Christopher Hampton
Latest News on Christopher Hampton:
ART Hosts Student Matinee Performance With Bobby Cannavale, James Corden, and Neil Patrick Harris (Nov 25, 2025)
Tony Award Nominee Scott Ellis to Receive Sardi's Portrait (Nov 24, 2025)
How Common Are Foreign Language Plays on Broadway? A Look at Translation Trends (Nov 23, 2025)
ART Hosts Student Matinee Performance With Bobby Cannavale, James Corden, and Neil Patrick Harris (Nov 25, 2025)
Tony Award Nominee Scott Ellis to Receive Sardi's Portrait (Nov 24, 2025)
How Common Are Foreign Language Plays on Broadway? A Look at Translation Trends (Nov 23, 2025)
BIO
Christopher's plays, musicals and translations have won many awards including four Tonys and three Oliviers. Prizes for his screenplays include an Oscar, Hollywood Screenwriter of the Year and awards at the Cannes and Venice film festivals. Plays include Appomattox, The Talking Cure, Tales from Hollywood, The Philanthropist, Savages, Total Eclipse; adaptations from novels Youth Without God (Horvath), Embers (Marai), Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Laclos); plus translations of plays by Chekhov, Ibsen, Moliere, Horvath, Yasmina Reza and Florian Zeller. Screenplays include Dangerous Liaisons, Atonement, A Dangerous Method, Carrington, The Secret Agent and Imagining Argentina, the last three of which he also directed.
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Christopher Hampton, Glenn Close, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Lonny Price during the Opening Night Curtain Call bows for Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Sunset Boulevard' at the Palace Theatre on February 9, 2017 in New York City.
Date:
12/30/2017
From: Photo Coverage: Take a Look Back on 2017's Top Curtain Call Moments!
Back row: Brayden Soffa, Ella Warner, Andy Stratton, Ben McElroy, Alexa Stratton
Front row: Calin Eastes, Mackenzie Kern, Connor McMurray, Hannah Winkler, Harrison Polen
The Seagull, by Anton Chekhov in a new version ?by Christopher Hampton, direct
Date:
11/02/2017
From: Photo Flash: Outcry Youth Theatre Reveals Intimate Portraits Of The Characters Of THE SEAGULL
Productions
Writing
Adaptation
Playwright
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Playwright
Bookwriter
Lyricist
Lyricist
Translator
Translation
Playwright
Bookwriter
Lyricist
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Bookwriter
Lyricist
Lyricist
Movies
Tales from the Vienna Woods
[ 1979 ] writer
[ 1979 ] writer
Rimbaud in L.A.
[ 1982 ] writer
[ 1982 ] writer
Beyond the Limit
[ 1983 ] writer
[ 1983 ] writer
The Good Father
[ 1985 ] writer
[ 1985 ] writer
Oviri
[ 1986 ] writer
[ 1986 ] writer
Dangerous Liaisons
[ 1988 ] writer
[ 1988 ] writer
Total Eclipse
[ 1995 ] The Judge
[ 1995 ] The Judge
Mary Reilly
[ 1996 ] writer
[ 1996 ] writer
The Secret Agent
[ 1996 ] writer
[ 1996 ] writer
The Quiet American
[ 2002 ] writer
[ 2002 ] writer
Imagining Argentina
[ 2003 ] writer
[ 2003 ] writer
Atonement
[ 2007 ] writer
[ 2007 ] writer
Chéri
[ 2009 ] writer
[ 2009 ] writer
Bad Company
[ 2010 ] writer
[ 2010 ] writer
A Dangerous Method
[ 2011 ] writer
[ 2011 ] writer
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
[ 2016 ] writer
[ 2016 ] writer
Ali and Nino
[ 2016 ] writer
[ 2016 ] writer
The Father
[ 2020 ] writer
[ 2020 ] writer
A German Life
[ 2022 ] writer
[ 2022 ] writer
The Son
[ 2022 ] writer
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Awards and Nominations
winner
Tony Awards - 1995 - Best Book of a Musical
Christopher Hampton, Sunset Boulevard
winner
Tony Awards - 1995 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Christopher Hampton, Sunset Boulevard
Olivier Awards - 1991 - BBC Award for the Play of the Year
Christopher HamptonWhite Chameleon
winner
New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 1987 - Best Foreign Play
Christopher Hampton, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Tony Awards - 1987 - Best Play
Christopher Hampton, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
winner
Evening Standard Awards - 1983 - Best Comedy
Christopher HamptonTales of Hollywood
Olivier Awards - 1983 - Play of the Year
Christopher HamptonTales From Hollywood
Tony Awards - 1971 - Best Play
Christopher Hampton, The Philanthropist
winner
Evening Standard Awards - 1970 - Best Comedy
Christopher HamptonThe Philanthropist
Videos
Video: Watch a Preview of Alliance Theatre’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Michael Major - 2025-11-19 16:29:45
Video: ART Auctions Canvases For Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
