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The Greatest Band of ALL TIME Will Be In New York TWICE!
 Who is this? Ever hear of a band named SQUEEZE? Do you remember these great hits? Tempted by The Fruit of Another? Black Coffee in Bed? Pulling Mussels from a shell? NO? Do not pass go and do not collect $200. I am TEMPTED to buy tickets to each and every concert on this tour. I will drink my coffee BLACK and will have a few mussels to help me out. They've returned. Those cool cats! (This would be the greatest gift anyone could ever buy me in case anyone ever wondered what I would want to see. This would be the show of the year)
Drama Desk Photo coverage
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 Laura Bell Bundy, Lea Michele, J Groff and J Gallagher. Photo by Maryann Lopinto This will be the conclusion of my photo coverage of the Drama Desk Awards. It was a great event!
CULINARY CORNER UNDER COVER REPORT.
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This time I was just entertaining a client and decided to post about the wonderful experience. The staff did not know I was press and no they did not wait on me the same way they usually do but the food was great. Where did I dine? Nobu 57. We had the 45.00 price bento box. It had the cod with miso (A FAVORITE) and the Rock Shrimp Tempura. Both were excellent. It also came with a sashimi salad appetizer and two pieces of the chefs choice sushi. The sushi was nothing special (In fact Raku is better at half the price) but it was fresh. If you are looking to impress a client Nobu is the place to go. The Rock shrimp portion was on the small side but it was the best thing in the box. The Cod was also scrumptious but the portion was on the skimpy side for a $45.00 price tag. I enjoyed the company more than the food.
2007 Tonys
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 As an avid passionate theater goer I was sad to hear that "Legally Blonde" was not being allowed to perform a musical number at this years Tonys. I personally think the show will appeal to the tourist audience that the Tonys are trying to attract. Maybe they should call in Kristin Chenoweth and Taco. Photo of Kristin and Taco at this years Drama Desk Awards by Richard Pearlman for Corinescorner.com. (OMG OMG YOU GUYS) 2007 TONY AWARDS® FILLS NIGHT WITH MUSICAL PERFORMANCES The American Theatre Wing’s 2007 Tony Awards Will be Broadcast Live from Radio City Music Hall On CBS, Sunday, June 10th, 8:00 – 11:00 p.m. New York, NY (May 29, 2007) – Today, Executive Producers Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner announced the musical performances for the 2007 Tony Awards. Telecast live from Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 10th, the Tony Awards will feature musical numbers from each of the Tony Nominees for Best Musical - Curtains, Grey Gardens, Mary Poppins and Spring Awakening as well as performances by the casts of Best Musical Revival nominees - A Chorus Line, Company and 110 in the Shade. Additionally, the show will feature a special performance by Fantasia now appearing on Broadway in The Color Purple. Marking 61 years of excellence on Broadway, The Tony Awards will be broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall on CBS, Sunday, June 10th, 8:00 – 11:00 p.m. (ET/PT time delay). The 2007 Tony Awards are presented by the League of American Theatres and Producers and the American Theatre Wing. Presenters at the 2007 Tony Awards will include: Harry Connick, Jr., Claire Danes, Jeff Daniels, Brian Dennehy, Carla Gugino, Neil Patrick Harris, Anne Heche, Marg Helgenberger, Judd Hirsch, Felicity Huffman, Melina Kanakaredes, Eddie Izzard, The Jersey Boys - Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard, J. Robert Spencer and John Lloyd Young, Jane Krakowski, Angela Lansbury, Robert Sean Leonard, John Mahoney, Audra McDonald, Cynthia Nixon, Bernadette Peters, David Hyde Pierce, Christopher Plummer, Liev Schreiber, Kevin Spacey, John Turturro, Usher, Sam Waterston, Vanessa Williams, Rainn Wilson, among others. Tickets can be purchased online through www.TonyAwards.com or by calling the Tony Awards TicketMaster Hotline, (212) 307-4544. Visa is the exclusive card of the Tonys. The Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards are bestowed annually on theatre professionals for distinguished achievement. The Tony is one of the most coveted awards in the entertainment industry and the annual telecast is considered one of the most prestigious programs on television. The Tonys are presented by the League of American Theatres and Producers and the American Theatre Wing. At the League, Gerald Schoenfeld is Chairman and Charlotte St. Martin is Executive Director. At the Wing, Sondra Gilman is Chairman, Doug Leeds is President and Howard Sherman is Executive Director. For Tony Award Productions, Elizabeth I. McCann is Managing Producer and Joey Parnes is Coordinating Producer. Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss/White Cherry Entertainment are Executive Producers of the 2007 Tony Awards. Mr. Weiss will also serve as Director of the 2007 Tony Awards. Official partners of the Tonys include Visa, the exclusive card accepted at the Tonys and Hilton Hotels, the official hotel partner of the Tony Awards. The official Tony Awards web site, www.TonyAwards.com, is developed, designed, and hosted by IBM, an official partner of the Tonys. News and feature content is provided in cooperation with Playbill.com. Continental Airlines and Sprint are official supporters of the Tonys.
Some Thoughts On The Drama Desk Awards!
 Legend John Kander poses for the press (We hope his recent show "All About Us" will move to a Broadway house soon!) I wanted to thank three photographers who worked very hard on Drama Desk night to bring you these photos. Thank you: 1. Maryann Lopinto. 2. Mark Rupp 3. Richard Pearlman Photos that make me laugh: http://corinescorner.com/blog2/2007/05/drama-desk-photo-coverage-part-1.htm Some thoughts about this years event. The show was fantastic this year. We did not have any sound issues and the talent was incredible. My favorite number was with Taco and Kristin doing "Legally Blind" I was really tickled pink by that number. Another highpoint was Kristin Chenoweth's staunch costume of the day in her Little Little Eddie costume. Great writing this year. For more info on the Drama Desk Awards you can go to: http://www.dramadesk.com. More later!
Summer Promotion For Corine's Corner Readers!!
 Baby it's hot outside. Why not go swimming. Special Summer promotion for Corine's Corner readers! Call Karyn and tell her you are a Corine's Corner reader for a special summer rate. 212- 563-7001. http://www.mphc.com Workout before seeing a show. Gym in the heart of the theater district. Sundeck, indoor/outdoor pool and showtunes dance classes! Call Karyn now!
Drama Desk On PBS Now!
 Hi, Also check out this video of me interviewing some of the Drama Desk Nominees. http://timessquare.com/Theater/Theater_Stories/Drama_Desk_Awards_Nominees_on_Video/ Have a great weekend, Corine
Euan Morton In Concert and On Rosie's Cruise!
 Photo: Maryann Lopinto THE ZIPPER FACTORY (Info from Euan Morton's site) http://www.euanmorton.com. June 11 THE ZIPPER FACTORY Presents EUAN MORTON Back With A Band Monday, June 11 at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Acclaimed singer/actor EUAN MORTON returns to rock The Zipper for one night only before heading off to Europe with his new band. FOR ADVANCE TICKETS TO ALL ZIPPER FACTORY EVENTS: Call Ovation tickets at 212-352-3101 Or Online at www.thezipperfactory.com IN-PERSON: Box office opens one hour prior to curtain for all events. The Zipper Factory presents an eclectic line-up of theatrical events, concerts, burlesque, comedy and cabaret. Since 2001, The Zipper has become known as one of New York’s pre-eminent entertainment destinations, a desired venue for the city’s most gifted artists, both renowned and up-and-coming. Located at 336 West 37th Street on the site of a renovated zipper factory, this unique spot has offered New York audiences top-notch entertainment in an environment that is at once hip and urban yet casual and relaxed. As always, drinks are allowed into the theatre. rosie's cruise July 7-14 Euan and his band set sail with Rosie, Kelli and friends for a week of fun, music and family on this summer's R Family cruise.
