Christiana Cole sings at NYMF Musical Songwriting Workshop with Ryan Scott Oliver
Posted on July 23, 2016 Leave a Comment
Christiana Cole is honored to be returning as one of the featured singers in the New York Musical Festival’s Musical Songwriting Workshop, led by composer Anna K. Jacobs (POP!; Harmony, Kansas; Teeth; Echo) in a master class with Ryan Scott Oliver (Jasper in Deadland, 35mm: A Musical Exhibition, Darling). Last year, Christiana participated in the same presentation, with master clinician Laurence O’Keefe (Heathers; Legally Blonde; Batboy).
18 aspiring musical theatre writers work for a week on new songs, with Jacobs as their teacher. Their final products are performed by Christiana and other singers (who don’t mind sight-reading!). The master class is open to the public.
NYMF Musical Songwriting Workshop
Master Class with Ryan Scott Oliver, hosted by Anna K. Jacobs
Tuesday July 25, 5pm-8pm
The June Havoc Theatre, 312 W 36th Street
$10 admission
Click here for more info and tickets.
“Sparkle Spa: The Musical” with lyrics by Christiana Cole, premieres at Interlakes Summer Theatre
Posted on July 10, 2016 Leave a Comment
“Sparkle Spa: The Musical” will premiere at Interlakes Summer Theatre, in Meredith, New Hampshire. The musical is based on the popular middle grades Simon & Schuster series of the same name.
“Based on the popular Sparkle Spa book series, Aly and Brooke Tanner are ready to embrace their roles as the sparkliest girls at Auden Elementary and beat the boys in Auden’s annual Fall Carnival Competition. But as the girls fall behind the boys in the competition, Aly is faced with a decision: Risk her sparkly status and take a chance on Suzy, the school weirdo, or let the boys beat the girls for sure. An exuberant show that celebrates the sparkle–and weirdness–in all of us!”
“Sparkle Spa: The Musical” runs July 30-August 1. Music by Brad Ross, lyrics by Christiana Cole, and book by Jill Santopolo, who is also the author of the book series. Robert Phillip Smith directs. For more information and for tickets, click here.
Watch Broadway’s Carly Gendell (School of Rock) singing “The Rules of Being Cool” from “Sparkle Spa: The Musical”!
Christiana Cole in TEETH at Playwrights Horizons
Posted on June 23, 2016 Leave a Comment
Christiana Cole reprises her roles of Melanie and Promise Keeper Girl in TEETH at Playwrights Horizons, in collaboration with Musical Theatre Factory, June 29 & 30th. TEETH is about a teenage Evangelical girl who discovers she has teeth in her vagina. TEETH is by Anna K. Jacobs and Michael R. Jackson and is based on the film TEETH by Mitchell Lichtenstein. Calloway award-winner Marlo Hunter directs. The cast features Alyse Alan Louis, Chris Critelli, Stephen Anthony, Sam Heldt, Bruce Warren, Christiana Cole, Melody Madarasz, Kerri George, Hana Slevin, Elexis Morton, and Samantha Parrish. For more information and tickets, visit mtf.nyc or click here.
Christiana Cole – 2015 MAC Award Nominee
Posted on March 9, 2016 2 Comments
Christiana Cole’s song “Way, Way Back,” with music by Rick Bassett, has been nominated for a 2015 MAC Award for Comedy/Novelty Song. Find about more about the MAC Awards (the Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs) here. The MAC Awards will be presented on March 29 at BB King’s.
Christiana Cole receives commission for new children’s musical from Interlakes Theatre
Posted on February 15, 2016 1 Comment
Christiana Cole has been commissioned by Interlakes Theatre to the write the lyrics for a new musical adaptation of Sparkle Spa: Bling it On!
Sparkle Spa is a middle grades series published by Simon & Schuster. Sparkle Spa author Jill Santopolo joins the team as bookwriter, along with composer Brad Ross (Little by Little, The Times).
Sparkle Spa: Bling it On! tells the story of Aly Tanner, a 5th grade girl who runs her own nail salon with her little sister Brooke, and her attempt to run the very best booth at her elementary school carnival.
The full production will run at Interlakes Theatre in Meredith, New Hampshire in July 2016.
