Christiane Noll (born October 5, 1968) is an American actress and singer known for her work in

musicals Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movement ...

and on the concert stage. She originated the role of Emma Carew in

Frank Wildhorn Frank Wildhorn (born November 29, 1958) is an American composer of both musicals and popular songs. His musical ''Jekyll & Hyde'' ran for four years on Broadway. He also wrote the #1 International hit song "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" for Whitne ...

's ''

Jekyll & Hyde ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' is a 1886 Gothic novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. It follows Gabriel John Utterson, a London-based legal practitioner who investigates a series of strange occurrences between his old ...

'', and had roles in ''

Urinetown ''Urinetown: The Musical'' is a satirical comedy musical that premiered in 2001, with music by Mark Hollmann, lyrics by Hollmann and Greg Kotis, and book by Kotis. It satirizes the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, burea ...

'', ''

Ragtime Ragtime, also spelled rag-time or rag time, is a musical style that flourished from the 1890s to 1910s. Its cardinal trait is its syncopated or "ragged" rhythm. Ragtime was popularized during the early 20th century by composers such as Scott ...

'', and ''

Dear Evan Hansen ''Dear Evan Hansen'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Steven Levenson. The musical follows Evan Hansen, a high school senior with social anxiety, "who invents an important role for himself in a t ...

''.

Life and career

Noll was born in New York City and raised in

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. She is the daughter of conductor and

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-winning Music Supervisor for

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, the late

Ron Noll Ronald W. Noll (November 11, 1929, Reading, Pennsylvania – January 15, 2008, Teaneck, New Jersey) was an American conductor, music director, and television music supervisor. Noll held degrees from Franklin & Marshall College, the Juilliard Sch ...

, and

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Sara-Ann Noll. She graduated from

Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One of its predecessors was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools; it became the Carnegie Institute of Technology ...

. In 2006, Noll married actor Jamie LaVerdiere, who appeared in the Broadway production of the musical ''

The Pirate Queen ''The Pirate Queen'' is a musical with music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, French lyrics by Alain Boublil and English lyric adaptations by Richard Maltby Jr. and John Dempsey. The French book was written by Boublil and Schönberg and the Engli ...

'' in 2007. The couple's first child, a girl, was born in February 2009. Noll has established the Charlotte Black Memorial Fund as an endowed award at Carnegie Mellon University.

Stage work

Noll created the role of Emma in the Broadway production of ''

'' in 1997 after playing the role in out-of-town tryouts. She also appeared on Broadway in the

revue A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance, and sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own duri ...

, ''It Ain't Nothin' but the Blues'' (1999). Noll earned good notices for her performances as Kathie in ''

The Student Prince ''The Student Prince'' is an operetta in four acts with music by Sigmund Romberg and book and lyrics by Dorothy Donnelly. It is based on Wilhelm Meyer-Förster's play '' Old Heidelberg''. The piece has a score with some of Romberg's most enduri ...

'' in 2000 at the

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and Marianne in

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Encores! ''

The New Moon ''The New Moon'' is an operetta with music by Sigmund Romberg and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Frank Mandel, and Laurence Schwab. The show was the third in a string of Broadway hits for Romberg (after ''The Student Prince'' (1924) and ...

'' (2003). Noll received an

Ovation Award The Ovation Awards are a Southern California award for excellence in theatre, established in 1989. They are given out by the non-profit arts service organization LA Stage Alliance and are the only peer-judged theatre awards in Los Angeles. Winne ...

for her role as Hope Cladwell in the National Tour of ''

'' (2004). She also created the roles of Vanna Vane in ''

The Mambo Kings ''The Mambo Kings'' is a 1992 musical drama film based on the 1989 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel ''The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love'' by Oscar Hijuelos. The film was directed and produced by Arne Glimcher, and stars Armand Assante, Antonio B ...

'' musical (2005), Jane Smart in the American premier of ''

The Witches of Eastwick ''The Witches of Eastwick'' is a 1984 novel by American writer John Updike. A sequel, '' The Widows of Eastwick'', was published in 2008. Plot The story, set in the fictional Rhode Island town of Eastwick in the early 1970s, follows the witch ...

'' at the Signature Theatre in

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(2007), Elizabeth Lavenza in the

rock musical A rock musical is a musical theatre work with rock music. The genre of rock musical may overlap somewhat with album musicals, concept albums and song cycles, as they sometimes tell a story through the rock music, and some album musicals and concept ...

Frankenstein - A New Musical ''Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'' is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley. ''Frankenstein'' tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific ex ...

'' (2007 off-Broadway, 37 Arts) and Jordan in ''The Piper'' at the NY Music Theatre Festival (2007). Noll appeared as Ruth in 2008 in ''

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'' at the Signature Theatre in Arlington. In 2010 Noll was seen on

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as Mother in the revival of ''

'' at the

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for which she was nominated for a

Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual cer ...

for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical. Noll has starred in the national tours of '' Grease'', as Sandy, ''

Miss Saigon ''Miss Saigon'' is a stage musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby Jr. It is based on Giacomo Puccini's 1904 opera ''Madame Butterfly'', and similarly tells the tragic tale of a doomed rom ...

