Christiane Noll (born October 5, 1968)https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KVJY-R1Z Date of birth, familysearch.org; accessed May 31, 2014. is an American actress and singer known for her work in musicals and on the concert stage. She originated the role of Emma Carew in Frank Wildhorn's Jekyll & Hyde, and had roles in Urinetown and Dear Evan Hansen. For her role as Mother in the 2009 Broadway revival of Ragtime, she was nominated for the 2010 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical.
Life and career Noll was born in New York City and raised in Leonia, New Jersey, where she attended Leonia High School.Filichia, Peter. "N.J. Stage; Actress singing for joy at the Paper Mill.", The Star-Ledger, April 14, 2000. p. 23. "For Christiane Noll, performing in the Paper Mill Playhouse production of 'The Student Prince' is a homecoming beyond the usual definition. Growing up in Bergen County, she played Mrs. Barnum in a Leonia Middle School production of 'Barnum' and was a Jet girl in a Leonia High School staging of 'West Side Story.'"Spelling, Ian. "Not Afraid of the Stage: Christiane Noll, former Leonia resident, is the Consummate Professional", (201) magazine, May 1, 2010. Accessed March 30, 2011. "'Leonia was a wonderful little town. They always call it a bedroom community; lots of professionals, artists, teachers and musicians. A lot of the people work in New York City, but want a small-town atmosphere and a house with a yard and trees.'" She is the daughter of conductor and Emmy Award-winning Music Supervisor for CBS, the late Ron Noll,"Ronald W. Noll 1929- 2008" , vlog.org, accessed September 1, 2011 and soprano Sara-Ann Noll. She graduated from Carnegie Mellon University. In 2006, Noll married actor Jamie LaVerdiere, who appeared in the Broadway production of the musical The Pirate Queen 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 Jekyll & Hyde in 1997 after playing the role in out-of-town tryouts. She also appeared on Broadway in the revue, It Ain't Nothin' but the Blues (1999). Noll earned good notices for her performances as Kathie in The Student Prince in 2000 at the Paper Mill Playhouse and Marianne in City Center Encores! The New Moon (2003). Noll received an Ovation Award for her role as Hope Cladwell in the National Tour of Urinetown (2004). She also created the roles of Vanna Vane in The Mambo Kings musical (2005), Jane Smart in the American premier of The Witches of Eastwick at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia (2007), Elizabeth Lavenza in the rock musical Frankenstein - A New Musical (2007 off-Broadway, 37 Arts) and Jordan in The Piper at the NY Music Theatre Festival (2007). Noll appeared as Ruth in 2008 in Ace at the Signature Theatre in Arlington.Jones, Kenneth. "Broadway-Bound Ace Musical Takes Wing in VA", Playbill.com, September 3, 2008 In 2010 Noll was seen on Broadway as Mother in the revival of Ragtime at the Neil Simon Theatre for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical.
Noll has starred in 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. She performed with Plácido Domingo in the Washington National Opera's The Merry Widow as Valencienne at The Kennedy Center (2005). Other stage credits include Mabel in Mack & Mabel (for which she won a 2004 Connecticut Critics Circle Award), Genvieve in The Baker's Wife (2002), Lizzie in Lizzie Borden (2001 at Goodspeed Opera House), The Baker's Wife in Into the Woods (2005), Carrie in Carousel, 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 (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 for Best Actress in a Musical.
Noll was part of the first national touring company for Dear Evan Hansen, playing the role of Cynthia Murphy. She later took over the same role in the Broadway company in October 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 when Ann Sanders fell ill.
Noll is heard on concept albums for a new musical, The New Picasso, which was released in January 2008,The New Picasso robertcuccioli.com, January 8, 2008 and Dracula, released in 2006."Christiane Noll Credits", BroadwayWorld.com, accessed September 1, 2011
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, The Cincinnati Pops, The Columbus Symphony Orchestra, The Jerusalem Symphony, The Philadelphia Pops and Peter Nero, and has sung with The Cleveland Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony, the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, The Harrisburg Symphony, The San Francisco Symphony, and the Sinfonica Brasileira in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She made her Carnegie Hall debut with Skitch Henderson, 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!.
