2/2/2012 Daily Nebraskan.com


Mamma Mia! returns to Lied Center for Weekend Shows There they go again... -- Christian Whelan will be in the role of one of Sophie's potential fathers, the architect Sam Carmichael. He had auditioned for the role previously and decided to try again when he heard there was an opening in the North American tour. When he received the news he was cast, he left his role as King Triton in a Utah production of "The Little Mermaid" and headed for the open road..read more...








Montreal - Broadway.com 1/1/2012


Mamma Mia! Tour's Leading Man Christian Whelan Chronicles Ditching the Fins of Mermaid for ABBA Hits Montreal: -- As an actor, the search for the next project is always an ongoing education and often a logistical challenge. Especially leaving a job you love for a job you'd love to do; which, in my case, was when I transitioned from Disney to ABBA. I had been playing King Triton in the first regional production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid in Utah ...read more...








Chris is appearing as Sam Carmichael in the North American Tour of the hit musical Mamma Mia! Click here for tour dates!

Chris in the news:
Mamma Mia! Heads to Charleston

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Riding around on a bus from city to city, performing for only a night or two at one theater before moving on to the next, a touring actor never knows what to expect when he opens his dressing room. Shows like "Mamma Mia!," which comes to the Clay Center Friday, often follow rowdier entertainment: rock concerts, for example, and trashing dressing rooms is almost a rite of passage for rock stars. Actor Christian Whelan has seen that kind of thing, but in Ottawa, he found something new: water. read more...