Katie Emerson is a versatile spitfire of an actress, singer, director and painter based out of New York City. Originally from Jonesboro, Arkansas, she got her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre at Elon University.

Recently, she’s charmed audiences with her comedic chops and vocal prowess starring as the murdering mommy Mrs. Vorhees in Camp Crystal Lake the Musical (A Parody of the Friday The 13th). Katie also tours nationally as a lead vocalist with the Disney tribute band The Little Mermen and The Princess Pals, rocking Disney tunes for audiences across the United States.

Her stage career includes work Off-Broadway, on national tours, and internationally, with credits such as How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical. Regionally, she has performed with Wolfbane Productions, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Northern Stage, The Hangar Theatre, and Syracuse Stage.

Renown for her exceptional range and sight-reading ability, Emerson has also performed extensively in countless new musicals, readings, workshops, and concerts. Critics have described her as “captivating,” “with a voice that truly could win the heart of anyone who hears it,” while giving performances with “…such an imaginative take that it’s almost hard to watch anybody else when she’s on stage.”