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Greensboro boy takes his singing and dancing on the road in national touring company of Broadway-style musical

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A Lee Enterprises, Incorporated newspaper. Majority shareholder: David Hoffmann, Hoffmann Media Group.

Greensboro boy takes his singing and dancing on the road in national touring company of Broadway-style musical

• By Lynn Felder BH Media
• Jul 22, 2018
• Jul 22, 2018
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Sean Thompson as Raoul, Christian Harmston as Gustave, and Meghan Picerno as Christine in “Love Never Dies.”

• Courtesy of Joan Marcus

Christian Harmston in costume as Gustave in the touring company of “Love Never Dies.”

• Melissa Harmston

Christian Harmston in his “traveling” clothes.

• Melissa Harmston

Christian Harmston, in his traveling clothes, with his mother, Melissa, in Greenville, S.C. “My mom would tell me which musicals were coming up, and I’d say I want to do that one or I don’t want to do that one,” Christian said.

• Courtesy of Melissa Harmston

Christian Harmston backstage in Greenville, S.C.

• courtesy of Melissa Harmston

David Sitler played Scrooge and Christian Harmston was Tiny Tim in Triad Stage’s presentation of the holiday classic “A Christmas Carol” in 2016.

• Courtesy of VanderVeen Photographers

Christian in different costumes as Gustave in the touring company of “Love Never Dies.”

• Melissa Harmston

Christian Harmston in costume as Gustave in the touring company of “Love Never Dies.”

• Melissa Harmston

A sign indicates Christian Harmston’s dressing room. He is playing Gustave in the touring company of “Love Never Dies.”

• Courtesy of Melissa Harmston

Christian Harmston gives his sister, Katherine, a backstage tour at a production of “Love Never Dies.”

• Melissa Harmston

The “Fun Home” family consists of (back row, from left) Gray Smith as Bruce Bechdel and Heather Levinson as Helen Bechdel, and (front row, from left) Christian Harmston as John Bechdel, Cassie Maggs as Small Alison (one of two actresses portraying this role) and Paul Thomas Gunter as Christian Bechdel.

• Jenny L. Viars/Dancing Lemur Photography

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By Lynn Felder BH Media

Since April, he has performed in cities from Los Angeles to Hartford, Conn. He’s a principal singer-dancer-actor with a national touring company of a musical, handpicked for his role by Andrew Lloyd Webber, the show’s composer.

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Lynn Felder is a reporter with the Winston-Salem Journal. Contact her at lfelder@wsjournal.com or 336-727-7298.

Want to go

What: Andrew Lloyd Weber's "Love Never Dies"

When: Sept. 11-16

Where: Belk Theatre at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Charlotte

Cost: $25-$124.50

Information:  704-372-1000, www.loveneverdies.com

More: Christian Harmston is on Instagram at @christianharmston.

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Christian Harmston in his “traveling” clothes.

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Christian Harmston, in his traveling clothes, with his mother, Melissa, in Greenville, S.C. “My mom would tell me which musicals were coming up, and I’d say I want to do that one or I don’t want to do that one,” Christian said.

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Christian Harmston backstage in Greenville, S.C.

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David Sitler played Scrooge and Christian Harmston was Tiny Tim in Triad Stage’s presentation of the holiday classic “A Christmas Carol” in 2016.

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Christian in different costumes as Gustave in the touring company of “Love Never Dies.”

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A sign indicates Christian Harmston’s dressing room. He is playing Gustave in the touring company of “Love Never Dies.”

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Christian Harmston gives his sister, Katherine, a backstage tour at a production of “Love Never Dies.”

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The “Fun Home” family consists of (back row, from left) Gray Smith as Bruce Bechdel and Heather Levinson as Helen Bechdel, and (front row, from left) Christian Harmston as John Bechdel, Cassie Maggs as Small Alison (one of two actresses portraying this role) and Paul Thomas Gunter as Christian Bechdel.

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