Christopher Renshaw (born 18 March 1952 in Reading) is a British opera and theatre director. He has directed in multiple countries, including musical theatre in London's West End.
Biography
editIn 2001, Renshaw directed Taboo, a musical with the book by Mark Markham, lyrics by Boy George, and music by Boy George, Kevan Frost, Richie Stevens and John Themis, in London. He work-shopped Zorro, a new musical with the book by Helen Edmundson, lyrics by Stephen Clark and music by the Gipsy Kings and John Cameron, in London, San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York. In 2008, the production went on a UK national tour before opening in the West End. Renshaw later directed Zorro in Paris, Moscow, Tokyo, Amsterdam and Atlanta.[1]
In 2016 he directed the world premier of Carmen La Cubana, billed as "The First Cuban Musical", at Paris’s Théâtre du Châtelet. Carmen La Cubana narrates a gripping love story set against the backdrop of 1950s Cuba, at the dawn of the revolution.[2]
In 2020, he directed the world-premiere musical, A Wonderful World, commissioned by Miami New Drama for its 2019-2020 theatrical season at the Colony Theatre. The musical follows the life and music career of Louis Armstrong, and is told from the perspective of his four wives. The show will debut on Broadway in 2024.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER RENSHAW TALKS ABOUT ZORRO, Alliancetheatre.org. Retrieved 20 July 2018
- ^ Carmen La Cubana at Sadler's Wells Theatre, Whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 20 July 2018
- ^ "A Wonderful World". Thepressroomnyc.com. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ Walters, Seth (3 February 2020). "Watch a Preview of the New Louis Armstrong Musical A Wonderful World". TheaterMania. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
