Board Announces Two Directors for 2014-15

The SBMT Board of Directors recently announced directors for two of its 2014-15 season shows.

Kevin Cornelius will direct “Kiss Me Kate,” the Cole Porter musical about a group of actors putting on Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew.” Mr. Cornelius’s most recent directorial outing for SBMT was the toe-tapping “42nd Street” in 2011. And of course he recently starred as Gus Esmond in the just-finished production of “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” as well as playing Eddie Ryan in last season’s “Funny Girl.” Mr. Cornelius also directs the Roberta Jones Junior Theatre in Santa Clara, currently producing “Peter Pan.”
Doug Brook will direct “Curtains,” by Kander and Ebb (of “Chicago” and “Cabaret” fame). Like “Kate,” “Curtains” is a show-within-the-show, but it is also a classic whodunit murder mystery. Mr. Brook previously directed “Finian’s Rainbow” for SBMT in 2011, which won a Silicon Valley Small Theatre Award for outstanding musical. He is currently directing SBMT’s May/June production of “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.” See his website for more about his work as director, actor, and playwright.