Christian Borle
Birth Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Latest News on Christian Borle:
Marc Shaiman to Launch Book Tour for NEVER MIND THE HAPPY (Jan 8, 2026)
Review: & JULIET at Dr. Phillips Center For The Performing Arts (Jan 7, 2026)
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY to Make Manila Premiere This July (Jan 7, 2026)
Marc Shaiman to Launch Book Tour for NEVER MIND THE HAPPY (Jan 8, 2026)
Review: & JULIET at Dr. Phillips Center For The Performing Arts (Jan 7, 2026)
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY to Make Manila Premiere This July (Jan 7, 2026)
BIO
Borle is a Grammy and two-time Tony Award-winning actor. Christian won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical as Shakespeare in Something Rotten, and Best Featured Actor in a Play as Black Stache in Peter and the Starcatcher.
His Broadway credits include: Jesus Christ Superstar, Footloose, Amour, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Spamalot, Legally Blonde (Tony nom.), Mary Poppins, Falsettos (Tony nom.), and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He also starred as Orin Scrivello, DDS et al in Little Shop of Horrors at the Westside Theater, for which he received the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Lucille Lortel (or LuLo) Awards for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical. More recently he played Jim Bakker in Tammy Faye on Broadway and Joe/Josephine in Some Like It Hot (Tony nom.), for which he wrote additional material and received a Grammy Award for its cast album.
On TV, Christian has appeared in “Hazbin Hotel,” “Gilmore Girls,” “Evil,” “Masters of Sex,” “Elementary,” “Younger,” “Lifesaver,” NBC’s “Peter Pan Live,” and NBC’s “The Sound of Music Live.” Christian played a recurring role on “The Good Wife/Fight” and received across-the-board praise as Tom on “Smash.” Christian also appeared in Michael Mann’s feature Blackhat opposite Chris Hemsworth and Viola Davis, and The Bounty Hunter with Jennifer Aniston. Directing: Popcorn Falls (Davenport Theater), Footloose (The MUNY), and Tale as Old as Time, a tribute to Howard Ashman at 92Y’s Lyrics & Lyricists series. Playwriting: Hammered: A Thor & Loki Play.
Photos
Lilli Cooper, Blake Roman, Vivienne Medrano, Brandon Rogers, Jeremy Jordan, Jessica Vosk, Erika Henningsen, Christian Borle, Krystina Alabado, Amir Talai, Joel Perez, Kimiko Glenn, Andrew Underberg, Richard Horvitz, Sam Haft and Shoba Narayan
Date:
10/21/2025
From: Photos: Inside HAZBIN HOTEL: LIVE ON BROADWAY Concert at the Majestic Theater
Lilli Cooper, Blake Roman, Vivienne Medrano, Brandon Rogers, Jeremy Jordan, Jessica Vosk, Erika Henningsen, Christian Borle, Krystina Alabado, Amir Talai, Joel Perez, Kimiko Glenn, Andrew Underberg, Richard Horvitz, Sam Haft and Shoba Narayan
Date:
10/21/2025
From: Photos: Inside HAZBIN HOTEL: LIVE ON BROADWAY Concert at the Majestic Theater
Lilli Cooper, Blake Roman, Vivienne Medrano, Brandon Rogers, Jeremy Jordan, Jessica Vosk, Erika Henningsen, Christian Borle, Krystina Alabado, Amir Talai, Joel Perez, Kimiko Glenn, Andrew Underberg, Richard Horvitz, Sam Haft and Shoba Narayan
Date:
10/21/2025
From: Photos: Inside HAZBIN HOTEL: LIVE ON BROADWAY Concert at the Majestic Theater
STAGE CREDITS
[Washington, DC (Regional)]
50th anniversary of the release of the groundbreaking original album of Tommy, 2019
Captain Walker
[Off-Broadway]
Signature Theatre Company Production, 2010
Prior Walter
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2005
Historian
Minstrel
French Guard
Not Dead Fred
Prince Herbert
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2002
Painter (Understudy)
Newsvendor (Understudy)
Dusoleil (Understudy)
Bertrand (Understudy)
Advocate (Understudy)
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2002
Kane Flannery/Zach Marshall
Zach Marshall
Kane Flannery
Productions
Movies
The Bounty Hunter
[ 2010 ] Caddy
[ 2010 ] Caddy
Blackhat
[ 2015 ] Jeff Robichaud
[ 2015 ] Jeff Robichaud
TV Shows