by Stephi Wild - 2025-10-27 10:10:48
Video: Tom Francis Shares His Mom's Reaction to SUNSET BLVD Tony Nomination
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-05-20 17:42:24
Video: Watch a Restored Trailer of Billy Wilder's SUNSET BOULEVARD Ahead of Cannes Premiere
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-05-14 14:49:24
Video: Tom Francis Wasn't Familiar with SUNSET BLVD Before Joining the Show
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-05-13 15:28:06
Video: Nicole Scherzinger Reflects on Overcoming Typecasting with SUNSET BLVD Role
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-05-12 10:32:47
Video: Nicole Scherzinger Sings 'As If We Never Said Goodbye' & More in SUNSET BOULEVARD
by Michael Major - 2024-09-30 11:40:45
Photos/Video: Nicole Scherzinger Makes Her Broadway Debut as Norma Desmond in SUNSET BOULEVARD
by Joshua Wright - 2024-09-29 23:00:03
Video: SUNSET BOULEVARD Cast Seen Rehearsing Title Number Outside the Theatre
by Michael Major - 2024-09-20 10:07:35
Video: Hanging with Nicole Scherzinger & the Company of SUNSET BOULEVARD
by Joey Mervis - 2024-10-01 10:57:25
Video: First Look At Sarah Brightman In SUNSET BOULEVARD At Sydney Opera House
by A.A. Cristi - 2024-08-28 19:26:12
Video: First Look At Sarah Brightman & More in SUNSET BOULEVARD in Australia
by Joshua Wright - 2024-05-30 17:07:06
Video: Tim Draxl Performs Title Song from Sarah Birghtman Led SUNSET BOULEVARD
by Joshua Wright - 2024-05-30 13:19:30
Video: Watch Tim Draxl Perform the Title Song from SUNSET BOULEVARD
by Blair Ingenthron - 2024-05-18 09:39:03
Video: Inside the Sitzprobe For SUNSET BOULEVARD Starring Sarah Brightman
by Stephi Wild - 2024-05-16 07:31:41
Video: Inside Rehearsal For SUNSET BOULEVARD in Australia, Starring Sarah Brightman
by Stephi Wild - 2024-04-24 08:55:19
Video: Sarah Brightman and Tim Draxl Talk SUNSET BOULEVARD Australia
by A.A. Cristi - 2024-04-22 23:10:43
Video: Go Inside The First Rehearsal Of SUNSET BOULEVARD Starring Sarah Brightman
by Joshua Wright - 2024-04-10 10:15:17
VIDEO: Meet the Cratchits from Alliance Theatre's A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Blair Ingenthron - 2023-12-17 11:41:29
News
ART Hosts Student Matinee Performance With Bobby Cannavale, James Corden, and Neil Patrick Harris
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 25, 2025
The Broadway revival of the Tony Award-winning ART, by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton, starring Bobby Cannavale, James Corden, and Neil Patrick Harris and directed by Scott Ellis hosted a special student matinee performance.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 25, 2025
The Broadway revival of the Tony Award-winning ART, by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton, starring Bobby Cannavale, James Corden, and Neil Patrick Harris and directed by Scott Ellis hosted a special student matinee performance.
Tony Award Nominee Scott Ellis to Receive Sardi's Portrait
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 24, 2025
Tony Award nominee and Interim Artistic Director of Roundabout Theatre Company, Scott Ellis, will be recognized with the time-honored Broadway tradition of a caricature on the infamous walls of Sardi’s.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 24, 2025
Tony Award nominee and Interim Artistic Director of Roundabout Theatre Company, Scott Ellis, will be recognized with the time-honored Broadway tradition of a caricature on the infamous walls of Sardi’s.
How Common Are Foreign Language Plays on Broadway? A Look at Translation Trends
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Nov 23, 2025
While the large majority of plays that make it to Broadway were written in English, a small fraction of plays were originally penned in a different language and translated.
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Nov 23, 2025
While the large majority of plays that make it to Broadway were written in English, a small fraction of plays were originally penned in a different language and translated.
Video: Watch a Preview of Alliance Theatre’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Michael Major - Nov 19, 2025
Watch a video look video of Alliance Theatre’s annual production of A Christmas Carol! Leading the cast for the fifth year as Ebenezer Scrooge is acclaimed Atlanta actor Andrew Benator.
by Michael Major - Nov 19, 2025
Watch a video look video of Alliance Theatre’s annual production of A Christmas Carol! Leading the cast for the fifth year as Ebenezer Scrooge is acclaimed Atlanta actor Andrew Benator.
