HELL'S BELLES: An Infernal Musical Revue- THE MIDTOWN THEATRE, NYC
This September and October, Kristen appeared as Eleanor Roosevelt, Lizzie Borden, Eva Braun, Ma Barker, Gertrude Stein and Bette Davis in Hell's Belles in NYC. The show is written by Bryan D. Leys with music by Steve Liebman and is directed and choreographed by John Znidarsic. The show featured Kristen as well as Oakley Boycott, Laura Daniel, and Omri Schein. Click HERE for show information. Photos by Mark Krieger.
FIVE COURSE LOVE- NORTH COAST REPERTORY THEATRE
This summer, Kristen explored some multiple personalities in Five Course Love as Barbie, Sofia, Gretchen, Rosalinda, and Kitty in this three person production concocted by the hilarious and gifted Gregg Coffin. It was directed by Rick Simas, choreographed by Bethany Elkin, and musically directed by Steven Withers. She is pictured with her two co-stars, Kevin B. McGlynn and Omri Schein. Production Photos by Aaron Rumley.
THE MUSIC MAN
This Spring found Kristen Shipoopi-ing and Pick-A-Littling a little as Ethel Toffelmier in Meredeth Wilson's The Music Man at Geva Theatre Center in Rochester, NY. It was directed by Mark Cuddy, musically directed by Don Kot and choreographed by Peggy Hickey. Production Photos by Ken Huth.
FIVE COURSE LOVE- GEVA THEATRE CENTER
In Spring of 2010 Kristen first played the five women of Gregg Coffin's musical comedy Five Course Love. It was directed by Mark Cuddy, choreographed by Peggy Hickey, and musically directed by Don Kot. Kristen worked with Broadway vets Troy Britton Johnson and Kevin Ligon. Production Photos by Ken Huth.
I LOVE YOU BECAUSE
In September of 2009, Kristen played Diana in this musical by Joshua Salzman and Ryan Cunningham at North Coast Repertory Theatre in Solana Beach, CA. It was directed by Rick Simas and also featured Kelsey Venter, Nick Gabriel, Jason Maddy, Heather Paton and Geno Carr.
MESHUGGAH NUNS
In June of 2009, she appeared as Sister Amnesia in Meshuggah-Nuns at Gateway Playhouse on Long Island in Bellport, NY. It was directed by and featured David Edwards, along with Katherine Pecevich, Joy Lynn Matthews, Erin Crosby and Kristen.
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY
Created by mastermind Gerard Alessandrini, FB has been a mainstay of New York Theatre since the 1980s. In 2006, Kristen first appeared in the San Diego production of Forbidden Broadway SVU. Then she moved to New York and stepped into several of the NY editions while the 47th Street Theatre, and has traveled with the show in the U.S. and Canada. Most recent was an appearance in a fully orchestrated performance of Forbidden Christmas in Las Vegas and a special New Years Eve performance of FB with the Long Island Philharmonic in 2009.
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