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Walter Bobbie

Director, Book WriterBorn 1945On stage 1971 to 201810 productions on this page

Walter Bobbie Jr. (born November 18, 1945) is an American theatre director, choreographer, and occasional actor and dancer. Bobbie has directed both musicals and plays on Broadway and Off-Broadway, and was the Artistic Director of the New York City Center Encores! concert series. He directed the long-running Broadway revival of the musical Chicago. His most well-known acting roles were Nicely-Nicely Johnson in the 1992 Broadway revival of Guys and Dolls and Roger in the original Broadway cast of Grease.

On stage

10 productions, 47 years
1971
Frank MerriwellBroadway Longacre Theatre. Original. Directed by Neal Kenyon
1 performance
1972
GreaseBroadway Eden Theatre. Original. Directed by Tom Moore
3,388 performances
1973
TricksBroadway Alvin Theatre. Original. Directed by Jon Jory
8 performances
1976
Going UpBroadway John Golden Theatre. Revival. Directed by Bill Gile
49 performances
1978
A History of the American FilmBroadway ANTA Theatre. Original. Directed by David Chambers
5 performances
1987
Anything GoesBroadway Revival
784 performances
1989
Café CrownBroadway Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Original. Directed by Martin Charnin
3 performances
1991
Getting MarriedBroadway Circle In The Square Theatre. Revival. Directed by Stephen Porter
70 performances
1992
Guys and DollsBroadway Martin Beck Theatre. Revival. Directed by Jerry Zaks
1,143 performances
2018
Saint JoanBroadway Samuel J Friedman Theatre. Revival. Directed by Daniel Sullivan
55 performances

Worked with more than once

7 names

Also credited on

9 works

Bright Star
Chicago (1996 Revival)
Footloose
High Fidelity
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
Chicago
Fosse
Company
Kelly

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