Live from Lincoln Center
Marvin, Pirelli
Marvin, Pirelli
Smash
Tom Levitt
Tom Levitt
The Good Fight
Carter Schmidt
Carter Schmidt
The Good Wife
Carter Schmidt
Carter Schmidt
Elsbeth
Carter Schmidt
Carter Schmidt
Evil
Neil
Neil
Hazbin Hotel
Vox
Vox
Elsbeth
Carter Schmidt
Carter Schmidt
Evil
Neil
Neil
Hazbin Hotel
Vox
Vox
Elsbeth
[ 2024-2025 ] Carter Schmidt
[ 2024-2025 ] Carter Schmidt
Awards and Nominations
Tony Awards - 2023 - Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Christian Borle, Some Like It Hot
winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2020 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
Christian Borle, Little Shop of Horrors
Drama League Awards - 2020 - Distinguished Performance Award
Christian Borle, Little Shop of Horrors
winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2020 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
Christian Borle, Little Shop of Horrors
Drama League Awards - 2017 - Distinguished Performance Award
Christian Borle, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Actor in a Musical
Christian Borle, Falsettos
Tony Awards - 2017 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Christian Borle, Falsettos
winner
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2015 - Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Christian Borle, Something Rotten!
winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
Christian Borle, Something Rotten!
Drama League Awards - 2015 - Distinguished Performance Award
Christian Borle, Something Rotten!
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Actor in a Musical
Christian Borle, Something Rotten!
winner
Tony Awards - 2015 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Christian Borle, Something Rotten!
winner
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2012 - Best Featured Actor in a Play
Christian Borle, Peter and the Starcatcher
Drama League Awards - 2012 - Distinguished Performance Award
Christian Borle, Peter and the Starcatcher
winner
Tony Awards - 2012 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Christian Borle, Peter and the Starcatcher
Drama Desk Awards - 2011 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
Christian Borle, Peter and the Starcatcher
winner
The Lortels - 2011 - Outstanding Lead Actor
Christian Borle, Peter and the Starcatcher
Drama Desk Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
Christian Borle, Legally Blonde
Tony Awards - 2007 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Christian Borle, Legally Blonde The Musical
Videos
Video: Watch Studio Footage of Jessica Vosk and Alex Brightman Singing in HAZBIN HOTEL Season 2
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-11-11 17:43:54
Video: Christian Borle Performs New Villain Song From HAZBIN HOTEL Season 2
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-10-29 12:05:55
Video: Watch the HAZBIN HOTEL Season 2 Trailer Featuring New Musical Numbers
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-10-01 12:42:32
Video: Laura Bell Bundy Brings LEGALLY BLONDE Shoes to the Museum of Broadway
by Michael Major - 2025-04-29 15:21:52
Video: Jonathan Groff Celebrates Tony Win for Best Leading Actor in a Musical
by Joey Mervis - 2024-06-17 08:51:48
Video: Christian Borle Sings 'Chip on My Shoulder' from LEGALLY BLONDE on the Broadway Cruise
by Blair Ingenthron - 2024-03-24 14:25:40
Interview: Keith David and Blake Roman on Going From Stage to the HAZBIN HOTEL
by Michael Major - 2024-01-30 13:04:46
Interview: HAZBIN HOTEL Creator Discusses the Series' Broadway Cast
by Michael Major - 2024-01-23 14:37:42
Interview: Jeremy Jordan, Kimiko Glenn & Amir Talai on Their HAZBIN HOTEL Characters
by Michael Major - 2024-01-18 15:22:15
Interview: Watch Erika Henningsen & Stephanie Beatriz Talk HAZBIN HOTEL Musical Series
by Michael Major - 2024-01-17 15:12:56
Video: Watch the HAZBIN HOTEL Musical Series Trailer With Erika Henningsen, Alex Brightman & More
by Michael Major - 2023-12-13 11:29:34