'', as Ellen, and '' City of Angels'', as Mallory/Avril, as well as a tour of Australia and Thailand as Nellie in '' South Pacific''. She performed with

Plácido Domingo José Plácido Domingo Embil (born 21 January 1941) is a Spanish opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator. He has recorded over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility, regularly performing in Italian, French, ...

in the

Washington National Opera The Washington National Opera (WNO) is an American opera company in Washington, D.C. Formerly the Opera Society of Washington and the Washington Opera, the company received Congressional designation as the National Opera Company in 2000. Performa ...

's ''

The Merry Widow ''The Merry Widow'' (german: Die lustige Witwe, links=no ) is an operetta by the Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár. The librettists, Viktor Léon and Leo Stein, based the story – concerning a rich widow, and her countrymen's attempt t ...

'' as Valencienne at

The Kennedy Center The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (formally known as the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, and commonly referred to as the Kennedy Center) is the United States National Cultural Center, located on the Potom ...

(2005). Other stage credits include Mabel in ''

Mack & Mabel ''Mack and Mabel'' (often stylized as Mack & Mabel) is a musical with a book by Michael Stewart and music and lyrics by Jerry Herman. The plot involves the tumultuous romantic relationship between Hollywood director Mack Sennett and Mabel Norman ...

'' (for which she won a 2004 Connecticut Critics Circle Award), Genvieve in ''

The Baker's Wife ''The Baker's Wife'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and the book by Joseph Stein, based on the 1938 French film of the same name by Marcel Pagnol and Jean Giono. The musical premiered in the West End in 1989 for a short ...

'' (2002), Lizzie in ''Lizzie Borden'' (2001 at

Goodspeed Opera House Goodspeed Musicals is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and advancement of musical theater and the creation of new works, located in East Haddam, Connecticut. A distinctive feature of the view from the Connecticut River, th ...

), The Baker's Wife in ''

Into the Woods ''Into the Woods'' is a 1987 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tale A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story ...

(2005)'', Carrie in ''

Carousel A carousel or carrousel (mainly North American English), merry-go-round (List of sovereign states, international), roundabout (British English), or hurdy-gurdy (an old term in Australian English, in South Australia, SA) is a type of amusement ...

'', Laura in ''A Fine & Private Place'', (2006 off-Broadway York Theater), Woman 2 in '' Little by Little'', (1999 off-Broadway York Theater), and Mabel in Eugene Opera's ''

The Pirates of Penzance ''The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty'' is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, W. S. Gilbert. Its official premiere was at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City on 31 ...

'' (2006). Regional theatre productions include ''Oliver!'', ''All Night Strut'', ''Cinderella'', ''Annie'', ''42nd Street'', ''My Fair Lady'', ''Sweeney Todd,'' and ''Little Shop of Horrors'' (American Music Theatre of San Jose (2008)). She played Mother in ''Ragtime'' at the Kennedy Center (2009) winning a 2010

Helen Hayes Award The Helen Hayes Awards are theater awards recognizing excellence in professional theater in the Washington, D.C. area since 1983. The awards are named in tribute of Helen Hayes, who is also known as the "First Lady of American Theatre." They ar ...

for Best Actress in a Musical. Noll was part of the first national touring company for

, playing the role of Cynthia Murphy. She later took over the same role in the Broadway company in October of 2019, and resumed (along with the rest of the company) in December 2021 after the COVID-19 Broadway hiatus. Her run in the show ended on July 17 2022, but she returned to cover the role in the beginning of September 2022 whe
Ann Sanders
fell ill. Noll is heard on concept albums for a new musical, ''The New Picasso'', which was released in January 2008, and ''Dracula'', released in 2006.

Concert, cabaret and recording work

Noll frequently performs Broadway favorites in concert and has been a guest soloist as part of ''Bravo Broadway'' with the National Symphony and

Marvin Hamlisch Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (June 2, 1944 – August 6, 2012) was an American composer and conductor. Hamlisch was one of only seventeen people to win Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards. This collection of all four is referred to as an " EGOT ...

, The Cincinnati Pops, The Columbus Symphony Orchestra, The Jerusalem Symphony, The Philadelphia Pops and

Peter Nero Peter Nero (born Bernard Nierow, May 22, 1934) is an American pianist and pops conductor. He directed the Philly Pops from 1979 to 2013, and has earned two Grammy Awards. Early life Born in Brooklyn, New York, as Bernard Nierow, he started h ...

, and has sung with

The Cleveland Orchestra The Cleveland Orchestra, based in Cleveland, is one of the five American orchestras informally referred to as the "Big Five (orchestras), Big Five". Founded in 1918 by the pianist and impresario Adella Prentiss Hughes, the orchestra plays most o ...

