Christine Danelson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American actress
Date of Birth: 22-May-1987
Place of Birth: Union County, New Jersey, United States
Profession: singer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Christine Danelson
- Christine Danelson (born May 22, 1987) is an American actress best known as the understudy for the role of Tracy in the national tour of the Broadway musical Hairspray.
- Danelson performed as Tracy nearly 60 times during the tour, and was critically well-regarded, with one Reno reviewer commenting, "As Tracy, Danelson is the show's centerpiece and she's terrific." Danelson was born in Union County, New Jersey.
- She trained at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey, and at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, New Jersey.Danelson has appeared in two Law & Order episodes and in two feature films, My Sassy Girl and Burn Card.
- In 2010, she graduated cum laude from Kean University in Union, New Jersey where she was named the 2008 Kean Idol.In June 2010, Christine Danelson was a part of the Off-Broadway production of Cloaked, a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.
- Later that year, she starred as the lead in Hairspray at the Paper Mill Playhouse.
- Christine was very well received at the Paper Mill and received many outstanding reviews.
- Peter Filichia of The Star-Ledger suggested that show was better than Broadway stating: One reason “Hairspray” is more believable in Millburn is Christine Danelson.
- While she dons the requisite fat suit to display Tracy’s girth, Danelson is one of the most attractive young women to have played the role.
- And she seems to go from one frenetic dance number to the next without shedding even a single bead of perspiration." The New York Times also offered its opinion of Danelson's performance at the Paper Mill: "A young veteran of the show’s national tour, Christine Danelson is a joyful sweetheart as Tracy, with a mischievous Bette Midleresque face and a strong, yet fittingly cooing voice.
- Effortlessly gyrating through the dances — even when she snapped a shoe strap during the finale on opening night — Ms.
- Danelson blesses Tracy with a touch of vulnerability that makes viewers root for her ingenuous character’s triumph over Baltimore’s racism and skinnier girls."
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