Christiana Cole joins cast of Carner & Gregor’s ISLAND SONG workshop at the Drama League
Posted on February 15, 2016 Leave a Comment
Christiana Cole joins the cast of Island Song at the Drama League Rough Draft Residency. Callaway Award Winner Marlo Hunter (Unlock’d) directs this song cycle by lyricist Sam Carner (Kleban Award, Richard Rogers Award) and Derek Gregor (Richard Rogers Award). The invited industry reading takes place March 4 at the Drama League.
Island Song boasts five MAC-nominated songs, and was previously workshopped in the summer of 2013 at the Balagan Theatre in Seattle and the Indiana Festival of Theatre, following fall 2012 concerts at (le) Poisson Rouge in New York and at Crawfish in Tokyo (in Japanese). The show was presented at the Bloomington Playwright’s project in February of 2014 (“mesmerizing… vibrant, supercharged” –Herald Times).
Christiana Cole joins the cast of Pride & Prejudice at 54 Below on March 2
Posted on February 8, 2016 Leave a Comment
Christiana Cole joins Broadway luminaries Margot Siebert and Teal Wicks in the cast of Pride and Prejudice: The Musical in concert at 54 Below on March 2 at 9:30pm.
Set in 1800 England, this 2008 Richard Rodgers Award finalist musical tells the story of Elizabeth Bennet (Margot Siebert), one of five sisters, who rebels against society’s and her mother’s wish that she must marry anyone, as long as he is rich. When she crosses paths with the rich and arrogant Mr. Darcy (Nathaniel Hackmann), a battle of wills ensues. Book, lyrics and music by Lawrence Rush. Music director Matt Castle (Roundabout’s Into The Woods, Transport Group’s Once Upon a Mattress, and Company on Broadway) conducts. Christiana Cole plays Kitty Bennet.
Christiana Cole does Christmas
Posted on December 10, 2015 Leave a Comment
Christiana Cole is performing all over the city around Christmastime.
Dec. 12 at 2pm
Advent/Christmas concert @ St. Francis of Paola Church
An afternoon of traditional carols, sung by Christiana and some of her best friends – Aaron Phillips, Chris Critelli, and Lynsey Buckalew. Justin T. Fields on the piano, with special guest Gina Izzo on flute. Produced by Christiana. 219 Conselyea Street in Williamsburg. Free.
Dec. 14 at 7:30pm
New York Theatre Barn Annual Holiday Celebration
Christiana Cole and Brandon Michael Lowden host an evening of 2015’s best new musical theatre songs. Christiana will be singing her time-travel-fear song, “Way Way Back” with composer Rick Bassett at the keys, and making up a brand new Christmas song with her co-host Brandon. At the D-Lounge at 101 E. 15th Street. Free. Click here to RSVP to the event on Facebook.
Christiana will be cantoring Advent and Christmas Masses at St. Francis of Paola Roman Catholic Church, 219 Conselyea Street, in Williamsburg, throughout the Christmas season: Saturdays at 5pm, Sundays at 8am (Italian bilingual Mass) and 11:30am (with guitarist Phil Faconti). Check back for updates about Christmas Vigil and Day Mass schedules.
THE PIGLETS at Urban Stages
Posted on December 4, 2015 Leave a Comment
THE PIGLETS, the new musical by Christiana Cole (book/lyrics) and Dina Pruzhansky (music) is featured at Urban Stages on Dec. 6, part of “New and Noteworthy Tonight” and the Winter Rhythms series.
The cast includes:
CHRISTIANA COLE as a chicken
CHRIS CRITELLI as a dumber chicken
CAIT MURPHY as Pinky
AARON PHILLIPS as a bossy chicken
DANIELLE SACKS as a kind-hearted chicken
ALLAN K WASHINGTON as Harry Wolf
GRETCHEN WYLDER as Mama Straw
with music direction by
ARRI LAWTON SIMON
THE PIGLETS is the story of the Three Little Pigs twenty years after the Wolf Incident and an “Animal Farm”-style examination of America today.
Sunday Dec 6 at 7pm
at Urban Stages, 259 W 30th Street
Click here for TICKETS.
Christiana Cole sings Gualtieri & Sisco at 54 Below
Posted on November 1, 2015 Leave a Comment
Christiana Cole sings the music of Gualtieri & Sisco at 54 Below on November 7. Lyricist Tom Gualtieri and composer David Sisco present songs from their show Falling to Earth (Christiana stars as Venus, goddess og love) plus a couple musicals that haven’t yet made it out of the gate (including one with a very special Golden Girl). Click here for tickets and more info!
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