ART on Broadway Enters Final Six Weeks of Performances
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 11, 2025
Yasmina Reza’s Tony Award-winning play ART, translated by Christopher Hampton and directed by Tony Award nominee Scott Ellis will play its final six weeks as scheduled.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 11, 2025
Yasmina Reza’s Tony Award-winning play ART, translated by Christopher Hampton and directed by Tony Award nominee Scott Ellis will play its final six weeks as scheduled.
Atlanta Holiday Tradition Returns with Alliance Theatre’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Joseph Harrison - Nov 9, 2025
For generations of Atlantans, the holiday season isn’t complete without a visit to the Alliance Theatre’s beloved production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Now celebrating its 36th year, this perennial favorite returns to the Coca-Cola Stage from November 15 through December 24, 2025, with a fresh perspective: Amanda Watkins, the Alliance’s Director of New Work, steps into the director’s chair for the first time, guiding David H. Bell’s acclaimed adaptation into a new era.
by Joseph Harrison - Nov 9, 2025
For generations of Atlantans, the holiday season isn’t complete without a visit to the Alliance Theatre’s beloved production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Now celebrating its 36th year, this perennial favorite returns to the Coca-Cola Stage from November 15 through December 24, 2025, with a fresh perspective: Amanda Watkins, the Alliance’s Director of New Work, steps into the director’s chair for the first time, guiding David H. Bell’s acclaimed adaptation into a new era.
Cast and Creative Team Set for A CHRISTMAS CAROL at The Alliance Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 27, 2025
The Alliance Theatre has revealed the cast of its 36th holiday production, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, returning to The Coca-Cola Stage. This production marks the fifth year of the reimagined staging.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 27, 2025
The Alliance Theatre has revealed the cast of its 36th holiday production, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, returning to The Coca-Cola Stage. This production marks the fifth year of the reimagined staging.
Video: ART Auctions Canvases For Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
by Stephi Wild - Oct 27, 2025
The Broadway production of ART will auction four of the white canvases used within the show after they have been defaced in the performance, and proceeds will be donated to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 27, 2025
The Broadway production of ART will auction four of the white canvases used within the show after they have been defaced in the performance, and proceeds will be donated to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
Hot Tickets of the Week: ART, RAGTIME, and More
by Team BWW - Oct 13, 2025
Let BroadwayWorld and Ticketmaster be your guide to which plays and musicals are the most buzz-worthy this week, starting October 13, 2025. Check out five Broadway shows we recommend that you should snag tickets to right now!
by Team BWW - Oct 13, 2025
Let BroadwayWorld and Ticketmaster be your guide to which plays and musicals are the most buzz-worthy this week, starting October 13, 2025. Check out five Broadway shows we recommend that you should snag tickets to right now!
Review: GOD OF CARNAGE at Castle Craig Players
by Sean Fallon - Oct 13, 2025
On Saturday, October 11th, I had the pleasure of seeing a hilarious comedy GOD OF CARNAGE as put on by the Castle Craig Players at the Almira F. Stephan Memorial Playhouse in Meriden, CT. The show is written by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton, and directed by Catherine Pelkey. Catherine Pelkey helps bring out the best in this stellar cast that features Ryan Hemstock, Kaumudi Walokar, Matt Griffiths and Casandra Lim. With four performers of such a high level of talent, four is all you need! They gel excellently with each other, showing incredible stage chemistry and stage presence.
by Sean Fallon - Oct 13, 2025
On Saturday, October 11th, I had the pleasure of seeing a hilarious comedy GOD OF CARNAGE as put on by the Castle Craig Players at the Almira F. Stephan Memorial Playhouse in Meriden, CT. The show is written by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton, and directed by Catherine Pelkey. Catherine Pelkey helps bring out the best in this stellar cast that features Ryan Hemstock, Kaumudi Walokar, Matt Griffiths and Casandra Lim. With four performers of such a high level of talent, four is all you need! They gel excellently with each other, showing incredible stage chemistry and stage presence.
Glenn Close Details Opening Scene of SUNSET BOULEVARD Movie Musical
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 10, 2025
Though the recent Nicole Scherzinger-led revival of Sunset Boulevard has concluded its run on Broadway, Glenn Close remains eager to bring her version of the character back to life on the big screen. Read as she shares how the film would open.
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 10, 2025
Though the recent Nicole Scherzinger-led revival of Sunset Boulevard has concluded its run on Broadway, Glenn Close remains eager to bring her version of the character back to life on the big screen. Read as she shares how the film would open.
HAMLET New York Transfer and More Set for National Theatre 2026 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 9, 2025
The National Theatre has revealed further information about productions in 2026. The season will feature the New York transfer of Hamlet, and more! See the full season here.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 9, 2025
The National Theatre has revealed further information about productions in 2026. The season will feature the New York transfer of Hamlet, and more! See the full season here.
