Walter Bobbie won the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards as director of the international hit Chicago which and has become the longest-running revival in Broadway history. Recent directing includes David Ives's New Jerusalem, Venus in Fur, and The School for Lies, all at Classic Stage Company, Ives' The Other Woman at EST, as well as Jeff Talbott's The Submission at MCC, Evan Smith's The Savannah Disputation at Playwrights Horizons, Christopher Durang's The Marriage of Bette & Boo at the Roundabout, and Terrence McNally's Golden Age at the Kennedy Center. Broadway credits include White Christmas, High Fidelity, Sweet Charity, Twentieth Century, Footloose, and A Grand Night for Singing. Bobbie is also an actor who appeared in a range of plays and musicals from the original cast of Grease to Shaw's Getting Married at Circle in the Square, Assassins at Playwrights Horizons, I Love My Wife, Going Up, A History of the American Film, Driving Miss Daisy, Café Crown, and Lincoln Center's Anything Goes, among others. He received a Drama Desk nomination for his performance as Nicely-Nicely in 1992 revival of Guys and Dolls, and Drama Desk, Outer Critics' Circle and Lucille Lortel Award nominations for his performance in David Ives's Polish Joke at Manhattan Theatre Club. Bobbie was Artistic Director for City Center's acclaimed Encores!, and serves on the Executive Board of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.
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Walter Bobbie, Bright Star
Walter Bobbie, Venus in Fur
Walter Bobbie, Irving Berlin's White Christmas
Walter Bobbie, Sweet Charity
Walter Bobbie, Polish Joke
Walter Bobbie, Polish Joke
Walter Bobbie, Polish Joke
Walter Bobbie, Footloose
Walter Bobbie, Chicago
Walter Bobbie, Chicago
Walter Bobbie, Chicago
Walter Bobbie, Chicago
Walter Bobbie, A Grand Night for Singing
Walter Bobbie , Crazy for You
Williamstown Theatre Festival has revealed the projects for its 2024 Fridays@3 reading series, and more! See more details.
CHICAGO will play at the Capitol Theatre, Sydney from 9 June for a strictly limited season. Due to demand, new performances have been released until 27 July, on sale from Friday 3 May with pre-sales this week.
Este fin de semana se despiden de los escenarios madrileños dos de los éxitos de la temporada, PRETTY WOMAN y CHICAGO, que bajarán el telón el 28 de abril.
The acclaimed production of one of Australia’s favourite musicals,CHICAGO, will open in Canberra in September this year, the first time a professional production of this Broadway favourite has played in Australia’s capital city. Presales begin today and general public tickets are on sale from Friday 19 April.
Further dates have been announced for the 2024/2025 UK and Ireland tour of the multi award-winning musical CHICAGO. The tour will visit Wolverhampton Grand Theatre from Monday 23 – Saturday 28 June 2025.
The King’s Theatre in Glasgow has announced the multi award-winning musical CHICAGO will be coming to the venue from 18-23 August 2025 and tickets are on sale now.
Further dates have been announced for the 2024/2025 UK and Ireland tour of the multi award-winning musical CHICAGO. The tour will open at Milton Keynes Theatre on 12 October 2024.
Get a first look at photos of Robyn Hurder as Velma Kelly in Chicago.
Williamstown Theatre Festival has named Beth Hyland as the recipient of the 2024 L. Arnold Weissberger New Play Award for her play SYLVIA SYLVIA SYLVIA. Learn more about Hyland!
Chicago on Broadway will welcome back Bianca Marroquín in the role of “Roxie Hart” and Tony nominee Natasha Yvette Williams in the role of “Matron Mama Morton.' Both will return beginning Monday, April 8 at the Ambassador Theatre.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre and New Wolsey Theatre are heading back to the 1980s this summer to stage a spectacular new production of the explosive musical Footloose. Learn more about the cast here!
Tony Award nominee Robyn Hurder has returned to Chicago on Broadway in the role of 'Velma Kelly'. Check out a video clip of her here!
Paper Mill Playhouse has unveiled its 2024–2025 season. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.
Due to huge demand, additional performances have been released today for the upcoming Sydney season of CHICAGO. Tickets up to 21 July are on pre-sale from today, with General Public sales from Friday 22 March.
El próximo 28 de abril la temporada limitada de CHICAGO bajará el telón una última vez en Madrid antes de embarcarse en una gira por España que culminará en julio de 2025.
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Tony Award nominee Robyn Hurder will return to Chicago on Broadway in the role of “Velma Kelly” beginning Tuesday, March 26 through Sunday, June 16.
The 2024 Williamstown Theatre Festival summer season has revealed its lineup. See the shows being presented and learn how to purchase tickets.
Red Concepcion, who just made his Broadway debut in “Chicago,” sprinkles a little sunshine in his character, Amos Hart, who’s often depicted as Roxie’s “scummy, crummy, dummy hubby.” In the show’s first few minutes, it’s made clear Roxie has been cheating on Amos, clinging to men who have promised her a shot at being a local celebrity.
Footloose is currently running at The Colony Theatre in Burbank, CA through March 17th. Check out photos from the production here!
Walter Bobbie has appeared on Broadway in 11 shows.
Walter Bobbie has not appeared in the West End.
Walter Bobbie has been nominated for several awards throughout his career, including Outstanding Director of a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Bright Star," Outstanding Director at The Lortels for "Venus in Fur," and Outstanding Director of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Irving Berlin's White Christmas." He has also been recognized for his work on "Sweet Charity," "Polish Joke," "Footloose," "Chicago," and "A Grand Night for Singing." Additionally, he received nominations for Best Book of a Musical, Best Director, and Outstanding Featured Actor in both plays and musicals at various prestigious award ceremonies.
Walter Bobbie has won several awards for his work in the theater. These include Outstanding Featured Actor - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Polish Joke," Best Director - Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Chicago," Best Direction of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Chicago," and Outstanding Director - Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Chicago."
Walter Bobbie has written 2 shows including A Grand Night for Singing (Conceiver), Footloose (Bookwriter).
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