David Christopher Richards, best known as Christopher Richards (born November 29, 1961) is a Canadian playwright, theatre designer and casting director.
After graduating from York in 1986, Richards formed a drag troupe, The BoHo Girls. Taking on the mantle of artistic director and designer, Richards honed a style of visual comedy which would inform later works. In 1994, Richards and John Wimbs Jr. authored Molly Wood, a full-length play about Alexander Wood. Initially thought of as a vehicle for the BoHo Girls, Molly Wood developed into a full-length theatrical production after the depth of the subject matter was fully researched. Opening at the Bathurst Street Theatre, Molly Wood garnered Richards Dora Awards for Outstanding New Play and Outstanding Production of a Play, Large Theatre division in 1995.
Following the break-up of the BoHo Girls, Richards began collaborating with a group of Toronto comedians, Lisa Lambert, Paul O'Sullivan and Jonathan Crombie among them, whose efforts produced a series of mini-musicals. The end result of this creative teaming was The Drowsy Chaperone. The Drowsy Chaperone was first staged at The Rivoli in 1998, followed by a run at the Toronto Fringe Festival in 1999. Writing in Variety, Mira Friedlander cited the production values of this version as incentive for further productions.[1] The Variety article caught the attention of Mirvish Productions and the musical was again staged at the Theatre Passe Muraille in 1999. Richards was nominated for a Dora Award for his costume designs on this production. The Drowsy Chaperone was then added to the Mirvish subscription series with a production at Toronto's Winter Garden in 2002. The Drowsy Chaperone went on to a successful broadway run in 2006 at the Marquis Theatre.
Throughout the 1990s Richards was a frequent contributor to Xtra!. For the last 20 years Richards has worked in casting film and TV.
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For other people named Chris Richards see Chris Richards disambiguation This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Christopher Richards news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message David Christopher Richards best known as Christopher Richards born November 29 1961 is a Canadian playwright theatre designer and casting director Christopher RichardsChristopher Richards 2018Born 1961 11 29 November 29 1961 age 62 Scarborough OntarioOccupation s actor playwright amp theatre designer Contents 1 Life and career 2 Plays and Musicals 3 Drag Shows 4 Costume Design 5 Awards 6 Nominations 7 Casting Director 8 Notes 9 External linksLife and career editBorn in Scarborough Ontario Richards grew up in Markham and later Astorville He studied acting at York University between 1982 and 1986 working as a dresser at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival during summer breaks After graduating from York in 1986 Richards formed a drag troupe The BoHo Girls Taking on the mantle of artistic director and designer Richards honed a style of visual comedy which would inform later works In 1994 Richards and John Wimbs Jr authored Molly Wood a full length play about Alexander Wood Initially thought of as a vehicle for the BoHo Girls Molly Wood developed into a full length theatrical production after the depth of the subject matter was fully researched Opening at the Bathurst Street Theatre Molly Wood garnered Richards Dora Awards for Outstanding New Play and Outstanding Production of a Play Large Theatre division in 1995 Following the break up of the BoHo Girls Richards began collaborating with a group of Toronto comedians Lisa Lambert Paul O Sullivan and Jonathan Crombie among them whose efforts produced a series of mini musicals The end result of this creative teaming was The Drowsy Chaperone The Drowsy Chaperone was first staged at The Rivoli in 1998 followed by a run at the Toronto Fringe Festival in 1999 Writing in Variety Mira Friedlander cited the production values of this version as incentive for further productions 1 The Variety article caught the attention of Mirvish Productions and the musical was again staged at the Theatre Passe Muraille in 1999 Richards was nominated for a Dora Award for his costume designs on this production The Drowsy Chaperone was then added to the Mirvish subscription series with a production at Toronto s Winter Garden in 2002 The Drowsy Chaperone went on to a successful broadway run in 2006 at the Marquis Theatre Throughout the 1990s Richards was a frequent contributor to Xtra For the last 20 years Richards has worked in casting film and TV In 2018 Richards and co writer Gordon Bowness mounted a Toronto Fringe Festival musical production of The Ding Dong Girls with songs by Lisa Lambert at the Factory Theatre Plays and Musicals editMolly Wood 1994 Lovers amp Madmen directed by Ned Vukovic The Ding Dong Girls 2018 Toronto Fringe Festival co written with Gordon Bowness Songs by Lisa LambertDrag Shows editAll Beehive Revue Salute to Mother s Day 1989 Pimblett s Multi Medea 1889 249 A Gerrard Street Rooftop Make over Massacre 1989 Pimblett s The X mas Show 1989 Chaps Beach Party BoHo 1990 Chaps Scary Boo BoHo 1990 Chaps The Greatest BoHo Story Ever Told 1991 Chaps Go Go Mary 1991 Buddies in Bad Times George Street Vive Lava Difference 1991 Chaps Lost In Time 1994 Chaps Secret Agent Show 1995 Woody s Pooky Goes to Hell 1995 Woody s Lady Winter 1996 Woody s Pooky Goes to Hell 1996 The RivoliCostume Design editMolly Wood 1994 Lover s amp Madmen Bathurst Street Theatre The Misfit 1995 Lovers amp Madmen Bathurst Street Theatre Rock That Rainbow 1996 Brock amp John Productions The Rivoli Short Leave 1997 Brock amp John Productions The Rivoli The Drowsy Chaperone 1998 The Rivoli The Drowsy Chaperone 1999 The Toronto Fringe Festival The George Ignatieff Theatre The Drowsy Chaperone 1999 John Karastimatis Theatre Passe Muraille The Drowsy Chaperone 2002 Mirvish Productions Winter Garden This Could Be Love 2003 Brock Simpson The Poor Alex The Ding Dong Girls 2018 Toronto Fringe FestivalAwards edit1995 Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding New Play or Musical Molly Wood 1995 Dora Mavor Moore Award Best Production of a Play or Musical Molly Wood 2018 Patron s Pick Award Bathurst Street Theatre Toronto Fringe The Ding Dong GirlsNominations edit2000 Dora Mavor Moore Award Outstanding Costume Design The Drowsy ChaperoneCasting Director edit2016 to present Baroness von Sketch ShowNotes edit Mira Friedlander Variety July 5 1999External links editTAPA Official Web Site Christopher Richards at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Christopher Richards amp oldid 1198121024, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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