Sarich received a
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre with a concentration in Directing from
Boston Conservatory in 1997. He made his
Off-Broadway debut in ''
Tony n' Tina's Wedding, followed by a tour as a backup singer for Liza Minnelli with the Cortes Alexander Trio. In 1998, he played Judas in a production of Jesus Christ Superstar'' in Nyack, New York, opposite
Billy Porter. In 1999, Sarich moved to
Berlin to star as
Quasimodo in the world premiere of
Der Glöckner von Notre Dame. In 2000, he released his first album,
Say It, with his self-titled "Drew Sarich Band". He moved to Vienna and played Berger in the
Vienna revival of
Hair, Cousin Kevin in
Tommy (
Amstetten, Austria), and the title role in
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Berlin). He has also appeared in
Lapdog and Wildcat in 2003, which he co-wrote with his wife,
Ann Mandrella. Sarich appeared in other musicals while in Europe. He played the title character(s) in
Jekyll and Hyde in
Cologne, followed by Sun/Master of the Keys in
Barbarella (opened March 11, 2004) in Vienna. In St. Gallen he played the title role in
Dracula, the Musical (sharing the role with
Thomas Borchert). Sarich made his
Broadway debut in Spring 2006, when he took on the role of
Armand in the musical
Lestat. He had previously covered the roles of Armand and
Lestat in the show's run in
San Francisco while playing the role of Laurent, prior to taking over the role of Armand with the departure of
Jack Noseworthy. Sarich played the title role for the two performances on May 27, 2006 (the day before
Lestat's closing) when
Hugh Panaro was out sick late in the production's run in New York.
Lestat closed on May 28, 2006 In Summer 2006, Sarich took over for
Rodney Hicks in the Off-Broadway show
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, starring alongside
Robert Cuccioli Natascia Diaz and Gay Marshall. Sarich played the role of
Grantaire (as well as the Innkeeper and a worker) in the Broadway revival of
Les Misérables from October 2006 through the beginning of July 2007, understudying the roles of
Enjolras and
Javert. Later in July, following
Alexander Gemignani's departure from the show, Sarich was chosen to take over the production's lead role of
Jean Valjean until October 2007, when he traded locales with
West End veteran
John Owen-Jones. Sarich began as the West End Valjean on October 22, 2007, and Owen-Jones had his Broadway premiere as Valjean on October 23. Sarich's run in the London production ended on November 8, 2008. Sarich has frequently performed the roles of Jesus and Judas in
Jesus Christ Superstar in numerous theaters in Austria and Germany. 2009 – 2010 Sarich premiered in the title role of
Rudolf – Affaire Mayerling at the Raimund Theater in Vienna
. Sarich took over as Graf von Krolock in the Vienna production of
Tanz der Vampire. He made his debut on 6 November 2010 and played the role until 2012 and then again in 2017 and 2018 in Vienna. In 2011, he took on the role of Curtis Shank in the musical rendition of
Sister Act in Vienna. From 2012 to 2015 Sarich performed the title role in the world premiere of
Rocky das Musical in Hamburg. In October 2013, he starred as The Phantom in a German-translated concert rendition of
Andrew Lloyd Webber's
Love Never Dies in Vienna. In, 2015 he performed with
Alfie Boe in
Classic Quadrophenia – The Who at the Konzerthaus in Vienna. In 2016, Sarich played the role of Ché in
Evita in Vienna's
Ronacher theater. He played Jamie in
The Last Five Years in Vienna in between 2018 and 2019. From 2017 until 2022 he played Antonio Vivaldi in
Vivaldi – The Fifth Season / Vivaldi – Die fünfte Jahreszeit at the Volksoper Vienna. The composer Christian Kolonovits created this Ba-Rock Musical having Drew Sarich in mind for the role. Between 2018 and 2023, Sarich played various roles at the Volksoper Vienna: Robert Baker in
Wonderful Town, Daddy Brubeck in
Sweet Charity,
The Wolf/
Cinderella's Prince in
Into the Woods and Albin/Zaza in
La Cage aux Folles. In 2023, Sarich starred as Hedwig in
Hedwig and the Angry Inch at the Vindobona in Vienna, as Jesus in
Jesus Christ Superstar at the Raimund Theater in Vienna, and as Albin/Zaza in
La Cage aux Folles in Vienna. In 2024, he received the German Musical Award as best main actor for his role as Juanita in
Kasimir und Karoline at the Staatsoper Hannover. == Stage roles ==