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Actor: In
July 2008 Christy joined the first national Broadway touring cast of
Spring Awakening in the
lead role of Wendla.
She took the stage for over 600
performances through 44 cities across the US and Canada.
Christy
is a 2008 graduate of Cincinnati University’s College-Conservatory
of Music (CCM) with a BFA in Musical Theater.
While at the university, she played
several roles in CCM and regional productions.
Songwriter/recording
artist:
Christy started writing at the age of
twelve and has three independent CDs: Not
Yet Over You (2000), Waiting For
You (2007), and an EP entitled After You that was
recorded in the fall of 2008 while on tour with Spring
Awakening in Los Angeles.
In addition to the Music page of this
site, you are able to hear samples of Christy's latest material on
her
MYSPACE.
While at CCM, Christy had the
opportunity to write music for two productions.
Soiled Doves
and
Anon[ymus]. Soiled Doves started as a drama
workshop.
The story revolves around three working
women in the old west.
In the fall of 2006 Christy wrote the
music and lyrics which helped define the story and brought the
characters to life.
That same year, Richard Hess (Chair of
CCM drama) asked Christy to
write music for CCM’s 2007 fall main stage drama.
It was a play written by Naomi Iizuka
called
Anon[ymus].
With permission from
Naomi, Christy wrote seven songs and took on
the role of musical director for the production.
Anon[ymus] won the Cincinnati
ACCLAIM award for best play of the season.
The early years: From the age of five,
Christy performed in Community Theater productions in and around
Bucks County PA.
She attended Pennsbury High School and
participated in school productions and choirs.
From 1999-2004 Christy performed each
year at the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska.
In 2004, Christy was a NFAA (National
Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts) winner for musical
theater.
At age sixteen, Christy signed with
her current manager Edie Robb and began her professional career.
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