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Christopher Renshaw

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Director b. 1952

Christopher Renshaw (born 18 March 1952 in Reading) is a British opera and theatre director. He has directed in multiple countries, including musical theatre in London's West End.

Also credited on1 work

High Society

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In the literature2 passages

  • The Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization had gotten wind of an unusual and lavish, almost surreal, Australian production directed by Christopher Renshaw and toplin- ing former child star Hayley Mills as Anna Leonowens.I'm the Greatest Star_ Broadway's Top Musical Legends from 1900 to Today - Robert Viagas
  • THE KING AND I Music, Richard Rodgers; Lyrics/Book, Oscar Hammerstein II; Director, Christopher Renshaw; Original Choreography, Jerome Robbins; Musical Staging, Lar Lubovitch; Musical Director, Michael Rafter; Musical Su¬ pervision, Eric Stem; Orchestrations, (original) Robert Russell Bennett, (new) Bruce Coughlin; Sets, Brian Thomson; Co…Theatre World, 1996-97 Season, v. 53 (Willis)

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