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Boys Dance TooE. Clayton CorneliousMeet E. Clayton Cornelious—otherwise known as E. Clay! He’s been in 10 Broadway shows including A Chorus Line, The Music Man, The Lion King, Ain’t Too Proud, and Beautiful: The Carol King Musical. He was also in the televised Jersey Boys Live with Nick Jonas; in Rat Pack in London’s West End; and in national tours of Kinky Boots, Hairspray, and more; on TV in The Marvelous Mrs. Mazel; and he’s a 2-time Tony Award-nominated producer! Hear about his career journey doing some of the most iconic Broadway shows. Follow him on IG @eclaycorn and visit his...2025-05-1645 min
Closing NightLights, Camera, Lerner and Loewe!Tickets are available for in-person attendance and via livestream on The Green Room 42 website.Next month marks the 50th anniversary of The Little Prince, a musical film based on the classic children’s story and the final collaboration of Broadway writing duo Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe. To celebrate this milestone The Green Room 42 presents “Lights, Camera, Lerner and Loewe” on November 5th at 9:30pm. And the special guest of the evening is Steven Warner, who was the child actor in the title role alongside Broadway luminaries like Richard Kiley, Bob Fosse, Donna McKechnie, and Gene Wilder...2024-10-2602 min
Why I‘ll Never Make ItLights, Camera, Lerner and Loewe!Tickets are available for in-person attendance and via livestream on The Green Room 42 website.Next month marks the 50th anniversary of The Little Prince, a musical film based on the classic children’s story and the final collaboration of Broadway writing duo Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe. To celebrate this milestone The Green Room 42 presents “Lights, Camera, Lerner and Loewe” on November 5th at 9:30pm. And the special guest of the evening is Steven Warner, who was the child actor in the title role alongside Broadway luminaries like Richard Kiley, Bob Fosse, Donna McKechnie, and Gene Wilder...2024-10-2601 min
Closing NightA Night of Songs and Stories from the Marquis TheatreLast month, Closing Night went live at 54 Below here in New York City, exploring the songs and stories of the Marquis Theatre with Broadway performers and singers—many of whom have performed in shows at the Marquis and some of them even joined us this past podcast season.
Patrick Oliver Jones / Diego Prieto - "I Am I, Don Quixote” (Man of La Mancha)
Jane Summerhays / Patrick Oliver Jones - "You Would If You Could" (Me and My Girl)
John Bolton - "The Good Old Days" (Damn Yankees)
Jonathan Shew - "What Do I Need With Love?" (Thoroughly Modern Mill...2024-04-191h 12
Creative RiskBroadway Producer + Performer E. Clayton CorneliousWe have a dear friend and legitimate LEGEND on the pod! E. Clayton Cornelious joins us! A Tony nominated investor/producer and a 25-year Broadway veteran, who has appeared in over 10 Broadway shows! Currently producing The Who's Tommy and Spamalot on Broadway and coming off starring on the Ain't Too Proud tour, E. Clay is a truly fierce multi-hyphenate and entrepreneur. We talk about his wild journey from actor to producer, his various business ventures and the mindset that has allowed him to carve out a successful living in this crazy business.E. Clayton Cornelious Instagram2024-04-041h 23
Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles PresentsLive From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents E. Clayton Cornelious“Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents”, is filmed live every Wednesday from 5 – 6 in the lobby of the iconic Hotel Edison, before a live audience. This weeks guest is Broadway/TV Actor, Tony Nominated Producer/Investor E. Clayton Cornelious.2024-03-2130 min
Closing NightClosing Night Goes Live at 54 Below!Get ready for a night of Broadway magic as 54 Below Celebrates the Marquis Theatre on March 19th! The concert will feature performances by those who were there at the Marquis, like Tony Award nominee Kate Baldwin from Thoroughly Modern Millie, Tony Award winner Richard Maltby, Jr. from Nick & Nora, E. Clayton Cornelious from Wonderland, Leah Horowitz from The Woman in White, and Lisa Howard from 9 to 5 and Escape to Margaritaville.Patrick Oliver Jones will be hosting as well as singing that night, which just happens to be his birthday, so you don't miss this exclusive one-night-only event...2024-01-2901 min
Conversations with ToiAin't Too Proud...for a Show or some GoalsGoals and The Temptations? Yes on this last episode of the season and year I talk to E. Clayton Cornelious about his role as Paul Williams on the Broadway show of Ain't Too Proud coming to the Kimmel Cultural Campus January 3-21st. Tickets are now available............................................................................................................................................E. CLAYTON CORNELIOUS (Paul Williams) is a Grammy winning Broadway/Tv veteran actor of 25 years. He’s worked on the West End of London, has done 9 1/2 Broadway shows, and this marks his 10th Broadway national tour. On top of acting, he is now a 5-year Broadway Investor/Producer. He...2023-12-2956 min
Closing NightE. Clayton CorneliousTo take you further behind the scenes of Wonderland, I’m sharing my conversation with E. Clayton Cornelious, who played the part of Caterpillar and is also a Broadway producer himself of such shows as Ain't Too Proud, Chicken and Biscuits, and New York, New York.In the previous episode, we explored the musical world of Frank Wildhorn and two of his shows that graced the Marquis Theatre for only about a month each, and E. Clay was a big help in putting that episode together. Now, you’ll get our full interview, full of anecdotes and tidb...2023-10-3026 min