Drama Desk Coverage Continues.
 Mrs Rashad. Drama Desk photos by Mark Rupp. This year the Drama Desk was especially glamourous and the pre party was at the ultra posh, Russian Tea Room. We had an extra special guest host at the Russian Tea Room the one and only Christine Ebersole. It was a fabulous evening and we hope that they do it again next year.  D. Monk  Raul and Michelle  Eve Best  Karen Ziemba  M Cerveris  Tommy Tune  Marsha Mason 
Drama Desk Week Continues At Corinescorner.com!
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 Drama Desk winner Duncan Sheik! Don't forget to watch this years Drama Desk Awards tonight at 8 PM on Channel 25 in NYC. Photos by Richard Pearlman.  Drama Desk President William Wolf and Stewart Margulis  Corine Cohen and Ashley Brown (Mary Poppins)  Associate Producers Corine Cohen and Jacki Florin  Christine Ebersole  Barbara Walsh (Company, Forbidden Broadway)   Shot of the glamourous Russian Tea Room
Drama Desk Photo Coverage!
 Dunkin Sheik and Steven Sater prove The Drama Desk Are not a bitch and the evening was not totally fucked. Photos by Maryann Lopinto for Corinescorner.com  Lea Michele and John Gallagher  Frank Langella (Legend and all around nice guy)  Eve Best  Donna Murphy  Donna Murphy, Raul Esparza and Audra McDonald.
Drama Desk Photo Coverage! Corine's Corner Coverage Continues All Week!
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Photo Coverage of the Red Carpet and China Grill Party Photos. Photos by Maryann Lopinto. Be sure to watch the Drama Desk Awards Thursday on channel 25 in New York. It will air on PBS on Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 12:30.   Laura Bell Bundy, Lea Michele, J Groff and J Gallagher  Drama Desk Award Winner Raul Esparza!  Jan Maxwell  Hostess Kristin Chenoweth  Mr and Mrs Aaron Lazar  Tommy Tune
Drama Desk Show Coverage! Don't Defy Chenoweth!
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 Pictures of Kristin Chenoweth by Richard Pearlman for Corinescorner.com.    Drama Desk Host Kristin Chenoweth
Drama Desk Red Carpet!
 Red Carpet Arrivals at the Drama Desk Award Show Photos by Mark Rupp Drama Desk Winner Audra McDonald  Kevin Spacey  Kevin Spacey  Bebe Neuwirth  Liev Schreiber  Eve Best
Drama Desk Photo Coverage Part 2
 Drama Desk Award Winner Duncan Sheik. Arrivals at the Russian Tea Room. This year the elegant, glamourous and fabulous Russian Tea Room hosted the Drama Desk VIP Party. Arrivals at the Russian Tea Room. Photos by Mark Rupp.  Capathia Jenkins  Beth Leavel  Corine Cohen
Drama Desk Photo Coverage Part 1.
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 Kristin Chenoweth with Taco  Show part 1: Richard Pearlman Kristin Chenoweth's Revolutionary Costume of the evening)Staunch!  David Hyde Pierce from "Curtains"  
Drama Desk Awards Tonight!
 Kristin Chenoweth's Revolutionary costume of Today Wow. I wanted to congratulate all of the nominees tonight. I also wanted to congratulate all of the people who worked all year to make this event happen I will be doing four parts of coverage of the event. I just got in a few photos by Richard Pearlman. We will have red carpet coverage, party coverage and show coverage check in!
Happy Anniversary Metropolitan Room
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 I attended the one year celebration of the Metropolitan Room. I love going to the Metropolitan Room. They make you feel at home. Congratulations to all that work there. Additionally, photo coverage of the party will be up soon.
Kristine Zbornik At The Metropolitan Room
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 I was fortunate to finally attend MAC winner Kristine Zbornik's award winning show at the Metropolitan Room. I hope they bring it back as it was side splitting funny. She is really hysterical and yes, insane. (In a good way) You have to see it to believe it. Lennie, please bring this back! Photos by Maryann Lopinto Text: Corine Cohen     
Mother Load
"Hilarious! Cleverly plays off the myriad fears of mothers in the new millennium." --Fox 5 News "Like Annie Hall wearing a nursing bra. Fluidly directed...endearing...impossible to dislike!" --New York Times This frank, funny, and rather frightening adventure on the front lines of motherhood should be required viewing for the overachiever in all of us!" --offoffonline.com "Wilson gives her performance dynamic range... lightly comic and altogether satisfying!" --Theatermania "There¹s something for everyone in this delightfully candid expose. This show is a must-see!" --celebritycafe.com MOTHER LOAD EXTENDS ITS PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE NEW YORK, NY-MAY 17, 2007: HYDE PARK & LAFAYETTE and BRIAN LIEBMAN are pleased to announce that they are extending the performance schedule of the Off-Broadway show MOTHER LOAD. The one-woman show, written and performed by Amy Wilson and directed by Julie Kramer, opened on Friday May 4 at 8 p.m. at Off-Broadway¹s Sage Theater (711 7th Avenue at 47th/48th St) and has continuously played to sold-out audiences. The show will now close on June 22nd. In a world where a toddler's birthday party must be catered, a stroller costs eight hundred dollars, and nursery school applications require thoughtful essay writing, how can a mom keep her perspective? From prenatal yoga to preschool interviews, actress and writer Wilson struggles to throw off the "Mother Load" of unrealistic expectations, ignore the competitive "sanctimommies" lurking in every playgroup, and somehow find the time to enjoy her kids. Any parent who has fed their kids dinosaur chicken nuggets three times this week will identify with Amy's guilt, and fellow perfectionists will cheer as she frees herself from it. You'll love MOTHER LOAD whether you are a mother or just have one. Tickets to MOTHER LOAD are $45 and are available online at www.ticketcentral.com or by calling 212-279-4200. Tickets may also be purchased in person at the Ticket Central Box Office, located at 416 W. 42nd Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues. MOTHER LOAD runs now thru June 22, with performances TuesdaySaturday at 8 p.m. and a Moms Matinee Wednesdays at 11 a.m. For more information on MOTHER LOAD-- photos, biographies, video and more-- please visit www.motherloadshow.com.
Time To Get In Shape!!!!
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 Please tell them you want to join and saw this on Corine's Corner for a special summer rate. Ask for Karen. Thanks, Corine
Isaac Mizrahi at Joe's Pub.
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Need fashion advice from fashion guru Isaac Mizrahi? Read on! Fridays on May 25, June 1, June 15 and June 22 ISAAC MIZRAHI http://www.isaacmizrahiny.com/ Isaac Mizrahi is back with his band, The Ben Waltzer Quintet, for a series of shows in June. He'll chat, take your questions, sing, sketch and may even do a jig (JUST KIDDING ABOUT THE JIG!) Just come dammit. I swear it'll be fun! 7:30pm, $25 LOCATION: 425 Lafayette Street (between East 4th and Astor Place) NYC; adjacent to The Public Theater TICKETS: By Phone: 212-967-7555 On the Web: www.joespub.com In Person: At The Public Theater Box Office from 1pm to 6pm and at Joe’s Pub from 6pm to 10pm (both located at 425 Lafayette St.) TABLE RESERVATIONS: 212-539-8778 Purchase of tickets does NOT guarantee a table reservation; you must call to reserve seats. Seating, as well as standing-room, is available only on a first-come, first-served basis for all shows without a dinner reservation. Two drink or $12 food minimum per person is standard.
