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William Jessup University's SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS

​"Bless your beautiful hide"

​Brance returned to college in northern California for WJU Theatre's autumn production. Though a small department, they have an impressive design team and publicity/marketing personnel.  Here are some of the highlights. 

​Sacramento's FOX 40 morning team stopped by to visit: Milly & the Brothers. And Jessup Theatre always packages a strong, site-specific, promotional video. 
Alluvion Stage Company's THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES
"Never met a man I didn't like." 
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Brance joined the team at ALLUVION STAGE, in Lynchburg, VA as the choreographer for one of his favorite shows: THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES. The show was performed at the newly restored Academy of Music in downtown Lynchburg.  Originally built in 1905, in the Beaux Arts style, the boards of this historic theatre were once trod upon by the great Will Rogers himself!

​Check out this and that from Liberty University!
Garden Theatre's INTO THE WOODS
"If life were only moments, then you'd never know you had one."
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I wish... all good things didn't have to come to an end.  Fortunately, my roommates sent me some beautiful words of encouragement before my final show: "...I know you understand and it's time to leave the woods.  Even though there's 'No More', you know things now, many valuable things.  You found the things that make it worth the journeying.  You've changed, you're daring, more sure, more caring. And I have no doubt you'll have to go into the woods again, you have to every now and then.  You're wonderful. Many people are on your side, so have a great 'Ever After' today- Now go to the wood!"   

Check out Carl F. Gauze's blog: http://blogs.ink19.com/archikulture/2017/04/30/into-the-woods/
and the Orlando Sentinel's photo gallery: ​http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/arts-and-theater/the-artistic-type/os-et-into-the-woods-garden-theatre-20170525-story.html
photo credit: Steven Miller Photography
Titusville Playhouse's THE ADDAMS FAMILY
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"One Normal Night"
They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky.  They’re all together ooky...

I got to play "Uncle Fester", and fall in love with the moon, a perfectly lucky 13 times during a SOLD OUT run at the Titusville Playhouse last Fall.

Check out the article and pics from Florida Today and Brevard Culture.
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"When You're an Addams"
photo credit: Luke Atkison
Dicapo Opera's THE MOST HAPPY FELLA
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photos by J. Martindale
"...comic relief is provided by Rosabella's friend Cleo (the delightful belter Lauren Hoffmeier) and Tony's employee Herman (the hilarious Brance Cornelius)...  Their show-stopping number "Big D" won our hearts."
                                                                                     -Meche Kroop, Voce di meche

"As Herman...Brance Cornelius was her ideal match, with his twangy tenor and goofy charm, ...and their love letter to Dallas, "Big D," was the highlight of the show."
                                                                         -Joanne Sydney Lessner, Opera News

"...it's Lauren Hoffmeier as Rosabella's friend Cleo and Brance Cornelius's Herman ... who almost steal the show."
                                                                                         -Elyse Sommer,  CurtainUp

"Lauren Hoffmeier and Brance Cornelius ...pure musical comedy ...“Big D,” brought down the house."
                                                              -Harry Saltzman, New York Concert Review

"...Brance Cornelius as her timid boyfriend, Herman. His penetrating tenor and bouncy comic energy kicked the second act into high gear with the Western-flavored “Big D.”"
                                                                                     -James Jorden, NewYork Post

"Great comic relief is added by Lauren Hoffmeier's Cleo...and Brance Cornelius's Herman as Cleo's passive suitor who likes everybody and can't make a fist.  ...I can't give this production enough praise!"
                                                                            -Myra Chanin, The Huffington Post

"...the optimistic, happy-go-lucky Herman, was deftly played by the delightful Brance Cornelius ...great charisma and excellent comic timing. Both had the uncanny ability to deliver a deadpan one-liner and leave the audience in stitches."
                                                                              -Minda Larsen, theateronline.com
 
"...and comic relief was provided by Lauren Hoffmeier as Rosabella’s friend Cleo and Brance Cornelius as Herman...  and her duet with Herman, ‘Supposin’ I Should Have to Say, Goodbye, Darling’, sung as Herman, hog-tied as a practical joke, staggers around the stage, was a comedic highlight."
                                                                 -David M. Rice, www.classicalsource.com
Dr. Seuss' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! The Musical (National Tour)
"Serena Brook as Mama Who and Brance Cornelius as Papa Who were attractive playing their roles with strong vocal cords."
                                   -Richard Connema, Talkin’ Broadway (San Francisco) 

"Brance Cornelius and Serena Brook as Papa and Mama Who, are sweet & winning. Each of them has a lovely singing voice that they get to show off in a couple of numbers...".
                                                                 -Robert A. Mitchell, KDHX St. Louis

"Brance Cornelius registers well, too, as her kindly Papa."
                                                                    -Everett Evans, Houston Chronicle

"Brance Cornelius, who plays Cindy-Lou's daddy, reminded me a lot of one of my favorite childhood comedians, Paul Lynde."
                                                             -Bob Fischbach, Omaha World-Herald
Saint Michael's Playhouse's THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
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"Cold Feets" with David Rossetti
“...the playfulness and precision of his choreography hit a mark rarely seen locally outside national touring shows. The energetic routines create an apt medium for the show’s torrent of lyrical silliness. Rossetti and Cornelius’ tap-dancing number to the corny tune “Cold Feets” is among the most memorable.”
    -Erik Esckilsen, Seven Days-Vermont’s Independent Voice

“...the performers still deliver top-notch singing and dancing. ...and the latter shines in various ensemble numbers as well as the vibrant tap-dancing piece "Cold Feets" featuring Rossetti, Brance Cornelius (cast as the best man, George)...”
                              -Brent Hallenbeck, Burlington Free Press
Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS
“…Brance Cornelius, lent to his character Phil Davis a more believable sense of fun and pizzazz. ...Cornelius and Long's tap dancing interlude in "I Love a Piano" was a showstopper.”
                                                              -Jack Walton, South Bend Tribune

​“Brance Cornelius is making his Round Barn debut. These fellows are great. Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye would be proud to have them following in their footsteps. ...Long and Cornelius are light on their feet and their dance routines are the greatest. They even tap to “I Love a Piano”.  Ford and Cornelius brought down the house with their renditions of “Sisters”…”
                                                                                 -Jeri Seely, The Paper
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
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"Fit as a Fiddle" with Matthew Labanca
“Cornelius delivers a knockout punch with “Make ‘Em Laugh” and teams up brilliantly with Martin for “Moses Supposes". 
...Cornelius nearly steals every scene in which he appears with elastic comic work…”
                        -Christopher Tower, Battle Creek Enquirer