Why I‘ll Never Make ItE. Clayton Cornelious on Persistence and Opportunity as a Broadway Actor and ProducerE Clayton Cornelious has been a part of 10 Broadway shows: in the ensemble, as an understudy and swing, as well as in starring roles, and even as a producer. And in one of those he made an appearance in voiceover. And it is this diversity of work that we will be talking about today. It will shed light on the fact that things haven’t been as easy for him as it may seem.He’s had to overcome some definite obstacles, and gather a bit of persistence along the way. So from the bright lights of Broa...2023-06-1945 min
Personally Speaking with Msgr. Jim LisantePersonally Speaking ep. 92 (E. Clayton Cornelious)In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by Broadway veteran E. Clayton Cornelious. E. Clayton was recently in the Broadway hit “Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations” and his other Broadway credits include: “Beautiful, “Scottsboro Boys”, “A Chorus Line”, “The Music Man” and “The Lion King”. E. Clayton was also the lead producer for the Broadway comedy “Chicken & Biscuits”, and he talks about his life, his 22 years of Broadway experience, and the faith and values that sustain him.Support the show2022-02-2428 min
The Salisha Show-Where Broadway Meets CultureBHBL: Black Excellence with E. Clayton CorneliousFeatured on today’s episode, host Salisha chats with E. Clayton Cornelious who is a Pittsburgh native and a 22-year Broadway veteran. He recently received the, "Legacy Robe" for his role in the Broadway hit, Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations. In Addition to all of his theatre credits, he is a 3-year Broadway Investor/Producer and a proud member of BIV (Broadway Inspirational Voices) and a proud graduate of Point Park University. E. Clayton shares how he wants to keep going and keep making his family proud by trying to do more and have his hands in ev...2021-09-3038 min
The Salisha Show-Where Broadway Meets CultureBlack Excellence with E. Clayton CorneliousFeatured on today’s episode, host Salisha chats with E. Clayton Cornelious who is a Pittsburgh native and a 22-year Broadway veteran. He recently received the, "Legacy Robe" for his role in the Broadway hit, Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations. In Addition to all of his theatre credits, he is a 3-year Broadway Investor/Producer and a proud member of BIV (Broadway Inspirational Voices) and a proud graduate of Point Park University. E. Clayton shares how he wants to keep going and keep making his family proud by trying to do more and have hi...2021-09-3040 min
The Salisha Show-Where Broadway Meets Culture08: How To Make Broadway Dreams Come True When The Sky's The LimitFeatured on today’s episode, host Salisha chats with E. Clayton Cornelious who is a Pittsburgh native and a 22-year Broadway veteran. He recently received the, "Legacy Robe" for his role in the Broadway hit, Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations. In Addition to all of his theatre credits, he is a 3-year Broadway Investor/Producer and a proud member of BIV (Broadway Inspirational Voices) and a proud graduate of Point Park University. E. Clayton shares how he wants to keep going and keep making his family proud by trying to do more and have his hands in ev...2021-09-1434 min
The Salisha Show-Where Broadway Meets CultureHow To Make Broadway Dreams Come True When The Sky's The LimitFeatured on today’s episode, host Salisha chats with E. Clayton Cornelious who is a Pittsburgh native and a 22-year Broadway veteran. He recently received the, "Legacy Robe" for his role in the Broadway hit, Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations. In Addition to all of his theatre credits, he is a 3-year Broadway Investor/Producer and a proud member of BIV (Broadway Inspirational Voices) and a proud graduate of Point Park University. E. Clayton shares how he wants to keep going and keep making his family proud by trying to do more and have hi...2021-09-1436 min
The Salisha Show with Salisha ThomasHow To Make Broadway Dreams Come True When The Sky's The LimitFeatured on today’s episode, host Salisha chats with E. Clayton Cornelious who is a Pittsburgh native and a 22-year Broadway veteran. He recently received the, "Legacy Robe" for his role in the Broadway hit, Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations. In Addition to all of his theatre credits, he is a 3-year Broadway Investor/Producer and a proud member of BIV (Broadway Inspirational Voices) and a proud graduate of Point Park University. E. Clayton shares how he wants to keep going and keep making his family proud by trying to do more and have hi...2021-09-1435 min
The EnsemblistI'm Still Here (feat. E. Clayton Cornelious)Today’s episode guest has indeed run the gamut, A to Z. E. Clayton Cornelious has graced the boards of Broadway an unbelievable eight times during the twenty years since his debut. The show then was Disney’s The Lion King, and today this Broadway ensemblist is bringing to life the electrifying story of The Temptations in Ain’t Too Proud. Throughout the years his career has span the gamut, performing in everything from The Scottsboro Boys to A Chorus Line. And in addition to his work onstage, he is a producer and investor on shows including Caroline...2021-06-2326 min
Performer Stories — Fascinating Stories from Top EntertainersStories for Juneteenth - Stories by Kimberly JaJuan, E Clayton Cornelious, Ran'D Shine, and Stanley Wayne MathisThis week's storytellers are broadway actor and singer Kimberly JaJuan, broadway actor E Clayton Cornelious, magician Ran'D Shine, and broadway actor Stanley Wayne Mathis. This week, in observance of Juneteenth coming up this Saturday, I'm featuring stories all from Black entertainers. If you're unaware of what Juneteenth is, having only glanced past it as a seemingly obscure holiday on your calender, Juneteenth, observed on June 19th is a day in which we celebrate the day that the slaves in Texas found out that the Emancipation Proclimation was happening. In short, it declared that "all persons held as...2021-06-1550 min