, the

Detroit Symphony The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) is an American orchestra based in Detroit, Michigan. Its primary performance venue is Orchestra Hall at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit's Midtown neighborhood. Jader Bignamini is the current music ...

, the

Alabama Symphony Orchestra The Alabama Symphony Orchestra is a major orchestra based in Birmingham, Alabama. The orchestra's resident and principal conductor is Christopher Confessore. The Orchestra was first formed in April 1921 but had to close because of financial issu ...

, The Harrisburg Symphony, The

San Francisco Symphony The San Francisco Symphony (SFS), founded in 1911, is an American orchestra based in San Francisco, California. Since 1980 the orchestra has been resident at the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall in the city's Hayes Valley neighborhood. The San Fr ...

, and the Sinfonica Brasileira in

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. She made her

Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall ( ) is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It is at 881 Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh Avenue, occupying the east side of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street (Manhattan), 56th and 57th Street (Manhatta ...

debut with

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, in his last New York Pops performance, as part of ''3 Broadway Divas''. Noll also performs a solo cabaret show and has been a featured member of the ''Broadway Inspirational Voices Gospel Choir''. Noll appeared as Sister Margaretta in the 2013 NBC broadcast of ''

The Sound of Music Live! ''The Sound of Music Live!'' is an American television special that was originally broadcast by NBC on December 5, 2013. Produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, the special was an adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1959 Broadway musical ''T ...

''. Noll has released four solo CD’s, ''Christiane Noll - A Broadway Love Story'' (1998), ''The Ira Gershwin Album'' (2001), ''Live at the Westbank Café'' (2003) and ''Christiane Noll - My Personal Property'' (2008). She supplied the singing-voice of Anna in the

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animated feature ''

The King and I ''The King and I'' is the fifth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on Margaret Landon's novel '' Anna and the King of Siam'' (1944), which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the childre ...

'' (1999). Some of her numerous recordings are ''Jekyll & Hyde'' (1997), ''The King & I'' (1999, Sony Classics), ''Little by Little'' (1999), ''A Christmas Survival Guide'' (2000), ''What's a Nice Girl Like You...'', ''Z: The Masked Musical'' (2000), ''Bravo Broadway 2'', ''The Three Broadway Divas'' (with two fellow Divas -

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and

Debbie Gravitte Debbie Shapiro Gravitte is an American actress and singer. She was born in Los Angeles, California. Career Gravitte made her Broadway debut in the chorus of '' They're Playing Our Song'' in 1979. She performed on Broadway in '' Blues in the Nig ...

), ''Far from the Madding Crowd'' (2000), ''The New Moon'' (2003), ''Neo: A Celebration of Emerging Talent in Musical Theatre, Benefiting the York Theatre Company'' (2005), and albums of the music of

Stephen Sondheim Stephen Joshua Sondheim (; March 22, 1930November 26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist. One of the most important figures in twentieth-century musical theater, Sondheim is credited for having "reinvented the American musical" with sho ...

Burt Bacharach Burt Freeman Bacharach ( ; born May 12, 1928) is an American composer, songwriter, record producer and pianist who composed hundreds of pop songs from the late 1950s through the 1980s, many in collaboration with lyricist Hal David. A six-time Gra ...

Paul Simon Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor whose career has spanned six decades. He is one of the most acclaimed songwriters in popular music, both as a solo artist and as half of folk roc ...

, Scott Alan and

Stephen Schwartz Stephen Lawrence Schwartz (born March 6, 1948) is an American musical theatre lyricist and composer. In a career spanning over five decades, Schwartz has written such hit musicals as ''Godspell'' (1971), ''Pippin'' (1972), and ''Wicked'' (20 ...

, among others.

Discography

* ''Jekyll & Hyde'' (1997) * ''Christiane Noll - A Broadway Love Story'' (1998) * ''

'' (1999) * ''Little by Little'' (1999) * ''A Christmas Survival Guide'' (2000) * ''Far from the Madding Crowd'' (2000) * ''Z: The Masked Musical'' (2000)'' * ''The Ira Gershwin Album'' (2001) * ''Live at the Westbank Café'' (2003) * ''The New Moon'' (2003) * '' Neo: A Celebration of Emerging Talent in Musical Theatre, Benefiting the York Theatre Company'' (2005) * ''Christiane Noll - My Personal Property'' (2008) * ''Frankenstein - A New Musical'' (2008) * ''What I Wanna Be When I Grow Up'' by Scott Alan (2010) -- sings the song ''I Remember''"Photo Coverage:The Songs of Scott Alan at Barnes Noble"
broadwayworld.com, December 4, 2010 * ''Scott Alan - Live'' (2012) -- sings the song ''Again''

References

External links

*
Noll's official website
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20070418081241/http://www.mrlucky.com/songbirds/html/jun99/c_cnoll.html Detailed review of a Noll albumbr>Listing of available Noll albumsBravo Broadway's website
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