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
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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Due to huge demand, new tickets have been released for the Melbourne and Sydney seasons of CHICAGO. Tickets are on pre-sale from today, with General Public sales from Friday 16 February.
Chicago, Broadway’s longest running American Musical, had its highest grossing non-holiday performance week in the show’s 27-year history.
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Reality TV star Ariana Madix, known for 'Vanderpump Rules', made her Broadway debut January 29, in the role of Roxie Hart in Chicago. Check out footage from her first curtain call in the video 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 by the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Bright Star," Outstanding Director by The Lortels for "Venus in Fur," and Outstanding Director of a Musical by the Drama Desk Awards for "Irving Berlin's White Christmas." He has also received nominations for his work on "Sweet Charity," "Polish Joke," "Footloose," "Chicago," "A Grand Night for Singing," and "Crazy for You" in various categories such as Best Book of a Musical, Best Director, and Outstanding Featured Actor in both plays and musicals.
Walter Bobbie has won several awards including 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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