Matt Schicker 3/11/06

Scott & Barbara Siegel
Nightlife Notes 4/21/06

Michael Dale 12/13/06

Stu Hamstra 12/13/06

Jaime Robert Carillo 7/25/05

Rob Lester 6/3/05

WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?
"Given the style of these songs, it's fair to say that they live or die in their lyrics, so we're happy to report that Coris displays a sassy sense of humor. From the darkly funny "Find It In Your Heart," about a knife rather than love, to the rousing "In Heaven (They Sing Nothing But Showtunes)," the lyrics are playful and consistently amusing. What's Your Problem? features a cast of three solid performers. Coris is one of them, and he's particularly adept at putting over his own material.

"Character clown Coris is hammy, show-biz fun playing broad roles like a Brokeback Mountain cowpoke, singing the joys of reading Blueboy and listening to ABBA on the ranch, a 50’s pop idol warbling of his “Chelsea Boy” (“His contacts are the brightest blue.”) and a giddy gay man confessing, “Str8 Men Go Str8 to My Heart.” (“A runway, he knows, is for planes, not for clothes / But give him five shots and it’s anything goes!”)

TOP CABARET PICK OF 2006! (Cabaret Revuve/Variety Performance)
"The very attractive and talented cast harmonize and vocalize so effortlessly. The fun they appear to have on stage soon infects the whole room - and my tears were flowing the whole hour. Once again, with the show packed with original music, this is a great show for performers looking for special material to spice up
their own shows to visit. Here is a must-see show!

"Lyricist Hector Coris and composer Paul L. Johnson, two long-time collaborators, have created a well-built musical revue. The lyrics truly impress: they’re intelligent, witty, and at the same time scan extraordinary well with the music. Coris is a charming master of ceremonies, as he narrates an occasional anecdote about a song’s history or tells a joke as a segue. His cabaret experience is apparent, and he has enough charismatic stage quality to do a one-man show."

"Hector is an eager-to-please entertainer with great comic timing and the ability to sell a song to a faretheewell. He can sing and he's clearly not shy! With Coris and the chorus, you'll be quite entertained as they really put the "gay" in "engaging" and help you laugh at life. I think we can look forward to many more chuckles from Hector (who writes some songs on his own) and Paul, in a mood with both meanings of the the word "gay." Can't you use a good laugh?"
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Scott & Barbara Siegel
The Siegel Column 7/13/04

Stu Hamstra 5/29/03

Roy Sander (former critic)

NOT ME
"Hector Coris is a delightful discovery. Not Me, this songwriter/singer's playful act at Don't Tell Mama, was wry, rueful, and royally ridiculous. His lyrics, matched with music by Paul L. Johnson, made wonderful comic sport out of Coris's life. Bad at being Spanish ("The Only Spanish Thing I Do") and gay ("Terrible Homosexual"), and unlucky in love ("Lowering My Standards"), Coris sings his own inspired, self-deprecating songs with a genuine talent for performance: He has impeccable comic timing and a great sad-sack mug."

"This show is one of the funniest seen in some time - with some of the flavor of those Rick Crom reviews that Hector has appeared in. In fact, Rick was at the show, and in the absence of a song list, I assumed that many of the songs presented were new additions to the extensive Crom songbook. But nearly all the songs in the show were written by Hector, along with his musical director Paul L. Johnson! Presented with total aplomb by Mr. Coris, assisted by two really cute and talented backup singers (Tripp Pettigrew and Mickey Toogood) it was a show that I hope to see again - it simply zipped by so fast! Coris, who admits to be the only member of his Puerto Rican family who does not speak Spanish, delivers the material with such gusto, you barely have time to catch your breath from laughing so hard."

"What makes Hector so special is that not only is he a good singer, he is also very funny...and clever and sweet, and playful and charming - qualities that carry through from his delightful original lyrics and patter to his delivery. Lying at the core of all the humor and frivolity is a mix of intelligence and niceness, and while he is a polished performer, he does everything with unassuming natural ease. As if that weren't enough, he is as huggable as he is talented, making his show a particularly joyful experience. "

Doug DeVita

Tom Brokaw

John Townsend

"A first class ticket to laughs."

"Foss' excellent cast is the very embodiment of crisply masterful comedic timing and pacing."

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