Soprano, Christine Cornell is making waves in the New York performing arts scene. This dynamic actor and musician is also co-leading the acclaimed Brooklyn Harmonics Vocal Program with her long-time friend and Broadway maestro, Jeffrey Klitz.
This summer, she is back as a guest artist for Sound Symphony Orchestra in Long Island conducted by Scott Stickley. Last season, she brought her vocals to Samuel Barber's "Knoxville: Summer of 1915" (a major soprano bucket list item!), and, on separate occasions, charmed audiences with selections from "My Fair Lady," "Pirates of Penzance," and Gershwin classics, all under the baton of the esteemed conductor, Dorothy Savitch.
She is currently involved in the exciting new musical The Real Kyle McCarren, which had a sold-out performance at Joe’s Pub this spring. The production, made possible by the Jonathan Larson Grant, stars its creators Andy Roninson and Sean McVerry, alongside Broadway veterans Norbert Leo Butz, Kate Baldwin, and Orville Mendoza. This July, she has been in the studio recording the project.
Coming up next, a new project! and maybe not then by Dan Rubins and directed by Kate Moore Heaney. This reading will be mounted on August 11th at Open Jar Studios.
Christine's voice has also taken her to many stages beyond New York. February 2024, she was a quarter-finalist in the American Traditions Vocal Competition in Savannah, Georgia. Her diverse projects include being a featured artist on Erik Carlson's "Slowly Expanding Milton Babbitt" album (Three Theatrical Songs), helping the von Trapp family escape Austria as Sister Margaretta in the Virginia Opera/Virginia Arts Festival co-production of "The Sound of Music" (conducted by the incredible Rob Fisher), and embarking on a mesmerizing multi-city concert series in Italy with Ghostlight Chorus (music director Dr. Evelyn Troester DeGraf), which included a world premiere by composer/music director Mary Gatchall.
Christine is a regularly featured vocalist with The Justin Rothberg Band. They just played the Brooklyn staple Pete’s Candy Store on May 26th.
Christine has graced renowned venues like 54 Below, the Quick Center, and the Renberg Theatre in Joanna Gleason’s sold out one woman show "Out of the Eclipse."
Her stage credits also include "The Apple and Other Slip-Ups" (ARC Stages), "The Most Happy Fella" (Goodspeed), "The Sound of Music" (Virginia Arts Festival/Virginia Opera, Paper Mill Playhouse, Sacred Heart), "Master Class" (Gulf Shore Playhouse), "A Nantucket Christmas Carol" (White Heron Theater), and "Four Saints in Three Acts" with Trinity Choir (Brooklyn Academy of Music). She even made her film music debut in Alex Weston's original score for "What Breaks the Ice" (released October 2021).
Christine is a proud member of Actors Equity Association (thank you Goodspeed!) and is on the roster at Avalon Artists Group. A graduate of the prestigious Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, this artist is having a blast carving her path with these many theatrical and musical opportunities.