Christina DeCicco

Christina DeCicco is a native New Yorker, who's blue-collar Brooklyn family surrounded her with music. She saw her first Broadway show at 3 years old, and, much to the embarrassment of her parents, sang throughout the whole production. She entertained thoughts of becoming a doctor for most of her childhood before she realized her storytelling gifts were stronger than her talents in science. On Broadway, Christina has been seen starring as Eva Peron in the original cast of the 2012 Revival of "Evita" opposite Ricky Martin, as Arachne in U2's "Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark," and as Sister Mary Robert (understudy) in the original cast of "Sister Act, The Musical." She has toured the country portraying the role of Glinda in the Stephen Schwartz hit "Wicked." Off Broadway, audiences have seen her as Cindy Lou Huffington in the juke box musical "The Marvelous Wonderettes." Regionally, Christina has played such roles as Billie Dawn in "Born Yesterday" (Asolo Repertory Theatre), Maggie in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (Triad Stage), Gabriella in "Boeing Boeing" (Gulfshore Playhouse), Barbara Rose in "War of the Roses" (North American Premier- Delaware Theatre Company), Mary Poppins in "Disney's Mary Poppins" (Theatre Under The Stars), Betty Schafer in "Sunset Boulevard" (Ogunquit Playhouse), and Eponine in "Les Miserables" (Walnut Street Theatre- Barrymore Award Winner), among others. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Wagner College. She has performed in many Pops concerts around North America with such organizations as the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Naples Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Utah Symphony, Cleveland Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Long Island Philharmonic, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, and Fort Wayne Philharmonic. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Wagner College.