As a Music Director and performer, Cris has spent the last twenty years deep in the Music and Theater  Performance scene, working full-time as a Teacher/Artist.  

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A proud member of NATS, Cris has had the privilege to work on numerous  shows (either in the pit,  on-stage, or in development) with many Tony-award-winning and nominated artists, such as:  

 

Directors: Jack O’Brien, Des MacAnuff, Christopher Ashley, Alex Timbers, Stafford Arima, Jeff Calhoun, Joseph Hardy, Seret Scott and Ken Page. 

 

Composers: Andrew Lippa, Mark Bennett, Michael Friedman, and Todd Almond. Conductors: Marvin Hamlisch, John McDaniel,  Jim Vukovich,  Eric Stern, Bob Walters, &  Graeme Bird. 

 

Cris has played for special events with Broadway performers such as:

Jesse Tyler Fergusen, Rick Faugno, Chad Kimball, Nancy Anderson, Kate Baldwin, Christian Hoff, and Cady Huffman.  

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He has prepared students for National Tour auditions, College Entrance and Scholarship auditions, The Ben Vereen Awards (formerly The Globe Honors), adjudicated NATS competitions, and Music-directed charity galas, Children’s Theater camps, and private soirees for some of the most substantial organizational sponsors in Southern California. 

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When not on-stage or in-studio, Cris also works into the wee hours in his home studio as a commercial voice-over artist. and is a proud papa to his nine-year-old daughter who is following closely in his performer footsteps. 

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