- Christeena Michelle Riggs
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Christeena Riggs Born Christeena Michelle Riggs
Mesa, ArizonaChristeena Michelle Riggs is an American stage actress who has performed in many different musicals (both Broadway and off-Broadway).
Born in Mesa, Arizona, USA, Riggs is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Darnall Riggs and is married to Jeff Driggs. She attended Brigham Young University where she graduated with a degree from the school of Music Dance Theater and performed with the Young Ambassadors. After graduation, Riggs joined the touring company of Les Misérables performing the role of Éponine. In 1996, Riggs moved to New York City and made her Broadway debut as Éponine in Les Misérables where she had the opportunity to perform opposite Ricky Martin, as Marius.
After playing the role of Eponine, Riggs was given the opportunity of re-creating the role of Cosette as a part of the 10th Anniversary Broadway Cast, making her the first ingenue in history to portray both roles on Broadway. She went on to join the touring company of Sunset Boulevard starring Petula Clark, where she played the role of Betty Schaefer. Riggs returned to Broadway as Luisa Eshton in a new musical version of the classic novel Jane Eyre.
Riggs' other credits include The Scarlet Pimpernel (Marguerite/Marie), Cinderella (Cinderella) starring Eartha Kitt, where she performed the title role in both the US and Canada, Grease (Sandy), 42nd Street, Kiss Me, Kate (Bianca), Pirates of Penzance (Mabel), A Little Night Music (Anne), Children of Eden (Aphra), Two Cities (Lucie Manette), Lil' Abner (Daisy Mae), Frankenstein (Elizabeth), and Wicked (Ensemble; u/s Glinda - US Tour).[1]
Christeena as Glinda in Wicked
References
External links
- Les Miserables: Broadway Alumni - Les Misérables Broadway Production Website
- Bio on Broadwayworld.com - Broadway World Who's Who
Categories:- Brigham Young University alumni
- Living people
- American actors
- American Latter Day Saints
- American stage actors
- American musical theatre actors
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