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THE COTERIE UN/PLUGGED, VOLUME ONE: LAUREN WORSHAM AND FRIENDS
AT THE CANAL ROOM ON FEBRUARY 22ND, 2010 AT 7:30PM

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JOINING LAUREN ON STAGE ARE SPECIAL GUESTS TONY AWARD NOMINEE BARBARA WALSH, THERESA MCCARTHY AND ANDREW NOLEN.

WORLD PREMIERE COMPOSITIONS BY OBIE AWARD-WINNER KYLE JARROW, TAYLOR MAC, JOSH SCHMIDT, PAUL SCOTT GOODMAN, DANIEL ZAITCHIK, CHRISTINE DONKIN, ANDREW GERLE, KRISTIN HEVNER, NICK MARTIN, JEFF MYERS, JULIA MEINWALD, CRISTIAN AMIGO, MATT MARKS, ARVII SREENIVASAN, and ROYCE VAVREK.

The evening will feature Lauren Worsham (Candide, Spelling Bee) and previously announced special guests including Tony nominee Barbara Walsh (Falsettos, Company), Theresa McCarthy (Floyd Collins, Titanic) and Andrew Nolen (Wooster Group's La Didone). The company will present work from composers Cristian Amigo, Christine Donkin, Andrew Gerle (Meet John Doe), Paul Scott Goodman (Rooms, Bright Lights, Big City), Kristin Hevner (Il Sogno, Bully Pulpit), Obie award-winner Kyle Jarrow (Whisper House, A Very Merry Unauthorized Childrens' Scientology Pageant), Matt Marks (The Little Death: Volume One), Nick Martin (Searching for Heartbreak), Julia Meinwald (Disappeared), Taylor Mac (The Lily's Revenge), Jeff Myers (The Hunger Art), Josh Schmidt (The Adding Machine), Arvi Sreenivasan (Super Mirage), Royce Vavrek (Dog Days) and Daniel Zaitchik (Picnic at Hanging Rock).

Ninety percent of the songs are new works commissioned by THE COTERIE.

Andy Einhorn (Sondheim on Sondheim) provides music direction for the evening. Audrey Ellis takes over the director's chair replacing Tom Ridgely who had to back out due to scheduling difficulties.

Treat your ears to a bevy of fresh premieres from our diverse family of Coterie composers and librettists, ranging from new music arias to balls-out rock and roll anthems.

THE COTERIE, an up-and-coming downtown opera-theater company, will present a benefit concert The Coterie Un/Plugged, Volume One: Lauren Worsham and Friends at the Canal Room on February 22nd, 2010 at 7:30PM. Tickets are $20 in advance, $30 at the door. The evening will feature Lauren Worsham (Candide, Spelling Bee) and special guests including Tony nominee Barbara Walsh (Falsettos, Company), Theresa McCarthy (Floyd Collins, Titanic) and Andrew Nolan (Wooster Group's La Didone). The company will present work from composers Christine Donkin, Andrew Gerle (Meet John Doe), Kristin Hevner (Il Sogno, Bully Pulpit), Obie award-winner Kyle Jarrow (Whisper House, A Very Merry Unauthorized Childrens' Scientology Pageant), Nick Martin (Searching for Heartbreak), Julia Meinwald (Disappeared), Taylor Mac (The Lily's Revenge), Jeff Myers (The Hunger Art), Josh Schmidt (The Adding Machine), Royce Vavrek (Dog Days) and Daniel Zaitchik (Picnic at Hanging Rock). Ninety percent of the songs are new works commissioned by THE COTERIE. Andy Einhorn (Sondheim on Sondheim) provides music direction for the evening, while Drama Desk Award nominee Tom Ridgely (Marco Millions (based on lies)) will serve as stage director. More composers and performers will be announced shortly.

Treat your ears to a bevy of fresh premieres from our diverse family of Coterie composers and librettists, ranging from new music arias to balls-out rock and roll anthems. Founded by soprano Lauren Worsham (executive director) and librettist Royce Vavrek (artistic director), THE COTERIE creates new works of music theater that feature sophisticated scores and narratives that speak to a contemporary audience. Eager to cultivate an operatic vernacular for the 21st century, The Coterie does not shy away from amplification, provocative subject matter, or popular musical influence: our projects are sung-through classical music hybrids that often graft rock, pop, jazz, musical theater, and folk strands into their D.N.A. Our drama is never subservient to the music, and our performers are equal singers and actors.