his older brother Robert Reale.

He has had small acting roles in "The Hudsucker Proxy", "The Laser Man", "Tales from the Darkside" and "The Burning".

52nd Street Project

Reale founded the 52nd Street Project in 1981, an organization that brings inner-city children together with professional theater artists to create theatre. He served as the artistic director for eighteen years and produces hundreds of plays with the Project. The Project has been replicated at twelve sites across the United States, using a series of publications called 'The Kid Theater Kit.'

Personal life

Neale is married to producer Jenny Gersten. They have two children, Augustus and Leonardo.

Awards and nominations

*Academy Award for Best Original Song (with Henry Krieger) for "Patience" from "Dreamgirls".
*Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical (2003) for "A Year with Frog and Toad".
*Tony Award for Best Original Score (2003) (with Robert Reale) for "A Year with Frog and Toad".
*Writers Guild of America Award (2004) (with Mark Palmer) for "Out There".

In June 1994, he was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in recognition of his ingenuity in creating theater and theater education programs for young people.

Plays

*"Fast Women"
*"Many Happy Returns"
*"Short And Sweet"

Musicals

*"A Year with Frog and Toad" (Broadway) – 2003
*"Once Around the City"
*"Quark Victory"

Television

*"Haskett's Chance"
*"Tilt"
*"The Jury"
*"Keen Eddie"
*"Out There"
*"Deadline"
*"Homicide: Life On The Street"
*"Living And Working In Space: The Countdown As Begun"