"No Exit"
EXISTENTIALIST PLAY FOLLOWED BY "PARIS CAFÉ" FEATURING SONGS OF JULIETTE GRECO Postwar Paris comes to life in a unique double bill pairing Jean-Paul Sartre's "No Exit" with a new evening of songs associated with the Left Bank bohemian icon Juliette Gréco. "No Exit" (in a brand new American translation by Nicholas Wolfson and Richmond Shepard) and "Paris Café" run in tandem from June 12 through June 24 at The Richmond Shepard Theatre, 309 East 26th Street. Both shows star the German-born actress and singer Micaela Leon, who in eight months in New York, has gained notoriety for her lavishly praised solo cabaret performances that have earned her 2007 Nightlife and MAC award nominations. Livelyarts.com calls Leon "a true Diva, with charm, exuberance and stunning beauty. She is quite moving, quite funny, a genuine superstar." Gay City News calls her "a dazzlingly virtuosic talent." Pronouncing her "fun to watch whether oozing sex, irony or is simply haunting," Wolf Entertainment Guides claims she has "an international aura that could play virtually anywhere in the world." In "No Exit" a cowardly army deserter, narcissistic society woman and conniving lesbian are detained in a room where they learn they will remain for eternity. First performed in occupied Paris in May 1944, "No Exit" unleashes one of the most startling concepts of 20th century literature and philosophy, spoken in its waning moments: "hell is other people." Gréco as a theatrical companion to Sartre is a logical choice: the dangerously sensual singer, a friend and confidante of numerous Left Bank writers and artists, was an oracle of postwar angst and ennui. Sartre described the singer's voice as "encompassing millions of poems." Directed by Shepard, "No Exit" also features Christelle Cervelle, Joe Correa and Nicholas Wolfson. "No Exit" with " Paris Café" performs 12 times from June 12 through June 24. Performances are Tuesday through Saturday at 8pm, and Sunday at 3pm. Wine will be served during "Paris Café." Tickets are $25 (includes one drink). For reservations call 212/684-2690. The Richmond Shepard Theatre, 309 East 26th, is just east of 2nd Avenue.
Grey Gardens get 10 Tony Nods!
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THE HIT BROADWAY MUSICAL NOMINATED FOR 10 TONY AWARDS INCLUDING BEST MUSICAL & BEST LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL CHRISTINE EBERSOLE The hit Broadway musical GREY GARDENS has been nominated for 10 2007 Tony Awards, include Best Musical. The acclaimed production starring Tony Award winner Christine Ebersole and Tony Award nominee Mary Louise Wilson earned nominations in the following 10 categories: · Best Musical · Best Leading Actress in a Musical – Christine Ebersole · Best Featured Actress in a Musical – Mary Louise Wilson · Best Book of a Musical – author Doug Wright · Best Original Score – composer Scott Frankel & lyricist Michael Korie · Best Director of a Musical – Michael Greif · Best Scenic Design – Allen Moyer · Best Costume Design – William Ivey Long · Best Lighting Design – Peter Kaczorowski · Best Orchestrations – Bruce Coughlin Nominated for her dual performance as Edith Bouvier Beale (in Act One) and “Little” Edie Beale (in Act Two), this is Ms. Ebersole’s third Tony nomination. She previously won the Tony Award as Best Leading Actress in a Musical for 42nd Street (2001), and was also nominated as Best Featured Actress in a Play for Dinner at Eight (2003). Nominated for her performance as Edith Bouvier Beale, this is Ms. Wilson’s second Tony nomination. She was previously nominated as Best Featured Actress in a Musical for the revival of Cabaret (1998). This is Mr. Wright’s second Tony nomination. He previously won for Best Play for I Am My Own Wife (2004). Like I Am My Own Wife, GREY GARDENS had its World Premiere at New York's acclaimed Off-Broadway theater company Playwrights Horizons. This is the first nomination for both Mr. Frankel and Mr. Korie, for whom GREY GARDENS is their Broadway debut. This is Mr. Greif’s second Tony nomination. He was previously nominated as Best Director of a Musical for Rent (1996). This is Mr. Moyer’s first Tony nomination. This is Mr. Ivey Long’s eleventh Tony nomination. He’s won the Tony Award for Best Costumes four times: for Nine (1982), Crazy For You (1992), The Producers (2001) and Hairspray (2003). His 6 additional nominations were for Lend Me a Tenor (1989), Chicago (1997), Cabaret (1998), The Music Man (2000), A Streetcar Named Desire (2005) and La Cage aux Folles (2005). This is Mr. Kaczorowski’s third Tony nomination. He previously won the Tony for Best Lighting for The Producers (2001) and was also nominated for Kiss Me, Kate (2000) This is Mr. Coughlin’s third Tony nomination. He previously won the Tony Award for Best Orchestrations for The Light in the Piazza (2005) and was also nominated for Urinetown (2002). The Tony nominations cap the production’s two-season span of earning Theater award nominations since opening Off-Broadway last spring at Playwrights Horizons. Unlike most productions that are eligible for all Theater awards in one season, GREY GARDENS has been eligible over the course of two. The World Premiere production at Playwrights Horizons during the 2005-2006 Theater Season yielded nominations and wins from the organizations that consider both Broadway and Off-Broadway: Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Obies, New York Drama Critics Circle and The Drama League, among many other specialty awards. As the Tony Awards only recognize excellence on Broadway, the musical was ineligible for Tony Awards until it moved to Broadway last Fall during the 2006-2007 Theater Season. For her acclaimed dual performance as Edith Beale and “Little” Edie Beale, leading lady Christine Ebersole swept the 2006 Spring Theater awards, winning a Drama Desk Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, an Obie, a special citation from the New York Drama Critics Circle and the Drama League’s 2006 Distinguished Performance of the Year Award. In addition to the awards bestowed on Ms. Ebersole, the musical’s many honors include: the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical; both a Drama-League Award for Distinguished Performance and the Actors Equity Foundation’s Richard Seff Award to Mary Louise Wilson for her performance; a 2006 Richard Rodgers Production Award, administered by the American Academy of Arts and Letters; being named one of Best Plays’ “Ten Best” of the 2005-2006 season (the only musical cited); The ASCAP Foundation’s Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award for composer Scott Frankel and lyricist Michael Korie; The Frederick Loewe Award for Dramatic Composition for Mr. Frankel and an Obie Award for set designer Allen Moyer. The musical was also proclaimed “Best Musical of the Year” by Entertainment Weekly and USA Today and the “#1 Show of the Year” by Time Magazine. BACKGROUND ON GREY GARDENS Following a sold-out world premiere in Spring 2006 at Playwrights Horizons, the new musical GREY GARDENS opened on Broadway on Thursday, November 2 at The Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street) to rave reviews, lead by Ben Brantley in The New York Times, who called it “An experience no passionate theatergoer should miss!” Starring Tony Award winner Christine Ebersole and Tony Award nominee Mary Lousie Wilson, it has since appeared on over 25 “Best of 2006” lists, including #1 Show of the Year (Time), Best Musical of the Year (USA Today, Entertainment Weekly) and Performance of the Year (The New York Times, New York) for Ms. Ebersole. Based on the legendary 1975 documentary Grey Gardens (by David Maysles, Albert Maysles, Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer & Susan Froemke – a Maysles Brothers Films Inc. Production), GREY GARDENS features a book