About Korianne

PERFORMING

I have been seen all over the United States in theaters such as: National Theatre in Washington, D.C., Hale Center Theater Orem, Provo Theater Company, Echo Theatre, San Diego Convention Center, and have been a featured performer with Starkey Productions in Denver, Colorado.

Some of my favorite roles include: "Audrey" in Little Shop of Horrors; "Amneris" in Aida; "Mother" in Ragtime; "Lily" in The Secret Garden; "Frankie" in 110 in the Shade (starring Audra McDonald); "Adelaide" in Guys and Dolls; "Adele" in Die Fledermaus; "Fanny" in Funny Girl; "Rapunzel" in Into the Woods; "Yum Yum" in the Mikado; "Ms. Flannery" and "Muzzy" in Thoroughly Modern Millie; "Millie" in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers; and "Babette" in Beauty and the Beast.

I have been featured in films such as Singles Second Ward, and Jonah and the Great Fish.

I can be heard on Drummings, a musical soundtrack, and as "Chum" on the Jonah and the Great Fish soundtrack. I have done several other recordings for companies, concerts, and recitals.

TEACHING

I hold a BFA in Music Dance Theatre and an MM in Vocal Performance-Opera from Brigham Young University.  I have been teaching privately for 21 years, 18 of them at BYU. I am  currently an Assistant Professor and Contemporary Voice Division Coordinator at BYU.  My students have been featured leads on many stages all over the country such as Tuacahn, Sundance Theater, Playmill West Yellowstone, Carriage House Theatre in Canada, The Muny Theatre, Hale Theatre West Valley, Hale Theater Orem, National Tours, Off-Broadway and Broadway.  

Many of my students have competed and placed in NATS on the local and regional levels in several categories. I am currently a member of the Central Utah NATS chapter and MTEA (Musical Theater Educators Alliance).

I am a sought after music director, working for the Hale Center Theater Orem, SCERA, Sundance Theatre; Playmill Theatre West Yellowstone, BYU, and UVU, music directing shows such as : Xanadu; Scarlet Pimpernel; Footloose; Tarzan, Lucky Stiff; Singin’ in the Rain; The Wonderettes; The Civil War; Cinderella; The Girl, the Grouch and the Goat; Suessical; Beauty and the Beast; Hello Dolly; The Fantasticks; South Pacific; Urinetown; Kiss Me Kate; My Fair Lady; Oklahoma!; All Shook Up; and The Beggar’s Opera.

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Reviews & Publicity

THE SECRET GARDEN (HALE CENTER THEATER, OREM):

Korianne was mentioned on Broadwayworld.com as a “local favorite in Musical Theatre Productions” in The Secret Garden at Hale Theater Orem as [Lily].

MIKADO (BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY):

Jubal Joslyn and Korianne Orton Johnson make a lovely Nanki-Poo and Yum-Yum, respectively. They have a nice chemistry together and both have excellent voices for the roles.

Korianne Orton Johnson as Yum-Yum, Nanki-Poo’s love interest, was charming. She brought a nice blend of innocence and martial arts toughness to her role. –Edward Reichel Music Critc for Deseret News.

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (Provo Theatre Company, provo):

And then there’s Audrey, lovely Audrey. Korianne Johnson is the best Audrey I’ve ever seen, better even than Ellen Greene, who originated the role off-Broadway and played her in the film version. Where Greene often used the affected “I’m in a musical” style of acting, Johnson is purely natural. Her Audrey speaks in a high-pitched Brooklyn accent, but comes off innocent and sweet rather than whiny or squawking. The tendency is to play her as a ditzy blonde, but Johnson imbues the character with warmth and humanity, providing the very soul of the show. Her signature number, “Somewhere That’s Green,” is gently funny, mildly parodic and heart-meltingly sincere. –Eric Snider Deseret News

MY FAIR LADY(Brigham Young University):

Johnson doesn’t miss a note as [Eliza] ; [her] difficult dialects are right on.  –Rodger L. Hardy, Deseret News