Video: J. Harrison Ghee Opens Up About Making Broadway History With SOME LIKE IT HOT on CBS' 'Road to the Tonys'
by Michael Major - 2023-06-09 12:37:21
Video: How SOME LIKE IT HOT Became a 13-Time Tony-Nominated Hit
by Backstage Live with Richard Ridge - 2023-06-07 13:04:20
Video: SOME LIKE IT HOT Performs 'What Are You Thirsty For' on TODAY; Watch their Tony Nominations Reaction
by Michael Major - 2023-05-02 11:33:58
News
Marc Shaiman to Launch Book Tour for NEVER MIND THE HAPPY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 8, 2026
The audiobook of Never Mind the Happy: Showbiz Stories from a Sore Winner, a memoir written by Marc Shaiman, is slated for release on the same day as print publication.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 8, 2026
The audiobook of Never Mind the Happy: Showbiz Stories from a Sore Winner, a memoir written by Marc Shaiman, is slated for release on the same day as print publication.
Review: & JULIET at Dr. Phillips Center For The Performing Arts
by Albert Gutierrez - Jan 7, 2026
If “& Juliet” works at all, it’s because it commits to the premise without apology: a Shakespearean remix told through the lens of pop music, meta-theatre, and a general belief that stories never really die, they just get re-written. This touring production of the still-running Broadway musical leaned into this ethos with a cast that understood the assignment – treating the material with enough sincerity to make it land, but enough wryness to make it feel like commentary.
by Albert Gutierrez - Jan 7, 2026
If “& Juliet” works at all, it’s because it commits to the premise without apology: a Shakespearean remix told through the lens of pop music, meta-theatre, and a general belief that stories never really die, they just get re-written. This touring production of the still-running Broadway musical leaned into this ethos with a cast that understood the assignment – treating the material with enough sincerity to make it land, but enough wryness to make it feel like commentary.
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY to Make Manila Premiere This July
by Oliver Oliveros - Jan 7, 2026
The gates to the world's most famous chocolate factory are finally opening in Manila!
by Oliver Oliveros - Jan 7, 2026
The gates to the world's most famous chocolate factory are finally opening in Manila!
Review: LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL at Tesseract Theatre Company is a Peppy High Energy Production
by James Lindhorst - Dec 12, 2025
Director Will Bonfiglio, Music Director Larry D. Pry, Choreogrpaher Jo Palisoc, and the entire company deserve a lot of credit for their all in committed, peppy, and high-spirited production of a marginal show that is staged as a pet project far too often. There are thousands of musical theater assets that have arguably better books and scores that are rarely produced. Legally Blonde the Musical is like a pink piece of bubblegum. At first it sounds appealing, but the flavor does not last long.
by James Lindhorst - Dec 12, 2025
Director Will Bonfiglio, Music Director Larry D. Pry, Choreogrpaher Jo Palisoc, and the entire company deserve a lot of credit for their all in committed, peppy, and high-spirited production of a marginal show that is staged as a pet project far too often. There are thousands of musical theater assets that have arguably better books and scores that are rarely produced. Legally Blonde the Musical is like a pink piece of bubblegum. At first it sounds appealing, but the flavor does not last long.
Tickets to SOME LIKE IT HOT at the Hobby Center to go on Sale This Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 2, 2025
Single tickets for Some Like It Hot in Houston will go on sale. SOME LIKE IT HOT will play a limited one-week Houston engagement at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 2, 2025
Single tickets for Some Like It Hot in Houston will go on sale. SOME LIKE IT HOT will play a limited one-week Houston engagement at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts.
