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Corey Frederick Brunish | |
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 Corey Brunish in January 2017 | |
| Born | July 7, 1955} [1] |
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| Spouse | Jessica Rose Brunish |
| Children | 1 daughter |
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| Website | https://www.brunishfamily.com/Corey/Corey.html |
Corey Frederick Brunish (born 7 July 1955) [5] [1] is a singer, actor, director, writer and producer.
In 1977, Brunish received a BA in Theatre Arts from Occidental College cum laude. [6]
In 1977, Brunish began his acting career appearing in shows in repertory at the Remsen Bird Theatre. [7] He moved to Oregon and worked as a property developer while appearing in theatre productions, indie movies, TV shows and feature films. [7]
In 2022, Brunish appeared in Claydream, a documentary about the invention of Claymation by Will Vinton. [8]
In February 2017, Brunish released his debut solo album on Broadway Records: #ThrowbackThursday. His follow-up CD Just The Three Of Us was released in December 2020. [9]
In 2022, with the release of the CD of the cast recording of Music Man, Brunish had written his second set of liner notes for a Broadway cast recording, following Bonnie & Clyde in 2012. [8]
Brunish helped to produce the soundtrack for Nice Work If you Can Get It ; the CD was nominated for a Grammy Award. [7]
In collaboration with Spencer Proffer and Russell Miller, Brunish produces documentary films, streaming content and new works for Broadway. [10]
He debuted as a director in 1975 with the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. [11]
In 2009, he directed Stephen Sondheim's Company . [12]
Brunish came to New York as assistant director and producer of Bonnie & Clyde, [13] and was also a producer of the show's cast album. [14]
In 2021, Brunish was nominated for a Grammy Award as a producer on the theatre album Snapshots by Stephen Schwartz, released on Broadway Records. [15]
Brunish has received 15 consecutive nominations in 11 seasons and five Tony Awards. [16] In 2012, he received a Tony as producer for Porgy and Bess, which won Best Musical Revival. [17] In 2013, Brunish received a second Tony Award as a producer of the revival of Pippin. [18] He also was the recipient of the 2013 Drama Desk Award, Drama League Award and the Outer Critics Circle Award for the same show. In 2017, he was awarded Tony awards for Come From Away. In 2018, Brunish received his ninth consecutive nomination and third Tony award for Once on This Island . In 2020, he garnered his 11th consecutive Tony nnomination for Slave Play with a producing credit. The show also holds the record for most Tony Award nominations in history for a play with 12 nominations. [19]
In 2021, the Tony Award-winning revival of Company, for which Brunish served as a producer, was also awarded Outstanding Broadway Production at the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards, tied with Thoughts of a Colored Man . [20] [21]
Brunish is married to Jessica Rose Brunish and they have a daughter. [22]
In December 2023, Brunish served as a judge for the Red Bucket Follies, a fundraiser for Broadway Cares, which raised over $4.5 million. [23] He serves as an investor in The Museum of Broadway. [24]
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Name: Corey Frederick Brunish; Birth Date: 7 Jul 1955; Gender: Male; Mother's Maiden Name: Hughes; Birth County: Los Angeles