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Baritone Christopher Holloway was described by The Houston Press as an energetic, vibrant performer who “…acts with waltz like precision…and is able to sing and act with equal agility.” A much sought after performer, Mr. Holloway has taken the opera stage with distinguished companies including Houston Grand Opera, Opera Tampa, St. Petersburg Opera, Orlando Opera, Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre, Opera Naples, Amarillo Opera, Lyric Opera of Los Angeles, Orange County Opera, Opera in the Heights, New Century Opera, Opera in the Ozarks, Brevard Music Center, and Operafestival di Roma. His extensive repertoire of operatic roles includes Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor, Marcello and Schaunard in La Bohéme, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, Count Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro, Mercutio in Romeo et Juliette, the title role in Don Giovanni, Belcore in L’Elisir d’Amore, Falke/Frank in Die Fledermaus, Pish-Tush in The Mikado, Morales/Dancairo/Escamillo in Carmen, Lord Ruthven in Der Vampyr, Malatesta in Don Pasquale, Lescaut in Manon, Dandini in La Cenerentola, Silvio in I Pagliacci, Elder McLean in Susannah, Marullo in Rigoletto, Maximilian in Bernstein’s Candide, Wagner in Faust, Simone in Gianni Schicchi, and Angelotti and Sciarrone in Tosca. Among additional credits, Mr. Holloway has appeared as a Juror in the world premiere of Tod Machover’s Resurrection with Houston Grand Opera, Vicar Gedge in Albert Herring, Ford in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Ben in The Telephone, Bob in The Old Maid and the Thief, L’Armonier in Les Dialogues des Carmelites, Tom/John in Mollicone’s Face on the Barroom Floor, and the Doctor in Douglas Moore’s Gallantry. Always a stand-out, Mr. Holloway has been proclaimed as a baritone who “[demonstrated] burnished tones with excellent diction,” and an “audience favorite, [who] stole the show…” Also an active musical theatre performer, concert artist, and recitalist, Mr. Holloway’s other leading roles have included Curly in Oklahoma, Tommy in Brigadoon, Richard Henry Lee in 1776, Emile deBecque in South Pacific, Jigger in Carousel, The Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz, Riff in West Side Story, and Perchik in Fiddler on the Roof. His repertoire of concert material ranges from the early works of Bach and Handel to the more contemporary works of Vaughan Williams, Mahler, and Benjamin Britten. In recent competition, Mr. Holloway was named as an advanced division finalist in the Palm Beach Opera Competition, a finalist in the Los Angeles District of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, a winner of the Pasadena Opera Guild Competition, a two-time finalist in the Heinz Rehfuss Singer/Actor Awards, a semi-finalist in the prestigious Zachary awards, and the encouragement award recipient from the Palm Springs Opera Guild.

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TheatreZone Kicks Off 15th Season With HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS


TheatreZone, a Naples-based professional Equity theatre specializing in Broadway musicals, begins its 15th season with Home for the Holidays which will be presented at Dec. 13 and 14 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 14 and 15 at 2:00 p.m.

BWW Review: Winter Opera of St. Louis Presents L'ELISIR D'AMORE


We went out into the chilly spring evening - and it became, for me, one of the most totally pleasing evenings of opera I've ever experienced. Winter Opera of St. Louis presented Donizetti's 'L'Elisir d'Amore' in a production that was as near perfection as one could ever ask.

BWW Review: Fusion of POETRY & MUSIC UNITE Unmatched Experience, Recital


The beautiful suite prepared by William Dawson Jr. and the poetry of Florida's Poet Laureate Peter Meinke came together like a beautiful, strong cocktail- waves of the fused art forms crashed audiences note after note in unforgettable fashion.

BWW Interviews: Peter Meinke and William Dawson Present Musical Poetry


On Tuesday, Florida Poet Laureate and long-time author Peter Meinke will recite stories of his life and poems over original arrangements of prized composer William Dawson Jr.

BWW Reviews: Fresh SWEENEY TODD Reinvents Darkness


Clive Cholerton takes the demon barber's ballads into new dimensions of cruelty and possibility.

SWEENEY TODD Opens 7/14 at Palm Beach Dramaworks


There's a new tonsorial parlor setting up shop at Palm Beach Dramaworks this summer, and the proprietor possesses skills that can best be described as cutthroat. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, the brilliant Tony Award-winning musical thriller by Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) and Hugh Wheeler (book), opens at the Don & Ann Brown Theatre on July 14, following a specially priced preview on July 13. This deliciously macabre and witty tale of a throat-slitting barber and his enterprising accomplice, Mrs. Lovett, who grinds his victims into meat pies, runs through August 6. Clive Cholerton directs and Emmanuel Schvartzman, making his PBD debut, is the musical director.