by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Doug Wright (I Am My Own Wife, the film Quills – based on his play), music by Scott Frankel (musical director for Broadway’s Falsettos, Putting It Together) and lyrics by Michael Korie (Harvey Milk). Directed by Tony Award nominee and Obie winner Michael Greif (Rent), the production has musical staging by Tony Award nominee Jeff Calhoun (Big River, Grease!). GREY GARDENS is produced by East of Doheny, Staunch Entertainment, Randall Wreghitt/Mort Swinsky, Michael Alden and Edwin W. Schloss, in association with Playwrights Horizons. Not since Mama Rose and Gypsy has there been a mother/daughter act as hilarious, as heartbreaking and as utterly unforgettable as Edith and Edie Beale – Jackie Kennedy’s most outrageous relatives – in Broadway’s acclaimed musical smash GREY GARDENS. From the grandeur of an East Hampton high society party in 1941 to the sensational tabloid headlines that rocked the Kennedy clan in 1973, GREY GARDENS is scandalously entertaining. This witty and passionate ride features Christine Ebersole’s already-legendary performance and breaks new ground as the first musical ever based on a documentary. Step into the world of GREY GARDENS and see the other side of Camelot. Critics have praised the Broadway production as “An experience no passionate theatergoer should miss” (Ben Brantley, The New York Times), “One of the first must-sees of the season” (Jacques le Sourd, The Journal News), “A brilliantly twisted, bizarrely beautiful, madly entertaining musical” (Michael Sommers, The Star-Ledger), “A funny and poignant riches-to-rags story with a glorious score” (Joe Dziemianowicz, Daily News), “Excellent – a darkly thrilling, quirky and heartbreaking musical” (David Cote, NY1 News) and “An extraordinary and compassionate musical, elegant and grand and high risk” (Lisa Carlin, WCBS News Radio). Praising the show for Rolling Stone, Peter Travers called it, “Hilarious AND heartbreaking. That shot in the arm for theater lovers who’ve longed for something bold, haunting and hypnotic to get lost in. GREY GARDENS is more than a unique and unmissable musical: IT’S A GIFT!” Critics have unanimously bestowed legendary status on the performance of leading lady Christine Ebersole (who actually gives two performances in the musical: as Edith Beale in Act One and her daughter ‘Little’ Edie in Act Two). Ben Brantley of The New York Times called it, “Possibly the greatest performance I’ve ever seen in a musical,” and “The best argument I can think of for the survival of the American musical. This is what people go to the theater for!” Ms. Ebersole swept the 2006 Spring Theater awards, winning a Drama Desk Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, an Obie, a special citation from the New York Drama Critics Circle and the Drama League’s 2006 Distinguished Performance of the Year Award. Joining Ms. Ebersole and Ms. Wilson in the Broadway production are five-time Tony Award nominee John McMartin (Follies, Show Boat, Into the Woods) as both ‘Major’ Bouvier and Norman Vincent Peale; Matt Cavenaugh (Urban Cowboy, national tour of Thoroughly Modern Millie, “One Life to Live”) as both Joe Kennedy, Jr. and Jerry; Erin Davie as Young ‘Little’ Edie Beale (the national tours of Swing! and The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber); Kelsey Fowler as Lee Bouvier (in her Broadway debut); Sarah Hyland (title role in Paper Mill’s Annie) as Jacqueline Bouvier; Obie Award winner Michael Potts (Lennon) as Brooks Sr. and Brooks Jr.; and two-time Tony Award nominee Bob Stillman (Dirty Blonde, Grand Hotel) as Gould. The Broadway production of GREY GARDENS reunites the original creative and design team, featuring scenic design by Allen Moyer, costume design by five-time Tony Award winner William Ivey Long, lighting design by Tony Award winner Peter Kaczorowski, sound design by Brian Ronan, projections by Wendall K. Harrington and hair and wig design by Paul Huntley. Orchestrations are by Tony Award winner Bruce Coughlin and Music Director is Lawrence Yurman. Since the documentary’s premiere at the New York Film Festival in 1975 and its initial theatrical release in 1976, Grey Gardens and The Beales have achieved iconic status in American popular culture. The real ‘Little’ Edie (1917-2002) influenced a generation of fashion designers – including Isaac Mizrahi, Todd Oldham, John Bartlett and Calvin Klein – with her extraordinary, singular style and fierce individuality. Through the years, major magazines from Vogue and Elle to Harper’s Bazaar and Entertainment Weekly have cited Edie as a trend-setter, and references to Grey Gardens have popped up on “Will & Grace” and “The L Word” and in the music of Rufus Wainwright. The musical GREY GARDENS is part of a resurgent interest in the Grey Gardens phenomenon. The musical was the first project celebrating the 30th anniversary of the film, and was followed by the Maysles Brothers recently-released companion movie The Beales of Grey Gardens (featuring previously-unseen outtakes from the original documentary, now playing at art houses across the country and recently released on DVD as part of The Criterion Collection), plus several upcoming books (including a collection of Edie’s original writings) and a future Hollywood feature based on the documentary. GREY GARDENS had its world premiere Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons last Spring. It completely sold out its entire initial limited engagement before it even opened, and went on to sell out an additional three extensions, becoming one of the theater company’s most successful productions. The Original Broadway Cast Recording of GREY GARDENS, produced by multiple Grammy Award winner Steven Epstein (The Light in the Piazza), was recently released on PS Classics. Tickets are available by going online to www.telecharge.com, calling (212) 239-6200 or visiting The Walter Kerr Theatre box office (219 West 48th Street). Balcony seats are only available in person at the box office. www.greygardensthemusical.com
Don't Forget To Catch Duncan Sheik At The Concert Hall Tonight!
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Duncan Sheik will be performing at the concert hall at Ethical Culture. Corine's Corner congratulates him on his many nominations! (11 Tony and 11 Drama Desk) http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/00003E67DB8EB68E?artistid=7718 Catch him at the Concert Hall tonight at 7! To quote his show: It would be "Totally Fucked" if you missed it! "Spring Awakening" is one of my favorite Broadway musicals.
TONY NOMINATIONS!!! SPRING AWAKENING LEADS THE PACK!
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 The American Theatre Wing’s Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards are presented by The League of American Theatres and Producers and The American Theatre Wing www.tonyawards.com 2007 TONY AWARD® NOMINATIONS New York, NY (May 15, 2007) – Nominations in 25 competitive categories for the American Theatre Wing’s 61st Annual Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards® were announced today by Broadway stars Jane Krakowski and Taye Diggs at the Tony Award Nominations Announcement sponsored by IBM. The nominees were selected by an independent committee of 23 theatre professionals appointed by the Tony Awards Administration Committee. The 2007 Tony Awards are presented by the League of American Theatres and Producers and the American Theatre Wing. (The list of nominations follows.) Marking 61 years of excellence on Broadway, The Tony Awards will be broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall on CBS, Sunday, June 10th, 8:00 – 11:00 p.m. (ET/PT time delay). Legitimate theatrical productions opening in any of the 39 eligible Broadway theatres during the current season may be considered