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Kristine Nielsen

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Claim to fame

Master comedienne Kristine Nielsen has appeared in Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Why Torture is Wrong and the People Who Love Them, Miss Witherspoon and Betty’s Summer Vacation. Other stage credits include Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Crazy Mary, Dog Opera, Die Mommie Die!, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Green Bird and Les Liaisons Dangereuses.

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NEWS May 21, 2013 | 10:43AM
Vanya, Great Comet of 1812, Buyer & Cellar and More Win Off-B'way Alliance Awards
NEWS May 16, 2013 | 5:15PM
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike's Kristine Nielsen and The Nance's Lewis J. Stadlen Honored with Richard Seff Awards
PHOTOS May 7, 2013 | 12:19PM
Joan Rivers and Tab Hunter Visit the Funny Folks at Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

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Star mash-up! Bertie Carvel, Judith Light, Amy Morton, Tracy Letts and Kristine Nielsen spend some quality time at the 79th Annual Drama League Awards.

Sigourney Weaver rocks a photo op with her fellow Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike headliner, Tony nominee Kristine Nielsen.

Sigourney Weaver, playwright Christopher Durang, Kristine Nielsen and Bily Magnussen share the love with Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’s big Drama League win!

Three of the funniest actors in New York line up for a photo: Cinderella’s Peter Bartlett and Harriet Harris and Vanya Tony nominee Kristine Nielsen.

Here’s a group shot we don’t expect to see again! Billy Magnussen, Tab Hunter, David Hyde Pierce, Sigourney Weaver, Kristine Nielsen, Joan Rivers, Liesel Ann Yeager and Shalita Grant say farewell from the Golden Theatre.

The entire Vanya cast surrounds Joan Rivers: Shalita Grant, Kristine Nielsen, Billy Magnussen, David Hyde Pierce, Sigourney Weaver and understudy Liesel Allen Yeager.

Joan Rivers congratulates Vanya headliners Kristine Nielsen, David Hyde Pierce and Sigourney Weaver.

Leading Actress in a Play nominee Kristine Nielsen bonds with Featured Actress in a Musical contender Annaleigh Ashford!

First-timers Shalita Grant and Kristine Nielsen are nominated for hilarious performances in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.

Stage and screen favorite Martin Short congratulates Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce and Kristine Nielsen after the hilarious performance.

Martin and Henry Short had a blast with the whole Vanya family! See the new Broadway comedy at the Golden Theatre.

Frequent theatergoer (and recent Broadway veteran) Barry Manilow congratulates Vanya’s trio of stars Kristine Nielsen, David Hyde Pierce and Sigourney Weaver.

The cast of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike surrounds their special guest for one final photo. From left: Billy Magnussen, Kristine Nielsen, Barry Manilow, David Hyde Pierce, Genevieve Angelson, Sigourney Weaver and Shalita Grant.

Carol Burnett congratulates Vanya standouts Shalita Grant and Kristine Nielsen on their hilarious performances.

Billy Magnussen, Genevieve Angelson, Sigourney Weaver, playwright Christopher Durang, David Hyde Pierce, Kristine Nielsen and Shalita Grant want you to share in the laughter at the Golden Theatre!

Kristine Nielsen reunites with her former Jackie co-star Margaret Colin.

Kristine Nielsen gets a squeeze from her proud husband, Brent Langdon.

Broadway is lucky to have three top-notch performances from Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce and Kristine Nielsen.

The full cast! Genevieve Angelson, Billy Magnussen, Sigourney Weaver, Shalita Grant, Kristine Nielsen and David Hyde Pierce dress to the nines on opening night!

The cast of Vanya cheers as Sigourney Weaver delivers flowers to Christopher Durang in the audience.

The company members of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike survey the audience during curtain call.

Stars Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce and Kristine Nielsen take their opening night bows in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.

Kristine Nielsen presents playwright Christopher Durang with a medal honoring his recent induction into the Theater Hall of Fame, which she presented at a January 2013 ceremony.

The play’s eponymous trio of Chekhovian siblings are portrayed by David Hyde Pierce, Sigourney Weaver and Kristine Nielsen—all veterans of playwright Christopher Durang’s works.

Funny lady Kristine Nielsen cozies up to Vanya's fearless director Nicholas Martin.

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’s dysfunctional band poses for their first official Broadway family portrait. From left: Shalita Grant, Billy Magnussen, Kristine Nielsen, David Hyde Pierce, Sigourney Weaver and Genevieve Angelson.

Christopher Durang and Nicholas Martin join the cast for a final photo. See Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike at Broadway's Golden Theatre beginning March 5.

Kristine Nielsen, David Hyde Pierce and Sigourney Weaver play a trio of lost and lonely siblings in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.

A company photo of Billy Magnussen, Genevieve Angelson, Kristine Nielsen, director Nicholas Martin, Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce, Shalita Grant and playwright Christopher Durang. Get tickets now to see Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike at LCT's Mitzi Newhouse Theater.

Sigourney Weaver as Masha, Kristine Nielsen as Sonia and David Hyde Pierce as Vanya in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.

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Celebrate Opening Night with Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce & the Cast of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

The hilarious comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike celebrates its big opening night on Broadway on March 14. Join stars Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce, Kristine Nielsen and more for this electrifying evening.

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Kristine Nielsen

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Latest Broadway Buzz

Vanya, Great Comet of 1812, Buyer & Cellar and More Win Off-B'way Alliance Awards

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike's Kristine Nielsen and The Nance's Lewis J. Stadlen Honored with Richard Seff Awards

Joan Rivers and Tab Hunter Visit the Funny Folks at Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

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Celebrate Opening Night with Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce & the Cast of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

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