SWEENEY TODD Opens 7/14 at Palm Beach Dramaworks


There's a new tonsorial parlor setting up shop at Palm Beach Dramaworks this summer, and the proprietor possesses skills that can best be described as cutthroat. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, the brilliant Tony Award-winning musical thriller by Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) and Hugh Wheeler (book), opens at the Don & Ann Brown Theatre on July 14, following a specially priced preview on July 13. This deliciously macabre and witty tale of a throat-slitting barber and his enterprising accomplice, Mrs. Lovett, who grinds his victims into meat pies, runs through August 6. Clive Cholerton directs and Emmanuel Schvartzman, making his PBD debut, is the musical director.

Saint Michael's Playhouse to Present YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, 6/17-28


Playhouse Producing Artistic Director Chuck Tobin today announced the opening of the Playhouse's 2014 summer theater season with the new Mel Brooks Broadway Young Frankenstein (June 17 - 28, 2014). Young Frankenstein features a book by three-time Tony Award-winner Mel Brooks and three-time Tony Award-winner Thomas Meehan and music and lyrics by Brooks. Young Frankenstein, directed by Keith Andrews with music direction by Thomas Cleary, will feature Matthew Crowle as Dr. Frederick Frankenstein, Kathryn Markey as Frau Blucher, Christian Kohn as the Monster, Abby Lee as Elizabeth, Brett Figel as Igor, Ashley McKay as Inga, Bill Carmichael as Inspector Kemp/Hermit, and Zachary Pesner as Ziggy. The ensemble includes Eugenio Contenti, Shelby Davis, Danielle Diniz, Antoinette DiPietropolo, Ian Frazier, Christopher Holloway, Kate Kramitz, Kevin Metzger, Vincent Ortega, and Chelsey Whitelock.

Saint Michael's Playhouse to Present YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, 6/17-28


Playhouse Producing Artistic Director Chuck Tobin today announced the opening of the Playhouse's 2014 summer theater season with the new Mel Brooks Broadway Young Frankenstein (June 17 - 28, 2014). Young Frankenstein features a book by three-time Tony Award-winner Mel Brooks and three-time Tony Award-winner Thomas Meehan and music and lyrics by Brooks. Young Frankenstein, directed by Keith Andrews with music direction by Thomas Cleary, will feature Matthew Crowle as Dr. Frederick Frankenstein, Kathryn Markey as Frau Blucher, Christian Kohn as the Monster, Abby Lee as Elizabeth, Brett Figel as Igor, Ashley McKay as Inga, Bill Carmichael as Inspector Kemp/Hermit, and Zachary Pesner as Ziggy. The ensemble includes Eugenio Contenti, Shelby Davis, Danielle Diniz, Antoinette DiPietropolo, Ian Frazier, Christopher Holloway, Kate Kramitz, Kevin Metzger, Vincent Ortega, and Chelsey Whitelock.

Saint Michael's Playhouse to Present YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, 6/17-28


Playhouse Producing Artistic Director Chuck Tobin today announced the opening of the Playhouse's 2014 summer theater season with the new Mel Brooks Broadway Young Frankenstein (June 17 - 28, 2014). Young Frankenstein features a book by three-time Tony Award-winner Mel Brooks and three-time Tony Award-winner Thomas Meehan and music and lyrics by Brooks. Young Frankenstein, directed by Keith Andrews with music direction by Thomas Cleary, will feature Matthew Crowle as Dr. Frederick Frankenstein, Kathryn Markey as Frau Blucher, Christian Kohn as the Monster, Abby Lee as Elizabeth, Brett Figel as Igor, Ashley McKay as Inga, Bill Carmichael as Inspector Kemp/Hermit, and Zachary Pesner as Ziggy. The ensemble includes Eugenio Contenti, Shelby Davis, Danielle Diniz, Antoinette DiPietropolo, Ian Frazier, Christopher Holloway, Kate Kramitz, Kevin Metzger, Vincent Ortega, and Chelsey Whitelock.

Matthew Crowle, Kathryn Markey & More to Star in The Playhouse's YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, 6/17-28


Playhouse Producing Artistic Director Chuck Tobin today announced casting for the production of the new Mel Brooks Broadway Young Frankenstein (June 17 - 28, 2014). Young Frankenstein features a book by three-time Tony Award-winner Mel Brooks and three-time Tony Award-winner Thomas Meehan and music and lyrics by Brooks.

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