Corey Cott

Corey Michael Cott (born March 30, 1990)[1] is an American actor and singer. He is best known for playing Jack Kelly in the Broadway musical Newsies, replacing Jeremy Jordan, and for originating the role of Donny Novitski in the Broadway musical Bandstand.[2]

Corey Cott
Cott at the Bernard B. Jacobs stage door in May 2017
Born
Corey Michael Cott

(1990-03-30) March 30, 1990
Columbus, Mississippi, U.S.
EducationCarnegie Mellon University (BFA)
OccupationActor, singer
Years active2012–present
Spouse(s)
Meghan Woollard
(
m. 2013)
Children1
RelativesCasey Cott (brother)

Early life and education

Cott was born in Columbus, Mississippi, the oldest of three children of Rick, an investment manager and former Air Force fighter pilot, and Lori Cott.[3][4] He grew up in Spring Arbor, Michigan and Chagrin Falls, Ohio and is the older brother of actor Casey Cott.[5] He went to Chagrin Falls High School in Chagrin Falls, Ohio and he graduated from the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[6]

Career

Cott began his professional acting career while attending Carnegie Mellon, booking shows with Pittsburgh's professional theater company Pittsburgh CLO. He had roles in their productions of Miss Saigon, Jekyll and Hyde, and Jesus Christ Superstar.[7]

Soon after graduating from Carnegie Mellon University, Cott moved to New York City. Shortly thereafter, he booked the role of the Jack Kelly alternate in the Broadway musical Newsies. He took over that role permanently on September 5, 2012.[8]

Cott appeared in the musical Bandstand as WWII veteran Donny Novitski, which opened on Broadway on April 26, 2017.[9] He had also starred in the musical's premiere at the Paper Mill Playhouse in October 2015.[10]

Personal life

Cott married Meghan Woollard in January 2013. They met while singing in church in Pittsburgh.[11] Their first child, Elliott Michael Cott, was born on May 1, 2017.[12]

Cott grew up with Ben Fankhauser, a fellow Newsies co-star. They performed together in several local youth theatre productions.[6]

Stage credits
Year Title Role Venue Notes
2012 Newsies Jack Kelly Nederlander Theatre September 5, 2012 – August 24, 2014
2015 Gigi Gaston Lachaille Kennedy Center January 16, 2015 – February 12, 2015
Gigi Gaston Lachaille Neil Simon Theatre March 19, 2015 – June 21, 2015
2015 Bandstand Donny Novitski Paper Mill Playhouse October 8, 2015 – November 8, 2015
2017 Bandstand Donny Novitski Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre March 31, 2017 – September 17, 2017

Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes
2012 What You Get Benjamin Armand Short film
2015 The Intern Customer Service Representative #2 Uncredited
2016 Mutt Michael Short film
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Madam Secretary Scott Welland Episode: "Passage"
2015 Public Morals Ryan 2 episodes
2016 The Interestings Jonah Dey Television film
2016 Z: The Beginning of Everything Townsend Martin 5 episodes
2016 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Ellis Griffin Episode: "Rape Interrupted"
2016 My Mother and Other Strangers Lieutenant Barnhill Episode: "Golden Gloves"
2017–2018 The Good Fight Tom C. Duncan 4 episodes
2020 Filthy Rich Eric Monreaux Main role
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References
  1. https://www.instagram.com/p/BSQyRdGh9qX/
  2. "Corey Cott Is the New King of Newsies". New York City. Archived from the original on September 7, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  3. "This Family Is Taking Over Broadway, TV and Finance". Sene. Archived from the original on 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
  4. "CUE & A: Gigi Star Corey Cott on Pokemon, Borrowing Shoes for a Callback and The 'Dog Actor Renaissance' - Playbill". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2017-01-11. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  5. "'Newsies' star Corey Cott returns to Pittsburgh to cheer on brother". Post Gazette. Archived from the original on 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  6. Broadway musical 'Newsies' features actors Corey Cott of Chagrin Falls and Ben Fankhauser of Orange: Michael K. McIntyre's Tipoff Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine Michael K. McIntyre. cleveland.com. March 9, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2017
  7. "Cott Up in the Moment | Carnegie Mellon Today". cmtoday.cmu.edu. Archived from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  8. Gioia, Michael. "THE LEADING MEN: Broadway Newcomer Corey Cott Seizes the Day in Disney's 'Newsies' " Archived 2017-09-05 at the Wayback Machine Playbill, March 2, 2013
  9. McPhee, Ryan. "Laura Osnes and Corey Cott Star in 'Bandstand', Opening April 26 on Broadway" Archived 2017-12-14 at the Wayback Machine Playbill, April 26, 2017
  10. Gans, Andrew. "Laura Osnes and Corey Cott Will Return to Broadway in 'Bandstand' Musical" Archived 2016-10-21 at the Wayback Machine Playbill, October 20, 2016
  11. "Newsies Star Corey Cott & New Bride Meghan Woollard Show Off Their Wedding Bling". Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  12. Bandstand Frontman Corey Cott & His Wife Meghan Welcome First Child Archived 2017-05-05 at the Wayback Machine Lindsey Sullivan. Broadway.com. May 2, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017
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