for Tony nominations. The 2006/2007 eligibility season began May 11, 2006 and ended May 9, 2007. The Tony Awards will be voted in 25 competitive categories by 785 members of the theatrical community. Ballots will be mailed at the end of this week. Based on a recommendation by the American Theatre Critics Association, Alliance Theatre of Atlanta will be the recipient of the 2007 Regional Theatre Tony Award accompanied by a grant of $25,000 sponsored by Visa U.S.A. This award is given to a regional theatre company that has displayed a continuous level of artistic achievement contributing to the growth of theatre nationally. The 2007 Tony Award Nominating Committee consists of Victoria Bailey, Joe Benincasa, Susan Birkenhead, Edward Burbridge, Robert Callely, Ben Cameron, Betty Corwin, John Dias, Mercedes Ellington, Sue Frost, Joanna Gleason, Andrew Jackness, Betty Jacobs, Robert Kamlot, Todd London, Jon Nakagawa, Lynn Nottage, Gilbert Parker, Jonathan Reynolds, Steven Suskin, Jac Venza, Tom Viola, and Franklin Weissberg. For the CBS broadcast, Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss/White Cherry Entertainment are Executive Producers. Weiss also serves as Director. Allen Kelman is Line Producer. Elliot Lawrence is Musical Director. Dave Boone is writing the script. Carole Propp is Talent Executive. The Production Designer is Steve Bass. Bob Dickinson is designing the lighting and David Toser the costumes. Arianne Shean-Wert is Associate Producer and Howard Kolins is Production Supervisor. A limited number of tickets will be sold to the public beginning today, Tuesday, May 15th beginning at 9:00 a.m. Tickets can be purchased online through www.TonyAwards.com or by calling the Tony Awards TicketMaster Hotline, (212) 307-4544. Visa is the exclusive card of the Tonys. The Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards are bestowed annually on theatre professionals for distinguished achievement. The Tony is one of the most coveted awards in the entertainment industry and the annual telecast is considered one of the most prestigious programs on television. The League and the Wing will host the official 2007 Meet the Nominees Press Reception on Wednesday, May 16th at The View at the Marriott Marquis. For media RSVP’s to the Press Reception, please contact PMK/HBH at (212) 582-1111. The Tonys are presented by the League of American Theatres and Producers and the American Theatre Wing. At the League, Gerald Schoenfeld is Chairman and Charlotte St. Martin is Executive Director. At the Wing, Sondra Gilman is Chairman, Doug Leeds is President and Howard Sherman is Executive Director. For Tony Award Productions, Elizabeth I. McCann is Managing Producer and Joey Parnes is Coordinating Producer. Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss/White Cherry Entertainment are Executive Producers of the 2007 Tony Awards. Mr. Weiss will also serve as Director of the 2007 Tony Awards. Official partners of the Tonys include Visa, the exclusive card accepted at the Tonys and Hilton Hotels, the official hotel partner of the Tony Awards. The official Tony Awards web site, www.TonyAwards.com, is developed, designed, and hosted by IBM, an official partner of the Tonys. News and feature content is provided in cooperation with Playbill.com. Continental Airlines and Sprint are official supporters of the Tonys. Promotional and media partners for the 2007 Tony Awards include Macy’s, Playbill, USA Today, Van Wagner and Virgin Megastore. Nominations for the 2007 American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards® Presented by the League of American Theatres and Producers and the American Theatre Wing Best Play The Coast of Utopia Author: Tom Stoppard Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Bernard Gersten, Bob Boyett Frost/Nixon Author: Peter Morgan Producers: Arielle Tepper Madover, Matthew Byam Shaw, Robert Fox, Act Productions, David Binder, Debra Black, Annette Niemtzow/Harlene Freezer, The Weinstein Company, The Donmar Warehouse The Little Dog Laughed Author: Douglas Carter Beane Producers: Roy Gabay, Susan Dietz, Morris Berchard, Steve Bozeman, Ted Snowdon, Jerry Frankel/Doug Nevin, Jennifer Manocherian/Ina Meibach, Second Stage Theatre, Carole Rothman, Ellen Richard Radio Golf Author: August Wilson Producers: Jujamcyn Theaters, Margo Lion, Jeffrey Richards/Jerry Frankel, Tamara Tunie/Wendell Pierce, Fran Kirmser, Bunting Management Group, George Frontiere and Open Pictures, Lauren Doll/Steven Greil & The August Wilson Group, Jack Viertel, Gordon Davidson Best Musical Curtains Producers: Roger Berlind, Roger Horchow, Daryl Roth, Jane Bergère, Ted Hartley, Center Theatre Group Grey Gardens Producers: East of Doheny, Staunch Entertainment, Randall Wreghitt/Mort Swinsky, Michael Alden, Edwin W. Schloss, Playwrights Horizons Mary Poppins Producers: Disney, Cameron Mackintosh Spring Awakening Producers: Ira Pittelman, Tom Hulce, Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Atlantic Theater Company, Jeffrey Sine, Freddy DeMann, Max Cooper, Mort Swinsky/Cindy and Jay Gutterman/Joe McGinnis/Judith Ann Abrams, ZenDog Productions/CarJac Productions, Aron Bergson Productions/Jennifer Manocherian/Ted Snowdon, Harold Thau/Terry Schnuck/Cold Spring Productions, Amanda Dubois/Elizabeth Eynon Wetherell, Jennifer Maloney/Tamara Tunie/Joe Cilibrasi/StyleFour Productions Best Book of a Musical Curtains Rupert Holmes & Peter Stone Grey Gardens Doug Wright Legally Blonde The Musical Heather Hach Spring Awakening Steven Sater Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Curtains Music: John Kander Lyrics: Fred Ebb, John Kander & Rupert Holmes Grey Gardens Music: Scott Frankel Lyrics: Michael Korie Legally Blonde The Musical Music & Lyrics: Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin Spring Awakening Music: Duncan Sheik Lyrics: Steven Sater Best Revival of a Play Inherit the Wind Producers: Boyett Ostar Productions, The Shubert Organization, Lawrence Horowitz, Jon Avnet/Ralph Guild, Roy Furman, Debra Black/Daryl Roth, Bill Rollnick/Nancy Ellison Rollnick, Stephanie P. McClelland Journey’s End Producers: Boyett Ostar Productions, Stephanie P. McClelland, Bill Rollnick, James D’Orta, Philip Geier Talk Radio Producers: Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Jam Theatricals, Francis Finlay, Ronald Frankel, James Fuld, Jr., Steve Green, Judith Hansen, Patty Ann Lacerte, James Riley, Mary Lu Roffe/Mort Swinsky, Sheldon Stein, Terri & Timothy Childs/Stylefour Productions, Irving Welzer/Herb Blodgett Translations Producers: Manhattan Theatre Club, McCarter Theatre Center, Lynne Meadow, Barry Grove, Emily Mann, Jeffrey Woodward Best Revival of a Musical The Apple Tree Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold Wolpert, Julia C. Levy A Chorus Line Producer: Vienna Waits Productions Company Producers: Marc Routh, Richard Frankel, Tom Viertel, Steven Baruch, Ambassador Theatre Group, Tulchin/Bartner Productions, Darren Bagert, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park 110 in the Shade Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Harold Wolpert, Julia C. Levy Best Special Theatrical Event Jay Johnson: The Two and Only! Producers: Roger Alan Gindi, Stewart F. Lane & Bonnie Comley, Dan Whitten, Herbert Goldsmith Productions, Ken Grossman, Bob & Rhonda Silver, Michael A. Jenkins/Dallas Summer Musicals, Inc., Wetrock Entertainment Kiki & Herb Alive on Broadway Producers: David J. Foster, Jared Geller, Ruth Hendel, Jonathan Reinis, Inc., Billy Zavelson, Jamie Cesa, Anne Strickland Squadron, Jennifer Manocherian, Gary Allen, Melvin Honowitz Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play Boyd Gaines, Journey’s End Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon Brían F. O’Byrne, The Coast of Utopia Christopher Plummer, Inherit the Wind Liev