He was nominated for two Tony Awards for A Year With Frog and Toad, which he wrote with his brother, composer Robert Reale.
[1] Willie has worked written extensively for network television and has been nominated 3 times for Writer's Guild Awards.
In 1981, Reale founded The 52nd Street Project,[2] an organization that brings inner-city children together with professional theater artists.
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.
[3] In an interview on the radio program Conversations with Allan Wolper on WBGO 88.3FM, Reale spoke about his time living in Hell's Kitchen and how New York is a big inspiration for his work.