Christian Struppeck

Director

Christian Struppeck has been the Musical Artistic Director of Vereinigte Bühnen Wien since 2012. In this position, and previously as Artistic Director and Head of the Creative Department at the musical production company Stage Entertainment Germany, he was responsible for numerous major musical productions, including "Cats", "The Phantom of the Opera", "Dance of the Vampires", "Titanic", "Mamma Mia!", "Wicked", "Elisabeth", "Mozart!", "Mary Poppins", "Bodyguard", "Jesus Christ Superstar", "Evita", "Miss Saigon", and "Rock me Amadeus – Das Falco Musical".

Together with Andreas Gergen, he ran the Creative Agency Berlin; the two directed more than 40 musicals and operettas in German-speaking countries. He is the creator, co-author, and co-director of the hit musical "Ich war noch niemals in New York", developed in close collaboration with Udo Jürgens (Hamburg, Berlin, Vienna, Tokyo, Munich, Zurich, Stuttgart, Linz, Salzburg, Bregenz, Oberhausen, Thun, and a film adaptation), as well as co-author of "I Am From Austria", the musical featuring the hits of Rainhard Fendrich (Vienna, Osaka, Tokyo, TV broadcast). Together with three-time Academy Award winner Stephen Schwartz, he wrote the musical "Schikaneder", which premiered in Vienna in a production by legendary director Sir Trevor Nunn.

He is also the author and creative developer of the musical "Der Besuch der alten Dame" (Thun, Vienna, Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya) and wrote the musical comedy "Wochenend und Sonnenschein" (Stuttgart, Lucerne, among others), as well as new book versions of "Die Drei von der Tankstelle" (Berlin, Vienna), "La Belle Hélène", and "Frau Luna". He was also co-author of the major Swiss musical production "Dällebach Kari" (Thun, Zurich, Bern).
In October 2025, he premiered the world premiere "Maria Theresia – Das Musical" at the Ronacher.

Christian Struppeck has been awarded the Austrian Decoration for Science and Art, First Class.

Last updated: November 2025