Schreiber, Talk Radio Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play Eve Best, A Moon for the Misbegotten Swoosie Kurtz, Heartbreak House Angela Lansbury, Deuce Vanessa Redgrave, The Year of Magical Thinking Julie White, The Little Dog Laughed Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Michael Cerveris, LoveMusik Raúl Esparza, Company Jonathan Groff, Spring Awakening Gavin Lee, Mary Poppins David Hyde Pierce, Curtains Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical Laura Bell Bundy, Legally Blonde The Musical Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens Audra McDonald, 110 in the Shade Debra Monk, Curtains Donna Murphy, LoveMusik Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play Anthony Chisholm, Radio Golf Billy Crudup, The Coast of Utopia Ethan Hawke, The Coast of Utopia John Earl Jelks, Radio Golf Stark Sands, Journey’s End Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play Jennifer Ehle, The Coast of Utopia Xanthe Elbrick, Coram Boy Dana Ivey, Butley Jan Maxwell, Coram Boy Martha Plimpton, The Coast of Utopia Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical Brooks Ashmanskas, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me Christian Borle, Legally Blonde The Musical John Cullum, 110 in the Shade John Gallagher, Jr., Spring Awakening David Pittu, LoveMusik Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical Charlotte d’Amboise, A Chorus Line Rebecca Luker, Mary Poppins Orfeh, Legally Blonde The Musical Mary Louise Wilson, Grey Gardens Karen Ziemba, Curtains Best Scenic Design of a Play Bob Crowley & Scott Pask, The Coast of Utopia Jonathan Fensom, Journey’s End David Gallo, Radio Golf Ti Green and Melly Still, Coram Boy Best Scenic Design of a Musical Bob Crowley, Mary Poppins Christine Jones, Spring Awakening Anna Louizos, High Fidelity Allen Moyer, Grey Gardens Best Costume Design of a Play Ti Green and Melly Still, Coram Boy Jane Greenwood, Heartbreak House Santo Loquasto, Inherit the Wind Catherine Zuber, The Coast of Utopia Best Costume Design of a Musical Gregg Barnes, Legally Blonde The Musical Bob Crowley, Mary Poppins Susan Hilferty, Spring Awakening William Ivey Long, Grey Gardens Best Lighting Design of a Play Paule Constable, Coram Boy Brian MacDevitt, Inherit the Wind Brian MacDevitt, Kenneth Posner and Natasha Katz, The Coast of Utopia Jason Taylor, Journey’s End Best Lighting Design of a Musical Kevin Adams, Spring Awakening Christopher Akerlind, 110 in the Shade Howard Harrison, Mary Poppins Peter Kaczorowski, Grey Gardens Best Direction of a Play Michael Grandage, Frost/Nixon David Grindley, Journey’s End Jack O’Brien, The Coast of Utopia Melly Still, Coram Boy Best Direction of a Musical John Doyle, Company Scott Ellis, Curtains Michael Greif, Grey Gardens Michael Mayer, Spring Awakening Best Choreography Rob Ashford, Curtains Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear, Mary Poppins Bill T. Jones, Spring Awakening Jerry Mitchell, Legally Blonde The Musical Best Orchestrations Bruce Coughlin, Grey Gardens Duncan Sheik, Spring Awakening Jonathan Tunick, LoveMusik Jonathan Tunick, 110 in the Shade * * * Regional Theatre Tony Award Alliance Theatre Atlanta, GA * * * Total Nominations by Production Spring Awakening – 11 The Coast of Utopia – 10 Grey Gardens – 10 Curtains – 8 Legally Blonde The Musical – 7 Mary Poppins – 7 Coram Boy – 6 Journey’s End – 6 110 in the Shade – 5 Inherit the Wind – 4 LoveMusik – 4 Radio Golf – 4 Company – 3 Frost/Nixon – 3 A Chorus Line – 2 Heartbreak House – 2 The Little Dog Laughed – 2 Talk Radio – 2 The Apple Tree – 1 Butley – 1 Deuce – 1 High Fidelity – 1 Jay Johnson: The Two and Only! - 1 Kiki and Herb Alive on Broadway - 1 Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me – 1 A Moon for the Misbegotten – 1 Translations – 1 The Year of Magical Thinking - 1
My Friend, The Cat!
THE STOREFRONT is pleased to present MY FRIEND, The Cat we don’t chose our pets, they choose us… by Phil Geoffrey Bond Featuring Lisa Asher, Brandon Cutrell, Julie Reyburn & Alysha Umphress with musical direction by Ray Fellman Fridays, May 11 & 25 @ 8pm The Laurie Beechman Theatre NEW YORK – The Storefront is pleased to announce a return engagement of My Friend, The Cat, Phil Geoffrey Bond’s tale of the blessings we receive from the four-legged friends who grace our lives. Two special performances will take place at 8pm on Fridays, May 11th and 25th at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, located at 407 West 42nd Street in the heart of New York’s theatre district. There is an $18 cover charge ($15 for members of MAC & Cabaret Hotline) as well as a $15 food/beverage minimum. There is also a dinner/show package available for $60 (please indicate when making a reservation). For reservations, which are recommended, please call 212 695 6909 between the hours of 12pm and 6pm. My Friend, The Cat traces the ten year relationship between a gay man and his cat, and the history they share together. From chasing cockroaches in their first apartment, “a crappy East Village monstrosity with sloping floors,” where, during hot summers, Bond would place the feline in the refrigerator to cool off, to wintertime roadtrips where he learned that cats can indeed drive a station wagon, Bond’s story unfolds year by year. A hybrid between cabaret and traditional theatre, the piece includes music by composers as diverse as Laura Nyro, Charlie Chaplin, John Bucchino and even Andrew Lloyd Webber (guess which musical) featuring celebrated vocalists Lisa Asher, Brandon Cutrell, Julie Reyburn and Alysha Umphress. Phil Geoffrey Bond is the author of The Citadel (Sundance Theatre Lab, Expanded Arts), Sheridan Square and My Queer Youth (The Duplex Cabaret Theatre), Uncommen Threads and The Death of Innocence (Playwrights Horizons workshops, 1994 & 95), among others. He is the recipient of five MAC (Manhattan Association of Clubs and Cabarets) awards, the Backstage Bistro Award for Directing, as well as the prestigious Nightlife Award for his critically-acclaimed series, New Mondays, which debuts music from composers both aspiring and legendary. His directing credits include Avenue Q Swings, Women on the Stage and New Mondays in Concert (all at The Lucille Lortel Theatre), as well as many cabaret performances and concerts at venues ranging from Feinstein’s at the Regency to BB King. He is a 1997 graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, holding dual degrees in Acting and Dramatic Writing. In 1993, he was awarded the Presidential Medallion from President Clinton in recognition of his outstanding work as a playwright.
Free Concert At Barnes and Noble Lincoln Square!
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This week at ANY WEDNESDAY we present the delightful New York City jazz singer, LOUISE ROGERS. The versatile performer has a following of both children and adults, and has created fascinating interpretations of everything from "Shenandoah" to "Twisted". She will be joined by acoustic bassist, Rich Strong. Please join us to hear what these two superb musicians have put together just for our audience. ANY WEDNESDAY celebrates the best in jazz, cabaret and theater performers in the spacious third floor events space at the Lincoln Square Barnes & Noble at 66th and Broadway in New York City. Each performance begins at 6:00 p.m., lasts approximately a half hour and is followed by a signing/meet-and-greet session with the artists. As always, the events remain free and open to all. Upcoming performers include: Jessica Molaskey with John Pizzarelli (May 23), Maude Maggart (May 30), The Cast of "When the Lights Go On Again" (June 6), Chip Shelton (June 13), Vincent Wolfe (June 20), Daryl Sherman (June 27), Jim Van Slyke (July 11), Sue Matsuki (July 18), Steve Ross (August 29)
Interview With Euan Morton.
