Janet Krupin (born October 7, 1987) is an American actress, singer, writer, and producer. She is best known as a Broadway performer and the original host of the popular web-series "The Click Clique." On Broadway, she originated the role of Kylar in ''
Bring It On: The Musical'', and was a swing in the musical ''
If/Then'' on
Broadway. As a musician, released her debut EP, Aurora EP, as part of the musical duo Trillium, and is currently performing as a founding member of The Jackson Massive.
Personal life
Krupin was born Janet Ellin Krupin on October 7, 1987, in
Kennewick, Washington
Kennewick () is a city in Benton County, Washington, Benton County in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. It is located along the southwest bank of the Columbia River, just southeast of the confluence of the Columbia and Yakima R ...
to Paul and Nancy Krupin. She has a younger sister, Katie.
Krupin graduated from
Kennewick High School
Kennewick High School is a public high school located in eastern Kennewick, Washington. It was founded in 1904 to serve the educational needs of the new city of Kennewick. It is one of only a few schools to have its music department honored with t ...
in 2006
and from the
University of Southern California
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with a Major in Cinematic Arts—Critical Studies and a double minor in Musical Theatre and Philosophy in 2010.
Krupin is bisexual and currently resides in Kennewick, WA.
Career
Krupin began performing in community theatres at a young age, and became a 5-time gold medalist and Adjudicators’ Choice at the Northwest Music Festival for her performances. StageSceneLA named her Best Featured Actress In A Musical in 2009 for her performance as Anita in West Side Story and Breakthrough Star of the Year in 2010 for her performances in Bark! The Musical, NeverWonderLand, Janet Krupin at Sterlings Upstairs At Vitello's, and Urinetown (USC). In 2010, she won the LA's Next Great Stage Star competition.
Krupin earned her
Equity
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** Home equity, the dif ...
card in 2010 for her role as the opera-singing poodle, Chanel, in Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities's Bark! The Musical.
Shortly after earning her degree at USC, she was cast in the world premiere production of
Bring It On the Musical with music and lyrics by
Lin-Manuel Miranda,
Tom Kitt, and
Amanda Green and book by
Jeff Whitty in a lead role, Kylar.
Bring It On the Musical premiered at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, GA on January 16, 2011, with an opening night of January 28, 2011. It closed on February 20, 2011.
In June 2011, Krupin was named the original host of Teen.com's web-series the Click Clique. After hosting more than twenty episodes of the Click Clique, Krupin briefly left in September 2011 to rehearse for the First National Tour of
Bring It On the Musical in New York. While in New York, she continued to contribute remote guest segments. She returned in October 2011 to finish off the first season of the Click Clique as the
Bring It On the Musical National Tour opened at the
Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles on November 11, 2011.
After a five-month tour of the US and Toronto, Canada,
Bring It On the Musical transferred to the
St. James Theatre
The St. James Theatre, originally Erlanger's Theatre, is a Broadway theater at 246 West 44th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Opened in 1927, it was designed by Warren and Wetmore in a neo-Georgian style a ...
on Broadway, where Krupin was one of a record-breaking 30 performers making their Broadway debuts.
The Broadway engagement began previews on July 12, 2012, before an August 1, 2012 opening night. The limited engagement was originally scheduled through October 7, 2012 before being extended and finally closing on December 30, 2012.
Just prior to the Bring It On closing, Krupin was cast as the Dance Captain and a Standby for the roles of Heather Stovall and Kelli Mangrum in the Broadway production of
Hands on a Hardbody, a new musical with book by
Doug Wright
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Early years
Wright was born in Dallas, Texas. He attended and ...
, lyrics by
Amanda Green, and music by
Trey Anastasio and Green. It played at the
Brooks Atkinson Theatre from February 23, 2013, to April 13, 2013.
Krupin later appeared in
David Cross
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's feature film directorial debut,
Hits
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, in the role of Megyn after booking the role based on a video taped submission. Hits premiered at the
Sundance Film Festival
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in Park City, UT on January 21, 2014.
Krupin was last seen on Broadway as a swing and understudy for the role of Elena alongside
Idina Menzel in the Broadway musical
If/Then with book and lyrics by
Brian Yorkey
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Early life
Yorkey w ...
and music by
Tom Kitt.
If/Then played its pre-Broadway premiere at the
National Theatre in Washington, DC from November 5, 2013, though December 8, 2013. It played at the
Richard Rodgers Theatre, where it began performances on March 5, 2014, prior to a March 30, 2014 opening. If/Then played its final Broadway performance on March 22, 2015.
On July 26, 2014, Krupin released her debut EP, Aurora EP, which she recorded with collaborator Alex Caraballo under the name of Trillium.
From January 27, 2015, through December 18, 2015, Krupin joined the short-run podcast, Backstage with the EDM Assassins where she joined Grant Austin and Nick Pesavento to discuss everything about
Electronic dance music.
From August 7, 2015, through August 30, 2015, Krupin was seen as Maureen in the Uncompromising Artistry Productions presentation of
Rent
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at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland. Krupin's If/Then castmate,
Anthony Rapp, who originated the role of Mark Cohen, served as a creative consultant for this production.
In early 2016, Krupin formed The Jackson Massive with Brian Ripps and Gabe Cummins. The band, often Krupin and Ripps without Cummins, regularly plays gigs in LA, New York, and across the country, and a CD of original music is in the works.
On October 7, 2016, Krupin released the solo single "Hipster Pinup" on iTunes, Amazon, and other digital music services. Included with the lead track "Ghosted" are "Bradshaw" and "I Don't Wanna."
Controversies
On March 4, 2014, prior to
If/Then's final dress rehearsal, Krupin posted to Instagram and Twitter a photo of a satirical insert supposedly intended for the show's
Playbill
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s. The insert played on
John Travolta
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's mispronunciation of
Idina Menzel's name as "
Adele Dazeem
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" at the
Oscars just two days prior. Although the photo was posted as a joke, several news and entertainment outlets picked up the social media posts and reported them as if the insert was genuine. One even erroneously reported that the insert could be seen in "Tweets from the audience," when in fact nothing was handed out to the audience at the invited dress rehearsal, and preview performances did not begin until the next evening.
References
External links
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Official The Jackson Massive Website
Official Trillium WebsiteJanet Krupin on Teen.com
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1987 births
Living people
American musical theatre actresses
People from Kennewick, Washington
Bisexual women
Bisexual actresses
21st-century American women
American bisexual actors