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Christian Borle

Birth Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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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.

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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2024
Jim Bakker


[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2022
Joe/Josephine


[Off-Broadway]
Off-Broadway Revival, 2021
Orin Scrivello D.D.S.


[Washington, DC (Regional)]
50th anniversary of the release of the groundbreaking original album of Tommy, 2019
Captain Walker


[Off-Broadway]
Encores! New York City Center Production, 2018
Bill Snibson


[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2017
Willy Wonka


[Broadway]
Broadway Revival Production, 2016
Marvin


[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2015
The Bard


[Motion Picture]
NBC Live Televised Production, 2014
Mr. Smee

George Darling


Mr. Smee

[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert, 2014
Performer


[Motion Picture]
NBC Live Televised Production, 2013
Max Detweiler


[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2012
Black Stache


[Off-Broadway]
New York Theatre Workshop Production, 2011


[Off-Broadway]
Signature Theatre Company Production, 2010
Prior Walter


[Off-Broadway]
Signature Theatre Company Production, 2010


[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert, 2008
Performer


[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2007
Emmett Forrest


[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2006
Bert [Replacement]

[Replacement]

[New York]
Workshop, 2005
Performer


[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2005
French Guard

Historian

Minstrel

Not Dead Fred

Prince Herbert


Not Dead Fred

French Guard

Historian

Minstrel

[New York]
Reading, 2004
H.G. Wells


[New York]
New York Concert, 2004
Snoopy


[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2003
Performer


[Off-Broadway]
2003


[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2002
Dusoleil (Understudy)

Bertrand (Understudy)

Newsvendor (Understudy)

Painter (Understudy)

Advocate (Understudy)

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[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2002
Jimmy Smith [Replacement]

[Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2002
Zach Marshall

Kane Flannery/Zach Marshall

Kane Flannery


Kane Flannery/Zach Marshall

Zach Marshall

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2000
Apostle/Disciple

Disciple


Apostle/Disciple

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1998
Willard Hewitt [Replacement]

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[New York]
Workshop, 2001
Billy Kostecki


Productions

 
[US Tour, 2024]
Additional Material
 
[Off-Broadway, 2018]
Director
 
[Broadway, 2002]
Dance Captain

Movies

The Bounty Hunter
[ 2010 ] Caddy
Blackhat
[ 2015 ] Jeff Robichaud

TV Shows

Live from Lincoln Center
Marvin, Pirelli
Smash
Tom Levitt
The Good Fight
Carter Schmidt
The Good Wife
Carter Schmidt
Elsbeth
Carter Schmidt
Evil
Neil
Hazbin Hotel
Vox
Elsbeth
Carter Schmidt
Evil
Neil
Hazbin Hotel
Vox
Elsbeth
[ 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

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News


Michael Arden, Dane Laffrey, and More Will Receive Transporting American Theatre Award
by Stephi Wild - Feb 19, 2026

Michael Arden, Dane Laffrey, Hillary Blanken, and Fred Gallo will be honored with the Transporting American Theatre Award by Transport Group on April 28.
Video: Disney Debuts First Look Teaser for SOFIA THE FIRST: ROYAL MAGIC
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 17, 2026

Disney Jr. has revealed a first-look teaser for Sofia the First: Royal Magic, a brand-new series set in the world of Sofia the First, featuring the voices of Ariel Winter, Wayne Brady, Tim Gunn, Sara Ramirez, and more. Watch the teaser now.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld February 13, 2026- Chatting with OH, MARY! Star John Cameron Mitchell and More
by - Feb 13, 2026

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is February 13, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Marc Shaiman's Memoir Audiobook to Feature Martin Short, Nathan Lane & More
by Michael Major - Feb 12, 2026

Marc Shaiman's New York Times Bestselling memoir's audiobook features performances from Christian Borle, Matthew Broderick, Norbert Leo Butz, Billy Crystal, Christine Ebersole, J. Harrison Ghee, Megan Hilty, Nathan Lane, Jenifer Lewis, and more.
Exclusive: Theatre-Themed THE MUSICAL and RUN AMOK Both Premiere at Sundance
by Tyler Hinton - Feb 2, 2026

Not just one but two films featuring controversial original school musicals premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this year, and BroadwayWorld was on hand to discuss with the cast members of THE MUSICAL and RUN AMOK on their respective carpets.
LEGALLY BLONDE Prequel Series ELLE Sets Summer Premiere
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 21, 2026

Elle, the highly anticipated Legally Blonde prequel series from Hello Sunshine and Amazon MGM Studios, will premiere on Prime Video on July 1. A second season of the series is already on the way.
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.
Review: & JULIET at Dr. Phillips Center For The Performing Arts
by Albert Gutierrez - Jan 8, 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! 
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.
SOME LIKE IT HOT North American Tour Recoups Investment
by Stephi Wild - Dec 12, 2025

The SOME LIKE IT HOT North American Tour has recouped. The production has been seen by more than 700,000 patrons across North America since its launch on September 20, 2024, at Proctors in Schenectady, NY.
Jonathan Groff From Stage to Screen: GLEE to MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 9, 2025

Though the revival of Merrily We Roll Along ended its limited Broadway run in 2024, the show will live on in the form of the new filmed version, now in theaters. To celebrate the release of the hit Stephen Sondheim musical, we are taking a look back at the storied careers of its three leading stars, including Tony Award-winner Jonathan Groff.
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.
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.
92NY’s Lyrics & Lyricists Will Present THE LOVERS, THE DREAMERS & ME: THE SONGS OF PAUL WILLIAMS
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 14, 2025

92NY’s Lyrics & Lyricists will present THE LOVERS, THE DREAMERS & ME: THE SONGS OF PAUL WILLIAMS on December 6, 7, and 8. The program features Paul Williams as the evening’s guest.
HAZBIN HOTEL: LIVE ON BROADWAY Concert Sets Prime Video Streaming Date
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 13, 2025

Hazbin Hotel: Live on Broadway, the concert event celebrating the Season Two premiere of the hit adult animated musical series, will be coming to Prime Video on November 17.
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.
Video: Jessica Vosk and Alex Brightman Perform 'Gravity' From HAZBIN HOTEL in New BTS Video
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 11, 2025

Prime Video has shared a 'behind the music' video from Season 2 of Hazbin Hotel, featuring Broadway stars Jessica Vosk and Alex Brightman. Watch the video, which sees the two powerhouses perform the song 'Gravity.'
Photos: Inside Second Stage's Gala, Honoring Melissa & Gregory Fleming and James Lapine
by Jennifer Broski - Nov 11, 2025

Second Stage Theater celebrated its Fall Gala, honoring lifelong supporters of the arts, Melissa and Gregory Fleming, and director and playwright James Lapine. The gala featured a one-night-only evening of entertainment directed by Susan Stroman, with music direction by Andrew Resnick, and hosted by Andrew Rannells. Check out photos here!
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld October 30, 2025- LIBERATION Opens On Broadway and More
by - Oct 30, 2025

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 30, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

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, as well as the Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical 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 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 the BroadwayWorld Awards for Peter and the Starcatcher, the Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play from the Tony Awards for the same production, and the Outstanding Lead Actor award from The Lortels for Peter and the Starcatcher.

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