“Be who you needed when you were younger.”

Chryssie Whitehead, originally from South Carolina has worked for over 25 years in the entertainment industry. Chryssie began her career as a dancer for the the Radio City Rockettes right out of high school and has had an accomplished career in film, television and Broadway as actress, dancer and singer. She went to school for musical theatre at AMDA College and Conservatory for the Performing Arts in NYC and landed her Broadway debut in the revival of A Chorus Line as Kristine. Her additional Broadway credits include: Kitty/Velma US in Chicago (understudy, performed) and Kathy in Company (Lincoln Center with Neal Patrick Harris). Favorite regional theatre roles: Bombalurina in Cats, Lola in Damn Yankees and Cassie in A Chorus Line. Film and television as an actress include: West Side Story (Steven Speilberg), Grey’s Anatomy, Switched at Birth, Castle, The Mentalist, Warehouse 13, Private Practice, Grimm and the romantic comedy with Raven Simone, Revenge of the Bridesmaids. She has joyfully crossed over to the creative side, directing and/or choreographing professionally, as well as educational productions of Chicago, A Chorus Line, Rent, All Shook Up, Into the Woods, Shrek, Grease, How 2 $ in Business and Beauty and the Beast. She currently directs showcases and teaches on the musical theatre faculty at AMDA College and Conservatory for the Performing Arts, along with the dance faculty Broadway Dance Center and Steps on Broadway in NYC. Chryssie is the co-founder of the performing arts educational company, www.BroadwayArtsCommunity.com and has taught and/or performed in Kenya, Japan, Italy, Ireland, Paris, Prague, Australia, Mexico & Canada. Chryssie is currently touring with her self-published, one woman mental health awareness show, In My Own Little Corner – My Moods, My Mom & Me, a mother daughter love story with a mission to normalize conversations around mental health and lift the stigma. More at www.Eachlifehasitsplace.com. She lives in Washington Heights, NY with her dear husband, Craig.