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Recent
News:
Karen Stars in Creating Karma:
Chosen as one of only two features to be included in the Gem City Film Festival
down in Palatka (historically known as Gem City), Florida. A small but quirky
film festival in an artsy community near Ocala, St. Augustine, Gainesville, the
festival runs the weekend of January 19th. The screenings are hosted in a
pavilion in a 54 acre state botanical park along the St. John's River called
Ravine Gardens. There will be an opening night gala screening of REVENGE OF THE
CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON!!!!!!!!!!!!
www.gemfilmfest.com (for more info)
CREATING KARMA, a comedy by first time feature
director Jill Wisoff, will make its Los Angeles Film Festival premiere at the
Brilliant Light International Film Festival:
Friday, March 2nd
7:30 pm
Raleigh Studios-Chaplin Theater
(Raleigh Studios is located at 5300 Melrose Ave. (near the Paramount Studios)
between Van Ness and Bronson in Hollywood.)
Karen Lynn Gorney Live at the The Bendheim:
Wednesday, February 14, at 1 p.m.
" IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO" Narrated by actress/dancer Karen Lynn Gorney: Bendheim
Performing Arts Center 999 Wilmot Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583 Tickets:
Sales/Information: (914) 472-3300, x403 Tango is the dance of love - a tribute
to that most sensuous and beautiful art form - the TANGO. It's rich history and
popularity has never been greater. Tito Castro and his thrilling dancers, along
with pianist Mark Toback, violinist Sandra Schipior and bassist Tom Kirchmer
present a program of breathtaking music and dance, featuring the Tango and other
Latin American favorites.
Karen's film Therapy
Written and Directed by Gerald Schoenewolf
Is an Official Selection of the
NEWFILMMAKERS SERIES
SCREENING DATE:
in
New York City
Wednesday, February 7, 2007 SCREENING TIME:
7 PM ($5.00 admission charge)
ADDRESS:
Anthology Film Archives
32 Second Avenue (at 2nd Street)
Personal message:
Therapy, written and directed by Gerald Schoenewolf and staring Alex Emanuel, Lisa McKellar, Bern Cohen, Karen Lynn Gorney, Natasha Pachano and Bob Walz, will be appearing online at dovetail.tv starting October 16. It is one of a number of films participating in dovetail's film
festival and contest. You can download it and vote for it. The winner of the contest will receive distribution on the dovetail internet channel plus shares of this new company.. Click on the picture below to download film 
 Karen
stars in Creating Karma which played on Oct 8th at the
6th Annual Coney Island Film Festival. Karen
Lynn stars as "Lollipop Fields/Chanel Fontaine" in "Creating
Karma" in a wild comedy for Fantasy Films. Filmed last fall, it
is in Festivals all over the USA.
The Field, IRISH REP
COMPANY, OFF B"WAY NEW YORK REVIEW: NY Theatre.com August
2006:
Karen Lynn Gorney
gives perhaps the finest performance of all (one of the very best
I can ever recall seeing, in fact) as Dandy McCabe's wife, "Mrs.
Dandy McCabe." With economy and
humility, Gorney lets us into the heart and soul of
this touching woman just by letting us see her laugh, carelessly
hold onto her husband's hand, or reach thoughtlessly for her hat
when she's suddenly startled.
Gorney's work is indicative of the overall excellence of this
production, due in no small part to the fine direction of Ciaran
O'Reilly (who went on in the play's final role of William Dee at
the performance reviewed). Great care, thought, and respect has
gone into the creation of every aspect of this show...
last December 2005, Karen
Lynn danced in a new Opera, based on "IL Trouvatore" called
"Wellspring" developed in New York City for Off B'way in an
all solo dancing role based on the mythic character "AZUCENA," for
the Hourglass Theatre Company.
 All
My Children's "Tara" and "Phil" together
again!!!!!!!!!!!!
NOVEMBER 18,19, 20th 2005, Fri, Sat. and Sunday Karen Lynn Gorney
and Richard Hatch appeared at the Big Apple National! at Hotel
Pennsylvania opposite Madison Square Garden in New York City.
 Feb.
