Krystina Alabado

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Krystina Alabado
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Alabado at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2024
Born
Krystina Helena Alabado

(1989-08-07) August 7, 1989 (age 35)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. [1]
Education Arizona State University
(did not graduate)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2009–present
Spouse
Robert Lenzi
​
(m. 2017)​
Website krystinaalabado.com

Krystina Helena Alabado (born August 7, 1989 [2] [3] ) is an American actress, singer, and voice actor. She is also known for her acting on Broadway. Krystina made her broadway debut February 28, 2011 playing a replacement ensemble role in American Idiot . She originated the role of Vanden in the 2016 Broadway production of American Psycho and starred as Gretchen Wieners in Mean Girls on Broadway from March 2019 until the show's final performance on March 11, 2020. Since 2024, she has voiced Cherri Bomb in the adult animated musical series Hazbin Hotel .

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Early life

Alabado attended Hamilton High School in Chandler, Arizona, and studied musical theatre for one year at Arizona State University. [4] Alabado's parents are immigrants from Mexico and Lebanon. [5]

Career

At the age of 18, Alabado joined the national tour of Spring Awakening as part of the ensemble. She moved to New York City in 2009, [6] and made her Broadway debut in 2011 as a replacement ensemble member and understudy in American Idiot , [7] later reprising her role in the show's first national tour. [4] [8] In 2013, she joined the national tour of Evita (based on the 2012 Broadway revival) playing Juan Perón's mistress. [9] In 2016, she appeared in the short-lived Broadway production of American Psycho . Alabado performed in the ensemble and as the minor character Vanden, a nightclub singer. [4] She also understudied the principal role of Jean. [7]

In March 2019, Alabado joined the cast of Mean Girls as Gretchen Wieners, replacing Ashley Park, who originated the role. [10] In an interview in October 2019, she revealed that she had previously auditioned for the show while it was still in development, but did not get cast. [11]

In November 2019, Alabado, along with Evita Tour co-star Desi Oakley, founded Pop Rock Broadway, a Broadway training program for young actors in NYC expanding into the world of Pop, Rock, and Contemporary Musical Theatre. [12]

In March 2020, Alabado started a YouTube channel to explain to her followers different aspects of how Broadway works and interview her fellow castmates during the COVID-19 pandemic that temporarily closed Broadway [13] After the pandemic ended, Krystina continued to upload similar videos about her experience as an actor. In 2024, she began making videos to display fanart she received during conventions. [14]

In 2024, Krystina voiced Cherri Bomb in Hazbin Hotel. According to costar, Amir Talai, the lines were recorded sometime in 2021 [15] According to creator of the show, Vivienne Medrano, Krystina sang “Bad Reputation” by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts for her audition, although the audition has not been made public as of 2024 [16] Alabado is best known for this role and regularly attends conventions. Krystina will also voice the same character in the upcoming season 2 of Hazbin Hotel. Vivienne medrano also announced that Krystina will sing in season 2 [17]

Theatre credits

YearTitleRoleTheatreDirector(s)Ref.
2009 Spring Awakening Ensemble (u/s Wendla/Ilse)U.S. National Tour Michael Mayer
2011Camp WanatachiTiti O’Malley La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club Matt Cowart
American Idiot Ensemble (Whatsername/The Extraordinary Girl, u/s)(replacement) St. James Theatre Michael Mayer
2011–12American IdiotEnsembleNorth American Tour
2012Pregnancy PactSansaneeWeston Playhouse Theatre CompanyJoe Calarco
2013–14 Evita MistressU.S. National Tour Michael Grandage
2015–16 Lazarus Teenage Girl #1 New York Theatre Workshop Ivo van Hove
2016 American Psycho Vanden/Club Singer/Ensemble (Jean u/s) Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre Rupert Goold
[4]
2016 Miss You Like Hell Olivia La Jolla Playhouse Lear deBessonet Source
2017The Mad OnesSamantha Brown 59E59 Theaters Stephen Brackett
2018This Ain't No DiscoMeesh Atlantic Theater Company Darko Tresnjak
2019–2020 Mean Girls Gretchen Wieners

(replacing Ashley Parks)

 August Wilson Theatre Casey Nicholaw
2020 A Killer Party No nameMarc Bruni

(playwright by Kait Kerrigan)