  Interview by Corine Cohen Photos by Maryann Lopinto Euan Morton, a native of Scotland, received an Olivier Award nomination for originating the role of Boy George in the musical Taboo. He moved to New York in 2003 to reprise the role on Broadway, earning Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Drama League Award nominations, as well as the Theatre World Award (for Outstanding Broadway Debut). He recently earned a 2006 Obie Award for his appearance in Measure For Pleasure at the Public Theatre. His other stage appearances include title roles in: Tony Kushner's adaptation of Brundibár at the New Victory Theatre and Berkeley Rep; The Who's Tommy at the Bay Street Theatre; and Caligula for the inaugural season of the New York Musical Theatre Festival (2004 NYMF Award for Outstanding Individual Performance). Off-Broadway, Euan recently appeared opposite Alfred Molina in Howard Katz at the Roundabout Theatre. Euan has recently released his debut solo CD, NewClear, and has appeared in concert in New York City at Town Hall, The Zipper, Joe's Pub and Birdland, as well as at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA. (www.euanmorton.com) Corine Cohen: Euan, you have millions of teenage fans. What will you be doing next? Euan Morton: I'll be finishing my series of gigs at New York's Metropolitan Room, then I'm off on tour with a brand new rock gig. My hot new band and I will be visiting Virginia, DC, Austria! I'll be stopping off at The Zipper Factory in New York on June 11th to play one night there too. It'll be a chance for my fans to see the show we're taking to Europe. Then in early July I will be taking the show to the high seas, performing on Rosie & Kelli's R Family Cruise! Corine Cohen: Will catch the show at the Zipper! What was the most exciting project you have ever worked on? Was it "TABOO" and why? Euan Morton: I've always been very lucky in that I get to do lots of different kinds of work and play loads of great roles. There are two projects that spring to mind though...recording and promoting NewClear was such a blast and I met loads of great people on my 'album travels' and I loved working on "Measure for Pleasure" at the Public Theatre. That show was excellent fun and the cast were amazing. I'm still hoping we will get to take it to Britain! Corine Cohen: With the upcoming release of "Show Business" (The Film first shown at the Tribeca Film Festival) how do you feel about being part of the film in "TABOO"? Euan Morton: Dori Bernstein (Showbusiness Director and Producer) got unprecedented access to many shows and seeing "TABOO" and myself as part of that is wonderful to me. Of course it can be hard to watch as it was such a strange and intense time in my life but I am glad she chose to let me be such an integral part of her movie. I don't love watching myself on screen though...and it is worse to see myself crying! Corine Cohen:That must have been difficult! What was your favorite part? Euan Morton: I think there are just too many fun and exciting roles to choose from but I will say that I loved singing the score to "Tommy" and playing that role up at the wonderful Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor last summer. That was a beautiful place, a great theatre and what a great bunch of songs to sing... Corine Cohen: I love the score of "Tommy" Sorry I missed that! Who do you admire most and why? Euan Morton: Anyone who leads a life that aims to make a positive difference in our world. I hope that I have been able to use my art to do this and there are countless examples of others doing the same. Corine Cohen: I wish more people were like you! What music do you listen to at home? Euan Morton: I'm pretty eclectic and listen to loads of music all the time! On my IPod right now are Keane, Joni Mitchell and Karl Jenkins Mass for Peace. Corine Cohen: What is your favorite restaurant in NYC or beyond? Euan Morton: I would say The Tavern @ The Zipper Factory (336 west 37th Street)...I love that place, the food is great, the staff are cool and it's a very hip New York venue. I also love 44th and 10th...for a fancier night out! Corine Cohen: What are five things that people don't know about you? Euan Morton: Well if people don't know them then they are private!!!!!!! Thanks, Euan. Catch Euan on his tour or at the Zipper on July 11th. Hope to see him back on Broadway soon!
Grey Gardens CD Event Photo Coverage. May 10th and Corine's Corner Was There!
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Corine's Corner Culinary Corner Chow Report!
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 Dear Readers, Coming up in the near future will be weekly food reviews. Please write in and tell me what restaurants you want me to feature on my blog. Your feedback is always appreciated. Love, Corine Artwork: Eddie Varley
Mickey and Judy's Hollywood. Town Hall. June 9th.
I GOT RHYTHM: MICKEY AND JUDY’S HOLLYWOOD WITH JEFF HARNAR, SHAUNA HICKS SATURDAY JUNE 9, 8 PM The Town Hall will present the “Sunny and decisively joyous” (Variety), "Seamlessly fluent" (New York Times) I Got Rhythm: Mickey and Judy’s Hollywood, a musical feast of songs from films starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland, on Saturday June 9 at 8 PM. Also called "A gem" by the New York Post, it co-stars the multi-award-winning cabaret performer Jeff Harnar and Shauna Hicks, leading lady of Broadway’s Blood Brothers. The show will feature such classics as “Embraceable You, “ “I Wish I Were In Love Again,” “But Not For Me,” “I Got Rhythm” and other memorable songs. Tickets are $37.50 and $40.00 and are available from TicketMaster.com, (212) 307-4100, or in person at the Town Hall box office, 123 West 43 Street, New York, NY 10036, (212) 840-2824, www.the-townhall-nyc.org . Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland played opposite each other as pals and love interests in 10 lighthearted musicals from 1937 to 1949, which were major hits and premiered songs that endure to this day. Their films include Babes in Arms, Strike Up the Band, Girl Crazy, Thousands Cheer, Life Begins for Andy Hardy and Babes on Broadway. Jeff Harnar has twice won the Manhattan Association of Cabaret Award (MAC) as Best Male Vocalist and three Backstage Bistro Awards. He has appeared at Carnegie Hall in both the Cole Porter and Noel Coward Centennial Galas, and at other major cabaret venues in New York, around the United States and in Europe. His The 1959 Broadway Songbook, has been recorded live on CD (Original Cast Records) and broadcast on PBS. His second solo recordings Because of You: Fifties Gold, is a collection of pop classics from the songbooks of Tony Bennett, Nat “King” Cole, Doris Day, Johnny Mathis and Johnny Ray. Other TV credits include “Gershwin On Ice” starring Dorothy Hamill, for which he was the singing narrator, and a PBC Holiday concert co-starring K.T. Sullivan. He has performed I Got Rhythm with Shauna Hicks throughout the United States and in London. Shauna Hicks, praised by New York Magazine as “gifted and winning,” was featured in Broadway’s Meet Me In St. Louis, and co-starred as Rosemary in a national tour of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying opposite Ralph Macchio. Her one-woman show Shauna Hicks and Her ‘60’s Chicks has won MAC CAB and Bistro Awards. Her followup show was Shauna Hicks and her ‘70’s Mix, and her recordings include Unsung Berlin and Broadway Sings Bacharach.
Christine Ebersole Hosts Drama Desk VIP Party At The Glamourous Russian Tea Room!
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 Photo by Maryann Lopinto CHRISTINE EBERSOLE AND CAST OF “GREY GARDENS’ JOIN DRAMA DESK AWARDS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER TO CO-HOST PRE-CEREMONY VIP RECEPTION AT RUSSIAN TEA ROOM ON MAY 20TH!
Drama Desk Awards Post Ceremony VIP Party!
DRAMA DESK AWARDS POST-CEREMONY VIP RECEPTION TO BE HELD AT CHINA GRILL OF NEW YORK China Grill New York, Jeffrey Chodorow’s popular Manhattan restaurant at 60 West 53rd Street, celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, will host a gala VIP reception for many of the theater world’s shining luminaries on Sunday, May 20, 11:30 PM to 1:00 AM, immediately following the 52nd Annual Drama Desk Awards ceremony held earlier in the evening at the FH LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center. The Reception will be hosted by Drama Desk Awards Executive Producer Robert R. Blume. All of the nominees, celebrity presenters and the night’s Drama Desk Award winners, are invited to the reception. Guests will come straight from the awards show. Buses, provided by Grey Lines, will transport party guests from LaGuardia Concert Hall to China Grill at the conclusion of the awards ceremony. The reception was arranged by Drama Desk Associate Producer Corine Dana Cohen. “We are grateful to Jeffrey Chodorow and the management of China Grill for hosting this very special event that provides an exciting conclusion to a thrilling evening,” said Blume, who has been executive producer of the Drama Desk Awards since 1999. “The post-ceremony reception is always special since it provides a rare opportunity some of the entertainment world’s major stars and creative personnel to mingle with each other, and being able to unwind in the beautiful and spacious China Grill makes it a truly memorable event.” “We are delighted to host the post Drama Desk Awards VIP reception,” said Rob Beckham, the China Grill’s New York Director of Sales and Catering. “This is a wonderful opportunity for us to show off our restaurant and Asian fusion menu to members of New York’s elite theater community.” For 20 years, the China Grill, with its soaring 30 foot ceilings, stunning multilevel dining platforms and excerpts from Marco Polo’s diary inscribed in marble mosaics on its spacious limestone floor, has been a celebrated dining haunt and gathering place for New York’s famous and not so famous who come to enjoy its Asian-inspired world cuisine. This year’s 52nd Annual Drama Desk Awards, hosted by the multi-award-winning Broadway musical star Kristin Chenoweth, who recently starred in the successful Broadway revival of The Apple Tree, will be taped and a two-hour edited version will be broadcast nationally on PBS stations. In New York, the telecast will be aired by Thirteen/WNET on Sunday, May 27, 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM. NYC TV 25 will broadcast the awards special on Thursday, May 24, at 8:00 PM and on Saturday, May 26, at 10:00 PM. The awards ceremony will also be webcast live on May 20 by TheaterMania.com which covers over 42 markets and registering 550,000 members and over 1.3 million visitors a month. (www.theatermania.com). For the first time, the awards ceremony will also be broadcast live by XM Satellite Radio’s theater channel -- Broadway -- XM-28 On Broadway. The Drama Desk, which has presented its awards annually since 1955, is the only organization of working theater critics, writers and editors, that honors excellence in all sectors of New York theater, including the Broadway, Off Broadway, Off Off Broadway and not-for-profit. Robert R. Blume is Executive Producer of the 52nd Annual Drama Desk Awards. Lauren Class Schneider is Producer and Jeff Kalpak is Director. The show is being written by Peter Flynn. Kelly Martindale is Production Manager. Associate Producers are Jacki Barlia Florin, Corine Dana Cohen, Margot Astrachan, Matthew P. Donoghue and Les Schecter who is also Director of Publicity and Promotions. Elias EL-Hage is the General Manager. Randie Levine-Miller is Special Events Director for the Drama Desk. For television, Terry Rohnke is Production Consultant and Roy A. Somlyo is Consulting Producer.
