Show Description
THE COTERIE is a family of artists eager to contribute hybrid works of new operatic theater that graft rock, jazz, pop, and musical theater ideas into their D.N.A. Join them for THE COTERIE: Twelve12Twelve12, an evening of 12 world premiere songs by 12 composers on 12/12! Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel Nominee Amy Warren (The Adding Machine, August: Osage County), Zachary James (The Addams Family, South Pacific), Rebecca Ringle (The Metropolitan Opera’s upcoming Nixon in China and Die Walküre), Ryan Bauer-Walsh (Chicago’s Billy Elliot), Mellissa Hughes (The Little Death, Volume 1), mezzo-soprano Flora Mendoza, Megan Stern (Straight Up Vampire, CHURCH) and The Coterie’s own co-Artistic Director Lauren Worsham (New York City Opera’s Candide, Goodspeed Opera House’s Carnival!) will sing the eclectic collection of musical theater and operatic works. Featured composers include Josh Schmidt (The Adding Machine, A Ministers Wife), Rachel Peters (Only Children), Kyle Jarrow (Obie Award winner for A Very Merry Unauthorized Children’s Scientology Pageant), Paola Prestini (Oceanic Verses, Body Maps), Matt Marks (The Little Death, Volume 1), Andrew Gerle (Meet John Doe, The Tutor), Jeff Myers (The Hunger Art), Aravind Sreenivasan (Super Mirage), Julian Wachner (Evangeline Revisited), Christine Donkin (Magnificat) and Nick Martin (The Belly of the Bear). Eleven of the songs will feature lyrics by co-Artistic Director Royce Vavrek (Dog Days).
MP3 Credits:
Stand Up Like a Man featured in Dog Days performed by David Adam Moore
Unicorn Tapestry #1
Aravind Sreenivasan, composer; Royce Vavrek, lyricist; Greg Hildreth, vocalist
Aravind Sreenivasan, composer; Royce Vavrek, lyricist; Greg Hildreth, vocalist
