Career
Theater credits include Once Around the City (book and lyrics), which was produced off-broadway at the Second Stage Theatre. Willie has worked written extensively for network television and has been nominated 3 times for Writer’s Guild Awards. In 1981, Reale founded The, an organization that brings inner-city children together with professional theater artists.
He served as the theater’s artistic director for 18 years.
He wrote "52 Pick Up," the Project’s how-to manual. The ’s programs are currently being replicated at 14 sites across country and in Europe.
In fact the name of the award, which recognizes arts in education organizations, was taken from this quote by Willie: "There is no way to fast forward and know the result of this work. But I have seen the pride in their eyes and heard the joy in their voices.
I have watched them take a bow and come up taller." Johnny Baseball (2010 musical) (American Repertory Theater)( Williamstown Theatre Festival A Year with Frog and Toad (Broadway)—2003 The Dinosaur Musical Once Around the City Quark Victory A Little Soul-Searching.
