Kristin Carbone, AEA (Mrs. Potts) is thrilled to be back at American Stage, where she was last seen as Helen in Fun Home in 2019. Kristin moved to Tampa Bay in 2017, before which she lived and worked as a professional actor in NYC for 25 years. During that time she played roles in four Broadway shows, including Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, (Crazy Marie/Madame) Mary Poppins, (Mrs. Banks) Fiddler on the Roof (Tzeitel) and Into The Woods. She also toured with the 1st Nationals of Show Boat (Magnolia) and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast as the Sugar Bowl - so now, playing Mrs. Potts feels like a lovely promotion! Recent roles in Florida theatre include Brittany Cox in Nightsweat at freeFall Theatre, Mrs. Van Daan in The Diary of Anne Frank at StageWorks, Sister Berthe in Sound of Music at Asolo Repertory Theatre, and at Theatre Zone, as Francesca Johnson in The Bridges of Madison County and Daisy Gamble in On A Clear Day...Favorie regional roles include Christine in Phantom at the Walnut Street Theatre, Luisa in The Fantasticks at Utah Shakes, Nina in Dear World at Goodspeed, Lilli/Kate in Kiss Me, Kate and Abigail Adams in 1776 at the Lyceum Theatre, and Marian Paroo in The Music Man at Merry-Go-Round Playhouse. Grateful to Helen, Kenny, Jessica and Jeremy the opportunity to play in the park! Huge love to her husband, actor Michael St. John, and children Lilyanna and Jamison, who do their best to put up with mommy’s acting habit.

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