VOTE FOR ME is a musicalized Presidential debate where you pick the winner. Candidates dance and sing their way through the three-ring circus of American politics, and audiences cast their votes to help determine the outcome of the show. The musical was commissioned by Robyn Goodman, the producer of Avenue Q, and penned by Drew Fornarola and Scott Elmegreen, who sought to create a heightened satire of American life that spoke to the state of their culture - in their case American political culture - at its best and its worst.
The musical premired at the 2010 New York Musical Theater Festival, and played a sold out run off-Broadway at Roy Arias Stages in the summer of 2014.
At the end of it all, this is a show about how lucky we are to live in free societies and the obligation we have as citizens to make sure they stay that way. And who doesnt enjoy laughing at Americans? -Drew Fornarola, composer
Believe me, Ive cried many times in the theater, from empathy for Lauras devastation in The Glass Menagerie to joy for Dollys homecoming. But never before have I wept because I saw in no uncertain terms how blas weve become about our right to choose our leadersthank you, Messrs. Elmegreen and Fornarola, for reminding us. -TheaterMania, Peter Filichia
The chicanery and doublespeak and manipulation and basic stupidity known as American politics would shrivel up and beg for mercy under the glaring light of the wit and skewering satire by the writers and performers in Vote for Me: A Musical Debate. Its pretty darn funny and right on the money [Drew Fornarola and Scott Elmegreen] are wiseguys of the best kind. -Nite Life Exchange, Rob Lester