2021 Goosebumps the Musical: Phantom of the Auditorium Brooke Rodgers Original Studio Cast Recording Danny Abosch and John MaclayN/A
2021 Mystic Pizza Daisy Arujo Ogunquit Playhouse Casey Hushion [27]
2023 Sunday in the Park with George Dot/Marie Pasadena Playhouse Sarna Lapine

• Credits in bold indicate Broadway production(s)

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2017 First Reformed Choir Member
2022 Better Nate Than Ever Assistant Casting Director
2024Mikey’s ArmyAutumn Jones [31]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2015 Tyrant JillEpisode: "A Viper in the Palace"
2018 Voltron: Legendary Defender Veronica (voice)Recurring role (seasons 7–8), 13 episodes
2019 God Friended Me OliviaEpisode: "Miracle on 123rd Street"
2022 Sesame Street: Mecha Builders Billie

Barta

(voice)

“Magnet Mayhem”

”That old time rock rolls”

 [33]
2022–2023 Pantheon Hannah (voice)Recurring role (season 1)
2023 Monster High Nefera De Nile (voice)Recurring role

(season 1 and 2)

2024 Hazbin Hotel Cherri Bomb (voice)2 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2019Broadway.com Audience AwardsFavorite Replacement - Female Mean Girls Nominated

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References

  1. ↑ "ABOUT - Krystina Alabado" . Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  2. ↑ Krystina Alabado [@krystinaalabado] (August 8, 2014). "Thank you to all my INCREDIBLE friends for making me feel so loved and special on my birthday yesterday! It was my best birthday to date by far!! I'm so grateful that you're all in my life!! #krystinas25 #midlaugh #summerinnyc #love #americanidiot #springawakening @knucklesandwich @andymientus @kaylafoster @antleeme123 @jillian_mueller @maxcrumm" . Retrieved January 1, 2024– via Instagram.
  3. ↑ Krystina Alabado [@krystinaalabado] (August 7, 2016). "Beach Day Birth Day #aug7 #birthday #leo #beachday" . Retrieved January 1, 2024– via Instagram.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Lengel, Kerry (5 May 2016). "Arizona actress stars in 'American Psycho' on Broadway". azcentral. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
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  6. ↑ Giannotta, Meghan (3 April 2019). "Broadway's 'Mean Girls' has a fetch new Gretchen Wieners". amNY. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
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  8. ↑ Blank, Matthew; Alabado, Krystina (6 March 2012). "PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: On Tour with Krystina Alabado and American Idiot". Playbill. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "Josh Young, Caroline Bowman and Sean MacLaughlin Set to Lead EVITA National Tour- Full Cast Announced!". BroadwayWorld.com. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
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  17. ↑ Popverse (2024-11-22). Hazbin Hotel Cast & Creator chat Season 2, a NEW Niffty song, AND a musical episode | INTERVIEW . Retrieved 2024-12-12– via YouTube.
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  24. ↑ Clement, Olivia (December 7, 2015). "David Bowie's Lazarus Opens Off-Broadway Tonight". Playbill.
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  27. ↑ "Mystic Pizza - Show".
  28. ↑ Buchwald, Linda (February 22, 2023). "Review: Sunday in the Park With George Gets a Breathtaking West Coast Revival". TheaterMania.
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  31. ↑ Dekkoo (2024-05-28). Mikey's Army . Retrieved 2024-12-12– via YouTube.
  32. ↑ "Krystina Alabado on Instagram: "The wait is over!! Friends, you can finally meet Veronica on the new season of #Voltron Legendary Defender on #Netflix streaming now!! She…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  33. ↑ Sesame Street Mecha Builders (TV Series 2022– ) - IMDb . Retrieved 2024-12-12– via www.imdb.com.
  34. ↑ @KrystinaAlabado (December 13, 2023). ""Thank you @VivziePop for giving me the gift of voicing Cherri Bomb I love you and Cherri and @HazbinHotel SO MUCH LETS GO STIR SHIT UP!!!!! #HazbinHotel #CherriBomb"" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  36. ↑ "Be More Chill Leads Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Winners; Pretty Woman, Mockingbird Also Take Top Prizes". Broadway.com. May 16, 2019.
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