Christine Danelson

Who is Christine Danelson?

Christine Danelson 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 trained at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ and at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, NJ.

Danelson has appeared in two Law & Order franchise episodes and in two feature films, My Sassy Girl and Burn Card. In 2010, she graduated cum laude from Kean University in Union, NJ where she was named the 2008 Kean Idol.

Most recently, Christine Danelson was a part of the Off Broadway production of Cloaked. She then went on to star as the lead the in Hairspray at the Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey. Christine was very well received at the Paper Mill and received many outstanding reviews. The Star Ledger suggested that show was better than Broadway and said: "One reason “Hairspray” is more believable in Millburn is Christine Danelson.