Promotional headshot of actress Kristie Krabe

Kristie Krabe (born April 24, 1974) is an actress, singer and dancer. She has portrayed a range of characters from a furry weasel to an aspiring Dallas Cowgirl. April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Biography

Growing up in Atlanta, Georgia, Kristie began her performing career in a children's variety act dubbed "The Kids Next Door." She studied theater in high school and focused on her vocal training at Boston University with the late Metropolitan Opera tenor, Richard Cassilly. After graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Classical Voice, Kristie returned to the musical theater scene. In Boston, she performed with many different theaters in shows such as Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Once Upon a Mattress, Sylvia, Nine and Baby. For the unrelated Jesuit university in Chestnut Hill, see Boston College. ... Richard Cassilly (born December 14, 1927, Washington, DC; died January 30, 1998, Boston) was one of his generations leading tenors. ... Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Broadway theater production promotional poster from 1991. ... Once Upon a Mattress is a critically-acclaimed musical comedy that opened on Broadway on May 11, 1959 and ran for 460 performances. ... Sylvia is either: a feminine given name of Latin origin, also spelled Silvia Sylvia Plath, an American poet a genus of bird, commonly known as typical warblers the asteroid 87 Sylvia one of three films: Sylvia (1965 film), a 1965 film Sylvia (1985 film), a 1985 New Zealand film Sylvia... 9 (nine) is the natural number following 8 and preceding 10. ... The term baby can refer to: an infant a very early computer—the Small-Scale Experimental Machine, nicknamed Baby a musician – Brian Williams – who performs under the name Baby. ...

Kristie then tried her luck at an audition in New York, and was cast in the National Tour of The Wind in the Willows as "Chief Stoat." At the end of the tour she returned to the northeast and performed in several stock productions with notable actors such as Jason Bateman (Arrested Development). A year later, she returned to New York and performed Off - Off - Broadway in the show, As Bees In Honey Drown. Ratty and Mole, as interpreted by E. H. Shepard The Wind in the Willows is a classic of childrens literature written in 1908 by Kenneth Grahame. ... Jason Bateman Jason Kent Bateman (born January 14, 1969 in Rye, New York) is an American actor, born to an American father and a Maltese mother. ...

In the year 2001, Kristie returned to Atlanta and immediately immersed herself into the theater scene. After directing, producing and co-starring in the show A... My Name Is Alice, she went on to perform at theaters such as Actor's Express, Atlanta Lyric Theater, Stage Door Players, Aurora Theater, Theater Arts Guild and Onstage Atlanta. Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

Kristie's breakout year proved to be 2004 when she performed back-to-back shows in some high quality roles ("Hunyak" in Chicago; "Kate Murphey" in Titanic; "Evelyn Nesbit" in Ragtime). She then wowed television audiences in WSB-TV's "Gimme The Mike" competition. Out of 1000 hopefuls, she was selected as one of the 30 semi-finalists to sing on television in an "American Idol" style contest. While she did not win the judges marks in the semi-finals, she was chosen in a landslide as the overall "Wild Card" winner by the television audience. She went on to place 3rd in the final competition, impressing judges Jan Smith (vocal coach to Usher and Diana DiGarmo, among others), Nick Marino (music Critic for the Atlanta-Journal and Constitution), Alfreda Gerald (recording artist), and Neal Boortz (national Radio personality). Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town, The City of Big Shoulders Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook Incorporated March 4, 1837 Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area    - City 606. ... Look up Titanic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Second edition cover of Maple Leaf Rag, perhaps the most famous rag of all Ragtime is an American musical genre enjoying its peak popularity between 1899–1918. ... WSB-TV is the ABC affiliate in Atlanta, Georgia. ... American Idol, formerly known as American Idol: The Search for a Superstar, is an American television series. ... Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978) is a five-time Grammy Award-winning American R&B and pop singer, dancer, and actor who rose to fame in the mid-late 1990s. ... Neal Boortz (born April 6, 1945), is a popular U.S. libertarian talk radio host based in Atlanta, Georgia. ...

During this year, she also originated the role of "Cecile" in the concept album recording of Dangerous Liaisons - The Musical, on Melpomene Records. But, Kristie is now known best by Atlanta audiences for the starring role of "Debbie Benton" in Debbie Does Dallas - The Musical at Dad's Garage. The show received rave reviews and Kristie was singled out for her portrayal of the cheerleader with a dream to be a Dallas Cowgirl. Creative Loafing Magazine named Kristie one of Atlanta's Most Beautiful Actresses, as well.

External Links

www.kristiekrabe.com - Offical Web Site