Christina Maxwell

New York City-based singer and actress Christina Maxwell is a rising star on the Broadway scene, recently awarded the New York Musical Festival’s award for “Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role” as Laura Evans in SONATA 1962, and appearing as Deanna Durbin and Judy Garland U/S  in the Papermill Playhouse production of CHASING RAINBOWS.  Maxwell has performed with symphonies and in concert across the globe, from the Forbidden City in Beijing, China to Carnegie Hall, with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra musicians on EDGE in New York City,  at Citi Field with the New York Mets, and on television as the new face and voice of HUMIRA’S national commercial campaign.

Maxwell also passionately works at the intersection of the arts and the corporate world as a Director at Related Companies, serving as the Executive Director of High Line Nine Galleries and advising on the company's art collection and cultural partnerships. Maxwell also previously served as a Pediatric Oncology Arts Therapist for the New York City nonprofit, RipRap, providing one-on-one music and art sessions to children battling cancer.  Additionally, she was named the Distinguished Young Woman of America in 2012, for her excellence in scholastics, leadership and talent, joining the ranks of women including Dianne Sawyer and Deborah Norville and traveling the nation performing and speaking. Maxwell is a native of Asheville, North Carolina, and graduated summa cum laude from University of Michigan’s acclaimed Musical Theatre program.