17 Karen Lynn appeared at the the 35th Anniversary Re-Union Party
for ALL MY CHILDREN on "Soap Talk" on Disney's Soap Network. Karen
is "Tara Martin," a role she originated. It aired Feb 17
nationally, (while Karen was in LA at the Hollywood Collector
Show!) Celebrating with Karen Lynn- Susan Lucci, "Erica" -Tara's
mortal enemy since High School, Agnes Nixon, Creator of ALL MY
CHILDREN; Ray MacDonnell (Tara's Dad, "Joe Martin") and of course,
Richard Hatch-"Phil," "Tara's" long lost love. Click
here for pictures from this event!
Mar 2, Karen Hosted The Matinee Show Series "That Old Arlen Magic"
the Music of Harold Arlen with The Pianolino Plus Chamber
Orchestra at the Bendheim Performing Arts Center, Scarsdale, New
York. Karen ssng "It's Only a Paper Moon" and "Happiness is Just a
Thing Called Joe." (Lyricist ,Yip Harburg)
Karen Lynn starred as "Olivia" in Twelfth Night ,
August 2004 with the NorthEast Shakespeare Ensemble.Karen was
featured in Boston Globe on 8/15/04 about her performance.
production of "Twelfth Night." Click
here to read the article.
 Through
Feb 2004 Karen was in residence at Bristol Riverside Theatre near
Philadelphia, where she starred as "Mrs. Antrobus" in Thornton
Wilder's Pulitzer Prize winning dark comedy SKIN OF OUR TEETH.
In January, Karen was interviewed on Television's Soap Talk on the
Disney Soap Network; and on the Radio on Bonnie Grice show The
Song is You that aired Karen's music in New York and California.
Read the press kit by clicking
here. (Microsoft Word Needed)
Shakespeare's KING JOHN : late last year Karen starred at the Arc
Light Theatre Off B'way, winning rave reviews as "Constance of
Brittany." Reviews to follow.
From
Artzine Online:
"The grief-stricken Constance in her "mad scene" puts it with
powerful Zen eloquence: "My name is Constance; I was Geoffrey's
wife; Young Arthur is my son and he is lost." The aforementioned
Geoffrey is the murdered Richard I (Goeffrey Plantagenet), and
Arthur her just murdered adolescent son - the legal heir to the
throne. Karen Lynn Gorney played the distraught Constance, first
with understatement, then with fire. She has a clarion control of
emotional effect. The venom was palpable in her rebuttal to King
Philip "He talks to me that never had a son!" There was real
moment in her "...let kings assemble" speech from Act 3."
Backstage.com (Off B'way):
"Karen Lynn Gorney is touching as Constance, Arthur's bereft
mother"
Last fall and through
this spring-Karen has been appearing and performing as Narrator
and Singer to sold out crowds at the Bendheim Theatre in Scarsdale
doing a Harry Warren Show, a Richard Rogers Show; and a show
called Shall We Dance, where she narrates the history of Dance
forms, and dances with Joey L. to Roberto Pagan's New Hustle
Choreography.
Late last fall-
Karen was one of the Guests sharing the stage with Lynn Redgrave,
Chita Rivera, Mary Tyler Moore, Cyd Charisse, Leslie Brown
(Turning Point), Jacques d'Amboise, Bebe Neuwirth, Rosie Perez,
Jane Powell, and Ester Williams at the City Center Dance Concert
Benefit for Dancers.
Last Season
Karen Lynn performed her one woman HOT MOONLIGHT! Show a number of
times at Chez Suzette in New York City and regaled sold out crowds
with stories about her famous composer father Jay Gorney (Brother
Can You Spare a Dime, You're My Thrill) while singing all the
songs on her new HOT MOONLIGHT! CD of her Dad's hits
which was released to rave reviews last year and is now on sale in
stores and on this website in the autograph store: below are some
of the reviews-In Tune, International "...updated, hard driving,
swift versions of songs...Karen really has her way with these
songs. Excitement is in the air at all times...she sings her very
heart out."
Variety:
"Gorney...has a good stage manner...in her musical performance she
really scores. Her interpretations are often jazzy in nature,
which suits her voice well...numbers are performed with an
engaging lilt. Gorney has a background as an actress...and is
ready to branch out."
LA Times:
"...Saturday Night Fever made Gorney an instant movie
star...judging from her performance...her singing...can be
classified as skilled."
