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Christopher J. Hanke

Also Credited As: Christopher Hanke

Birth Place: Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA

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BIO

Broadway credits include Cry-Baby (Baldwin), Rent (Mark) and In My Life (J.T.). NYC Theatre credits include Claude in Hair (The Public's Shakespeare in the Park), Buddy Baxter in Golden Age, Eddie in Indian Blood reading at LCT, Alvin in The Story of My Life at MTCs 6@6 Series. Tours: Deaf West's Big River (Tom Sawyer), The Full Monty (Ethan). Regional: The Matchmaker (Barnaby) directed by Mark Lamos. TV credits include "Three Rivers" (series regular), "Brothers & Sisters," and the upcoming season of HBO's "Big Love" (recurring).

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STAGE CREDITS

Still at Risk Still at Risk
[Off-Broadway]
Theater for the New City Off-Broadway Premiere, 2019
Christopher
Perfect Arrangement Perfect Arrangement
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2015
Jim Baxter
The Normal Heart The Normal Heart
[US Tour]
National Tour, 2012
Tommy Boatwright
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2011
Bud Frump
Hair Hair
[Off-Broadway]
Shakespeare In The Park Revival, 2008
Claude [Replacement]
[Replacement]
Cry-Baby Cry-Baby
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2008
Baldwin
Cry-Baby
[New York]
Workshop, 2007
Performer
In My Life In My Life
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2005
J.T.
Fame on 42nd Street
[Off-Broadway]
Off-Broadway Production, 2003
Nick Piazza
Rent Rent
[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 1996
Mark Cohen [Replacement]
[Replacement]
Cry-Baby
[New York]
Reading, 2005
Performer
The Full Monty
[US Tour]
First Class National Tour, 2002
Ethan Girard

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Christopher J. Hanke, Norbert Leo Butz and More to Join BROADWAY ROCKS CANCER Benefit
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 3, 2025

Summit Health Cares' Broadway Rocks Cancer will take place at South Orange Performing Arts Center and will be hosted by Christopher J. Hanke.
Alex Ellis, Natalie Joy Johnson and More to Join BROADWAY IN BEND Benefit Concert Photo
Alex Ellis, Natalie Joy Johnson and More to Join BROADWAY IN BEND Benefit Concert
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 1, 2025

Summit Health Cares will present its annual Broadway in Bend benefit concert at the Tower Theatre. This year's event, hosted by Christopher J. Hanke, will feature performances by Alex Ellis, Carly Hughes, Natalie Joy Johnson and more.
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Carly Hughes, Jay Armstrong Johnson & More to Join BROADWAY ROCKS CANCER Benefit
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 23, 2024

Join Summit Health Cares for the Broadway Rocks Cancer benefit concert in Bend, OR. Enjoy performances by Broadway stars to support critical community programming in Oregon. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
Cast and Creative Teams Set For PRIDE PLAYS 2024 Photo
Cast and Creative Teams Set For PRIDE PLAYS 2024
by Stephi Wild - Jun 21, 2024

Pride Plays, the initiative launched in 2019 and returning to New York this summer, has announced the cast and creative teams for their Pride Plays 2024 Celebration kickoff event on June 24, 2024.
Summit Health Cares Brings Broadway's Brightest Stars To The Stage Next Month Photo
Summit Health Cares Brings Broadway's Brightest Stars To The Stage Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Nov 22, 2023

Get ready for the holidays among a sea of Broadway's hottest stars! Summit Health Cares is proud to present Broadway Rocks Cancer, a live benefit performance raising funds to help provide comfort to patients and their families fighting cancer. This year's event is on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023 at 7 pm and will be hosted by Christopher J. Hanke.
Julia Murney, Conrad Ricamora & More to Star in BROADWAY ROCKS CANCER Benefit Perform Photo
Julia Murney, Conrad Ricamora & More to Star in BROADWAY ROCKS CANCER Benefit Performance
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 21, 2022

The best way to get into the holiday spirit is by enjoying holiday classics performed by Broadway's hottest stars. And now you can! Summit Health Cares is presenting Broadway Rocks Cancer, a benefit performance raising funds to help provide comfort to patients and their families fighting cancer.
Photos: Broadway Dreams Completes First Leg Of 2022 Summer HOMECOMING Tour Photo
Photos: Broadway Dreams Completes First Leg Of 2022 Summer HOMECOMING Tour
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 20, 2022

Continuing a return to live programming following a pandemic-era pivot to virtual programming which inspiring tens of thousands of students across the globe, BROADWAY DREAMS, a leading 501(c)3 non-profit arts education provider and perennial career springboard for the next generation of Broadway performers. See photos from the tour.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Christopher J. Hanke been in?

Christopher J. Hanke has appeared on Broadway in 4 shows.

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Christopher J. Hanke has not appeared in the West End.

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