Coram Boy $25.00 Seats!
 Special rate for Corine's Corner readers! Special Offer for friends of Jamie deRoy proud co-producer of CORAM BOY See CORAM BOY for Only $25! BEST PLAY ~ Outer Critics Circle Award nomination. BEST PLAY ~ Drama League Award nomination. Special Offer Details Special Ticket Price: $25* ($23.75 + $1.25 facility fee. No Fri. and Sat. Eves.) There are three ways to purchase the discounted tickets: 1. CLICK HERE or visit BroadwayOffers.com and enter code CB4NPEM. 2. Call Telecharge.com at 212-947-8844 and mention code CB4NPEM. 3. Print this offer and bring it to the Imperial Theatre box office at 239 W. 45th Street : Performance Schedule Tue-Sat at 8pm Wed & Sat at 2pm Sun at 3pm Box Office Hours Mon-Sat 10am-8pm Sun 12-6pm Discount Seating Discounted seats will be in the best available Mezzanine locations at the time of purchase. www.CoramBoyOnBroadway.com “ROLLICKING, SPRAWLING, AND HEART-TUGGING. A spine tingling pleasure that I expect won’t be repeated anytime soon.” – Charles Isherwood, The New York Times “TRANSCENDENT BEAUTY! They don’t make them like this anymore. Get ready to feast your eyes on this triumphant production. A joyful, thunderous pageant that warrants a HALLELUJAH!” - Eric Grode, The New York Sun “STUNNING! An epic sized tale in an epic-sized production. Coram Boy is the theatrical equivalent of a good read, brimming with an emotion-filled plot, remarkable design work and heavenly choral music. IT REMAINS VIVID LONG AFTER IT’S OVER!” - Michael Kuchwara, Associated Press “INGENIOUSLY ORIGINAL! An emotional adventure that is uplifting and redeeming. THERE’S NOTHING ELSE LIKE IT ON BROADWAY!” - Pat Collins, WWOR-TV CORAM BOY is the most astonishing Broadway event of the decade - a rich spectacle filled with sweeping storytelling, gorgeous music and huge emotion, all brought to life by a company of 40 performers and a live orchestra. This is CORAM BOY, an amazingly rare theatrical experience arriving direct from a sold-out run at London's National Theatre. Adapted by Helen Edmundson and directed by Melly Still, CORAM BOY is the kind of grand, incomparable event that theatergoers will remember for years to come. Offer valid for all performances through July 1st, 2007. Offer good on select front and rear mezzanine seats. Top ticket price: $101.25. All prices include a $1.25 facility fee. Normal service charges apply to phone and Internet orders. Offer subject to availability and prior sale. All sales are final - no refunds or exchanges. Offer may be revoked or modified at any time without notice. (Photo By Catherine Ashmore) (Angel Photo By Hans Neleman/the Image Bank/getty Images
TONY UPDATE!
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TONY AWARDS ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES ELIGIBILITY FOR 2007 NOMINATIONS New York, New York (May 10, 2007) – The Tony Award Administration Committee met today for the final time this season to decide the eligibility of thirteen Broadway productions for the 2007 American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards®, presented by the League of American Theatres and Producers and the American Theatre Wing. Stephanie J. Block and Hadley Fraser will be considered in the Leading Actress and Actor in a Musical categories for their performances in The Pirate Queen. Laura Bell Bundy will be considered in the Leading Actress in a Musical category for her performance in Legally Blonde. Donna Murphy and Michael Cerveris will be considered in the Leading Actress and Actor in a Musical categories for their performances in LoveMusik. John Cullum will be considered in the Featured Actor in a Musical category for his performance in 110 in the Shade. Tonya Pinkins, Anthony Chisholm and John Earl Jelks will be considered in the Featured Actress and Actor in a Play categories for their performances in Radio Golf. Music for Coram Boy will be eligible in the Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre category. All other decisions were consistent with the opening night credits. This was the final meeting for the Tony Award Administration Committee to discuss the eligibility of shows opening in the 2006-2007 season. The cut-off date for eligibility was May 9th and nominations will be announced by Jane Krakowski and Taye Diggs at a reception sponsored by IBM this Tuesday morning, May 15th at the Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts. The Tony Awards will be broadcast in a live three-hour ceremony from Radio City Music Hall on the CBS television network on Sunday, June 10th. Tickets for the 2007 Tony Awards can be purchased starting at 9:00 AM on Tuesday, May 15th on-line through www.tonyawards.com or by calling the Tony Awards TicketMaster Hotline, 212-307-4544. Visa is the exclusive card of the Tony Awards.
Duncan Sheik In Concert MAY 15TH!
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/00003E67DB8EB68E?artistid=7718 You can see Duncan Sheik next week at the Concert Hall. To quote his show: It would be "Totally Fucked" if you missed it! "Spring Awakening" is one of my favorite Broadway musicals.
Tempted by The Fruit of Another?
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 http://squeezeofficial.com/shows2.htm My favorite band of all time is SQUEEZE (Well, them, Elvis Costello, James and Kate Taylor and Aretha) Check them out. Cool for Cats! Black Coffee in bed. I am so glad they have returned. Tempted to travel. Corine
Barnes and Noble Free Performance At Lincoln Center!
After last weeks marvelous performance by KAREN AKERS before a large and delighted crowd, we continue our celebration of cabaret/theater divas on May 9 with the remarkable STEVEN BRINBERG. For those of you who have not had the pleasure of seeing Steven's amazing vocal transformation into one of the great musical divas of all time, this is your chance as he becomes Simply Barbra. His new recording, the "Duet Album", pairs Steven with some of the best cabaret artists in original arrangements on a variety of theater and film songs. Joining Steven will be the very handsome Broadway star MATT CAVENAUGH. ANY WEDNESDAY celebrates the best in jazz, cabaret and theater performers in the spacious third floor events space at the Lincoln Square Barnes & Noble at 66th and Broadway in New York City. Each performance begins at 6:00 p.m., lasts approximately a half hour and is followed by a signing/meet-and-greet session with the artists. As always, the events remain free and open to all. Upcoming performers include: Louise Roger |
