About Keith

KEITH VARNEY has written Book, Music and Lyrics in various combinations for I GOT FIRED (Dir. Steve Bebout; NYMF, DIMF – Best American Musical, Theater for American Musical Prize), THE ROAD HOME, SVU: THE MUSICAL, BLOODY, BLOODY JESSICA FLETCHER (NY readings starring Tony Winner Beth Leavel, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer; 54 Below starring Tony Nominees Sarah Stiles, Gideon Glick & Chip Zien, MT Fest in London starring Harriet Thorpe), ELWAY: THE MUSICAL, THE OTHER SEX (Dir. West Hyler), JOSHUA: THE MUSICAL & PIE EATER. His plays include UNSOLICITED, TEN TIMES I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN I WAS AUTISTIC (2025 United Solo Festival) and THAT CHRISTMAS. He composed songs for Submissions Only, Hot Mess in Manhattan & Stranger Things: The Musical. As an actor he has performed on tour (Titanic), regionally (Les Miserables, The Full Monty, Forever Plaid, The Producers), NYMF (I Got Fired, Camp Rolling Hills, 210 Amlet Avenue), NY Fringe (Take One) and in South Korea (I Got Fired, Best Actor in a Musical – DIMF). He is also a horror novelist (The Dead Circle, Beneath The Snow). He also has several spec screenplays he’d love to tell you about. He has a degree in classical voice from the Eastman School of Music. Solo Album: Momentum. He has appeared on Marques Brownlee’s Retrotech and is a series regular on Broadway Hit Points. He is also the co-host of Youtube Series/Podcasts Keith & Mike Watch Star Trek Deep Space Nine, Look at My Star Trek Toys, Out of Practice, Strange New Show Wisdom of One & K&M Geekly.

In his day job, he is the Editor of Off-Broadway, Regional and Touring for Theatrical Index.