Christy Altomare

Christy Altomare
Born Christine Altomare
June 23, 1986
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Website
http://www.christyaltomare.com/

Christy Altomare is an American actress and singer-songwriter who played the role of Wendla in the first national tour of the rock musical Spring Awakening and recently finished her run and making her Broadway Debut as Sophie in Mamma Mia!

Early life

Born on June 23, 1986, Altomare began performing at age 5 in community theater productions in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. At Pennsbury High School, she was a part of choirs and school productions before attending University of Cincinnati's Conservatory of Music, where she performed in a number of productions. In 2004, she was a National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts winner in the musical theater category.[1] She graduated from CCM in 2008 with a BFA in Musical Theater.[2]

Career

Altomare began writing songs at the age of twelve. She has three independent CDs: Not Yet Over You (2000), Waiting For You (2007), and an EP entitled After You (2008). When she was sixteen, she signed with her current manager, Edie Robb.[2] She looks to Jewel and Joni Mitchell as her biggest influences.[3]

In 2008, Altomare joined the first national touring cast of the hit Broadway musical Spring Awakening in the lead role of Wendla, beginning previews on August 15, 2008 in San Diego.[2] She traveled to 44 different cities and gave over 600 performances. She stayed with the tour until its final performance on May 23, 2010.[4] Altomare received generally positive reviews throughout the tour. Seth Kubersky of Orlando Weekly called her "appropriately innocent and adorable as the inevitable victim"[5] while Eric Rezsnyak of the Rochester City Paper praised her "piercing, haunting soprano voice," and how "even her most difficult melodic passes seem totally effortless."[6]

Following the Spring Awakening tour, Altomare appeared as Sue Snell in the limited engagement run of the Off-Broadway revival of Carrie at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. She will be heard on the cast recording of the production which will be released September 25, 2012 from Ghostline and Sh-K-Boom Records.

On June 4, 2012, Altomare made her Broadway Debut in Mamma Mia! at the Winter Garden Theatre, where she replaced Liana Hunt resuming the role of Sophie Sheridan. She stayed with the Broadway Company for a year ending her contract on June 1, 2013 and was replaced by Laurie Veldheer of Newsies.

She is currently starring as Guinevere in the Drury Lane Theatre's production of Camelot. The production began performances on October 30th, 2014 and will run though January 4th, 2015. At the same time, Altomare has been taking part in readings and workshops new shows in development for the stage. She is also in development of working on a solo album of new music.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Christy Altomare Bio" Retrieved April 10, 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Pennsbury Grad Altomare is on the road to stardom". Bucks County News. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
  3. ↑ Glenn Sumi. "Sex and song". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
  4. ↑ Adam Hetrick. "Spring Awakening National Tour Ends Run in Orlando May 23". Playbill.com. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
  5. ↑ Seth Kubersky. "Review: Spring Awakening". Orlando Weekly. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
  6. ↑ Eric Rezsnyak. "THEATER REVIEW: RBTL's "Spring Awakening"". Rochester City Paper. Retrieved 2009-07-31.

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