This New York born, New Jersey raised actress starred on Broadway in the acclaimed Kennedy Center Revival of RAGTIME, for which she received a Helen Hayes Nomination. She made her Broadway debut starring in JEKYLL & HYDE, creating the role of Emma. Ms. Noll received an Ovation Award for her comedic turn as Hope Cladwell in the National Tour of URINETOWN, wowed audiences again as Vanna Vane in the new musical THE MAMBO KINGS and soared as Jane Smart in the American premiere of THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK.
Ms. Noll has been living up to her reputation as being “one of the most versatile actresses in the American Musical Theatre” with a varied repertoire in Broadway, Opera, Operetta and Jazz. She has been a frequent guest soloist as part of Bravo Broadway with symphony orchestras around the world, including the National Symphony and Marvin Hamlisch, the Cincinnati Pops and Eric Kunzel, the Jerusalem Symphony and Don Pippin, the Philadelphia Pops and Peter Nero, as well as appearances with The Cleveland Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony, The San Francisco Symphony, the Sinfonica Brasileira in Rio, the Hong Kong Philharmonic and the Prague Symphony. She has released four solo CD’s, CHRISTIANE NOLL – A BROADWAY LOVE STORY and THE IRA GERSHWIN ALBUM, both on Fynsworth Alley, as well as LIVE AT THE WESTBANK CAFÉ on 2Die4 Records and MY PERSONAL PROPERTY for Jay Records. She supplied the singing-voice of Anna in the Warner Brothers animated feature THE KING AND I, and starred on Broadway in IT AIN’T NOTHIN’ BUT THE BLUES.
Ms. Noll was critically acclaimed for her operetta performances as Marianne in City Center ENCORES! THE NEW MOON, Kathie in THE STUDENT PRINCE and Mabel in THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE. Other favorite roles include Audrey in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, The Baker's Wife in INTO THE WOODS, Mabel in MACK & MABEL, working with Jerry Herman and winning a Connecticut Critics Circle Award, Lizzie in LIZZIE BORDEN, Genvieve in THE BAKER’S WIFE, and Carrie in CAROUSEL. She starred in the premieres of FRANKENSTEIN (37 Arts), ACE (Helen Hayes Nom.), KEPT (Krieger/Russell), TAKE FLIGHT (Maltby/Shire), CALL THE CHILDREN HOME (Primary Stages), A FINE AND PRIVATE PLACE and LITTLE BY LITTLE (York Theater).
She has been a member of the national tours of GREASE! as Sandy, MISS SAIGON as Ellen, and CITY OF ANGELS as Mallory/Avril as well as a tour of Australia and Thailand as Nellie in SOUTH PACIFIC. Ms. Noll made her opera debut with Plácido Domingo and the Washington National Opera in THE MERRY WIDOW as Valencienne at The Kennedy Center, her Carnegie Hall debut with Skitch Henderson, in his last pops performance, as one of the 3 Broadway Divas with The New York Pops and her Hollywood Bowl debut singing with Julie Andrews.
Christiane has performed her solo show in cabaret at Feinstein's At The Regency, The Plush Room, The Duplex, Arci’s Place, The China Club, Peaches, B.Smith’s and The West Bank Café as well as being a featured member of the BROADWAY INSPIRATIONAL VOICES/GOSPEL CHOIR and frequently appearing in Town Hall’s BROADWAY BY THE YEAR and the Lincoln Center American Songbook Series.
Other recordings: THE KING & I (Sony Classic), JEKYLL & HYDE (Atlantic), THE NEW MOON (Ghostlight), FRANKENSTEIN, LITTLE BY LITTLE, SONDHEIM AT THE MOVIES, PRIMETIME MUSICALS, CINDERELLA, THE BURT BACHARACH ALBUM, THE PAUL SIMON ALBUM, THE STEPHEN SCHWARTZ ALBUM, THE SONDHEIM COLLECTION (all with Varese Sarabande), THE STEPHEN SONDHEIM ALBUM (Fynsworth Alley), A CHRISTMAS SURVIVAL GUIDE, WHAT’S A NICE GIRL LIKE YOU…and Z – THE MASKED MUSICAL (all with Car-Jam Records), BRAVO BROADWAY 2 and THE THREE BROADWAY DIVAS (Jay Records).
Christiane is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University
Additional information: ChristianeNoll.com