Bobby Cronin to play London, Chicago and Connecticut Concerts, Dates Announced

Bobby Cronin is a fast-rising, hard-working ASCAP PLUS Award winning composer/writer who "...thinks big. In all ways. Writing in a contemporary musical theatre vein, the songs are passionate and powerful in a take-no-prisoners way that will knock your socks off." -- Rob Lester, Cabaret Exchange.

Bobby's current project is a contemporary, pop/rock driven new musical called THE BEATEN PATH (previously titled "BRATT Camp"). The original musical with book, music and lyrics by Cronin was produced and well reviewed in June 2009 by Chicago's La Red Music Theatre: "the workshop showing of Bobby Cronin's new rock musical, "B.R.A.T.T. Camp," the creators centered on legitimate teenage crises, with a strong script and worthwhile plot, which, along with some brilliant music and lyrics (all by the ingenious Cronin), resulted in a first draft of a promising future product. He even gives us some songs, which can qualify as traditional American musical theatre style, though still within the rock genre." Due to audience response and support, THE BEATEN PATH received a New York City concert presentation January 2010. A workshop with co-book writer Alicia Dempster is scheduled for fall 2010, developed by Broadway producer Erica Ruff.

Bobby has had many sold-out concerts throughout NYC including headlining the Songbook Series at Lincoln Center, featuring top-notch Broadway talent. He made his Los Angeles debut in May 2010 with a jam-packed concert at Show At Barre featuring a mix of Broadway, pop, and rock performers. Bobby will make his European debut in London with members of the HAIR tribe in August 2010.

Many of Bobby's sought-after songs have been used by theatre companies and solo artists throughout NYC, Chicago, and Seattle stretching as far as Japan and Australia. His debut CD "Reach The Sky: Bobby Cronin Live at The Beechman" featuring a slew of Broadway performers, is available on iTunes.Bobby's music made its BC/EFA debut in December 2007 along with songs by Andrew Lippa and Larry O'Keefe, featuring Tony and Emmy Nominee Lea Michele. Bobby was selected to write a song specifically for Eden Espinosa (WICKED, BROOKLYN) for the 2008 Broadway in South Africa benefit at Symphony Space featuring new songs by Jeff Blumenkrantz, Michael John LaChiusa and more. He also had songs in concerts and/or headlined at Lincoln Center, Broadway's Minskoff Theatre, The D-Lounge, The Metropolitan Room and The Beechman. Bobby is the conceiver and co-writer of THAT'S ANDY, a new musical about a boy who dreams of playing ANNIE. He's directed two NYC readings starring Tony Winner Beth Leavel, Burke Moses, Laura Bell Bundy, and Lauren Kennedy. Also, Bobby's well-reviewed contemporary musical adaptation of A CHRISTMAS CAROL written with Angelyn Benson, has been seen at five regional theatres as well as a New England mini-tour.

Bobby is hard at work on new projects including his song cycle called THEN I MET YOU; a new commissioned musical called CATY BRIDGEWATER for STEP Theatre Company; "untitled" which is a new take on the Cyrano de Bergerac story with Kate Pazakis; and ‘TIL DEATH DO US PART, a large musical about the mystifying murder of a southern preacher by his mousy wife with book writer Alan Mogol. He wrote four songs for the well-reviewed TEN REASONS I WON'T GO HOME WITH YOU which was selected for the 2010 Midtown InterNational Theatre Festival, and is composing for a new web-series created by Broadway performer Ray Lee.

He wrote the unique "revusical" FROM THIS DAY FORWARD: A SCHWARTZ JOURNEY, arranged by AVENUE Q musical director Mark Hartman with support and guidance from Stephen Schwartz, which uses over 100 Schwartz songs to tell a brand new, plot-driven musical about four twenty-somethings living and loving in NYC. Bobby directed and wrote a new book for the 2000 NYC revival of PERSONALS with musical direction by Charlie Alterman (NEXT TO NORMAL) with the approval of original writers and "Friends" creators Marta Kaufman and David Crane.

Bobby Cronin is a graduate of Yale University where he was awarded the prestigious Michael P. Manzella Award for Excellence in Arts, Scholastics and Character. Represented by Chris Nichols at Kerin-Goldberg, Bobby is a member of ASCAP and The Dramatists Guild, and is on faculty at CAP21.

LONDON CONCERT (an invitation only event at Cafe Koha), AUGUST 5th featuring: HAIR cast member Caissie Levy, Allison Case, Matt DeAngelis, Andrew Kober, Nicole Lewis, plus Ceili O'Connor (The Fantasticks, London) and BRETT TERESA (Bratt Camp) will join me as we roast and toast Stages St. Louis Board Member and Broadway producer Judy Kent.

CONNECTICUT CONCERT, The Palace Theatre, Danbury, SEPTEMBER 13th featuring: Gerard Canonico (American Idiot), Jenn Furman (Wicked), Brian Gallagher (Wonderland), LaQuet Sharnell (Memphis, Lion King), BRETT TERESA (Bratt Camp), more TBA

CHICAGO CONCERT, at Davenports, SEPTEMBER 19th featuring: Dee Roscioli (Elphaba in Chicago and on Bway), Brad Simanski (Wicked), BRETT TERESA (Bratt Camp), EMILY ROGERS (The Beaten Path), more TBA

Photo by Tsunami Roberts

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