Coachella Valley Repertory Summer Cabaret Series – Christiane Noll

Christiane Noll, a New York born, New Jersey raised actress was nominated for both the 2010 Tony Award and Drama Desk Award and won a Helen Hayes Award for her portrayal of Mother on Broadway in the Kennedy Center Revival of Ragtime. She made her Broadway debut starring in Jekyll & Hyde, creating the role of Emma. Ms. Noll received an Ovation Award for her comedic turn as Hope Cladwell in the National Tour of Urinetown, wowed audiences again as Vanna Vane in the new musical The Mambo Kings, soared as Jane Smart in the American premiere of The Witches of Eastwick, and most recently received another Drama Desk nomination for her work in Chaplin.

She has been a member of the national tours of Grease as Sandy, Miss Saigon as Ellen, and City of Angels as Mallory/Avril as well as a tour of Australia and Thailand as Nellie in South Pacific. Ms. Noll made her opera debut with Plácido Domingo and the Washington National Opera in The Merry Widow as Valencienne at The Kennedy Center, her Hollywood Bowl debut with Dame Julie Andrews in The Gift of Music, and her Carnegie Hall debut as one of the 3 Broadway Divas with The New York Pops and Skitch Henderson in his last pops performance.

Ms. Noll was critically acclaimed for her operetta performances as Marianne in City Center ENCORES! The New Moon, Kathie in The Student Prince and Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance. Other favorite roles include Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, The Baker’s Wife in Into The Woods, Mabel in Mack & Mabel – working with Jerry Herman and winning a Connecticut Critics Circle Award, Lizzie in Lizzie Borden, Genevieve in The Baker’s Wife, and Carrie in Carousel. She starred in the premieres of Frankenstein (37 Arts), Ace (Signature-Helen Hayes Nom.), Kept (Krieger/Russell), Take Flight (Maltby/Shire), Call The Children Home (Primary Stages), A Fine and Private Place (York) and Little By Little (York Theater).

*This evening features a “Sip & Social” event. We will open the lobby earlier than usual (5:30) for light pre-show snacks and mingling.