Bob Williams

On stage 2 productions, 33 years

1923	Battling Buttler Selwyn Theatre · Original · directed by Guy F. Bragdon	313 perf.
1956	Judy Garland Palace Theatre · Original · directed by Robert Alton

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Also credited on1 work

Sugar Babies

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In the literature5 passages

• Cast: Mickey Rooney, Ann Miller, Sid Stone, Jack Fletcher, Ann Jillian, Bob Williams, Scot StewartBroadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell
• 66 . Bob Williams, “Ex-Karamu House Star Makes Debut in Gotham Play,” Cleveland Call and Post , February 24, 1945; R.R.D. [R. Dier], “No Discrimination in ‘Town,’ Says Ballerina,” Afro-American , June 9, 1945; and “Broadway Who’s Who: Royce Wallace,” The People’s Voice , May 5, 1945. The article in The People’s Voice was brief.Bernstein Meets Broadway_ Collaborative Art in a Time of War (Broadway Legacies) - Carol J. Oja
• New York Post columnist Bob Williams compared Shelby’s lack of slick professionalism and his chatty, off-the-cuff schtick to Julia Childs’ exuberant cooking style and occasional faux pas. Variety crowed, “Bobby and Boris Get Hefty Numbers on WNET in World’s Slowest Game.” The New York Times quipped, “TV Here Brings New Dimension to Chess…Backstage Pass to Broadway_ True Tales from a Theatre Press Agent - Susan L. Schulman
• Mickey Rooney, Ann Miller, Scot Stewart, Ann Jillian, Tom Boyd, Peter Leeds, Jack Fletcher, Jimmy Mathews, Sis Stone, Bob Williams, Chris Elia, Laura Booth, Barbara Hanks, Robin Manus, Barbara Mandra, Diane Duncan, Rose Scudder, Christine Busini, Debbie Gornay, Jeri Kansas, Linda Ravinsky, Michele Rogers, Patti Watson, Faye Fujisaki Mar,…Theatre World, 1978-79, v. 35 (Willis)
• Gold and Bob Williams; Director, David Galligan; Set, Michael Hotopp; Lighting, Jesse Belsky; Sound, Wallace Flores; PSM, Andrea Wales; Press, 0+M Company, Rick Miramontez, Richard Hillman, Jaron CaldwellTheatre World, 2009-2010 Season, v. 66 (Willis)

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