Life (and Love) in Performance

As Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grille at Ivoryton Playhouse. May 2026.

Christina’s stage career reflects range, depth, and intelligence. On Broadway she originated the role of The Godmother in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s reimagined Cinderella story, Bad Cinderella, and also appeared in the original cast of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. Her regional work includes celebrated performances in leading roles at Yale Repertory Theatre, The Guthrie Theatre, Broadway At Music Circus, Two River Theatre, Hartford Stage, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Cincinnati Playhouse, St. Louis Repertory Theatre, and more.

She is a graduate of the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University, where she met her husband of 16 years, actor Ken Robinson. They have three children, and continue to keep family at the center of their artistry.

Her portrayal of Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grille at Ivoryton Playhouse earned her the 2026Connecticut Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play. She also received a 2025Connecticut Critics Circle nomination for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for her performance as Florie Barton in Steve Carter’s Eden at Yale Repertory Theatre.

Love (and Life) in Art

Ten Virgins, part 3, mixed media, 24 × 18 in

Beyond the stage, Christina is a devoted painter whose vivid work shares the same curiosity and care that shape her performances. On canvas as on stage, she aims to inspire empathy, understanding, and healing.