Christopher Bentivegna

Christopher Bentivegna
Born	Christopher Matthew Bentivegna April 28, 1972 (1972-04-28) (age 39) Darby, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation	Actor/Singer

Christopher Matthew Bentivegna is an acclaimed singer/actor born in Pennsylvania. He has performed in many theatrical productions in New Jersey and New York. He now lives in New Orleans, Louisiana where he continues his professional acting and singing career.

Background

Christopher Matthew Bentivegna was born in Darby, Pennsylvania (a suburb of Philadelphia) on April 28, 1972. He was raised in New Jersey. He attended Pinelands Regional High School and graduated in 1990 after having won the New Jersey State Governor's Award for excellence in classical music.

In 1994, he received a degree in vocal performance from the Peabody Conservatory of Music, part of Johns Hopkins University. He moved to northern New Jersey where he divided his time between working in the social services field and being an actor. Some of his acclaimed performances in New Jersey include roles in Mame, The Secret Garden, Forever Plaid, Chess, Tommy, Into the Woods, Falsettos, and Evita. In workshop performances, Bentivegna originated the role of the Creature in the off-Broadway production of Frankenstein - A New Musical, which is a musicalization of the Mary Shelley novel.¹

Bentivegna's diversity as an actor served him well during his stint with New York's Mac Haydn theater playing featured roles in Camelot, Kiss Me, Kate, Victor/Victoria, Li'l Abner, and Evita as Magaldi. His highly acclaimed role of Judas in Andrew Lloyd Weber's Jesus Christ Superstar showcased his tenor range by allowing him to "sing the heck" out of the role.²

Moving to New Orleans

Following his stint at Mac Haydn Bentivegna moved to New Orleans, Louisiana where he became one of the lead singers of the showband Cookin' With Gas.³ His acting/singing career continued with lead roles at the Southern Rep theater in The All Night Strut, the New Orleans premier of Urinetown: The Musical, and in the New Orleans premier of the off-Broadway hit The Musical of Musicals, The Musical which starred original off-Broadway cast member Craig Fols.⁴

Bentivegna's performances have been hailed by critics for their energy and for his strong tenor voice.⁵ The Times-Picayune noted that Bentivegna was one of the best voices in New Orleans, and one of the most promising New Orleans theater newcomers in 2006.⁶

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Name	Bentivegna, Christopher
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Date of birth	1972-04-28
Place of birth	Darby, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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