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Kristin McLaughlin

Bio and Resume

"Kristin’s approach to directing is flexible while still maintaining a strong point of view. I wholeheartedly recommend her to any company looking for a director."
~ Tony Shalhoub

" Kristin McLaughlin's The curtain call [for Lend Me A Tenor] is genius"
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~ Entertainment Weekly

"Kristin McLaughlin’s direction is flawless. It is without reservation the best theater I’ve ever seen and that goes back more than 40 years."
~ 
Barnstable Patriot

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Bio


Kristin worked as an actress then director/choreographer in NYC for two decades before moving to West Chester, PA in 2013. In 2010 she joined forces with Stanley Tucci to direct the Broadway Revival of Lend Me a Tenor, receiving critical acclaim for the “curtain call” of Tenor which she staged and directed. (3 Tony nominations including Best Revival of a Play) Other credits include Spamalot for RTC (Barrymore nominations - Best Director, Best Musical, and best Ensemble) The Incredibly Deaf Musical at The Duke Theatre in NYC as part of NYMTF, Ave. Q at The Geva Theatre (voted Best of Rochester), Spamalot and Next to Normal (voted 10 Best shows of Cape Cod) at The Cape Rep Theatre, Lydia (world première, NYC), The Last 5 Years for The Heritage Theatre Company, and Bullets Over Broadway, Evita, Cabaret, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels for RTC (all Barrymore Recommended).

Kristin also worked as assistant director on dozens of productions including the European Tour of A Chorus Line, I/O (world premiere, Theatre Garonne, Toulouse), and The Music Man National Tour, with directors such as Chet Walker, Troy Garza and Phil Soltanoff. 

As an actor Kristin performed in over 20 countries worldwide. Some of her favorite roles include Shelia in A Chorus Line, Lola in Damn Yankees, Cathy in The Last 5 Years, and Phillia in …Forum. Off Broadway Kristin played Leila in Sessions, Laurette in What Makes Sammy Run, and over 25 characters in The World According to Ruth Wallis, and has been lucky enough to work with many inspiring actors including Justin Bartha, Tony Shalhoub, Anthony LaPaglia, Paul Rudd, Spiro Malas, Jan Maxwell and Nicole Kidman.  


Kristin earned a degree in musical theatre from Emerson College, and studied conservation biology with a fellowship at Columbia University’s CREC graduate school. 


Resume


Director

Lend Me A Tenor  - Broadway Revival
Director – “curtain call/ finale” 

Music Box Th. – Broadway
Tony Nomination - Best play revival


Spamalot 
Cape Rep Theatre
RTC - Barrymore Nomination - Best Direction and Best Musical


Next to Normal
Cape Rep Theatre - Top 10 of Cape Cod 2013 
RTC - Barrymore Recommended


Avenue Q
Geva Theatre - Best of Rochester 2012
Cape Rep Theatre - Top 10 of Cape Cod 2011
 

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
RTC - Barrymore Recommended

Bullets Over Broadway
RTC - Barrymore Recommended

The Last Five Years
Heritage Theatre Company

Evita 
RTC - Barrymore Recommended

The Incredibly Deaf Musical
Duke Theatre, NYC 

It’s a Wonderful Life; The Radio Play 
Historical Society Theatre 

Next to Normal
Heritage Theatre Company

Good People
Cape Rep Theatre

Bye Bye Birdie
Lobe Theatre

Beauty and the Beast
Lobe Theatre

Lydia - World Première 
Black Box Theatre, NYU 

TEDxWestChester

Bull Center Mainstage Theater

A Christmas Carol  - Choreographer
Riverside Theatre




Assistant Director
Partial List

 
I/O
Festival Novellum, - Toulouse, France 
World Première 


A Chorus Line
European Tour 
 

Joseph... 
Lycian Theatre

The Music Man
National Tour 




Training
 
BFA in Theatre - Emerson College  
Directing - Seth Barrish, Stanley Tucci
Acting - Uta Hagen, The Barrow Group
Dance - School of American Ballet, Chet Walker, David Marquez 



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