The Evening Bulletin:
Poptalk (Philadelphia):
"...a voice- two parts flirtatious/vivacious and one part
sincere...
Brisk pacing, and inspired coloration...One can derive fair
pleasure from the skillful weave of (the) rhythmic bed.'
Stevenslants by Gary
Stevens:
"Her daddy, Jay Gorney, wrote hit melodies in the long ago 1930s,
so daughter Karen Lynn laid down some tracks for a CD in which she
gave a 21 st Century treatment to pop's output."
New York Sheet Music
Society:
It is hard to decide where to start in praising this wonderful new
CD:
Karen Lynn Gorney's terrific and individualistic style, or her
father, Jay Gorney's terrific contribution to the Great American
Songbook.
Both should come first! ... Karen has a wonderful balance of mood
and tempo in her selections. It comes as no surprise that this is
such a great album to listen to. Karen has been a professional all
her life and it really shows...she is definitely her father's
daughter, and she puts her own individual interpretation into each
and every song.
CD signing last winter: The Compact Disc Shoppe in Brooklyn
Karen appeared and signed her CD-USED TO LOVE YOU MADLY-her own
music and lyrics, rhythm guitar, vocals and harmonies and band
(recorded in London at Abbey Road, in New York and Live from in
Philly) written during the filming of Saturday Night Fever in her
trailer ("Stephanie's" thoughts and feelings about love).
Karen also signed her newest CD THE DANCE OF THE DEADLY'S-electro-funk
trance dance music written by Andrew McCann, lyrics and vocals and
harmonies by Karen Lynn. Each song is a different Deadly Sin! Also
available on this website. Listen to clips on the "Juke Box" in
the autograph store.
Let Me Turn You On "Dance Remix" This is the first song on Karen's
NEW Dance CD in stores and on the website in the autograph store
called "The Dance of the Deadly's." Visit the Jukebox page to hear
the whole clip! and clips from Karen's other CD's.
Extensive article on Karen in TIME OUT MAGAZINE hit stands Dec.
2003. Karen is featured in Time Out New York Magazine, Issue #375
December 5-12. Click the following links to read the article right
here! Note: page one features an awesome picture of Karen at the
Odyssey Disco in the present time!
page one and
page two
Nov 23 Karen's HOT MOONLIGHT! CD. was on WOR am Radio at 12
midnight on Joe Franklin Show with interview.
On SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th 2003 Karen did the KTU Joe Causi radio
show 103.5 AM New York City. Below are pictures of Karen and Joe
from this event. Pictures are in the KTU studio. Thanks to Joe
Causi for sending us these pictures of Karen on the air!
NEWS ARCHIVES
May 19, 2003 Karen played the role of "Yvette" in The Duchess and
the Duke at the Stella Adler Theatre, New York City.
Catching Up with AMC'S Karen Lynn Gorney, Soap Opera Weekly
magazine for April 8, 2003 posted an interview with Karen about
her role as Tara. Click
here to read it here online!
Karen performed on Staten Island Cable TV at the end of March :
"LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL" Show with Vito Piccone. Karen sang two
songs from her new CD HOT MOONLIGHT! with pianist-husband Mark
Toback, and talks about her Artwork and gig at Chez Suzette April
5,13,14.
Karen's new CD "HOT MOONLIGHT!" is now available in stores, and
thru her website. See autograph area in the store.
People.com had an awesome interview with Karen and the rest of the
SNF gang! Click
here to be taken to the article.
Saturday Night Fever DVD release date: 10/08/02
Audio Commentary by the director and cast members and Karen
herself!
Article on Karen Lynn Gorney in the May 2002 Autograph collector
magazine. Karen is featured in the "10 Questions with Karen Lynn
Gorney" section. If you would like to read Karen's article click
the following pages.
Page One -
Page Two -
Page Three
Her CDs:
"Use To Love You Madly" "Hot Moonlight,"and "The Dance of the
Deadly's'' All CD's and photos are $30, autographed personally by
Karen. To hear clips from the music visit the juke box, click
here KAREN LYNN GORNEY's OFFICIAL Authentic AUTOGRAPH, MUSIC
and ART STORE .
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