Kristie Krabe has been entertaining audiences since
    she was a small child.  An accomplished singer,
    actress and dancer, she has portrayed a range of
    characters from a furry weasel to an aspiring Dallas
    Cowgirl.  Most recently Kristie has made a name as a
    cabaret performer around Atlanta.  (See the Reviews
    page for some of the rave reviews her past performances
    have received!)

    Growing up in Atlanta, Georgia, Kristie began her
    performing career in a children's variety act dubbed
    "The Kids Next Door."  She studied theater in high
    school and focused on her vocal training at Boston
    University with the late Metropolitan Opera tenor,
    Richard Cassilly.  After graduating with a Bachelor's
    Degree in Classical Voice, Kristie returned to the
    musical theater scene.  In Boston, she performed
    with many different theaters in shows such as
    Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,
    Once Upon a Mattress, Sylvia, Nine and Baby.

    Kristie then tried her luck at an audition in New York, and was cast in the National Tour of Wind
    In the Willows as "Chief Stoat."  At the end of the tour she returned to the northeast and
    performed in several stock productions with notable actors such as Jason Bateman (Arrested
    Development).  A year later, she returned to New York and performed Off - Off - Broadway in the
    show, As Bees In Honey Drown.

    In the year 2001, Kristie returned to Atlanta and immediately immersed herself into the theater
    scene.  After directing, producing and co-starring in the show A... My Name Is Alice, she went
    on to perform at theaters such as Actor's Express, Atlanta Lyric Theater, Stage Door
    Players, Aurora Theater, Theater Arts Guild and Onstage Atlanta.

    Kristie's breakout year proved to be 2004 when she performed back-to-back shows in some
    high quality roles ("Hunyak" in Chicago; "Kate Murphey" in Titanic; "Evelyn Nesbit" in Ragtime).  
    She then wowed television audiences in WSB TV's "Gimme The Mike" competition.  Out of
    1000 hopefuls, she was selected as one of the 30 semi-finalists to sing on television in an
    "American Idol" style contest.  While she did not win the judges marks in the semi-finals, she was
    chosen in a landslide as the overall "Wild Card" winner by the television audience.  She went on
    to place 3rd in the final competition, impressing judges Jan Smith (vocal coach to Usher and
    Diana DiGarmo, among others), Nick Marino (music Critic for the Atlanta-Journal and
    Constitution), Alfreda Gerald (recording artist), and Neal Boortz (national Radio personality).

    During this year, she also originated the role of "Cecile" in the concept album recording of
    Dangerous Liaisons - The Musical, on Melpomene Records.  But, Kristie is now known best
    by Atlanta audiences for the starring role of "Debbie Benton" in Debbie Does Dallas - The
    Musical at Dad's Garage.  The show received rave reviews and Kristie was singled out for her
    portrayal of the cheerleader with a dream to be a Dallas Cowgirl.  Creative Loafing Magazine
    named Kristie one of Atlanta's Most Beautiful Actresses, as well.

    Kristie recently has been making her mark in local cabaret performances, as well as contributing
    choreography to many Atlanta productions.  After a 2 year hiatus, in 2010, Kristie returned to the
    stage as "The Bearded Lady" in Onstage Atlanta's production of Sideshow.
Actress / Singer / Dancer