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 Warner Bros. animated feature The King and I (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 - Jan Horvath and Debbie Gravitte), 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, Burt Bacharach, Paul Simon, Scott Alan and Stephen Schwartz, among others.
Stage credits YearTitleRoleVenueRef.1989My Fair LadyEnsembleRegional, Pittsburgh CLOAnnie1990CinderellaThe Student Prince42nd StreetSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetOliver!NancyRegional, Carousel Dinner Theater1991-1992City of AngelsMake-up Artist/BootsieU.S. National Tour1992Miss SaigonEllen1994GreaseSandy DumbrowskiRegional, Crouse-Hinds Concert TheaterRegional, CIBC Theatre1995Out Of This WorldPerformerNew York City Center Encores!Jekyll & HydeEmma CarewRegional, Music Hall at Fair Park1996Regional, Morris A. Mechanic Theatre1997Broadway, Plymouth Theatre1999It Ain't Nothin' but the BluesPerformerBroadway, Vivian Beaumont TheatreBroadway, Ambassador Theatre2000The Student PrinceKathieRegional, Paper Mill Playhouse2001CarouselCarrie PipperidgeLizzie: The MusicalLizzie BordenRegional, Goodspeed Musicals2002Call the Children HomeKathleenOff-Broadway, Primary StagesThe Baker's WifeGenevieveRegional, Goodspeed Musicals2003The New MoonPerformerNew York City Center Encores!UrinetownHope CladwellU.S. National Tour2004Mack & MabelMabel NormandRegional, Goodspeed Musicals2005The Mambo KingsVanna VaneRegional, Golden Gate TheatreInto the WoodsThe Baker's WifeLos Angeles, TheatreWorks (Silicon Valley)2007The Witches of EastwickJane SmartRegional, Signature TheatreFrankensteinElizabeth LavenzaOff-Broadway, 37 Arts Theatre A2008Little Shop of HorrorsAudreyRegional, American Musical Theatre of San JoseAceRuthRegional, Signature Theatre2009RagtimeMotherWashington D.C., Kennedy CenterBroadway, Neil Simon Theatre2012Closer Than EverPerformerOff-Broadway, York Theatre CompanyChaplin the MusicalHannah ChaplinBroadway, Ethel Barrymore Theatre2013The King and IAnna LeonowensRegional, Broadway at Music Circus20141776Abigail AdamsRegional, The Cape Playhouse2015Kid VictoryEileenRegional, Signature TheatreThe CottageMarjorieRegional, The John W. Engeman Theater at NorthportElfEmily HobbsU.S. National Tour20161776Abigail AdamsOff-Broadway, New York City Center Encores!FolliesSally Durant PlummerRegional, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis2017Next to NormalDianaRegional, TheaterWorks HartfordBeauty and the BeastMrs. PottsRegional, North Shore Music Theatre2018Snow ChildMabelWashington D.C., Arena StageDear Evan HansenCynthia MurphyU.S. National Tour2019Broadway, Music Box Theatre2022Fun HomeHelenRegional, TheaterWorks Hartford2023God of CarnageVeronica NovakOff-Broadway, Theatre RowPartnershipLady Smith-Carr-SmithOff-Broadway, Mint Theater Company2025-2026The Sound of MusicMother AbbessU.S. National Tour
Discography Jekyll & Hyde (1997) Christiane Noll - A Broadway Love Story (1998) The King and I (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
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.2009Helen Hayes AwardOutstanding Supporting Actress, Resident MusicalAce2010Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident MusicalRagtimeTony AwardBest Actress in a MusicalDrama Desk AwardOutstanding Actress in a Musical2013Outstanding Featured Actress in a MusicalChaplin
References
External links
Noll's official website 2006 NY Times review of Noll's performance Detailed review of a Noll album Listing of available Noll albums Bravo Broadway's website