John Cena Set to Join FAN EXPO New Orleans
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 25, 2025
Fans of John Cena like to chant his famous 'You Can't See Me' catchphrase. But they certainly will be able to see the 16-time WWE champion, actor and best-selling author when he attends FAN EXPO New Orleans.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 25, 2025
Fans of John Cena like to chant his famous 'You Can't See Me' catchphrase. But they certainly will be able to see the 16-time WWE champion, actor and best-selling author when he attends FAN EXPO New Orleans.
Review: SOME LIKE IT HOT at Overture
by Scott Rawson - Nov 13, 2025
Some Like it Hot, set in the 1930’s during prohibition and segregation, was a delight to behold.
by Scott Rawson - Nov 13, 2025
Some Like it Hot, set in the 1930’s during prohibition and segregation, was a delight to behold.
Video: Christian Borle Sings Hazbin Hotel Season 2 Songs
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 29, 2025
Enjoy the new villain song from Hazbin Hotel Season 2! Christian Borle performs 'Once We Get Up There!'—stream it now on Prime Video.
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 29, 2025
Enjoy the new villain song from Hazbin Hotel Season 2! Christian Borle performs 'Once We Get Up There!'—stream it now on Prime Video.
Photos: Inside HAZBIN HOTEL: LIVE ON BROADWAY Concert at the Majestic Theater
by Bruce Glikas - Oct 21, 2025
Hazbin Hotel: Live on Broadway, the first-ever concert event celebrating the hit adult animated musical series, was held on October 20. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos featuring the show's cast and guests
by Bruce Glikas - Oct 21, 2025
Hazbin Hotel: Live on Broadway, the first-ever concert event celebrating the hit adult animated musical series, was held on October 20. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos featuring the show's cast and guests
Tickets to SOME LIKE IT HOT at The Kravis Center to go on Sale This Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 14, 2025
Single tickets for the upcoming engagement of SOME LIKE IT HOT, showing January 6–11 at The Raymond F. Kravis Center, will go on sale this week. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 14, 2025
Single tickets for the upcoming engagement of SOME LIKE IT HOT, showing January 6–11 at The Raymond F. Kravis Center, will go on sale this week. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Santino Fontana Joins the Cast of TARRYTOWN THE MUSICAL
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 13, 2025
Multi-award-winning actor Santino Fontana, has joined the star-studded cast of TARRYTOWN THE MUSICAL, a one-night-only musical event playing at the Tarrytown Music Hall on October 30.
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 13, 2025
Multi-award-winning actor Santino Fontana, has joined the star-studded cast of TARRYTOWN THE MUSICAL, a one-night-only musical event playing at the Tarrytown Music Hall on October 30.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many Broadway shows has Christian Borle been in?
Christian Borle has appeared on Broadway in 13 shows.
How many West End shows has Christian Borle been in?
Christian Borle has not appeared in the West End.
What awards has Christian Borle been nominated for?
Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Some Like It Hot, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Little Shop of Horrors, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Little Shop of Horrors, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Little Shop of Horrors, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Falsettos, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Falsettos, Best Featured Actor in a Musical (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Something Rotten!, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Something Rotten!, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Something Rotten!, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Something Rotten!, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Something Rotten!, Best Featured Actor in a Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Peter and the Starcatcher, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Peter and the Starcatcher , Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Peter and the Starcatcher , Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Peter and the Starcatcher, Outstanding Lead Actor (The Lortels) for Peter and the Starcatcher, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Legally Blonde and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Legally Blonde The Musical.
What awards has Christian Borle won?
Christian Borle has won several prestigious awards throughout his career. He received the Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical award from the Drama Desk Awards for Little Shop of Horrors and the Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the same show. For Something Rotten!, he earned the Best Featured Actor in a Musical award from the BroadwayWorld Awards, the Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical award from the Drama Desk Awards, and the Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical from the Tony Awards. Additionally, Borle won the Best Featured Actor in a Play award from BroadwayWorld Awards for Peter and the Starcatcher, along with the Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play from the Tony Awards. He also received the Outstanding Lead Actor award from The Lortels for his work in Peter and the Starcatcher.
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