ART Comes to the Everyman Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 1, 2025
Everyman Theatre has announced the upcoming production of Yasmina Reza’s Tony Award-winning modern classic, ‘Art’, in Baltimore this October and November.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 1, 2025
Everyman Theatre has announced the upcoming production of Yasmina Reza’s Tony Award-winning modern classic, ‘Art’, in Baltimore this October and November.
Videos You Missed This Week: HELL'S KITCHEN, ART, and More
by Sidney Paterra - Sep 26, 2025
Fall has officially arrived and a new season is very much in swing. Catch up on all the latest from the week ending September 26, 2025 with videos from Hell's Kitchen, Art, and more!
by Sidney Paterra - Sep 26, 2025
Fall has officially arrived and a new season is very much in swing. Catch up on all the latest from the week ending September 26, 2025 with videos from Hell's Kitchen, Art, and more!
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld September 22, 2025
by - Sep 22, 2025
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 22, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.
by - Sep 22, 2025
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 22, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.
A Production History of ART - From Paris to London, Broadway, and Beyond
by Stephi Wild - Sep 20, 2025
Performances are now underway for the first-ever Broadway revival of the Tony Award-winning ART. As the show returns to New York, we're looking back on the play's history and notable stars who have taken on these roles.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 20, 2025
Performances are now underway for the first-ever Broadway revival of the Tony Award-winning ART. As the show returns to New York, we're looking back on the play's history and notable stars who have taken on these roles.
Videos You Missed This Week: THE OUTSIDERS, HADESTOWN, and More
by Sidney Paterra - Sep 19, 2025
Fall has officially arrived and a new season is very much in swing. Catch up on all the latest from the week ending September 19, 2025 with videos from Hadestown, The Outsiders, and more!
by Sidney Paterra - Sep 19, 2025
Fall has officially arrived and a new season is very much in swing. Catch up on all the latest from the week ending September 19, 2025 with videos from Hadestown, The Outsiders, and more!
Video: Inside Opening Night of ART with Bobby Cannavale, James Corden & Neil Patrick Harris
by Joey Mervis - Sep 19, 2025
The first-ever Broadway revival of the Tony Award-winning ART, by Yamina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton is now running on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre. The production stars Neil Patrick Harris, Bobby Cannavale and James Corden, and is directed by Scott Ellis. Watch in this video as we take you inside opening night!
by Joey Mervis - Sep 19, 2025
The first-ever Broadway revival of the Tony Award-winning ART, by Yamina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton is now running on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre. The production stars Neil Patrick Harris, Bobby Cannavale and James Corden, and is directed by Scott Ellis. Watch in this video as we take you inside opening night!
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld September 18, 2025- ART Opens On Broadway and More
by - Sep 18, 2025
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 18, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
by - Sep 18, 2025
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 18, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Photos: Inside ART's Opening Night with Goldie Hawn, Paul Rudd, Jodie Foster & More
by Bruce Glikas - Sep 17, 2025
Just last night, the first-ever Broadway revival of the Tony Award-winning ART, by Yamina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton, opened on Broadway. BroadwayWorld was there for the special night and you can check out photos from the star-studded red carpet arrivals here.
by Bruce Glikas - Sep 17, 2025
Just last night, the first-ever Broadway revival of the Tony Award-winning ART, by Yamina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton, opened on Broadway. BroadwayWorld was there for the special night and you can check out photos from the star-studded red carpet arrivals here.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many shows has Christopher Hampton written?
Christopher Hampton has written 12 shows including When Did You Last See My Mother? (Playwright), Hedda Gabler (Adaptation), The Philanthropist (Playwright), Total Eclipse (Playwright), Sunset Boulevard (Bookwriter), Dracula (Bookwriter), Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Playwright), The Philanthropist (Playwright), Rebecca (Bookwriter), The Father (Translator), The Mentor (Translation), A German Life (Playwright).
What awards has Christopher Hampton been nominated for?
Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Sunset Boulevard, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Sunset Boulevard, BBC Award for the Play of the Year (Olivier Awards) for White Chameleon, Best Foreign Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Best Comedy (Evening Standard Awards) for Tales of Hollywood, Play of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Tales From Hollywood, Best Play (Tony Awards) for The Philanthropist and Best Comedy (Evening Standard Awards) for The Philanthropist.
What awards has Christopher Hampton won?
Christopher Hampton has won several prestigious awards throughout his career. He received the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for Sunset Boulevard and also won the Tony Award for Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for the same show. Additionally, he earned the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Play for Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Hampton was honored with the Evening Standard Award for Best Comedy for both Tales of Hollywood and The Philanthropist.
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