Masterclasses - Performing Arts - Passing it on!
CHILDHOOD
Born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina, Chryssie grew up dancing with the Columbia City Ballet and Southern Strutt dance studio competing nationally. Her love for musical theatre began at the age of 10 years old when she got cast as an orphan in ANNIE. (*Rehearsal picture of Chryssie in black leggings, 1990). Her training would continue in the summers' in Los Angeles and in New York at the Edge dance studio and Broadway Dance Center. During adolescence she also performed in A Chorus Line at Workshop Theatre. She pursued more theatre in her high school drama program at Richland Northeast, as well as modeled with Millie Lewis Modeling & Talent agency.
WHERE IT ALL BEGAN..
Her career of 20 years started as a Rockette and got her first start in film as a dance double in Save the Last Dance with Julia Stiles. Chryssie then went on to schooling in New York at The American Musical Dramatic Academy (AMDA) where she majored in musical theatre. After school, Chryssie went on to work in Los Angeles in theatre, television, film and in New York on Broadway as an actress, dancer and singer sharing the stage with stars such as Neal Patrick Harris, Patti Lupone, Stephen Colbert and Mel B.
Chryssie continues to work as an actress, director, choreographer and masterclass teacher. Teaching masterclasses in performing arts is one of her biggest passions in life.
CAREER
After the Rockettes, Chryssie began her first touring job in the 1st National tour of Fosse. Chryssie can be seen in the hit documentary, Every Little Step, where she was featured landing her Broadway Debut in the 2006 revival of A Chorus Line as Kristine, heard also on the cast album in "Sing" with Tony nominated actor, Tony Yazbeck (On the Town). Her last role on Broadway was Kitty in CHICAGO where she went on to perform the lead role of Velma as an understudy. One of her favorite New York theatre role's included Kathy in Company opposite Neal Patrick Harris, as Bobby, at Lincoln Center with the NY Philharmonic Orchestra (Now on DVD in PBS's Great Performances).
Currently
BROADWAY ARTS CAMP: JUNE 16 - 26TH, LOS ANGELES
She loves being Co-Founder/Director of Broadway Arts Camp with long time best friend after meeting on the national tour of FOSSE in 2001, Alexis Carra, http://www.triplethreatteacher.com. This training based intensive occurs for 10 days in Los Angeles every summer, as well as now venturing out to more cities in 2019 for 3 day "in-studio" weekend intensives. Register on our site below... June 23 - 26th, ages 12 to Adults (2 Groups: Teens/Adults)
TEAM CC DISBROW
Chryssie married her best friend and favorite person to laugh and hang out with, Mr. Craig Disbrow at the end of 2017. They live in New York City, as well as have a home in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains where they first met in North Carolina. They joined their admiration for visual arts and started a new business together, C&C ARTHOUSE, as the sole art dealer for the artist, Sven at http://www.artbysven.com .
DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER
2018 - Present
*Resident Director at Cherokee High School
Coming up...
2020 - HAIRSPRAY
2020 - Highlands Playhouse (SHOW TBA)