April 20, 2019

Kirsten is thrilled to be joining Billboard Onboard, a singing piano experience through Windish Music Productions. She'll spend the summer playing pop/rock songs by request on Holland America Line's Eurodam. She is also relocating to New York City this summer!

May 15, 2018

Stuart Little at Wheelock Family Theatre is closed, and Kirsten is so excited to be joining Actors' Equity Association this month! Her final performance (for the time being) of The Donkey Show at American Repertory Theatre is May 19th!

March 23, 2018

The Irish...and How They Got That Way at Greater Boston Stage Company closes this weekend, and Kirsten is already wrapping up Week 1 of rehearsals for Stuart Little at Wheelock Family Theatre! The production features several actor/musicians and will be a fun, story-theatre-inspired take on the classic. The show opens April 13!

March 12, 2018

Frank McCourt's The Irish...and How They Got That Way at Greater Boston Stage Company is open and is selling out! Kirsten is music directing and performing in it, and contributed many original arrangements to the show. Photos are up under the photo tab! Catch the show before it closes March 25th.

February 23, 2018

Kirsten is music directing and performing in Frank McCourt's The Irish...and How They Got That Way at Greater Boston Stage Company. Kirsten contributed many original arrangements to the show, and is leading the band of actor/musicians! Rehearsals are in full swing, and this delightful little show opens March 8th.

November 26, 2017

She Loves Me is open at Greater Boston Stage Company! The show runs through December 23rd. Production photos are up under the photo tab.

September 11, 2017

Gypsy is open at Lyric Stage Company of Boston! Reviews are in, calling Kirsten's performance "perfectly measured", "likable and sympathetic", and "rivetingly vulnerable." Photos are up as well! The show closes October 8.

August 08, 2017

Rehearsals are in full swing for Gypsy at Lyric Stage Company of Boston, and Kirsten is playing Louise! The show runs September 1 - October 8.

April 23, 2017

Kirsten is excited to announce that she'll be returning to Watertown Children's Theatre this summer to teach classes June 26-30 and July 5-7! More info here. She'll be in and out of Boston for the rest of the summer spending time with her family and traveling.

March 31, 2017

It's award season here in Boston and Kirsten was nominated for an IRNE Award and an ArtsImpulse award: Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in Murder for Two at Lyric Stage Company of Boston! Congratulations to all of the other nominees.

March 13, 2017

Kirsten is busy on set this week with Sunshower Studios playing Emily in an industrial for Liberty Mutual Insurance! Photos and content to follow. Thanks to Lisa at Boston Casting.

March 03, 2017

Reviews are here for Jonah and the Whale at Stoneham Theatre! Reviewers called the show "soulful entertainment", "youthful, imaginative, and captivating", and "touching".  Lisa Sullivan Ballew of Wicked Local said of Kirsten:  "Another new face and versatile talent is Kirsten Salpini, playing with equal gusto the roles of nurse, pianist, and Arianna. This young actress and singer/songwriter found a stage for her many talents in Stoneham."

February 27, 2017

Photos from Jonah and the Whale at Stoneham Theatre are up in the production stills gallery! More can be found on Stoneham's website, here.

February 06, 2017

Rehearsals start tomorrow for Jonah and the Whale at Stoneham Theatre! Kirsten is thrilled to be joining Stoneham for the first time to work on this very cool show on its East Coast premiere. She'll be playing Arianna, Nurse, and the piano in the folk band. The show runs Feb 23 - March 12.

January 01, 2017

Kirsten will be joining Carnival Cruise Lines for a special 2-week engagement! She'll be playing all your favorite songs at the piano bar on-board the Splendor January 15-29. BIG thank you to Windish Music!

December 22, 2016

Kirsten was named one of the Top 10 of Boston's Best Performances of 2016 by DigBoston for her role as The Suspects in Murder for Two at Lyric Stage Company of Boston! 

November 30, 2016

Murder for Two is open at Lyric Stage Company of Boston! We run Wed-Sun until December 24. See pictures from the show here, and click below to read reviews.

July 18, 2016

The CT Lottery commercial is out! Check out the finished product on my Media page. Thanks to Boston Casting, Jeff Lester, Joey Pizzi, and Big Picture Studios!

July 07, 2016

Kirsten is teaching classes at Watertown Children's Theatre this summer! WCT Circus runs July 11-15 and Shakespeare Slam! runs August 8-19.

June 17, 2016

Kirsten is thrilled to be joining the team at Lyric Stage for the first time this holiday season, as The Suspects in Murder for Two ! The show is a hilarious murder mystery musical with only two actors and a piano!

June 16, 2016

Kirsten spent a few days on set this week as an On-Camera Principal in a Connecticut Lottery commercial! Photos and more info to follow. Thanks to Hilary at Boston Casting!

June 10, 2016

The Donkey Show is every Saturday night at American Repertory Theatre's OBERON. Kirsten is excited to now be covering both Dmitri/Vinnie and Mia/Oberon! She's going on July 16 as Mia/Oberon and the whole month of August as Dmitri/Vinnie.

February 17, 2016

Kirsten is excited to be returning to Merry-Go-Round Playhouse to play Gladys in The Happy Circus  for the Youth Tour! She'll return to Boston April 2nd.
 

February 01, 2016

The Donkey Show  is running at American Repertory Theatre's OBERON on Saturday nights, and Kirsten is thrilled to be joining the cast as Understudy Dmitri/Vinnie! The Donkey Show  is A Midsummer Night's Dream  set in a 70's disco, full of afros, fairies, and dancing. She's going on March 26th & April 2nd.

November 18, 2015

The Snow Queen  opened previews November 28th at New Repertory Theatre (official opening November 30th). Kirsten plays the Rose, various ensemble characters, and the guitar and the piano in the band. The show runs through December 20th. More info: www.thesnowqueenmusical.com