DANIEL S. ACQUISTO (Composer) penned many musicals with Sammy Buck such as the critically acclaimed shows LIKE YOU LIKE IT, THE 7-YEAR B*TCH, THE FROG & THE WITCH, MATTHEW TAKES MANNAHATTA (Aurin Squire, book), …AND THEN I WROTE A SONG ABOUT IT (Eric Weinberger, book), incidental music for BARRY THE HATCHET, and New York Musical Theatre Festival commissioned dance piece ANDY WARHOL WAS RIGHT. In development: THE UGLY SWAN (Theatre C commission). Apart from Sammy, Daniel has written over 12 children’s musicals for The Kaufman Center in NYC, and composed rock musical ANTIGONE (Studio Arena), DANCING IN THE DARK (MusicalFare!), ANYTHING ABOUT SCHOOL ALMOST (Tada!), Raw Impressions, A-Train Plays, and WILD ABOUT HARRY (NYMF commission). Non-theatre commissions: AUDUBON TRAIL (USAF Clarinet Quartet), SING NO SAD SONGS FOR ME (Shawnee Press, publisher), the upcoming film FADE TO WHITE. Daniel is also a percussionist, orchestrator/arranger, music director, and music educator. Member of ASCAP.
