Krista Saab Bennett – Musical Theater Teacher
Krista currently works in the casting department for Royal Caribbean Cruise lines where she is also employed as a Rehearsal Director/Choreographer for many of the shows onboard. She had the privilege of being part of a grand scale Hollywood movie musical number for the film Ted 2 and can be
seen in the Netflix special A Very Murray Christmas with Bill Murray, George Clooney and Miley Cyrus.
Krista has appeared on Broadway in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival of Pal Joey and the Lincoln Center production of Camelot (PBS – Live from Lincoln Center). She has toured the US and Canada in the 1st National Tour of Young Frankenstein and worked as the Assistant Choreographer for the National Tour of DreamWorks Shrek. Krista performed for 7 years as a Rockette at Radio City Music Hall in NY and appeared on such specials as the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and The Ellen Degeneres Show.
Her career in both concert dance and theatre have taken her around the world performing in shows such as “Carnival” at the Kennedy Center in D.C, “42nd St.”, “The Producers” at the Fabulous Fox Theatre in Atlanta and the Ovation Award winning cast of “Crazy for You” in Los Angeles. She has also performed with companies such as Aeolian Ballet Theatre/LA and Ballet Jorgen/Toronto and traveled to Okinawa, Japan to entertain the troops stationed there.
She has taught workshops at Radio City Music Hall and was on faculty at Broadway Dance Center in NY. Krista has worked with legendary performers such as Stevie Wonder, Bon Jovi, Hinton Battle, Jason Alexander, Stockard Channing and Gabriel Byrne. She can also be seen on the instructional dance DVD titled “Hops Dance with Tyce Diorio and Krista Saab” and as a dancer in the feature films “The Great Observer” and “American Gangster”. She is also featured on the 75th Anniversary DVD of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular and on the NBC series SMASH.
Infinity Ballet is pleased to have Krista as part of the staff for our Musical Theater Intensive.