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Drew Gasparini Stars in "Spitfire Grill"
Jun 19, 2008
Voice

Drew Gasparini (Voice) is starring in a Marin County stage adaptation of the film The Spitfire Grill. Gasparini (seen in the accompanying photo in his featured role in Hair) has performed in more than 150 shows as a singer in the last three years in Southern California and was named “best new sound in Hollywood” by Songwriter International in 2006. Some of his favorite roles have included Tommy in the Who’s Tommy, Rif in West Side Story, and Tobias Ragg in Sweeney Todd.

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