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Christopher Castanho

Christopher Castanho is a Performer. Creator. and Optimist from Connecticut. An avid fan of art museums, hiking, meditation, and words, Christopher claims that he's happiest when being creative. He is also a proud alumnus of Shenandoah Conservatory's BFA Musical Theatre Program.

Facebook: Facebook.com/Christopher.Castanho | Twitter:  @ChrisCast95 

Email: Christopher@BwayWorld.com | www.ChristopherCastanho.com






BWW Interview: Spencer S Lawson is Haunting in Hartford Stage's A Christmas Carol
BWW Interview: Spencer S Lawson is Haunting in Hartford Stage's A Christmas Carol
December 26, 2016

Currently spooking audiences as a ghostly apparition and other ensemble roles is performer Spencer S Lawson. Being in his senior year at The Hartt School at The University of Hartford, Spencer joins fellow Hartt students in the production as well as veteran ensemble members, many of whom have been performing in the annual production since its conception in 1998. While donning his Hartford Stage 'A Christmas Carol' apparel and flashing a charming smile, Lawson expressed his sadness that the run is coming to an end, but also thankful that he was able to be a part of it.

BWW Interview: Katie Davis Shines as 'Star To Be' in ANNIE Tour
BWW Interview: Katie Davis Shines as 'Star To Be' in ANNIE Tour
December 13, 2016

Katie Davis, a recent graduate from Belmont University's Musical Theatre program, is portraying the featured ensemble member 'Star To Be', a young and optimistic actress who just moved to the dazzling 'NYC'. Davis has been noted as being a 'standout' ensemble member from the Chicago Theatre Review. I was lucky enough to sit down and check in with Katie on how her experience being on the Annie National Tour is going.

BWW Interview: Sarah Celec of THE LARAMIE PROJECT at Shenandoah University
BWW Interview: Sarah Celec of THE LARAMIE PROJECT at Shenandoah University
November 9, 2016

In October of 1998 Matthew Shepard, a twenty-one-year-old University student was kidnapped, beaten, and left to die on a fence on the outskirts of Laramie, Wyoming. The reason for his killing: he was gay. One of the first murders to be labeled a hate crime, it brought attention the lack of 'hate crime protection' several states possessed. Five weeks after his death, Moises Kaufman and other members of the Tectonic Theater Project traveled to Laramie and interviewed its citizens for a whole year after the event. This is the true story of how residents in Laramie, Wyoming reacted to the murder of Matthew Shepard.

BWW Blog: Christopher Castanho - Number 143
BWW Blog: Christopher Castanho - Number 143
November 3, 2016

This past weekend I was lucky enough to attend a pre-screening audition at the Virginia Theatre Association (VTA) in Norfolk, VA. The audition determinates your eligibility to take part in the South Eastern Theatre Conference (SETC), where you are able to audition for hundreds of theatre companies. I'm tryna #book summer stock theatre this summer, so here's hoping I get passed through to SETC.

BWW Interview: Emma Benson of Popular Web Series: THE DREAM TEAM
BWW Interview: Emma Benson of Popular Web Series: THE DREAM TEAM
October 7, 2016

Shenandoah Conservatory students have been creating a lot of their own art and content, one of the most successful projects is a web series called The Dream Team. Created by two theatre students, the original series tells the story of a class of theatre majors, living out their first year of college at the fictional Betsey Bell Conservatory. Founded in October of 2015, the show has garnered more than 8,000 views on YouTube, over 150 subscribers, and upwards of 300 FaceBook likes. I was lucky enough to connect with the show's co-creator and star Emma Benson, a third year Musical Theatre student at Shenandoah and hear about what's in store for Season 2.

Shenandoah Conservatory Presents: SPRING AWAKENING
Shenandoah Conservatory Presents: SPRING AWAKENING
September 29, 2016

Shenandoah Conservatory's production of Spring Awakening runs this weekend only, from Friday, September 30th through Sunday, October 2nd in the Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre on the campus of Shenandoah University. Stephen Sater and Duncan Sheik's Tony award-winning musical led by two Broadway veterans and now Shenandoah educators: Kevin Covert (Direction and Choreography) and Rick Edinger (Music Direction).

BWW Blog: Christopher Castanho - New Musical: Come From Away
BWW Blog: Christopher Castanho - New Musical: Come From Away
September 21, 2016

This production is a perfect example of why I am enamored with Theatre and Art, and why I am proud to be part of this community. The show not only shared a historical event but gifted us with sharing the power of empathy. The love and selflessness the citizens of Gander and Newfoundland had for all of the foreign travelers is astonishing. The locals 'took in' and fed 6,579 stranded passengers, which was half the size of the town's population.

BWW Interview: Broadway's Kevin Covert Directs SPRING AWAKENING at Shenandoah Conservatory
BWW Interview: Broadway's Kevin Covert Directs SPRING AWAKENING at Shenandoah Conservatory
September 16, 2016

Shenandoah Conservatory in Winchester, Virginia will be mounting the award-winning rock musical: SPRING AWAKENING this September, directed by Broadway veteran and new musical theatre program coordinator Kevin Covert. I was lucky enough to sit down with Kevin, hear about his experience at Shenandoah so far and learn about his process working on the rock musical with current theatre students.

BWW Blog: Christopher Castanho - One Of My Favorite Sounds
BWW Blog: Christopher Castanho - One Of My Favorite Sounds
September 13, 2016

The resonance of an orchestra warming up before a performance is a very comforting sound for me: reminiscent of the nights at the theatre with my Meme. But there is something very special regarding the cadence of my first Broadway orchestra in preparation, that sound I will never forget.

BWW Blog: Christopher Castanho - Be A Malleable Collaborator
BWW Blog: Christopher Castanho - Be A Malleable Collaborator
September 6, 2016

Every artist has a way of working, whether it's using 'counts' in choreography, or being an auditory learner, the list goes on and on. We all have ways that we learn and function as a creative individual, and I have discovered, as you probably have, that we don't all work the same way.

BWW Blog: Christopher Castanho - My Journey To Become A Triple Threat
BWW Blog: Christopher Castanho - My Journey To Become A Triple Threat
August 29, 2016

Striving to be a Musical Theatre performer often means striving to be a triple threat. (For definition of triple threat see: Sutton Foster) As I have been training to be a performer since I was young, there is one particular...threat...that I would feel threatened by

BWW Blog: Christopher Castanho - The Key To A Great Audition
BWW Blog: Christopher Castanho - The Key To A Great Audition
August 23, 2016

I think that as actors, who are so eager to work, we tend to tend to disassociate a 'performance' with 'an audition' because there's no microphones, lights, or contract. But by singing your 32 bars you are PERFORMING. Fill that minute with everything you've got: that is your time to shine.



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