HECTOR CORIS is an award-winning lyricist and songwriter whose recent musical revue, What’s Your Problem? (written with composer Paul L. Johnson) garnered critical acclaim and enjoyed a nearly two-year run in New York City. The show was performed in Montreal where it won awards for Best Musical and Best Ensemble Performance in the 2006 Harvest LGBT International Theatre Festival. What’s Your Problem? also won awards for Best Musical, Best Original Score and Best Performance (Male) in a Musical at the 2005 Fresh Fruit Festival in NYC. Hector is also the recipient of the 2006 Jeff Matson Award from Cabaret Hotline Online for his outstanding contributions to the NYC cabaret community.

As a producer, Hector has mounted his debut cabaret revue, Not Me, and What’s Your Problem? as well as co-producing many productions at Brooklyn Family Theatre and several other revues. As a director, his credits include Barnum (Brooklyn Family Theatre), Under the Influence (Don’t Tell Mama) and he musical directed Cyndi Freedman’s Inside Cherry Pitz, which recently was featured in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Most recently, Hector had the pleasure of directing Opening Doors Theatre Company's first show in the “Closing Notice®” concert series, Bring Back Birdie to resounding acclaim.

As a performer, Hector has appeared in numerous musical productions in New York and other cities. Most notably in Rick Crom’s MAC and BISTRO Award-winning revue Our Life & Times, Rene Foss’ Around The World in a Bad Mood, several productions at Brooklyn Family Theatre (including Annie, Bye Bye Birdie, The Wiz and Snoopy The Musical) and countless cabaret and comedy shows in New York City. Television: “Saturday Night Live.”

He currently works as Director of Marketing at the Tony® Award-winning Off-Broadway institution, Second Stage Theatre, serves on the board of Brooklyn Family Theatre, is a member of Vocal Ease – an organization that brings live entertainment to hospitals and other institutions – and was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs (MAC). For more info, visit www.HectorCoris.com