CRAIG CARNELIA

'Craig Carnelia' is an American musical theater composer and singer best known for his collaboration on ''Working''.
Carnelia grew up in Floral Park, New York. He was exposed to Broadway at the age of fourteen. Inspired by the Richard Rodgers musical ''No Strings'', he would go on to pursue a career in acting. He landed the role of The Boy in off-Broadway's legendary ''The Fantasticks''. After a short stint in the production, Carnelia pursued songwriting and, later, musical theatre composition.
Carnelia's songs were heard with the work of other writers in the conceptual revue ''Working''. From there he graduated to a full score, writing both lyrics and music for the short-lived Broadway musical ''Is there life after high school?'', which is still performed in stock, amateur, and regional theatres. Carnelia recently switched gears and wrote lyrics for his most high-profile show yet, ''Sweet Smell of Success'', teaming with composer Marvin Hamlisch (''A Chorus Line'').