Background
Marc Acito was born on the 11th of January, 1966 in Bayonne, New Jersey, United States and was raised in Westfield, New Jersey.
Marc Acito
550 Dorian Rd, Westfield, NJ 07090, United States
Westfield High School where Marc Acito studied.
5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
Acito studied at Carnegie Mellon but left before graduation.
14 E Cache La Poudre St, Colorado Springs, United States
In 1990 Acito received a bachelor’s degree from Colorado College.
550 Dorian Rd, Westfield, NJ 07090, United States
Westfield High School where Marc Acito studied.
5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
Acito studied at Carnegie Mellon but left before graduation.
14 E Cache La Poudre St, Colorado Springs, United States
In 1990 Acito received a bachelor’s degree from Colorado College.
(A deliciously funny romp of a novel about one overly thea...)
A deliciously funny romp of a novel about one overly theatrical and sexually confused New Jersey teenager’s larcenous quest for his acting school tuition.
https://www.amazon.com/How-Paid-College-Friendship-Musical/dp/0767918541/?tag=2022091-20
2004
(In praising “the witty high school romp” How I Paid for C...)
In praising “the witty high school romp” How I Paid for College, the New York Times Book Review said, it “makes you hope there’s a lot more where this came from.” There is. In this hilarious sequel Attack of the Theater People, Edward Zanni and his merry crew of high school musical-comedy miscreants move to the magical wonderland that is Manhattan.
https://www.amazon.com/Attack-Theater-People-Marc-Acito/dp/0767927737/?tag=2022091-20
2008
(Birds of a Feather recounts the story of Roy and Silo, th...)
Birds of a Feather recounts the story of Roy and Silo, the two Central Park Zoo chinstrap penguins who partnered, adopted an egg, hatched and raised a chick together. Roy and Silo are no strangers to the spotlight. In 2005, they were the subject of a widely contested children's book, And Tango Makes Three, by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson. The book, temporarily pulled from school bookshelves in Loudoun County, became one of the most banned books in the US.
https://www.amazon.com/Birds-Feather-Marc-Acito/dp/0573701229/?tag=2022091-20
2011
columnist novelist writer opera singer
Marc Acito was born on the 11th of January, 1966 in Bayonne, New Jersey, United States and was raised in Westfield, New Jersey.
Marc Acito studied drama when, at the age of 9, his parents sent him to an art and drama camp. In 1984 he graduated from Westfield High School. He studied acting in the musical theater program at Carnegie Mellon University but left before graduation. In 1990 he received a bachelor’s degree from Colorado College.
Acito was a novelist and journalist before becoming a playwright. He was one of the best-known humorists in the gay and lesbian world even before he published his debut novel in 2004 "How I Paid for College: A Novel of Sex. Theft. Friendship, and Musical Theater". His humorous essays have appeared in many publications such as The New York Times (April 3, 2006) and Portland Monthly magazine (January 2007, February 2007). Acito published "Attack of the Theater People", a sequel to "How I Paid for College" in April 2008. Also he wrote the syndicated humor column "The Gospel According to Marc".
As an opera singer his performances included in productions of Down in the Valley: (as Remendado) Carmen. Seattle Opera, Seattle, Washington in 1995; (as Pong) Turandot, Seattle Opera in 1996; (as Valazacchi) Der Rosenkavalier, Seattle Opera in 1997; (as the Emperor of China) Turandot, Portland Opera, Portland, Oregon in 2003 and (as Bardolfo) Falstaff, Opera Ireland. Acito quit opera because, he explained to TheaterMania.com interviewer Michael Portantiere,“I was frustrated being a thread in someone else's mosaic. I cannot tell you how many times I had directors come up to me and say, ‘Marc, what you're doing is very original, but you're not in the same opera as everybody else.' I would look around at everybody else's opera and I would think. ‘You know what, mine is way more interesting!" This creative streak is evident throughout Acito's writing. He has been dubbed “the gay Dave Barry" and is frequently compared to humorous essayist David Sedaris, a comparison by which Acito is “flattered", as he stated on his Website.
Acito was a judge for Scholastic writing awards in 2005. Acito wrote the concert adaptation in 2015 of Lerner & Loewe’s Paint Your Wagon for New York City Center’s Encores! series. Nowadays Acito is working on the libretto for a new musical commissioned by the 5th Avenue Theater.
Acito's novel "How I Paid for College: A Novel of Sex, Theft, Friendship and Musical Theater" won the Ken Kesey Award for Fiction and was a New York Times Editors’ Choice.
In 2012 Acito won a Craig Noel Award for Outstanding New Musical for his libretto for the musical Allegianceafter a record breaking run at San Diego’s Old Globe Theater.
Mr. Acito’s comedy "Birds of a Feather" won the Helen Hayes Award for Best New Play and has been produced by theaters around the country.
(Birds of a Feather recounts the story of Roy and Silo, th...)
2011(In praising “the witty high school romp” How I Paid for C...)
2008(A deliciously funny romp of a novel about one overly thea...)
2004
Marc Acito is married to Floyd Sklaver on July 23, 2003.
